Zerelde Uys

The QCTO has issued this document with all good intentions to support parents and learners, avoid them paying for a programme that does not lead to an accredited qualification. All well and good. However:
* if an unaccredited provider offers a course that is not registered on the NQF, and issues a Certificate of Attendance – that Certificate is…[Read more]

Quick post
For those who don’t want to scroll through the whole budget document –
see attached Vote 17 for Higher Education and Training

Stellenbosch University and Sun Media invite you to a
book launch on 3 March 2021 at 11:00-12:00
for
Teacher Education for Transformative Agency. Critical perspectives on design, content and pedagogy
Editors
Carina America
Nazeem Edwards
Maureen Robinson
See attached flyer for further details and booking arrangements.

MEDIA RELEASE
22 February 2021
RE: QCTO introduces a QR Code to its Occupational Certificate to speed up the verification processes

According to the Director…[Read more]

Good Evening Colleagues

My name is Joel, I’m a consultant and i’m in need of the following learning Materials for EWSETA.
1. National Certificate: Sanitation Project Co-ordination
2. FETC: Supervision of Wastewater Reticulation Operations

Can we swap, i have Materials for AgriSeta, CETA and LGSeta

If interested, Call or Whatsapp me on 079 406…[Read more]

Dear Skills Development Providers,

Many Providers have attempted to comply with the “compulsory application for registration” to the DHET since the Joint Communique 1 of 2016: The Registration and Accreditation of Private Education and Training Providers Offering Qualifications and Part-Qualifications on the Occupational Qualifications Sub…[Read more]

Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has released gazettes, effective 1 March 2021, under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) on:
* the revised Earnings Level – that is the BCEA level, over which overtime is not legally required (it may still be required under other contractual arrangements);
and
* the revised National Minimum Wage…[Read more]

Tonight (Sunday 7th February 2021) I watched and listened with interest to Minister Mkize and his guests.

COVID-19 has proved many things – some we knew, but did not want to acknowledge. When parts of the population live in adverse housing, without safe sanitation, and clean water, the whole population is placed at risk.

I chuckle when I…[Read more]

The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) has distributed some slides of the webinar. Unfortunately, these are only of the first part of the webinar, the report of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vijayen Naidoo.

Although the report is very important, unfortunately, the slides of the three presentations are not included.

I have…[Read more]

URGENT: Accredited Providers!

If you have applied for a letter of intent, application for accreditation and have not received feedback from the QCTO – PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SURVEY! If you are a consultant and have a number of providers – you have to complete the survey per provider (placing their email address on the form as well as their ema…[Read more]

I have received a Post-doc Fellowship advert for circulation.
It is for the Stellenbosch University Tranformation Office
in the Department of Education Policy Studies, falling under Professor Aslam Fataar.

Please see attached for details of application.

Good day,

I am trying to gain a response from the Service SETA with regards to my online Assessor profile. I am unable to access it as my email on my profile is outdated.

If anyone could advise me on who to contact at Service SETA. I have emailed and attempted to call them but to no avail.

Thank you,
Clinton

Members may have read the previous discussion in this group – Nigel provided very substantial replies:
https://www.skills-universe.com/forums/topic/how-our-health-may-be-affected-by-decisions-of-dhet-structures-qcto-che-saqa/

Why do I raise this now? Because an important document was published at the end of last year. It’s entitled:
National…[Read more]

Members of skills-universe who have been with us a long time will know that I have a personal opinion that the educators (all highly qualified and professional) sometimes make decisions without realising the realities of the real world of work.

I fully understand and have read the original Presidential Commission Report, commissioned by President…[Read more]

The University of Johannesburg has issued a call for papers for the teaching and learning conference.
Peak Performances: COVID-19 and the transformation of learning in higher education.

“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt teaching and learning in higher education in unprecedented ways across the world. While many institutions had already…[Read more]