101321_1: The statutory learning and development environment

Topics Covered

Chapter 1: The statutory framework that Governs the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)

• Historic developments
• Overview of the legislative framework
• SAQA roles and responsibilities
• Key SAQA policies
• Lifelong learning and workplace integrated learning
• The National Learners' Records Database
• The National Qualifications Framework and Level Descriptors
• Sub-frameworks and Quality Councils
• Integration in the NQF
• The notion of competence
• The Twelve Organizing Fields
• Occupational categories
• SAQA registered qualifications
• Statutory and non-statutory professional bodies and designations

Chapter 2: The Statutory and Regulatory Framework that Governs the Occupational Skills Development Environment

• Overview of the statutory and regulatory framework
• The statutory and regulatory framework that governs skills development funding
• Government structures and departmental roles and functions in skills Development
• Sector Education and Training Representative Bodies
• Learning programmes, delivery models and policies
• The FLC curricula and qualification documents
• The National Skills Fund
• National transformational frameworks, plans and documents

Chapter 3: The Quality Councils

• The Quality Councils
• The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
• The QCTO vision and Mission
• Preamble
• Qualification development: the Development Quality Partner
• Quality assurance of occupational qualifications and/or part-qualifications
• Umalusi
• The Council on Higher Education (CHE)

This course is part of the following qualifications that we offer:

1. Core 101321 - Occupational Certificate: Occupational Certificate: Training and Development Practitioner Level 5, 190 Credits