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ASSESSMENT TALK

                                                               March 2013
            The	
  Chartered	
  
           Institute	
  for	
  the	
  
           Management	
  of	
  
         Assessment	
  Practice
               (CIMAP)


        Board	
  Members:

        Chairperson:	
  	
  D.E.	
  Damons	
  
        MSc;	
  (FCIEA	
  U.K)	
  	
  
        Prof.	
  D.	
  S.	
  Matjila;	
  
        Dr.	
  W.	
  Guest-­‐Mouton;
        Dr.	
  K.	
  Deller;
        Mr.	
  P.	
  Mathebula	
  (BEd	
  
        Hons)
        Mr.	
  T.	
  Tshabalala;
        Dr.	
  W.	
  Goosen,	
  (FCIEA	
  U.K);
        Mrs.	
  R.	
  Pillay	
  (M.Ed.);
        Dr.	
  M.	
  Serfontein,	
  (FCIEA	
  
        U.K);
        Dr.	
  L.	
  Meyer,	
  (FCIEA	
  U.K);
                                                              NewsleSer	
  Editor:	
                                Regional	
  Conveners:
                                                              H.	
  D.	
  Edwards	
  	
   	
                        EC	
      L.	
  Findlay	
                	
                  Limpopo	
  	
               T.	
  Tshabalala
                                                              	
             	
           	
                        GA	
      H.	
  Van	
  Twisk	
           	
                  KZN	
    	
                 J.	
  Topping
        W	
  -­‐	
  www.cimap.co.za
                                                              	
             	
           	
                        CPT	
     S.	
  Louw	
   	
  	
          	
                  FreeState	
                 S.	
  Lala
        M	
  -­‐	
  admin@cimap.co.za
                                                              REGION	
  KZN	
                 	
                    1st	
  Floor	
  Cowey	
  House	
  Morningside	
  Durban	
  -­‐	
  4001
                                                              REGION	
  WC	
                  	
                    CIMAP	
  Suite	
  West	
  Block	
  Tannery	
  Park	
  23	
  Belmont	
  Road	
  Rondebosch	
  -­‐	
  7700



          Message from the CIMAP Board
     Dear	
  CIMAP	
  Members,                                                        	
                                                                                We	
   look	
   forward	
   to	
   advancing	
   assessment	
  
                                                                                      CIMAP	
   is	
   actively	
   working	
   with	
   the	
   QCTO,	
                practice	
  in	
  2013!
     As	
   the	
   educational	
   landscape	
   experiences	
  
                                                                                      SAQA,	
   SABPP,	
   ETDPSETA	
   and	
   BANKSETA	
                              	
  
     significant	
   change,	
   CIMAP	
   is	
   inspired	
   to	
  
                                                                                      to	
   ensure	
   the	
   advancement	
   and	
   status	
   of	
                 Yours	
  in	
  assessment	
  excellence!
     drive	
   our	
   growth	
   and	
  strategic	
  involvement	
  
                                                                                      our	
   members.	
   	
   CIMAP	
   embraces	
   our	
                                                                       CIMAP	
  Board
     in	
  2013.
                                                                                      extended	
   assessment	
   community	
   and	
   has	
  
     	
  
                                                                                      factored	
   	
   the	
   strategic	
   potential	
   of	
   strong	
  
     CIMAP	
  was	
  fortunate	
  to	
  have	
  had	
  Professor	
  
                                                                                      relationships	
  as	
  a	
  key	
  driver	
  for	
  our	
  success.
     Meryl	
   Mehl	
   serve	
   as	
   our	
   Vice	
   Chairperson	
  
                                                                                      	
  
     since	
   the	
   inception	
  of	
  the	
  CIMAP	
   board.	
  The	
  
                                                                                      Complacency	
   	
   is	
   an	
   unfortunately	
   a	
   daily	
  
     broader	
  educational	
  community	
  was	
  deeply	
  
                                                                                      challenge.	
   CIMAP	
  realises	
  that	
  we	
   require	
  a	
  
     saddened	
  by	
  the	
  passing	
  of	
  Professor	
  Mehl.	
  
                                                                                      changed	
   mindset	
   that	
   embodies	
   a	
   diverse	
  
     Our	
   heartfelt	
   condolences	
   go	
   to	
   Prof.	
  
                                                                                      view	
  of	
  sustainable	
  assessment	
  practice	
  and	
  
     Mehl’s	
  family	
  and	
  friends.
                                                                                      expanded	
  community	
   supported	
  initiatives.	
  
     	
  
     Professor	
   Mehl	
   reminded	
   us	
   that	
   as	
   we	
  
     grow	
   in	
   experience	
   with	
   our	
   engagement	
  
     with	
   the	
   education	
   and	
   assessment	
  
                                                                                                 INSIDE THIS ISSUE
                                                                                                                                                                         WELCOME	
  
     practice,	
  we	
  will	
  also	
  learn	
  what	
  we	
  need	
   to	
  
     do	
   to	
   prepare	
   candidates	
   even	
   better	
   for	
                              In	
  memoriam	
  -­‐	
  2
     potential	
   engagement	
   in	
   the	
   specific	
  
     sectors	
  of	
  the	
   economy	
   where	
   positions	
   are	
                              BANK	
  SETA	
  NVC	
  RPL	
  -­‐	
  2


                                                                                                                                                                          TO	
  2013!
     available.	
   	
  A	
   challenge	
   in	
   time	
   that	
   we	
   can	
  
     also	
   consider	
   addressing,	
   is	
   to	
   create	
   the	
                            Editor’s	
  book	
  list-­‐	
  3
     preparatory	
   platform	
   to	
   develop	
   our	
                                           A	
  day	
  in	
  the	
  life	
  -­‐	
  4
     candidates	
  to	
  access	
  the	
  myriad	
  of	
  technical	
  
     opportunities	
  that	
  exist	
  in	
  our	
  economy.	
  	
  

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             ⇢
IN MEMORIAM
CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK MARCH 2013


                                                                  Celebrating	
  the	
  life	
  of	
  Prof.	
  Merlyn	
  Mehl                                                  non-­‐executive	
   director	
   of	
   NvA	
   (a	
   division	
   of	
  Naspers),	
   Capitec,	
  
                                                                                                                                                                               CIMAP	
  and	
  Curro	
  Private	
  Schools.
                                                                  SA	
  EDUCATIONAL	
  ICON	
  LEAVES	
  LASTING	
  LEGACY
                                                                                                                                                                             Prof	
  Mehl	
  was	
  widely	
  acknowledged	
  as	
  a	
   leading	
  academic	
  with	
  
                                                                  A	
   memorial	
   celebration	
   was	
   held	
   on	
  Saturday	
   (9	
   Feb	
   2013)	
   at	
   an	
   amazing	
  ability	
   to	
   engage	
   wide	
   ranging	
   audiences,	
   and	
   had	
  
                                                                  Cape	
   Peninsula	
  University	
  of	
   Technology	
   in	
   honour	
  of	
  Professor	
   links	
  to	
  Harvard,	
  MIT	
  and	
  other	
  iconic	
   institutions.	
  A 	
  raconteur	
  of	
  
                                                                  Merlyn	
  Claude	
  Mehl.                                                                                  note	
   at	
   local	
   and	
  international	
   levels,	
   Merlyn	
  was	
   entertaining,	
  
                                                                  Prof	
  Mehl,	
  a	
   former	
  Chancellor	
  of	
   the	
   then	
   Peninsula	
  Technikon,	
   challenging	
   and	
   informative,	
   but	
   equally	
   a	
   good	
   listener.	
   His	
  
                                                                  died	
  at	
  the	
  age	
  of	
  70	
  at	
  his	
  home	
  near	
  Kirstenbosch.                         writings	
  and	
  initiatives	
  have	
  benefitted	
  countless	
  individuals	
  and	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             their	
   families,	
   corporations	
   and	
   communities,	
   either	
   directly	
   or	
  
                                                                  Prof	
   Mehl	
   schooled	
   at	
   South	
   Peninsula	
   High	
   and	
   studied	
   at	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             through	
   his	
   influence	
   in	
   government	
   circles.	
   He	
   has	
   improved	
  
                                                                  UWC,	
   completing	
   his	
   PhD	
   (Physics)	
   at	
   UCT.	
   Following	
   a	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             the	
   lives	
  of	
   many	
   people,	
   a	
   number	
   of	
   which	
   he	
   never	
   got	
   to	
  
                                                                  glittering	
  academic	
   career,	
   and	
   a	
   sabbatical	
   to	
   concentrate	
   on	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             meet	
  individually.
                                                                  his	
  own	
   spiritual	
  growth,	
   Merlyn	
  worked	
   at	
   and	
   later	
  was	
  Chief	
  
                                                                  Executive	
  of	
  the	
  Independent	
  Development	
  Trust.                                             In	
  his	
  final	
   years	
   Prof	
  Mehl	
  was	
  passionate	
   about	
  improving	
  the	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             lives	
   of	
   all	
   and	
   championed	
   the	
   notion	
   that	
   each	
   human	
   has	
  
                                                                  He	
   chaired	
  the	
   Tertiary	
   Education	
   Fund	
  SA,	
   to	
   financially	
   assist	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             unlimited	
  capacity	
  and	
  potential.	
  He	
   developed	
   programmes	
   to	
  
                                                                  deserving	
   tertiary	
   students	
   from	
   disadvantaged	
   backgrounds.	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             improve	
   cognition	
  through	
  critical	
   and	
  creative	
   thinking	
  and	
  at	
  
                                                                  Following	
   this,	
   as	
   Executive	
   Chairman,	
   he	
   started	
   Triple	
   L	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             the	
   time	
   of	
   his	
  passing	
  was	
   involved	
   in	
  projects	
  to	
   dramatically	
  
                                                                  Academy	
   to	
   promote	
  his	
  ethos	
  of	
  Life	
  Long	
  Learning,	
  and	
  which	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             improve	
  school	
  results.
                                                                  today	
  is	
  a	
   provider	
   of	
  skills	
  development	
  in	
  all	
  provinces	
  of	
  South	
  
                                                                  Africa.	
   	
   He	
   had	
   long	
   played	
   an	
   instrumental	
   role	
   in	
   SA	
   His	
  memory	
  will	
   be	
   honoured	
  and	
   will	
  endure	
   through	
  the	
   very	
  
                                                                  educational	
   circles	
   promoting	
   skills	
   development	
   and	
   the	
   many	
   beneficiaries	
   of	
   his	
   creative	
   and	
   innovative	
   thinking,	
  
                                                                  National	
  Qualifications	
  Framework.                                                                    teaching	
   and	
   mentoring,	
   and	
   his	
   generosity,	
   kindness	
   and	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             support.	
   He	
   is	
   survived	
   by	
   wife	
   Natalie	
   and	
   her	
   family,	
   son	
  
                                                                  He	
   was	
   also	
   critically	
   supportive	
   of	
  SAQA	
  (where	
   he	
   chaired	
  a	
  
                                                                                                                                                                             Graeme	
  and	
  his	
  family	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  sister	
  Carol	
  and	
  her	
  family.
                                                                  National	
   Standards	
   Board),	
   the	
   QCTO	
   and	
   many	
   SETAs,	
  
                                                                  particularly	
   W&R	
   SETA	
   where	
   he	
   was	
   board	
   chairman	
   for	
   a	
  
                                                                  number	
   of	
   years.	
   Due	
   to	
   his	
   stature	
   in	
   the	
   community,	
   his	
  
                                                                  business	
   acumen	
   and	
   his	
   innovative	
   insights	
   into	
   people	
  
                                                                                                                                                                              Prof	
  Mehl	
  will	
  be	
  remembered	
  by	
  the	
  very	
  
                                                                  development,	
  Prof	
  Mehl	
   played	
  a	
  leading	
  role	
  on	
  various	
  boards.	
   special,	
  positive	
  way	
  in	
  which	
  he	
  touched	
  
                                                                  He	
   was	
  Executive	
   of	
   Financial	
   Management	
  of	
   Boland	
   PKS	
   and	
                                       many	
  thousands	
  of	
  lives.	
  



                                                                                                                                BANKSETA SUPPORTS CIMAP
                                                              CIMAP	
  is	
  proud	
  to	
  announce	
  that	
   it	
   is	
  the	
  Project	
  Manager	
  for	
  an	
       Thereafter,	
   candidates	
  will	
  be	
   given	
  a	
  few	
  months	
  to	
  collect	
  their	
  
                                                              RPL	
  project	
  with	
  funding	
  from	
   BANKSETA.	
   	
  CIMAP	
  members	
  now	
                      evidence	
   and	
  submit	
  it	
  for	
  assessment.	
  	
  Guidance	
   will	
  be	
  available	
  
                                                              have	
  an	
  opportunity	
  to	
  experience	
   an	
  RPL	
  process	
  for	
  themselves.	
        	
       during	
  this	
  time	
  for	
  those	
  who	
  need	
  it.	
  	
  
                                                              The	
  funding	
  will	
  cover:                                                                            For	
   CIMAP	
   members	
   who	
   do	
   not	
   wish	
   to	
   experience	
   RPL	
   first	
  
                                                                      The	
   full	
   recognition	
   of	
   prior	
   learning	
   (RPL)	
   process	
   for	
   30	
   hand,	
   BANKSETA	
   will	
   also	
   be	
   funding	
   RPL	
   capacitation	
  
                                                                      CIMAP	
   members	
   (against	
   the	
   FETC:	
   New	
   Venture	
   Creation	
   workshops	
   in	
  April	
   and	
   May.	
   	
   These	
   will	
   be	
   offered	
   in	
   the	
   major	
  
                                                                      Level	
  4);                                                                                        centres	
  as	
  long	
  as	
  there	
  is	
  enough	
  interest.	
  	
  
                                                                      Workshops	
  in	
  April	
  for	
  CIMAP	
   members	
  to	
  learn	
  more	
  about	
   Additional	
   information	
   on	
   the	
   RPL	
   for	
   NVC	
   projects	
   will	
   be	
  
                                                                      RPL	
  implementation	
  and	
  processes;                                               circulated	
  to	
  CIMAP	
  members.	
  	
  
                                                                      CIMAP	
  membership	
  for	
   any	
  BANKSETA	
  registered	
  assessors	
                                                     For	
  more	
  information	
  contact	
  admin@cimap.co.za	
  
                     INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY




                                                                      and	
  moderators.
                                                              This	
   project	
   is	
   a	
   fantastic	
   opportunity	
   for	
   CIMAP	
   independent	
  
                                                              assessors	
   who	
  would	
  like	
  to	
  grow	
  their	
  own	
  assessment	
  business.	
         	
  
                                                              The	
   intention	
   is	
  to	
  formalise	
  members’	
  business	
  skills	
  so	
  that	
  they	
  
                                                              are	
   better	
   equipped	
  to	
  manage,	
   market	
  and	
  grow	
  their	
  own	
  small	
  
                                                              business.	
   	
   A	
   secondary	
   aim	
   of	
   the	
   project	
   is	
   to	
   give	
   CIMAP	
  
                                                              members	
  the	
  experience	
   of	
  RPL	
  so	
   that	
   they	
   are	
   better	
   equipped	
  
                                                              to	
   both	
   sell	
   and	
   deliver	
   RPL	
   projects	
   themselves.	
   	
   By	
   actually	
  
                                                              experiencing	
   RPL	
   themselves	
  it	
   is	
  anticipated	
  that	
   these	
   CIMAP	
  
                                                              members	
  will	
  be	
   able	
   to	
  more	
  effectively	
   support	
   RPL	
  candidates	
  
                                                              and	
  assess	
  their	
  evidence.
                                                              The	
  RPL	
  process	
  for	
  successful	
  CIMAP	
  candidates	
  will	
  commence	
  
                                                              in	
   March	
  with	
  a	
   three-­‐day	
   introductory	
  workshop.	
   	
  Here,	
   the	
   RPL	
  
                                                              facilitators	
  will	
  guide	
  members	
  as	
  to	
  the	
   type	
   of	
  evidence	
   required	
  
                                                              for	
  the	
   NVC	
  qualification.	
   	
  Various	
  models	
  of	
  RPL	
  will	
   be	
  discussed	
  
                                                              and	
   candidates	
   will	
   be	
   given	
   an	
  opportunity	
   to	
   select	
   the	
   most	
  
                                                              suitable	
   model	
   for	
   their	
   current	
  level	
  of	
  knowledge	
   and	
  skill	
  (and	
  
                                                              their	
  access	
  to	
  naturally	
  occurring	
  evidence).	
  	
  


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               ⇢
CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK MARCH 2013
                                          ETD RELATED LEGISLATION &                                                                                                      EDITOR’S BOOK LIST
                                         REGULATIONS FOR PROVIDERS                                                                                       Integrating	
  Training	
  Needs	
  Analysis,	
  Assessment	
  and	
  
                                                                                                                                                         Evaluation
                                              Basic	
  Conditions	
  of	
  Employment	
  Amendment	
  Act	
  (No.	
   11	
   of	
                              KNOWRES	
  Publishing	
  (Catharina	
  Opperman	
  &	
  
                                              2002)
                                                                                                                                                            Marius	
  Meyer	
  -­‐	
  2008)
                                              Broad	
  Based	
  Black	
  Economic	
   Empowerment	
  Act	
   (No.	
  53	
   of	
  
                                              2003)                                                                                                      Kopskuif
                                              Compensation	
   for	
   Occupational	
   Injuries	
   and	
   Diseases	
                                     Naledi	
  (Dawie	
  Smith	
  -­‐	
  2011)
                                              Amendment	
  Act	
  (No.	
  61	
  of	
  1997)                                                              Business	
  Ethics
                                              Constitution	
   of	
   the	
   Republic	
   of	
   South	
   Africa	
   (No.	
   108	
   of	
                   Oxford	
  University	
  Press	
  (Deon	
  Rossouw	
  &	
  Leon	
  van	
  
                                              1996)
                                                                                                                                                             Vuuren	
  -­‐	
  fourth	
  edition	
  2010)
                                              Education	
   and	
   Training	
   Quality	
   Assurance	
   Bodies	
  
                                              Regulations	
  (No.	
  R	
  1127	
  of	
  1998)                                                            Training	
  Management
                                              Employment	
  Equity	
  Act	
  (No.	
  55	
  of	
  1998)                                                         A	
  multi-­‐disciplinary	
  approach	
  to	
  human	
  resources	
  
                                              Labour	
  Relations	
  Act	
  (No.	
  66	
  of	
  1995)                                                          development	
  in	
  Southern	
  Africa	
  -­‐	
  Oxford	
  University	
  
                                              National	
  Education	
  Policy	
  Act	
  (No.	
  27	
  of	
  1996)                                              Press	
  (P.	
  S.	
  Van	
  Dyk	
  -­‐	
  2001	
  -­‐	
  fourth	
  edition)
                                              National	
  Qualifications	
  Framework	
  Act	
  (	
  No.	
  67	
  of	
  2008)                             Managing	
  Training	
  and	
  Development	
  in	
  South	
  Africa
                                              Occupational	
   Health	
  and	
  Safety	
   Amendment	
   Act	
   (No.	
   181	
                            USA	
  Oxford	
  University	
  Press	
  (Erasmus,	
  Loedolff,	
  
                                              of	
  1998)                                                                                                      Mda,	
  Nel	
  -­‐	
  	
  	
  	
  2012)
                                              Promotion	
  of	
  Administrative	
  Justice	
  Act	
  (No.	
  3	
  of	
  2000)
                                              Skills	
  Development	
  Act	
  (No.	
  97	
  of	
  1998)
                                              Skills	
  Development	
  Levies	
  Act	
  (No.	
  9	
  of	
  1999)
                                                                                                                                                      “To	
  the	
  uneducated,	
  an	
  A	
  is	
  just	
  
                                              South	
  African	
  Qualifications	
  Authority	
  Act	
  (No.	
  58	
  of	
  1995)                      three	
  sticks”	
  -­‐	
  AA	
  Milne
                                                     POLICIES & DOCUMENTS
                                                                                                                                                                 ADVERTISING	
  IN	
  THE	
  CIMAP	
  
                                              Language	
   in	
  Education	
  Policy	
  (in	
  terms	
  of	
  section	
  3(4)(m)	
   of	
                             NEWSLETTER
                                              the	
  National	
  Education	
  Policy	
  Act
                                                                                                                                                         Contact	
  admin@cimap.co.za	
  to	
  showcase	
  your	
  
                                              National	
   Language	
   Policy	
   Framework	
   Final	
   Draft	
  
                                                                                                                                                                ETD	
  services	
  in	
  our	
  newsletter	
  .
                                              (Department	
  of	
  Arts	
  and	
  Culture)	
  -­‐	
  13	
  November	
  2002
                                              Higher	
   Education	
   Quality	
   Committee	
   -­‐	
   Criteria	
   for	
  
                                                                                                                                                       Half-­‐page,	
  quarter	
  page	
  and	
  classified	
  brand	
  space	
  
                                              Programme	
  Accreditation	
  November	
  2004
                                                                                                                                                                                  is	
  	
  available.
                                              SAQA	
  Quality	
  Guide	
  for	
  ETQAs
                                              SAQA	
  Criteria	
  and	
  Guidelines	
  for	
  Providers                                                                TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY


                                              GRANT REGULATIONS - WHAT
                                                                                                                                                       “I’ll	
  pay	
  you	
                                    ONGOING	
  
                                                 YOU SHOULD KNOW
INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY




                                                                                                                                                       next	
  year	
  if	
                                    DISCUSSION	
  
                                               A	
   SETA	
   is	
   required	
   to	
   allocate	
   80%	
   of	
   its	
   available	
  
                                                                                                                                                       you	
  train	
  for	
                                      POINT
                                             discretionary	
   grants	
   within	
   a	
   financial	
   year	
   to	
   PIVOTAL	
                      me	
  today....”
                                             programmes	
   that	
   address	
   scarce	
   and	
   critical	
   skills	
   in	
   its	
  
                                              sectors.	
  
                                                                                                                                                      Please	
  send	
  your	
  contributions	
  to	
  admin@cimap.co.za
                                                                                                                                                      Points	
  to	
  Ponder.
                                               From	
   1	
   April	
   2013,	
   a	
   SETA	
  will	
   transfer	
   as	
  part	
   of	
   its	
  
                                             administration	
   costs	
   as	
   contemplated	
   in	
   sub-­‐regulation	
                               Does	
  it	
  matter	
  whether	
  there	
  is	
  a	
  paper	
  trail	
  in	
  place	
  -­‐	
  or	
  not?
                                             (1)	
   and	
   approved	
   in	
   the	
   annual	
   SETA	
   strategic	
   plan,	
   an	
                 Should	
  you	
  ask	
  for	
  a	
  deposit	
  up	
  front?
                                             amount	
   that	
   does	
  not	
  exceed	
  0.5%	
   of	
  the	
   total	
  levy	
   paid	
  
                                             by	
   the	
   employer	
   to	
   the	
   QCTO	
   for	
   quality	
   assurance	
                          Should	
  you	
  hold	
  on	
  to	
  the	
  deliverable	
  until	
  you	
  get	
  paid	
  in	
  full?
                                             functions	
   as	
  contemplated	
  in	
  section	
  26H	
   of	
  the	
  Act,	
   and	
                     Should	
  CIMAP	
  serve	
  as	
  a	
  referral	
  base	
  for	
  both	
  Practitioners	
  
                                             the	
   actual	
   quantum	
   of	
   funds	
   to	
   be	
   transferred	
   will	
   be	
                  and	
  Training	
  Providers?
                                             determined	
  by	
  the	
  Minister	
  by	
  31	
  July	
  of	
  each	
  year.	
                             Is	
  it	
  fair,	
  right	
  or	
  relevant	
  to	
  ask	
  for	
  proof	
  of	
  accreditation/
                                                                                                                                                          registration	
  before	
  undertaking	
  a	
  commission?



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CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK MARCH 2013
                                                                                                                               A DAY IN THE LIFE OF .............
                                         THABANI GULA - Head of Department - Qualifications Development and Accreditation - ETDP SETA

                                         Interview	
   held	
   at	
   the	
   ETDP	
   SETA	
   on	
  Thursday	
   28	
   February	
   2013	
   A	
  -­‐	
   They	
  must	
   cease	
   their	
   activities,	
   they	
  are	
   preventing	
   learners	
  
                                         with	
   Thabani	
   Gula	
   -­‐	
   a	
   veteran	
   in	
   our	
   Education,	
   Training	
   and	
   from	
   achieving	
  developmental	
   goals.	
   	
  You	
   are	
   facing	
   litigation	
   if	
  
                                         Development	
  landscape.                                                                                  you	
  break	
  the	
  law.	
  	
  
                                         Thabani	
  was	
  interviewed	
  by	
  Heidi	
  D	
  Edwards	
  
                                                                                                                          CIMAP	
  Assessment	
  Talk	
  Editor
                                         Q	
  -­‐	
  Why	
  do	
  you	
  do	
  what	
  you	
  do?                                                                                                              “We	
  need	
  a	
  culture	
  of	
  
                                         A	
   -­‐	
   I	
   guess	
   for	
   me	
   it	
   has	
   always	
   been	
   passion	
   for	
   developing	
                                             adhering	
  to	
  ethical	
  conduct	
  and	
  
                                         people.
                                                                                                                                                                                                     behaviour.	
  	
  If	
  all	
  of	
  us	
  could	
  adhere	
  
                                         I	
  started	
  as	
  a	
  teacher	
  and	
  progressed	
  to	
  being	
  a	
  Trainer	
  of	
  Trainers.	
        	
  
                                         I’ve	
  always	
  worked	
  with	
  people	
  -­‐	
  it	
  gives	
  me	
   a	
  	
  lot	
  of	
  satisfaction	
  to	
                                         to	
  the	
  rules	
  there	
  would	
  be	
  no	
  
                                         see	
  people	
  growing.	
  	
  I	
  contribute	
  to	
  people	
  growth.                                                                                           need	
  for	
  traffic	
  cops.”
                                         Q	
  -­‐	
  When	
  did	
  you	
  start?
                                         A	
  -­‐ 	
  I	
  am	
  not	
  as	
  young	
  as	
  I	
  look.	
  	
  	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  Suffice	
   it	
  to	
   say	
  1987	
  /	
  1988	
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Q	
   -­‐	
   So	
   in	
   your	
   opinion	
   Providers	
   should	
   use	
   our	
   very	
   good	
  
                                         when	
  I	
   moved	
   into	
   ETD.	
   	
   First	
   as	
  a	
   literacy	
   facilitator	
   -­‐	
   I	
   started	
  
                                         teaching	
  people	
   reading	
  and	
  writing.	
   	
   	
   	
  That's	
   where	
   my	
   passion	
   legislation	
  to	
  drive	
  our	
  daily	
  activities?
                                         started	
  and	
  my	
  job	
  took	
  me	
  all	
  over	
  the	
  country.                                                                                                     A	
  -­‐	
  Yes.
                                         Q	
  -­‐	
  When	
  did	
  you	
  start	
  with	
  SETA?                                                           Ed.	
   note:	
   -­‐	
   Thabani	
   is	
   currently	
   busy	
   with	
   an	
   Honours	
   Degree;	
  
                                                                                                                                                            Education	
   training	
   and	
   Development	
   at	
   North	
   West	
   University	
  
                                         A	
  -­‐	
  June	
  2001	
  as	
  a	
  Learning	
  Programme	
  Evaluation	
  Coordinator.
                                                                                                                                                            AND	
   achieved	
   a	
   distinction	
   in	
   his	
   Bachelors	
   Degree.	
   Education	
  
                                         Q	
  -­‐	
   What	
  has	
  been	
  for	
   you	
  the	
   greatest	
  change	
   you	
   have	
   seen	
   in	
   Training	
   and	
   Development	
   with	
   a	
   distinction	
   at	
   North	
   West	
  
                                         our	
  industry?                                                                                                   University.
                                         A	
  -­‐ 	
  The	
  establishment	
  of	
  the	
  SETA	
  system,	
  especially	
  the	
   QUALITY	
                                                 Thabani	
  Gula	
  can	
  be	
  reached	
  on	
  011	
  372	
  3300	
  at	
  the	
  ETDP	
  SETA
                                         ASSURANCE	
   of	
   ETD.	
   	
   This	
   led	
   to	
   another	
   great	
   change	
   -­‐	
   the	
  
                                         formation	
   of	
  the	
   QCTO	
  -­‐	
   quite	
   a	
   radical	
   approach	
  going	
  from	
   32	
                                                     CIMAP	
  IS	
  PROUD	
  OF	
  ITS	
  ASSOCIATION	
  WITH	
  THE	
  
                                         ETQAs	
  to	
  the	
  QCTO	
  structure.	
  	
  A	
  landmark	
  event.                                                                                                                 ETDP	
  SETA


                                                                                                                                                                                                                           is for ETHICS in ETD
                                         Q	
   -­‐	
   If	
   you	
   could	
   wave	
   a	
   magic	
  
                                         wand	
   and	
   make	
   one	
   change	
   in	
  
                                         ETD,	
   what	
   change	
   would	
   you	
  
                                         want	
  to	
  make?
                                         A	
  -­‐	
  I	
   want	
   to	
  see	
   all	
   roleplayers	
  
                                         self-­‐regulate.	
   	
  Then	
  there	
  would	
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                       USE THE ETP SETA WEBSITE




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      www.etdpseta.org.za
                                         be	
   a	
   culture	
   of	
   excellence	
   -­‐	
   we	
                                                                                                           TO ..........
                                         would	
   not	
   have	
  to	
  look	
   over	
  our	
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Look	
  at	
  the	
  Sector	
  Skills	
  Plan	
  (SSP)
                                         collective	
  shoulders.	
  	
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Familiarise	
  yourself	
  with	
  Policies
                                         Q	
   -­‐	
   What	
   drives	
   Thabani	
   as	
   a	
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Read	
  the	
  Annual	
  Report
                                         person?
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Effect	
  on-­‐line	
  report	
  submissions
                                         A	
   -­‐	
  fear	
  of	
  failure.	
   	
  I	
  beat	
  myself	
  
                                         hard	
   if	
   I	
   fail.	
   	
   I	
   enjoy	
   it	
   when	
   I	
  
                                         achieve.	
  	
  It	
  keeps	
  me	
  going.                                                                                                                                                    ETHICS HUMOUR
                                                                                                                               Thabani	
  Gula	
  -­‐	
  HoD
INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY




                                                                                                                                                                                             Back	
   in	
   the	
   1930s,	
   so	
   the	
   story	
   goes,	
   a	
   baker	
   in	
   Scotland	
  
                                         Q	
  -­‐	
  Give	
  our	
  readers	
  a	
  glimpse	
  of	
  your	
  personal	
  life.
                                                                                                                                                                                             suspected	
   that	
   a	
   farmer	
   who	
   was	
   supplying	
   his	
   butter	
   was	
  
                                         A	
  -­‐	
   I	
  have	
  a	
  beauaful	
  family	
   -­‐	
  my	
   wife	
   is	
  looking	
  after	
  our	
  2 	
  year	
                          giving	
  him	
  short	
  weight.
                                         old	
  daughter.	
   	
  She	
   is	
  a	
   retail	
  Store	
   Manager	
  by	
   profession	
  and	
  is	
                                        Over	
   a	
   period	
   of	
   several	
   weeks	
   he	
   carefully	
   checked	
   the	
  
                                         soon	
   returning	
   to	
   work.	
   	
   I	
   have	
   a	
   19	
   year	
   old	
   son	
  in	
  the	
   United	
                             weight	
  and	
  his	
   suspicions	
   were	
   confirmed.	
   	
  This	
   so	
  angered	
  
                                         Kingdom	
   who	
   is	
  in	
  his	
   second	
   year	
   at	
  university	
   and	
   I	
   have	
   twin	
                                      him	
  that	
  he	
  had	
  the	
  farmer	
  arrested.
                                         boys	
  	
  who	
  have	
  left	
  the	
  nest.	
  	
  They	
  are	
  in	
  their	
  early	
  20s.
                                                                                                                                                                                             ‘I	
   assume	
   you	
   have	
   weights,’	
   said	
   the	
   judge	
   at	
   the	
   farmer’s	
  
                                         Q	
  -­‐	
  What	
  is	
  a	
  typical	
  day	
  for	
  Thabani?                                                                                    trial.
                                         A	
  -­‐	
   My	
   day	
   starts	
  very	
  early	
   in	
   the	
   morning	
  with	
  gym	
   at	
  six	
  AM	
   -­‐	
  
                                                                                                                                                                  	
                         ‘No	
  sir,	
  I	
  don’t,’	
  replied	
  the	
  farmer.
                                         Monday	
  to	
   Friday.	
   	
  After	
  gym	
   I	
   go	
  to	
  the	
   office.	
  	
  I	
  have	
  a	
  nice	
   warm	
  
                                                                                                                                                                                             ‘Then	
  how	
  do	
  you	
  weigh	
  the	
  butter	
  you	
  sell?’
                                         discussion	
  with	
  my	
   staff,	
   check	
  on	
   their	
   wellbeing	
  then	
   emails.	
   	
  I	
  
                                         have	
   a	
   plan	
  for	
  each	
  day	
  and	
  I	
   follow	
   my	
   plan.	
   	
  In	
  between	
   all	
  of	
                             ‘Well,’	
  said	
   the	
   farmer,	
   ‘when	
  the	
   baker	
   began	
  buying	
   butter	
  
                                         that	
  there	
   are	
  thousands	
  of	
   queries	
  from	
   Providers.	
   	
  I	
  live	
  for	
   a	
  day	
                                 from	
  me,	
  I	
   decided	
  to	
  get	
  my	
  bread	
  from	
   him.	
   	
  I	
  just	
  use	
  the	
  
                                         when	
  I	
   can	
  go	
  home	
   without	
   having	
   fielded	
  a	
   call.	
  	
  In	
  essence	
   I	
   am	
                                one-­‐pound	
  loaf	
  he	
   sells	
  me	
   as	
   a	
  weight	
  for	
  the	
   butter	
   I	
  sell.	
   	
  If	
  
                                         customer	
   driven.	
  	
   I	
   try	
  as	
  best	
  as	
  I	
  can	
   to	
  solve	
  every	
  problem	
  that	
                                the	
   weight	
   of	
   the	
   butter	
   is	
   wrong,	
   he	
   has	
   only	
   himself	
   to	
  
                                         is	
  presented	
  to	
  me	
  or	
  one	
  of	
  my	
  colleagues.                                                                                 blame.’

                                         Q	
  -­‐	
  What	
  is	
  your	
  advice	
  for	
  unscrupulous	
  Providers?                                                                               SOURCE:	
  -­‐	
  The	
  Management	
  Bible	
  -­‐	
  Neil	
  Flanagan	
  &	
  Jarvis	
  Finger -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Zebra	
  Press	
  (2004)



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CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK MARCH 2013
                                                      SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - THE KEY TO SOUTH AFRICA’S FUTURE
                                         By	
  Gizelle	
  McIntyre	
                                                                                        then	
  the	
  people	
   that	
  make	
  the	
   bricks	
  should	
   be	
   sent	
  for	
  training.	
  
                                         According	
   to	
   The	
   Guardian,	
   as	
   of	
   29	
   December	
   2012	
   the	
   However,	
   if	
   the	
   company	
   wants	
  to	
   have	
   the	
   most	
   recognisable	
  
                                         unemployment	
   rate	
   in	
  South	
  Africa	
   is	
  a	
   staggering	
   minimum	
   of	
   brand	
   in	
   the	
   brick	
   business,	
   then	
   the	
   marketing	
  staff	
   should	
   be	
  
                                         26%.	
   While	
   many	
   believe	
   that	
   this	
   is	
   due	
   to	
   a	
   lack	
   of	
   tertiary	
   sent	
  for	
  training.	
  
                                         education,	
   an	
   argument	
   could	
   be	
   made	
   that	
   having	
   a	
   piece	
   of	
   What	
   the	
   South	
  African	
   economy	
   needs	
  is	
  people	
   who	
   have	
   true	
  
                                         paper	
   confirming	
   a	
   degree	
   does	
   not	
   automatically	
   translate	
   to	
   employment,	
   not	
   just	
   a	
   job.	
  True	
   employment	
   is	
   something	
  that	
  
                                         employment.	
  That	
  degree	
   does	
  not	
  indicate	
  any	
  particular	
   level	
  of	
   means	
   something	
   to	
   that	
   employee,	
   his/her	
   family	
   and	
   the	
  
                                         expertise	
   or	
  experience,	
   merely	
   the	
   ability	
   to	
   learn	
  from	
   a	
   book.	
   country.	
  To	
  have	
   true	
   employment,	
   people	
   need	
  to	
   be	
   passionate	
  
                                         Skills	
  Development,	
   however,	
   indicates	
   actual	
   skill	
   and	
   therefore	
   about	
  what	
   they	
   do;	
  but	
   when	
   skills	
  shortages	
  are	
   rife,	
   there	
   can	
  
                                         leads,	
  more	
  often	
  than	
  not,	
  to	
  employment.	
                                                     be	
  no	
  passion.	
   Building	
  Skills	
  Development	
   builds	
  job	
  knowledge,	
  
                                         There	
   are	
  innumerable	
  advantages	
  to	
  Skills	
  Development	
  both	
  for	
   increasing	
  performance	
   and	
  passion	
   –	
   this	
   is	
  an	
   economical	
  issue	
  
                                         the	
   employer	
   developing	
   its	
   staff	
   and	
   the	
   employees	
   being	
   and	
  one	
  that	
  could	
  be	
  the	
  key	
  to	
  employment	
  in	
  South	
  Africa.	
  
                                         developed.	
  The	
  employer	
  receives	
  immense	
   return	
   on	
  investment	
                           Founded	
   in	
   1999,	
   Workplace	
   Skills	
   Solutions	
   t/a	
  The	
   Institute	
   of	
  
                                         as	
   it	
   now	
   has	
   better	
   skilled	
   staff	
   working	
   at	
   a	
   higher	
   level	
   of	
  
                                                                                                                                                          People	
   Development	
   (IPD)	
   strives	
   to	
   equip,	
   prepare	
   and	
   certify	
  
                                         productivity;	
   this	
  means	
  that	
   the	
   work	
   is	
  completed	
   faster	
   with	
               practitioners	
   in	
   order	
   to	
   serve	
   South	
   Africa’s	
   skills	
   development	
  
                                         less	
  mistakes	
  leading	
   to	
   a	
  more	
   profitable	
  business.	
  The	
   employee	
                strategy	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  facilitating	
   the	
  transformation	
  of	
   education	
   and	
  
                                         that	
   is	
  being	
   developed	
  will	
  take	
   more	
   pride	
  in	
  their	
  work,	
   having	
       training.	
   Over	
   the	
   years,	
   IPD	
   has	
   become	
   the	
   preferred	
   people	
  
                                         been	
   made	
   to	
   feel	
   important	
   enough	
   to	
   invest	
   in.	
   Skills	
                    development	
  partner	
  to	
   most	
  state	
  owned	
  and	
  private	
  enterprises	
  in	
  
                                         Development	
   will	
   also	
   lead	
   such	
  employees	
  to	
  have	
   a	
  heightened	
                 Southern	
   Africa.	
   For	
   more	
   information,	
   please	
   contact	
   IPD	
   on	
  
                                         level	
  of	
  job	
  satisfaction	
  and	
  confidence	
  in	
  what	
  they	
  are	
  doing.	
                  trainingenquiries@peopledev.co.za,	
   on	
   (011)	
   315	
   2913	
   or	
   visit	
  
                                         While	
  many	
  believe	
  that	
  Skills	
   Development	
  puts	
  the	
   employer	
  at	
   www.peopledev.co.za
                                         risk	
   of	
   losing	
   staff,	
   there	
   is	
   much	
   evidence	
   to	
   suggest	
   the	
  
                                         opposite.	
   Someone	
   who	
  feels	
   that	
   their	
   company	
   is	
  investing	
   in	
  
                                         them	
   will	
   often	
   be	
   extremely	
   loyal	
   to	
   the	
   company.	
   If	
   staff	
                           EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
                                         members	
  leave	
  once	
  they	
  are	
  up-­‐skilled,	
   it	
  is	
  likely	
  that	
   they	
  were	
   At	
   about	
   7%	
   of	
   gross	
   domestic	
   product	
   (GDP)	
   and	
   20%	
   of	
   total	
  
                                         planning	
   on	
   leaving	
   even	
   before	
   the	
   training	
   started.	
   In	
   the	
   state	
   expenditure,	
   South	
   Africa	
   has	
   one	
   of	
   the	
   highest	
   rates	
   of	
  
                                         meantime,	
   whilst	
   the	
   employee	
   is	
   undergoing	
  training,	
   he/she	
   is	
   public	
  investment	
  in	
  education	
  in	
  the	
  world.
                                         still	
   working	
   for	
   the	
   company	
   and	
  the	
   company	
   is	
   therefore	
   still	
  
                                                                                                                                                          School	
   life	
   spans	
   13	
   years	
   or	
   grades,	
   from	
   grade	
   0,	
   otherwise	
  
                                         benefitting	
  from	
  the	
  training.	
  
                                                                                                                                                          known	
   as	
   grade	
   R	
   or	
   "reception	
   year",	
   through	
   to	
   grade	
   12	
   or	
  
                                         It	
  is	
  important,	
  however,	
  to	
  ensure	
  that	
  the	
  correct	
  staff	
  members	
   "matric"	
  –	
  the	
  year	
  of	
  matriculation.
                                         are	
   selected	
   for	
  the	
   correct	
   Skills	
   Development	
  courses.	
   Prior	
   to	
  
                                                                                                                                                          Under	
   the	
   South	
   African	
   Schools	
   Act	
   of	
   1996,	
   education	
   is	
  
                                         beginning	
  training,	
  an	
  organisational	
  needs	
   or	
  gap	
  analysis	
  should	
  
                                                                                                                                                          compulsory	
   for	
  all	
  South	
  Africans	
  from	
   the	
   age	
   of	
  seven	
  (grade	
   1)	
  
                                         be	
   conducted.	
   This	
   is	
   often	
   not	
   done	
   in	
   cases	
   where	
   Skills	
  
                                                                                                                                                          to	
  age	
  15,	
  or	
  the	
  completion	
  of	
  grade	
  9.
                                         Development	
   is	
  merely	
   done	
   for	
   window	
   dressing	
  purposes;	
   the	
  
                                         company	
   has	
   budget	
   for	
   Skills	
   Development,	
   so	
   it	
   does	
   it.	
   This	
   South	
  Africa	
  has	
  a	
  vibrant	
  higher	
  education	
  sector,	
  with	
  nearly	
  900	
  
                                         actually	
   leads	
   to	
   wasted	
   money	
   and	
   low	
   return	
   on	
   investment	
   000	
   students	
   enrolled	
   in	
   the	
   country's	
   23	
   state-­‐funded	
   tertiary	
  
                                         because	
   staff	
   are	
   sent	
   on	
   inappropriate	
   training	
   or	
   on	
   training	
   institutions:	
   11	
  universities,	
  six	
   universities	
  of	
   technology,	
  and	
   six	
  
                                         which	
   they	
   have	
   already	
   completed,	
   which	
   may	
   lead	
   to	
   staff	
   comprehensive	
  institutions.
                                         feeling	
   insignificant	
   and	
   even	
  less	
   job	
   satisfaction.	
   This,	
   in	
   turn,	
   There	
   are	
   currently	
   around	
   450	
   registered	
   private	
   FET	
   colleges,	
  
                                         has	
  a	
  negative	
  effect	
  on	
  the	
  company	
  as	
  a	
  whole.	
  	
                                 which	
   cover	
   training	
   provided	
   from	
   Grades	
   10	
   to	
   12,	
   including	
  
                                         Identifying	
   staff	
  that	
  need	
  Skills	
  Development	
  does	
  not	
  need	
  to	
  be	
   career-­‐oriented	
  education	
  and	
  training.
                                         an	
  arduous	
  process,	
   but	
   it	
  does	
  need	
  to	
  be	
  a	
   continuous	
  one.	
  It	
  is	
   According	
   to	
  Census	
   2011,	
   the	
   percentage	
   of	
   people	
   aged	
   20	
   or	
  
                                         important	
  that	
   managers	
  are	
   tasked	
  with	
   continuously	
  identifying	
   older	
   who	
  have	
   higher	
  education	
  increased	
   from	
   8.4%	
  in	
   2001	
   to	
  
                                         gaps	
  in	
  the	
   company.	
  This	
   is	
  not	
  something	
  that	
  can	
  be	
   done	
  once	
   12.1%.	
   The	
   number	
   of	
   those	
   who	
   matriculated	
   increased	
   from	
  
                                         a	
   year	
   to	
   fulfil	
   a	
   check-­‐list;	
   companies	
   are	
   organic.	
   They	
   grow,	
   20.4%	
   to	
   28.5%.	
  Those	
   who	
   had	
   no	
  schooling	
   at	
   all	
   decreased	
  
INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY




                                         develop	
  and	
  change	
  unceasingly,	
  as	
  do	
  the	
   staff	
   working	
  for	
  them.	
   from	
  17.9%	
  to	
  8.6%.
                                         Managers	
  need	
   to	
  be	
   trained	
   to	
   use	
   the	
   company’s	
  Performance	
  
                                                                                                                                                          There	
   has	
   been	
  moderate	
   increase	
   in	
   people	
   aged	
   between	
  five	
  
                                         Management	
  System	
  as	
  an	
  on-­‐going	
  tool	
  to	
   identify	
  development	
  
                                                                                                                                                          and	
   24	
   attending	
   private	
   institutions	
   rather	
   than	
   public	
   ones.	
  
                                         opportunities,	
  rather	
  than	
  as	
  a	
  bonus	
  calculator.	
  
                                                                                                                                                          Gauteng	
   topped	
   the	
   list	
   with	
   16%	
   of	
   people	
   in	
   this	
   age	
   group	
  
                                         While	
   all	
   staff	
   equally	
   deserve	
   to	
  be	
   developed,	
   it	
   is	
   not	
   always	
   attending	
  private	
   institutions.	
   This	
   was	
  followed	
   by	
   the	
   Western	
  
                                         within	
  the	
   company’s	
  means	
  to	
  develop	
  all	
  employees	
  every	
   year.	
   Cape	
  with	
  7.5%,	
  and	
  the	
  Free	
  State	
  with	
  6.4%.
                                         In	
  a	
   situation	
  where	
   various	
  staff	
   members	
  have	
   been	
  identified	
  as	
  
                                                                                                                                                          The	
   functional	
   illiteracy	
   rates	
   –	
   that	
   is,	
   people	
   15	
   years	
   old	
   and	
  
                                         requiring	
   training,	
   but	
   there	
   is	
   a	
   limited	
   budget	
   available,	
   a	
  
                                                                                                                                                          over	
   with	
   no	
  education	
  or	
   a	
   highest	
   level	
   of	
   education	
   less	
   than	
  
                                         strategic	
  discussion	
  needs	
  to	
  be	
   held	
  regarding	
  how	
   to	
  proceed.	
  
                                                                                                                                                          grade	
   seven	
  –	
   have	
   dropped	
  from	
  31.5%	
  in	
  2001	
  to	
  19.1%	
  in	
  2011.	
  
                                         There	
   is	
  no	
   template	
   to	
   be	
  followed	
  here,	
   but	
  some	
   guidelines	
   are	
  
                                                                                                                                                          Poorer	
  rural	
  provinces,	
   such	
   as	
  Limpopo	
   and	
   the	
   Northern	
  Cape,	
  
                                         available	
   to	
   assist	
   managers	
  in	
   selecting	
  the	
   best	
   candidates	
  for	
  
                                                                                                                                                          have	
   cut	
   their	
   functional	
  illiteracy	
  rates	
  by	
   almost	
   half	
   to	
  around	
  
                                         development.	
  
                                                                                                                                                          25%	
  since	
  1996.
                                         Technical	
   skills	
   should	
   always	
  be	
   prioritised;	
   this	
  usually	
  relates	
   to	
  
                                                                                                                                                                   http://www.southafrica.info/about/facts.htm#.UTLZ2GhK7ao
                                         production	
   which	
   directly	
   affects	
   the	
   company’s	
   profit	
   margins.	
  



                                                                                                                                                                  A b 	
  ummmm	
  	
  D	
  e	
  F........	
  ?
                                         Secondly,	
   there	
  should	
  be	
   a	
  focus	
  on	
  critical	
  skills	
  and	
  scarce	
   skills,	
  
                                         and	
  thirdly,	
  on	
  softer	
  skills.	
  However,	
  it	
  should	
  be	
  ensured	
  that	
  the	
  
                                         question	
   of	
  where	
  the	
  company	
   is	
  headed	
  is	
  asked.	
  For	
  example,	
  if	
                               	
   	
  
                                         the	
   company	
   wants	
   to	
  produce	
   the	
   best	
   bricks	
   in	
  Johannesburg,	
  



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  office	
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  She	
  
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  She	
  leans	
  closer	
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                                                                                                                                                            him,	
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Cimap Talk - Issue 9 - March 2013

  • 1. ASSESSMENT TALK March 2013 The  Chartered   Institute  for  the   Management  of   Assessment  Practice (CIMAP) Board  Members: Chairperson:    D.E.  Damons   MSc;  (FCIEA  U.K)     Prof.  D.  S.  Matjila;   Dr.  W.  Guest-­‐Mouton; Dr.  K.  Deller; Mr.  P.  Mathebula  (BEd   Hons) Mr.  T.  Tshabalala; Dr.  W.  Goosen,  (FCIEA  U.K); Mrs.  R.  Pillay  (M.Ed.); Dr.  M.  Serfontein,  (FCIEA   U.K); Dr.  L.  Meyer,  (FCIEA  U.K); NewsleSer  Editor:   Regional  Conveners: H.  D.  Edwards       EC   L.  Findlay     Limpopo     T.  Tshabalala       GA   H.  Van  Twisk     KZN     J.  Topping W  -­‐  www.cimap.co.za       CPT   S.  Louw         FreeState   S.  Lala M  -­‐  admin@cimap.co.za REGION  KZN     1st  Floor  Cowey  House  Morningside  Durban  -­‐  4001 REGION  WC     CIMAP  Suite  West  Block  Tannery  Park  23  Belmont  Road  Rondebosch  -­‐  7700 Message from the CIMAP Board Dear  CIMAP  Members,   We   look   forward   to   advancing   assessment   CIMAP   is   actively   working   with   the   QCTO,   practice  in  2013! As   the   educational   landscape   experiences   SAQA,   SABPP,   ETDPSETA   and   BANKSETA     significant   change,   CIMAP   is   inspired   to   to   ensure   the   advancement   and   status   of   Yours  in  assessment  excellence! drive   our   growth   and  strategic  involvement   our   members.     CIMAP   embraces   our   CIMAP  Board in  2013. extended   assessment   community   and   has     factored     the   strategic   potential   of   strong   CIMAP  was  fortunate  to  have  had  Professor   relationships  as  a  key  driver  for  our  success. Meryl   Mehl   serve   as   our   Vice   Chairperson     since   the   inception  of  the  CIMAP   board.  The   Complacency     is   an   unfortunately   a   daily   broader  educational  community  was  deeply   challenge.   CIMAP  realises  that  we   require  a   saddened  by  the  passing  of  Professor  Mehl.   changed   mindset   that   embodies   a   diverse   Our   heartfelt   condolences   go   to   Prof.   view  of  sustainable  assessment  practice  and   Mehl’s  family  and  friends. expanded  community   supported  initiatives.     Professor   Mehl   reminded   us   that   as   we   grow   in   experience   with   our   engagement   with   the   education   and   assessment   INSIDE THIS ISSUE WELCOME   practice,  we  will  also  learn  what  we  need   to   do   to   prepare   candidates   even   better   for   In  memoriam  -­‐  2 potential   engagement   in   the   specific   sectors  of  the   economy   where   positions   are   BANK  SETA  NVC  RPL  -­‐  2 TO  2013! available.    A   challenge   in   time   that   we   can   also   consider   addressing,   is   to   create   the   Editor’s  book  list-­‐  3 preparatory   platform   to   develop   our   A  day  in  the  life  -­‐  4 candidates  to  access  the  myriad  of  technical   opportunities  that  exist  in  our  economy.     1 www.cimap.co.za ⇢
  • 2. IN MEMORIAM CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK MARCH 2013 Celebrating  the  life  of  Prof.  Merlyn  Mehl non-­‐executive   director   of   NvA   (a   division   of  Naspers),   Capitec,   CIMAP  and  Curro  Private  Schools. SA  EDUCATIONAL  ICON  LEAVES  LASTING  LEGACY Prof  Mehl  was  widely  acknowledged  as  a   leading  academic  with   A   memorial   celebration   was   held   on  Saturday   (9   Feb   2013)   at   an   amazing  ability   to   engage   wide   ranging   audiences,   and   had   Cape   Peninsula  University  of   Technology   in   honour  of  Professor   links  to  Harvard,  MIT  and  other  iconic   institutions.  A  raconteur  of   Merlyn  Claude  Mehl. note   at   local   and  international   levels,   Merlyn  was   entertaining,   Prof  Mehl,  a   former  Chancellor  of   the   then   Peninsula  Technikon,   challenging   and   informative,   but   equally   a   good   listener.   His   died  at  the  age  of  70  at  his  home  near  Kirstenbosch. writings  and  initiatives  have  benefitted  countless  individuals  and   their   families,   corporations   and   communities,   either   directly   or   Prof   Mehl   schooled   at   South   Peninsula   High   and   studied   at   through   his   influence   in   government   circles.   He   has   improved   UWC,   completing   his   PhD   (Physics)   at   UCT.   Following   a   the   lives  of   many   people,   a   number   of   which   he   never   got   to   glittering  academic   career,   and   a   sabbatical   to   concentrate   on   meet  individually. his  own   spiritual  growth,   Merlyn  worked   at   and   later  was  Chief   Executive  of  the  Independent  Development  Trust. In  his  final   years   Prof  Mehl  was  passionate   about  improving  the   lives   of   all   and   championed   the   notion   that   each   human   has   He   chaired  the   Tertiary   Education   Fund  SA,   to   financially   assist   unlimited  capacity  and  potential.  He   developed   programmes   to   deserving   tertiary   students   from   disadvantaged   backgrounds.   improve   cognition  through  critical   and  creative   thinking  and  at   Following   this,   as   Executive   Chairman,   he   started   Triple   L   the   time   of   his  passing  was   involved   in  projects  to   dramatically   Academy   to   promote  his  ethos  of  Life  Long  Learning,  and  which   improve  school  results. today  is  a   provider   of  skills  development  in  all  provinces  of  South   Africa.     He   had   long   played   an   instrumental   role   in   SA   His  memory  will   be   honoured  and   will  endure   through  the   very   educational   circles   promoting   skills   development   and   the   many   beneficiaries   of   his   creative   and   innovative   thinking,   National  Qualifications  Framework. teaching   and   mentoring,   and   his   generosity,   kindness   and   support.   He   is   survived   by   wife   Natalie   and   her   family,   son   He   was   also   critically   supportive   of  SAQA  (where   he   chaired  a   Graeme  and  his  family  as  well  as  sister  Carol  and  her  family. National   Standards   Board),   the   QCTO   and   many   SETAs,   particularly   W&R   SETA   where   he   was   board   chairman   for   a   number   of   years.   Due   to   his   stature   in   the   community,   his   business   acumen   and   his   innovative   insights   into   people   Prof  Mehl  will  be  remembered  by  the  very   development,  Prof  Mehl   played  a  leading  role  on  various  boards.   special,  positive  way  in  which  he  touched   He   was  Executive   of   Financial   Management  of   Boland   PKS   and   many  thousands  of  lives.   BANKSETA SUPPORTS CIMAP CIMAP  is  proud  to  announce  that   it   is  the  Project  Manager  for  an   Thereafter,   candidates  will  be   given  a  few  months  to  collect  their   RPL  project  with  funding  from   BANKSETA.    CIMAP  members  now   evidence   and  submit  it  for  assessment.    Guidance   will  be  available   have  an  opportunity  to  experience   an  RPL  process  for  themselves.     during  this  time  for  those  who  need  it.     The  funding  will  cover: For   CIMAP   members   who   do   not   wish   to   experience   RPL   first   The   full   recognition   of   prior   learning   (RPL)   process   for   30   hand,   BANKSETA   will   also   be   funding   RPL   capacitation   CIMAP   members   (against   the   FETC:   New   Venture   Creation   workshops   in  April   and   May.     These   will   be   offered   in   the   major   Level  4); centres  as  long  as  there  is  enough  interest.     Workshops  in  April  for  CIMAP   members  to  learn  more  about   Additional   information   on   the   RPL   for   NVC   projects   will   be   RPL  implementation  and  processes; circulated  to  CIMAP  members.     CIMAP  membership  for   any  BANKSETA  registered  assessors   For  more  information  contact  admin@cimap.co.za   INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY and  moderators. This   project   is   a   fantastic   opportunity   for   CIMAP   independent   assessors   who  would  like  to  grow  their  own  assessment  business.     The   intention   is  to  formalise  members’  business  skills  so  that  they   are   better   equipped  to  manage,   market  and  grow  their  own  small   business.     A   secondary   aim   of   the   project   is   to   give   CIMAP   members  the  experience   of  RPL  so   that   they   are   better   equipped   to   both   sell   and   deliver   RPL   projects   themselves.     By   actually   experiencing   RPL   themselves  it   is  anticipated  that   these   CIMAP   members  will  be   able   to  more  effectively   support   RPL  candidates   and  assess  their  evidence. The  RPL  process  for  successful  CIMAP  candidates  will  commence   in   March  with  a   three-­‐day   introductory  workshop.    Here,   the   RPL   facilitators  will  guide  members  as  to  the   type   of  evidence   required   for  the   NVC  qualification.    Various  models  of  RPL  will   be  discussed   and   candidates   will   be   given   an  opportunity   to   select   the   most   suitable   model   for   their   current  level  of  knowledge   and  skill  (and   their  access  to  naturally  occurring  evidence).     2 www.cimap.co.za ⇢
  • 3. CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK MARCH 2013 ETD RELATED LEGISLATION & EDITOR’S BOOK LIST REGULATIONS FOR PROVIDERS Integrating  Training  Needs  Analysis,  Assessment  and   Evaluation Basic  Conditions  of  Employment  Amendment  Act  (No.   11   of   KNOWRES  Publishing  (Catharina  Opperman  &   2002) Marius  Meyer  -­‐  2008) Broad  Based  Black  Economic   Empowerment  Act   (No.  53   of   2003) Kopskuif Compensation   for   Occupational   Injuries   and   Diseases   Naledi  (Dawie  Smith  -­‐  2011) Amendment  Act  (No.  61  of  1997) Business  Ethics Constitution   of   the   Republic   of   South   Africa   (No.   108   of   Oxford  University  Press  (Deon  Rossouw  &  Leon  van   1996) Vuuren  -­‐  fourth  edition  2010) Education   and   Training   Quality   Assurance   Bodies   Regulations  (No.  R  1127  of  1998) Training  Management Employment  Equity  Act  (No.  55  of  1998) A  multi-­‐disciplinary  approach  to  human  resources   Labour  Relations  Act  (No.  66  of  1995) development  in  Southern  Africa  -­‐  Oxford  University   National  Education  Policy  Act  (No.  27  of  1996) Press  (P.  S.  Van  Dyk  -­‐  2001  -­‐  fourth  edition) National  Qualifications  Framework  Act  (  No.  67  of  2008) Managing  Training  and  Development  in  South  Africa Occupational   Health  and  Safety   Amendment   Act   (No.   181   USA  Oxford  University  Press  (Erasmus,  Loedolff,   of  1998) Mda,  Nel  -­‐        2012) Promotion  of  Administrative  Justice  Act  (No.  3  of  2000) Skills  Development  Act  (No.  97  of  1998) Skills  Development  Levies  Act  (No.  9  of  1999) “To  the  uneducated,  an  A  is  just   South  African  Qualifications  Authority  Act  (No.  58  of  1995) three  sticks”  -­‐  AA  Milne POLICIES & DOCUMENTS ADVERTISING  IN  THE  CIMAP   Language   in  Education  Policy  (in  terms  of  section  3(4)(m)   of   NEWSLETTER the  National  Education  Policy  Act Contact  admin@cimap.co.za  to  showcase  your   National   Language   Policy   Framework   Final   Draft   ETD  services  in  our  newsletter  . (Department  of  Arts  and  Culture)  -­‐  13  November  2002 Higher   Education   Quality   Committee   -­‐   Criteria   for   Half-­‐page,  quarter  page  and  classified  brand  space   Programme  Accreditation  November  2004 is    available. SAQA  Quality  Guide  for  ETQAs SAQA  Criteria  and  Guidelines  for  Providers TO PAY OR NOT TO PAY GRANT REGULATIONS - WHAT “I’ll  pay  you   ONGOING   YOU SHOULD KNOW INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY next  year  if   DISCUSSION   A   SETA   is   required   to   allocate   80%   of   its   available   you  train  for   POINT discretionary   grants   within   a   financial   year   to   PIVOTAL   me  today....” programmes   that   address   scarce   and   critical   skills   in   its   sectors.   Please  send  your  contributions  to  admin@cimap.co.za Points  to  Ponder. From   1   April   2013,   a   SETA  will   transfer   as  part   of   its   administration   costs   as   contemplated   in   sub-­‐regulation   Does  it  matter  whether  there  is  a  paper  trail  in  place  -­‐  or  not? (1)   and   approved   in   the   annual   SETA   strategic   plan,   an   Should  you  ask  for  a  deposit  up  front? amount   that   does  not  exceed  0.5%   of  the   total  levy   paid   by   the   employer   to   the   QCTO   for   quality   assurance   Should  you  hold  on  to  the  deliverable  until  you  get  paid  in  full? functions   as  contemplated  in  section  26H   of  the  Act,   and   Should  CIMAP  serve  as  a  referral  base  for  both  Practitioners   the   actual   quantum   of   funds   to   be   transferred   will   be   and  Training  Providers? determined  by  the  Minister  by  31  July  of  each  year.   Is  it  fair,  right  or  relevant  to  ask  for  proof  of  accreditation/ registration  before  undertaking  a  commission? 3 www.cimap.co.za ⇢
  • 4. CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK MARCH 2013 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ............. THABANI GULA - Head of Department - Qualifications Development and Accreditation - ETDP SETA Interview   held   at   the   ETDP   SETA   on  Thursday   28   February   2013   A  -­‐   They  must   cease   their   activities,   they  are   preventing   learners   with   Thabani   Gula   -­‐   a   veteran   in   our   Education,   Training   and   from   achieving  developmental   goals.    You   are   facing   litigation   if   Development  landscape. you  break  the  law.     Thabani  was  interviewed  by  Heidi  D  Edwards   CIMAP  Assessment  Talk  Editor Q  -­‐  Why  do  you  do  what  you  do? “We  need  a  culture  of   A   -­‐   I   guess   for   me   it   has   always   been   passion   for   developing   adhering  to  ethical  conduct  and   people. behaviour.    If  all  of  us  could  adhere   I  started  as  a  teacher  and  progressed  to  being  a  Trainer  of  Trainers.     I’ve  always  worked  with  people  -­‐  it  gives  me   a    lot  of  satisfaction  to   to  the  rules  there  would  be  no   see  people  growing.    I  contribute  to  people  growth. need  for  traffic  cops.” Q  -­‐  When  did  you  start? A  -­‐  I  am  not  as  young  as  I  look.                              Suffice   it  to   say  1987  /  1988   Q   -­‐   So   in   your   opinion   Providers   should   use   our   very   good   when  I   moved   into   ETD.     First   as  a   literacy   facilitator   -­‐   I   started   teaching  people   reading  and  writing.        That's   where   my   passion   legislation  to  drive  our  daily  activities? started  and  my  job  took  me  all  over  the  country. A  -­‐  Yes. Q  -­‐  When  did  you  start  with  SETA? Ed.   note:   -­‐   Thabani   is   currently   busy   with   an   Honours   Degree;   Education   training   and   Development   at   North   West   University   A  -­‐  June  2001  as  a  Learning  Programme  Evaluation  Coordinator. AND   achieved   a   distinction   in   his   Bachelors   Degree.   Education   Q  -­‐   What  has  been  for   you  the   greatest  change   you   have   seen   in   Training   and   Development   with   a   distinction   at   North   West   our  industry? University. A  -­‐  The  establishment  of  the  SETA  system,  especially  the   QUALITY   Thabani  Gula  can  be  reached  on  011  372  3300  at  the  ETDP  SETA ASSURANCE   of   ETD.     This   led   to   another   great   change   -­‐   the   formation   of  the   QCTO  -­‐   quite   a   radical   approach  going  from   32   CIMAP  IS  PROUD  OF  ITS  ASSOCIATION  WITH  THE   ETQAs  to  the  QCTO  structure.    A  landmark  event. ETDP  SETA is for ETHICS in ETD Q   -­‐   If   you   could   wave   a   magic   wand   and   make   one   change   in   ETD,   what   change   would   you   want  to  make? A  -­‐  I   want   to  see   all   roleplayers   self-­‐regulate.    Then  there  would   USE THE ETP SETA WEBSITE www.etdpseta.org.za be   a   culture   of   excellence   -­‐   we   TO .......... would   not   have  to  look   over  our   Look  at  the  Sector  Skills  Plan  (SSP) collective  shoulders.     Familiarise  yourself  with  Policies Q   -­‐   What   drives   Thabani   as   a   Read  the  Annual  Report person? Effect  on-­‐line  report  submissions A   -­‐  fear  of  failure.    I  beat  myself   hard   if   I   fail.     I   enjoy   it   when   I   achieve.    It  keeps  me  going. ETHICS HUMOUR Thabani  Gula  -­‐  HoD INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY Back   in   the   1930s,   so   the   story   goes,   a   baker   in   Scotland   Q  -­‐  Give  our  readers  a  glimpse  of  your  personal  life. suspected   that   a   farmer   who   was   supplying   his   butter   was   A  -­‐   I  have  a  beauaful  family   -­‐  my   wife   is  looking  after  our  2  year   giving  him  short  weight. old  daughter.    She   is  a   retail  Store   Manager  by   profession  and  is   Over   a   period   of   several   weeks   he   carefully   checked   the   soon   returning   to   work.     I   have   a   19   year   old   son  in  the   United   weight  and  his   suspicions   were   confirmed.    This   so  angered   Kingdom   who   is  in  his   second   year   at  university   and   I   have   twin   him  that  he  had  the  farmer  arrested. boys    who  have  left  the  nest.    They  are  in  their  early  20s. ‘I   assume   you   have   weights,’   said   the   judge   at   the   farmer’s   Q  -­‐  What  is  a  typical  day  for  Thabani? trial. A  -­‐   My   day   starts  very  early   in   the   morning  with  gym   at  six  AM   -­‐     ‘No  sir,  I  don’t,’  replied  the  farmer. Monday  to   Friday.    After  gym   I   go  to  the   office.    I  have  a  nice   warm   ‘Then  how  do  you  weigh  the  butter  you  sell?’ discussion  with  my   staff,   check  on   their   wellbeing  then   emails.    I   have   a   plan  for  each  day  and  I   follow   my   plan.    In  between   all  of   ‘Well,’  said   the   farmer,   ‘when  the   baker   began  buying   butter   that  there   are  thousands  of   queries  from   Providers.    I  live  for   a  day   from  me,  I   decided  to  get  my  bread  from   him.    I  just  use  the   when  I   can  go  home   without   having   fielded  a   call.    In  essence   I   am   one-­‐pound  loaf  he   sells  me   as   a  weight  for  the   butter   I  sell.    If   customer   driven.     I   try  as  best  as  I  can   to  solve  every  problem  that   the   weight   of   the   butter   is   wrong,   he   has   only   himself   to   is  presented  to  me  or  one  of  my  colleagues. blame.’ Q  -­‐  What  is  your  advice  for  unscrupulous  Providers? SOURCE:  -­‐  The  Management  Bible  -­‐  Neil  Flanagan  &  Jarvis  Finger - Zebra  Press  (2004) 4 www.cimap.co.za ⇢
  • 5. CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK MARCH 2013 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - THE KEY TO SOUTH AFRICA’S FUTURE By  Gizelle  McIntyre   then  the  people   that  make  the   bricks  should   be   sent  for  training.   According   to   The   Guardian,   as   of   29   December   2012   the   However,   if   the   company   wants  to   have   the   most   recognisable   unemployment   rate   in  South  Africa   is  a   staggering   minimum   of   brand   in   the   brick   business,   then   the   marketing  staff   should   be   26%.   While   many   believe   that   this   is   due   to   a   lack   of   tertiary   sent  for  training.   education,   an   argument   could   be   made   that   having   a   piece   of   What   the   South  African   economy   needs  is  people   who   have   true   paper   confirming   a   degree   does   not   automatically   translate   to   employment,   not   just   a   job.  True   employment   is   something  that   employment.  That  degree   does  not  indicate  any  particular   level  of   means   something   to   that   employee,   his/her   family   and   the   expertise   or  experience,   merely   the   ability   to   learn  from   a   book.   country.  To  have   true   employment,   people   need  to   be   passionate   Skills  Development,   however,   indicates   actual   skill   and   therefore   about  what   they   do;  but   when   skills  shortages  are   rife,   there   can   leads,  more  often  than  not,  to  employment.   be  no  passion.   Building  Skills  Development   builds  job  knowledge,   There   are  innumerable  advantages  to  Skills  Development  both  for   increasing  performance   and  passion   –   this   is  an   economical  issue   the   employer   developing   its   staff   and   the   employees   being   and  one  that  could  be  the  key  to  employment  in  South  Africa.   developed.  The  employer  receives  immense   return   on  investment   Founded   in   1999,   Workplace   Skills   Solutions   t/a  The   Institute   of   as   it   now   has   better   skilled   staff   working   at   a   higher   level   of   People   Development   (IPD)   strives   to   equip,   prepare   and   certify   productivity;   this  means  that   the   work   is  completed   faster   with   practitioners   in   order   to   serve   South   Africa’s   skills   development   less  mistakes  leading   to   a  more   profitable  business.  The   employee   strategy  as  well  as  facilitating   the  transformation  of   education   and   that   is  being   developed  will  take   more   pride  in  their  work,   having   training.   Over   the   years,   IPD   has   become   the   preferred   people   been   made   to   feel   important   enough   to   invest   in.   Skills   development  partner  to   most  state  owned  and  private  enterprises  in   Development   will   also   lead   such  employees  to  have   a  heightened   Southern   Africa.   For   more   information,   please   contact   IPD   on   level  of  job  satisfaction  and  confidence  in  what  they  are  doing.   trainingenquiries@peopledev.co.za,   on   (011)   315   2913   or   visit   While  many  believe  that  Skills   Development  puts  the   employer  at   www.peopledev.co.za risk   of   losing   staff,   there   is   much   evidence   to   suggest   the   opposite.   Someone   who  feels   that   their   company   is  investing   in   them   will   often   be   extremely   loyal   to   the   company.   If   staff   EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA members  leave  once  they  are  up-­‐skilled,   it  is  likely  that   they  were   At   about   7%   of   gross   domestic   product   (GDP)   and   20%   of   total   planning   on   leaving   even   before   the   training   started.   In   the   state   expenditure,   South   Africa   has   one   of   the   highest   rates   of   meantime,   whilst   the   employee   is   undergoing  training,   he/she   is   public  investment  in  education  in  the  world. still   working   for   the   company   and  the   company   is   therefore   still   School   life   spans   13   years   or   grades,   from   grade   0,   otherwise   benefitting  from  the  training.   known   as   grade   R   or   "reception   year",   through   to   grade   12   or   It  is  important,  however,  to  ensure  that  the  correct  staff  members   "matric"  –  the  year  of  matriculation. are   selected   for  the   correct   Skills   Development  courses.   Prior   to   Under   the   South   African   Schools   Act   of   1996,   education   is   beginning  training,  an  organisational  needs   or  gap  analysis  should   compulsory   for  all  South  Africans  from   the   age   of  seven  (grade   1)   be   conducted.   This   is   often   not   done   in   cases   where   Skills   to  age  15,  or  the  completion  of  grade  9. Development   is  merely   done   for   window   dressing  purposes;   the   company   has   budget   for   Skills   Development,   so   it   does   it.   This   South  Africa  has  a  vibrant  higher  education  sector,  with  nearly  900   actually   leads   to   wasted   money   and   low   return   on   investment   000   students   enrolled   in   the   country's   23   state-­‐funded   tertiary   because   staff   are   sent   on   inappropriate   training   or   on   training   institutions:   11  universities,  six   universities  of   technology,  and   six   which   they   have   already   completed,   which   may   lead   to   staff   comprehensive  institutions. feeling   insignificant   and   even  less   job   satisfaction.   This,   in   turn,   There   are   currently   around   450   registered   private   FET   colleges,   has  a  negative  effect  on  the  company  as  a  whole.     which   cover   training   provided   from   Grades   10   to   12,   including   Identifying   staff  that  need  Skills  Development  does  not  need  to  be   career-­‐oriented  education  and  training. an  arduous  process,   but   it  does  need  to  be  a   continuous  one.  It  is   According   to  Census   2011,   the   percentage   of   people   aged   20   or   important  that   managers  are   tasked  with   continuously  identifying   older   who  have   higher  education  increased   from   8.4%  in   2001   to   gaps  in  the   company.  This   is  not  something  that  can  be   done  once   12.1%.   The   number   of   those   who   matriculated   increased   from   a   year   to   fulfil   a   check-­‐list;   companies   are   organic.   They   grow,   20.4%   to   28.5%.  Those   who   had   no  schooling   at   all   decreased   INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY develop  and  change  unceasingly,  as  do  the   staff   working  for  them.   from  17.9%  to  8.6%. Managers  need   to  be   trained   to   use   the   company’s  Performance   There   has   been  moderate   increase   in   people   aged   between  five   Management  System  as  an  on-­‐going  tool  to   identify  development   and   24   attending   private   institutions   rather   than   public   ones.   opportunities,  rather  than  as  a  bonus  calculator.   Gauteng   topped   the   list   with   16%   of   people   in   this   age   group   While   all   staff   equally   deserve   to  be   developed,   it   is   not   always   attending  private   institutions.   This   was  followed   by   the   Western   within  the   company’s  means  to  develop  all  employees  every   year.   Cape  with  7.5%,  and  the  Free  State  with  6.4%. In  a   situation  where   various  staff   members  have   been  identified  as   The   functional   illiteracy   rates   –   that   is,   people   15   years   old   and   requiring   training,   but   there   is   a   limited   budget   available,   a   over   with   no  education  or   a   highest   level   of   education   less   than   strategic  discussion  needs  to  be   held  regarding  how   to  proceed.   grade   seven  –   have   dropped  from  31.5%  in  2001  to  19.1%  in  2011.   There   is  no   template   to   be  followed  here,   but  some   guidelines   are   Poorer  rural  provinces,   such   as  Limpopo   and   the   Northern  Cape,   available   to   assist   managers  in   selecting  the   best   candidates  for   have   cut   their   functional  illiteracy  rates  by   almost   half   to  around   development.   25%  since  1996. Technical   skills   should   always  be   prioritised;   this  usually  relates   to   http://www.southafrica.info/about/facts.htm#.UTLZ2GhK7ao production   which   directly   affects   the   company’s   profit   margins.   A b  ummmm    D  e  F........  ? Secondly,   there  should  be   a  focus  on  critical  skills  and  scarce   skills,   and  thirdly,  on  softer  skills.  However,  it  should  be  ensured  that  the   question   of  where  the  company   is  headed  is  asked.  For  example,  if       the   company   wants   to  produce   the   best   bricks   in  Johannesburg,   5 www.cimap.co.za ⇢
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