Activity – sylvia hammond – Skills Universe

sylvia hammond replied to the topic Who is Lynel, and what does she do? in the forum Concerned Providers Interest Group – QCTO/SAQA/SETA 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Hi Lynel thank you for posting your un-CV.
Stay strong.
sylvia hammond started the topic Guidance to SETAs & to Employers SDL for 2020 in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Longstanding members will recall that there has been a series of posts over some considerable years representing the legal action of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) against the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) regarding the Skills Development Levy (SDL) Regulations.

In addition, 2020 has been further complicated by the 4…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic Higher Health Protocol Managing Clusters of COVID-19 Outbreak in PSET in the forum Post-school Education & Training – including TVET 2 weeks, 2 days ago

The Guidelines and Protocol writing committee of Higher Health Scientific Technical Task Team – under the department of Higher Education (DHET) has issued a protocol document to guide Post School Education & Training (PSET) institutions in the event of cluster outbreaks of COVID-19.

Please note that it is dated 10 September 2020, and before…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic End exploitation of new entrants to skills development landscape in the forum Post-school Education & Training – including TVET 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Thanks Percy – yes it should also be a requirement that when someone is found to be dodgy, that there is an investigation by DHET of who, in what SETA, has apparently accepted that setup.
sylvia hammond replied to the topic End exploitation of new entrants to skills development landscape in the forum Post-school Education & Training – including TVET 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Thanks Nigel – that is definitely a constructive response.
sylvia hammond replied to the topic End exploitation of new entrants to skills development landscape in the forum Post-school Education & Training – including TVET 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hi Lynel, thanks for your comments.
I wonder about the advisability of another professional body. Diluting resources rather than banding together and strengthening ties.

We know that so many Practitoners cross over the various roles. They then also face the prospect of having to pay more than one membership fee – rather than one if they want to…[Read more]
sylvia hammond posted a new activity comment 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Thanks Percy – yes isn’t amazing the value of communicating with each other – the collective knowledge.

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sylvia hammond posted a new activity comment 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hi Renee’ – and an awesome cross-reference to skills portal – thank you.

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sylvia hammond started the topic End exploitation of new entrants to skills development landscape in the forum Post-school Education & Training – including TVET 3 weeks ago

This discussion follows Minister Nzimande’s support to end corruption. I still smile at his response “utter crap”, and wish that we used it more when politicians take as for fools.

There is a problem that should probably be called exploitation – rather than corruption, but is also destructive to implementation of skills develpment.

Everybody…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic SAQA Change “record of learning” to “an extract from the NLRD” in the forum NQF Qualifications Sub-frameworks-for comment 3 weeks ago

Following up on a previous discussion regarding SAQA and the quality of records on the NLRD, I picked up this post, quoted below. I have brought it into a new discussion, to bring to everyone’s attention, and so that it is not lost in a very long and complex discussion.

‘I have noticed that SAQA changed their terminology and now refers to the…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic Invitation to NMU Webinar Series – TVET after COVID-19 in the forum FET Colleges 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Please see the attached invitation to a not-to-be-missed Webinar Series on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), commencing on the 11 September 2020, and running into December 2020.

I challenge members to find a more powerful lineup of experienced and knowledgeable speakers, qualified to speak on TVET – anywhere.

11 September…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Levy presentation in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Hi Makoti,
Start by having a look in the Downloads section.

There is an excellent breakdown of where the levy goes to. Zanele Tshabalala posted it & we saved it in the Downloads section.

Then there is also in that are Jacques de Villiers uploaded a powerpoint presentation. If you use anything from his work, remember to credit him.

You might…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic NQF level 5 credit discrepancy – occupational qualifications in the forum Quality Council for Trades & Occupations (QCTO) 1 month ago

Hi Al
First, I tweeted the original question from Jenny & received a response from SAQA – please contact help@nqf.org.za so the query can be forwarded to the correct Directorate.
So Jenny please go ahead and contact SAQA & let us know the outcome.

Second, I’ve been following the discussion raised by Lynel and the very comprehensive reply by Renee…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic Blade cuts out corruption – Minister Nzimande adament against corruption in the forum Post-school Education & Training – including TVET 1 month ago

In his media briefing today (26 August 2020) Minister Nzimande was adamant that he will not allow corruption to take place in his department – and updated on the status of skills development.

As soon as the full media report is received, I will post. There were detailed stats on the university and TVET student returns to on-campus studies.

He…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic 20th Commission for Employment Equity Annual Report 2019-2020 in the forum Implementers and Trainers of Employment Equity Act 1 month ago

To all those waiting for this vital information before moving ahead with our annual Employment Equity reports and plans, please see attached.
sylvia hammond started the topic DHET & BUSA pick up talks on the 20%/50% SDL refund in the forum Skills Development Facilitators 1 month ago

I am always very grateful to the range of people who submit information to me to ensure that skills-universe members are kept abreast of events. I have been receiving a number of different documents – I will try to space them out. As many will know I have more industrial relations experience than skills development experience, so in my terms – the…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Media Release – SAQA on why some learner records not on NLRD in the forum NQF Qualifications Sub-frameworks-for comment 1 month ago

Hi Lynel & Joe,
I would like to take this last posts off into a new discussion – because the trail is now so long – readers will also become confused about what discussion point they are following.

Rather than ask you to re-post everything, I think I will work out how to put this into a new discussion –
& then you and others can continue on from…[Read more]
sylvia hammond started the topic SAQA Policy and Criteria for Evaluating Foreign Qualifications in the forum NQF Qualifications Sub-frameworks-for comment 1 month ago

For those members who have been following the previous discussion on the National Learner Records Database (NLRD), we also ventured into Foreign qualifications. As it is a rather long discussion, I thought I would start a new discussion for those interested in the process for foreign qualifications.

The Policy and Criteria for Evaluating of…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Media Release – SAQA on why some learner records not on NLRD in the forum NQF Qualifications Sub-frameworks-for comment 1 month ago

Thanks Joe –
I have downloaded the document and will go through it.

SAQA did do it for me sometime in the 1990s I think. Before the digitisation days – but I must have hard copy filed somewhere. I will try to find what they sent me then.

I am going to start a separate discussion so that I can upload the SAQA Policy document I located, & also…[Read more]
sylvia hammond replied to the topic Media Release – SAQA on why some learner records not on NLRD in the forum NQF Qualifications Sub-frameworks-for comment 1 month ago

Thank you Joe – I really appreciate your clarification.

When I commenced this I simply – and it turns out naively – thought that I was asking – so that I could clarify the procedure for others to follow.

I know it seems obvious – now that you explain, but I have not until now, understood the difference between:
* a Record of Learning (RoL),…[Read more]
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