15217, 15218, 15221, 15227, 15228, 15232, 252041: Integrated Skills Development Facilitation

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Topics Covered

Chapter 1: Sector education and training authorities

• Introduction
• Education and Training Quality Assurance Bodies
• SETA Finances

Chapter 2: Legislation impacting on skills development

• Introduction
• The Skills Development Levies Act, No 9 of 1999
• The National Qualifications Framework Act, No 67 of 2008
• The Skills Development Act, No 97 of 1998 and the Skills Development Amendment Act, No 37 of 2008
• The Higher Education Act, No 101 of 1997 and the Higher Education Amendment Act, No 39 of 2008
• The General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act, No 58 of 2001 and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Amendment Act, No 50 of 2008
• Summary of Chapter 2

Chapter 3: The national qualifications framework (NQF) and role players in skills development

• Introduction
• The objectives of the NQF
• Framework levels
• Integration in the NQF
• The twelve organising fields
• Occupational categories
• The National Skills Authority
• The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
• Quality Councils
• Professional Bodies
• The Council on Higher Education (CHE)
• Umalusi
• Training Providers: the Internal Training Committee

Chapter 4: The role and functions of the skills development facilitator

• Introduction
• Provide information and advice concerning learning and assessment
• Criteria for the appointment of an SDF
• The Skills Development Facilitator
• Legislation and the SDF
• Placement of the skills development facilitator
• The profile of an SDF
• The roles of an SDF
• Influencing key stakeholder participation in the skills development of the enterprise(s)
• Establishing a SDPC
• Registration for skills development levy
• Summary of Chapter 4

Chapter 5: Occupational learning

• Introduction
• Learnerships
• Apprenticeships/Artisan development
• Learning programmes
• Skills programmes
• PIVOTAL Programmes
• National qualifications
• Skills Development Institutes
• Summary of Chapter 5

Chapter 6: Conduct skills development administration in an organisation

• Introduction
• Collate and store data related to skills development
• Personal Development Plans (PDPs)
• Provider reports
• Impact reports
• Financial reports
• Related businesses
• Government departments
• Community members
• Subject matter experts
• Management
• Customers
• Work instructions
• Standing operating procedures
• Training manuals
• Key shareholders
• Legislation
• Reports
• Obtaining data on skills development
• Managing group processes and dynamics
• The availability of accurate information
• Verifying data for accuracy
• Recording and capturing data
• Updating data
• Resolving problems experienced with the collation and storage of data
• Resource requirements
• Skills development administration
• Sources of information
• Establishing the purpose, nature and scope of requests to retrieve and present information
• Referring requests that fall outside the defined responsibilities or authority of the learner
• Retrieving and providing information
• Presenting information
• Requirements for information
• Managing individual careers
• Identifying and solving problems related to the processing of skills development data
• Making recommendations to improve systems and procedures
• Process and authorisation
• Format of the Section
• Service providers
• In-house training
• Summary of Chapter 6

Chapter 7: Preparing and submitting a workplace skills plan (WSP) and annual training report (ATR)

• Introduction
• The purposes of the WSP and the ATR
• Mandatory grant payments
• Discretionary grant payments
• The WSP and ATR components
• The WSP/ATR template

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

1. Fundamental 96372 - Occupational Certificate: Career Development Information Officer Level 5, 120 Credits