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sylvia hammond replied to the topic Condolences on passing of Judge Anton Steenkamp in the forum Industrial and Employment Relations 20 hours, 52 minutes ago

Thank you Zebilon
sylvia hammond started the topic Condolences on passing of Judge Anton Steenkamp in the forum Industrial and Employment Relations 1 day, 3 hours ago

For skills-universe members involved in labour law and union members, this morning I received the email posted below from the South African Labour Law Association – SASLAW.

It is truly shocking, and the words “mourn a loss” come to mind. What a great loss. Whether one encountered Anton Steenkamp as a lawyer – either defending or opposing, or…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic DoL mixed messages Does NMW Act apply to Learnerships? in the forum The Learnership Group 5 days, 3 hours ago

Are the labour law members on skills-universe able to respond to clarify on behalf of the Minister?

Open Letter to Honourable Minister of Labour Oliphant.

Dear Minister,
We need your assistance to confirm whether we need to comply with Learnership allowances in Schedule 2 of National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (NMW) – or Sectoral Determination…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Skills development & Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 1 week ago

Hi Malose,
Thanks for posting your question. Yes, you are correct. There are companies and organisations that should be participating – but they don’t – for a number of reasons.
The best thing for you to do – I think is to click on the Discussion Groups & then in the search box enter SDF – that should bring up Skills Development Facilitators…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic How to protect your privacy and your email address in the forum The Help Desk 1 week, 1 day ago

Two incidents in the last week have shown me that skills-universe members are not clear on how to protect their personal information online.

Please log in to skills-universe today, and open your Profile. Click on/mouse over your name on the right hand side.

Click to Edit Your Profile. Your core details will come up.
That includes your personal…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Maternity leave while on a learnership in the forum The Learnership Group 1 week, 1 day ago

Hi Jenny, it would be very interesting to know you managed the issue – did it work out well? It would be a good example for others to follow.
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Extend the period of a learnership beyond 12 months in the forum The Learnership Group 1 week, 1 day ago

Hi Jacobus,
Yes, I understand about not meeting the 1 year. In my experience, it should be seen as an advisory time-frame, depending upon the circumstances – such as your environment.

I have a lot of experience in manufacturing, and I have often raised the point that the people setting these timeframes may be experts in theories of learning, but…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Extend the period of a learnership beyond 12 months in the forum The Learnership Group 1 week, 1 day ago

Hi Jacobus
Thank you for posting this question. I will share it so that others can reply.

My experience is that although there is a completion date for the Learnership you may apply to the SETA for an extension.
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Checking out SETA submission dates for ATR/WSPs in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 1 week, 5 days ago

Hi Simphiwe,
Have a look at this link on the http://www.skillsportal.co.za site

http://bit.ly/2V7pGeB

About skills development facilitator training.
Regards sylvia
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Checking out SETA submission dates for ATR/WSPs in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 1 week, 6 days ago

Hi Siphiwe,
The questions you are asking would fill a whole book. But you are in the right place to find answers because the answers are what members of the skills-universe deal with.

One suggestion is that you attend a training course for skills development facilitators. Then you would be able to provide SDF services to the company.

Start with…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Checking out SETA submission dates for ATR/WSPs in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 1 week, 6 days ago

Hi Kerrin,
I can imagine your frustration. But it sounds like a technical problem similar to one I had a few years ago, and it required the company that deals with the Indicium software to resolve it.

I would suggest that you escalate it to the MICT SETA CEO. Then if it is not resolved, I would refer to the DHET directly.

To my mind, these…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic The Zimbabwe Data Portal in the forum Postgrad Support Group 2 weeks ago

For members who may be researching within Africa – I checked out this site –
The Zimbabwe Data Portal
http://zimbabwe.opendataforafrica.org/
Really attractive well presented site – making data exciting.
Try it out.
sylvia hammond started the topic Research proposal UNESCO Inst Lifelong Learning: Learning Cities 2019 conference in the forum The NQF, Articulation, & RPL 2 weeks, 1 day ago

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) looking for researchers – for #Learningcities2019 conference.

Conference: 2019 International Conference on Learning Cities
Theme: Inclusion – A principle for sustainable learning cities
Date: 1-3 October 2019
Venue: Medelin, Colombia

Submit research proposal by 15 May 2019
Details: https://bit.ly/2H3siXd
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Chartall Director Invitation to present at VPL Biennale in the forum The NQF, Articulation, & RPL 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Thank you Alan – yes I do hope once we have all voted,
(remember to check that your voting form is stamped on the back – otherwise it is invalid)
then we will all have time to access this site. In addition to Karen Deller’s presentation the list of presentations constitutes a learning programme in itself.

So everyone please access:…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Checking out SETA submission dates for ATR/WSPs in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Thanks for the feedback Bryan. As I understand no extension can be past 31 May.
sylvia hammond started the topic Checking out SETA submission dates for ATR/WSPs in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 2 weeks, 2 days ago

In conversation with SDFs it becomes clear that this year we again have submission problems.
The SETAs all appear to have entirely different submission date/extension policies.
There also seems to be different policies on whether they use Annexure 2 or ATR/WSP terminology and apparently FASSET now refers to a ATR/SDP.
These are the submission…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Are we making progress in removing apartheid constructs – thoughts on freedom in the forum Diversity, Culture, Ethics, Values, Morals, Equality, Race, Ethnicity 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Thanks Des – I have edited. It leads to a technical question – do you see a blue line with the date and time above your photo – and it have various options including edit in it?
sylvia hammond started the topic International award for Mlambo-Ngcuka – former SA Deputy President in the forum Diversity, Culture, Ethics, Values, Morals, Equality, Race, Ethnicity 3 weeks ago

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, our former Deputy President is a South African woman to be proud of – making a contribution on the international stage.

SANews.gov has issued a media report on the award to Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, who is now the United Nations (UN) Undersecretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women.

She will receive the 2019…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic Chartall Director Invitation to present at VPL Biennale in the forum The NQF, Articulation, & RPL 3 weeks ago

I have received the following update courtesy of John Arnesen.

Chartall Business College’s Academic Director, Dr Karen Deller has been invited to share the innovative RPL practices implemented by Chartall at the 3rd VPL Biennale conference. Validation of Prior Learning (VPL) is equivalent to our South African Recognition of Prior Learning (…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Are we making progress in removing apartheid constructs – thoughts on freedom in the forum Diversity, Culture, Ethics, Values, Morals, Equality, Race, Ethnicity 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Thank you Des, Please read your last two sentences – the second to last one I think should refer to racialism.

Then I would add an additional comment – and that is affirmative action. That is specifically intended to redress previous actions, such as various forms and categories of exclusion – some form of discrimination.

So in the UK it is…[Read more]
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