The Chartered Institute for the Management of Assessment Practice (CIMAP) is a Professional Body and registered Non Profit Organisation. CIMAP is focused on creating a voice for stakeholders in education, training, and development in South Africa. CIMAP is dedicated to supporting the needs of practitioners involved in assessment, moderation, facilitation, and ETD Practice.

1. ASSESSMENT TALK
October 2012
The
Chartered
Institute
for
the
Management
of
Assessment
Practice
(CIMAP)
Board
Members:
Chairperson:
D.E
Damons
MSc;
(FCIEA
U.K)
Vice-­‐Chairperson:
Prof.
M.
Mehl,
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);
HEADOFFICE
CIMAP
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Message from the CIMAP Board
Dear
CIMAP
Members, assessor
awards.
This
is
a
great
honour
for
other
benefits
that
accrue
to
members
of
a
As
the
year
starts
to
wind
down
and
head
CIMAP
and
it
is
a
testament
to
every
professional
body
like
CIMAP.
These
include:
towards
its
close
we
welcome
all
the
new
member
that
has
put
their
hand
up
(and
into
E n h a n c i n g
y o u r
n e t w o r k
–
a
members
who
have
joined
us
this
month!
It
t h e i r
p o c k e t ! )
a n d
j o i n e d
u s
t o
professional
body
is
a
synergistic
is
heartening
to
see
the
support
that
CIMAP
professionalise
the
industry
for
the
good
of
group
and
being
in
the
company
of
is
gaining,
as
the
swelling
numbers
allow
us
the
entire
skills
development
agenda. like-­‐minded
people
is
better
than
an
even
larger
voice
in
these
turbulent
While
some
employers
and
assessment
being
on
your
own.
Operating
as
an
times.
CIMAP
is
aware,
from
studying
its
providers
are
setting
CIMAP
membership
as
independent
assessor
can
be
lonely
membership
database,
that
many
members
a
prerequisite
for
recruitment,
many
CIMAP
and
being
a
member
of
CIMAP
will
are
independent
assessors
or
small
providers
members
have
joined
voluntarily,
and
their
give
you
access
to
people
with
whom
and
we
know
that
the
economy
and
agreeing
to
abide
by
a
set
of
rules
and
code
you
can
network;
approaching
‘silly
season’
often
have
a
of
ethics
is
a
wholly
self-­‐started
initiative.
Finding
a
mentor
who
can
assist
you
to
dampening
effect
on
the
revenues
of
these
stakeholders
so
we
appreciate
greatly
the
INSIDE THIS ISSUE get
through
a
difficult
project
or
enhance
your
assessing/moderating
decision
you
have
made
to
become
a
Labour
market
challenges
-­‐
4
FAQ
skills
and
practice
-­‐
of
course,
you
can
m e m b e r
o f
C I M A P
a n d
p a y
y o u r
Professional
Bodies
-­‐
5
also
become
a
mentor
to
a
new
membership
fees.
A
rethink
on
qualifications
-­‐
8 assessor
or
moderator,
which
can
Our
efforts
as
a
professional
body,
and
as
a
Recognition
of
Prior
Learning
-­‐
become
immensely
fulfilling
–
and
can
representative
of
assessors,
is
steadily
e a r n
y o u
v a l u a b l e
C o n t i n u i n g
ETD
events
-­‐
10
gaining
momentum.
Recently,
the
ETDP
Professional
Development
(CPD)
SETA
approached
us
to
consider
taking
on
At
CIMAP
we
see
this
as
a
genuine
desire
to
points;
Cont.
the
role
of
Assessment
Quality
Partner
self-­‐regulation
and
improvement
of
(AQP)
for
its
national,
QCTO-­‐registered,
assessment
quality
and
ethics.
But
there
are
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2. MESSAGE FROM THE CIMAP CHANGES TO FET COLLEGE
CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK OCTOBER 2012
BOARD CONT. REGISTRATION CONT.
Enhancing
your
knowledge
–
CIMAP
members
are
QCTO
or
the
body
to
which
the
QCTO
has
delegated
such
encouraged
to
share
information
and
often
CIMAP
secures
a
function
in
order
to
be
accredited
as
skills
development
information
from
the
national
educational
structures
first
providers.
and
is
able
to
disseminate
this
through
its
membership
Private
skills
development
providers,
who
are
currently,
base.
In
an
environment
where
‘knowledge
is
power’
this
registered
with
DHET
and
Further
Education
and
has
proved
incredibly
valuable
to
members
and
allowed
Training
(FET)
Colleges
for
qualifications
and/or
part-­‐
them
to
stay
ahead
of
their
competitors
who
are
not
qualifications
on
levels
2
–
4
of
the
OQF
and
that
wish
to
CIMAP
members; continue
with
their
current
offerings,
need
not
apply
for
Showing
a
prospective
client
(or
employer)
that
you
are
re-­‐registration
with
DHET
when
their
registration
serious
about
your
role
as
an
assessor
by
listing
your
period
ends.
CIMAP
professional
designation
and
membership
status
However,
after
the
registration
period
ends
and
they
still
wish
to
on
your
CV,
email
signature
and
other
credentials.
It
continue
offering
these
or
additional
qualifications
and/or
part-­‐
shows
that
you
have
committed
to
stay
up-­‐to-­‐date
with
qualifications
on
levels
2
–
4
on
the
OQF,
they
are
required
to
your
profession
voluntarily
(through
CPD)
and
that
you
apply
for
accreditation
to
the
QCTO
or
the
body
which
the
have
committed
to
a
set
of
ethical
standards.
This
puts
QCTO
has
delegated
such
a
function.
you
ahead
in
the
recruitment
game;
Private
skills
development
providers,
who
are
currently
Avoiding
the
need
to
re-­‐invent
the
wheel
each
time
you
registered
with
the
DHET
and
wish
to
extend
their
have
a
need
–
while
CIMAP
members
may
see
themselves
scope
of
provision
to
offer
additional
qualifications
or
as
competitors
there
is
already
a
great
deal
of
sharing
part-­‐qualifications
on
levels
2
–
2
of
the
OQF,
must
apply
going
on
throughout
the
network.
At
the
moment
it
is
for
accreditation
to
the
QCTO
or
the
body
to
which
the
mostly
limited
to
information
but
ideally
it
will
expand
to
QCTO
has
delegated
such
function
the
sharing
of
projects,
assessment
documents
and
templates
over
time.
It
should
however
be
noted
that
if
the
providers
above
are
also
offering
qualifications
and/or
part-­‐qualifications
that
are
on
the
At
CIMAP
we
are
aware
that
‘no
person
is
an
island’
and
by
Higher
Education
Qualifications
sub-­‐framework
and/or
the
sub-­‐
coming
together
and
putting
our
‘islands’
together
we
can
build
framework
of
UMALUSI,
they
MUST
be
registered
with
DHET
as
a
‘land
mass’
of
knowledge
and
professional
integrity
in
the
Private
Higher
Education
Institutions
and/or
as
Private
FET
domain
of
assessment
practice.
Colleges.
The
board
of
CIMAP
salutes
all
new
and
established
members
Amendments
of
Council
of
Registration
and
we
welcome
your
suggestions
and
participation.
Relating
to
the
amendments,
note
that
should
you
want
to
Yours
in
assessment
excellence! amend/change
any
aspect
of
your
registration
as
a
private
FET
College
(i.e.
qualifications,
sites
of
delivery,
legal
name),
you
will
CHANGES
TO
FET
COLLEGE
be
de-­‐registered
as
a
private
FET
College
upon
provision
of
proof
of
accreditation
by
the
QCTO
as
a
skills
development
REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS
BY
provider.
The
de-­‐registration
will
not
affect
the
credibility
and
DHET the
recognition
the
institution
enjoyed
as
a
registered
private
FET
college
in
any
negative
way
as
long
as
it
is
accredited
by
the
The
Department
of
Higher
Education
and
Training
has
changed
QCTO
or
any
agency
delegated
such
a
function
by
the
QCTO.
the
registration
requirements
for
FET
Colleges.
FET
Colleges
will
Please
note
that
all
the
above
does
not
relate
to
any
registered
no
longer
be
required
to
register
with
the
Department
if
they
private
FET
College
that
offers
qualifications
or
programmes
only
offer
qualifications
that
fall
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
that
fall
on
Levels
2
–
4
of
the
sub-­‐framework
of
Umalusi
(i.e.
the
QCTO
or
the
body
nominated
by
the
QCTO
i.e.
a
SETAs. General
and
Further
Education
and
Training
Qualifications
A
joint
communiqué
has
subsequently
been
issued
by
SAQA,
Framework
(GENFETQF).
Such
a
college
must
remain
registered
INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY
DHET
and
the
three
Quality
Councils
providing
guidelines
on
the
in
terms
of
the
FET
Colleges
Act
and
related
Regulations
and
has
registration
and
accreditation
of
skills
development
providers
in
to
remain
such
registration.
the
terms
of
the
Skills
Development
Act,
1998.
These
guidelines
Should
you
have
any
query
regarding
the
matter,
you
may
will
be
forced
until
they
are
replaced
by
long
term
requirements.
contact
DHET
on
012
312
5567.
The
communiqué
(Join
Communiqué
1
of
2012)
is
available
on
the
website
of
the
Department
of
Higher
Education
and
Training
and
SAQA.
The
following
information
was
supplied
by
DHET
in
a
CIMAP
communique
to
accredited
providers
registered
with
DHET: IS PROUDLY
Skills
development
providers
must
note
the
following
aspects
ASSOCIATED WITH
and
consider
the
implementation
thereof
in
terms
of
the
SABPP; PRISA & SA PAYROLL
registration
as
a
private
FET
College.
ASSOCIATION
Private
skills
development
providers,
who
are
not
yet
registered
with
DHET
and
that
wish
to
offer
only
qualifications
and/or
part-­‐qualifications
on
level
1
-­‐
10
of
the
Occupational
Qualifications
framework
(OQF),
will
not
be
registered
with
DHET.
They
must
only
apply
with
the
2
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3. CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK OCTOBER 2012
MANAGING ETD PROCESSES IN YOUR ORGANISATION BY
IMPLEMENTING A QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Month-­‐by-­‐month
hundreds
of
aspiring
Learning
tMaterial
o
mandatory
vSarious
egistration
process can
be
Developer
-­‐
competencies
that
attained;
here
is
n ETA
r
Training
Providers
apply
to
any
one
or
more
of
the
Coach/Mentor
-­‐
various
competencies
that
can
be
attained;
there
SETAs
-­‐
hoping
for
a
speedy
acceptance
of
their
application
for
is
no
mandatory
SETA
registration
process
accreditation.
Project
Manager
(Learnerships)
-­‐
various
competencies
that
can
Everybody
wants
a
bite
of
the
fruit
from
the
tree
of
learning. be
attained;
there
is
no
mandatory
SETA
registration
process
Q
-­‐
Is
it
possible
to
expedite
a
bureaucratic
process?
The
next
(but
probably
most
important)
step
is
to
create
a
Quality
Q
-­‐
Is
the
local
ETD
landscape
known
for
its
ability
to
process
Management
System
(QMS)
that
will
form
the
foundation
of
the
anything
quickly?
entire
ETD
process
in
your
organisation.
A
moot
point
-­‐
one
that
always
generates
healthy
and
vigorous
The
QMS
will
contain
all
the
policies
to
drive
successful
discourse.
That
notwithstanding
-­‐
one
must
look
at
every
step
of
implementation
and
the
SETA
will
want
to
see
not
only
that
the
the
process
before
one
finds
fault
with
an
ETQA
or
with
a
SETA.
It
policies
are
in
place
but
that
you
implement
and
regularly
review
is
a
sad
fact
of
life
that
there
is
not
one
seamless
(logical)
process
the
policies
and
associated
procedures.
across
the
board
-­‐
each
SETA
has
its
own
processes,
steps
and
The
overarching
policies
include
but
are
not
limited
to:
-­‐
!
requirements;
requirements
which
have
been
known
to
create
irritation,
distrust
and
in
some
cases
disgust
but
rarely
delight. Learning
Programme
Design
&
Development
procedure
Learner
entry,
guidance
and
support
Let
us
examine
the
requirements
although
in
reality
there
is
only
one
overriding
criterion.
All
you
have
to
do
is
to
convince
the
Marketing
strategy
SETA
that
you
are
not
going
to
emigrate
tomorrow
and
leave
your
Human
Resource
Policy
Learners
in
the
lurch;
convince
the
SETA
that
you
have
a
solid
Financial
Management
foundation
in
your
business
that
conforms
to
every
law
and
Act
known
to
man
and
you
are
A
for
Away.
Surely
that
is
easy
-­‐
my
Audit
&
Review
system
business
is
solid
-­‐
is
yours? Health
&
Safety
in
training
One
would
think
so
yet
increasingly
Providers
are
exposed
for
Management
Reviews
running
a
dubious
business
where
business
practice
is
based
on
Assessment
and
Moderation
making
a
quick
buck
-­‐
NOT
on
Learner
support
and
certification. Training
Committee,
Reporting
and
Predicting
However,
this
article
does
not
seek
to
address
a
lack
of
values;
Appeals
and
Complaints
neither
does
seek
to
expose
those
Providers
who
are
here
today
Management
of
physical
resources
and
gone
tomorrow.
So
what
should
a
Provider
do
to
expedite
the
process
of
becoming
accredited?
Let’s
deconstruct
the
process
by
asking
these
questions.
Q
-­‐
Is
your
business
a
registered
legal
entity
(with
CIPC)?
Q
-­‐
Is
your
business
financially
stable?
Q
-­‐
Do
you
have
a
valid
and
current
tax
clearance
certificate?
Q
-­‐
Have
you
earmarked
Registered
Constituent
Assessors
who
have
evaluative
expertise
in
the
subject
matter
you
offer?
Names
of
policies
may
differ
across
the
SETAs
yet
the
principles
of
Q
-­‐
Have
you
appointed
a
registered
Internal
Moderator
for
the
ETD
co-­‐ordination
and
administration
remain
the
same.
Your
courses
you
wish
to
offer? organisation
may
already
have
some
of
these
policies
where
they
Q
-­‐
Is
your
material
properly
aligned
and
has
the
material
been
serve
the
business
-­‐
the
caveat
is
that
they
must
refer
specifically
declared
fit
for
purpose
by
your
Internal
Moderator? to
ETD,
with
proof
of
sustainable
implementation.
INTEGRITY ;; DISCIPLINE ;; CREDIBILITY
Make
sure
that
all
the
ETD
Practitioners
serving
the
business
are
EXAMPLE
-­‐
If
you
already
have
a
Management
Review
System
in
suitably
competent
and
registered
with
the
relevant
SETA
where
place
in
your
business
then
make
sure
it
includes
review
of
ETD
registration
is
required.
Us
this
list
as
your
guideline. implementation.
Trainer
-­‐
should
be
a
subject
matter
specialist
in
the
topic
being
EXAMPLE
-­‐
If
you
already
have
an
OHS
policy
in
place
then
make
trained;
should
ideally
have
attained
competence
in
(minimum)
sure
it
covers
Health
and
Safety
as
it
relates
to
learning
and
US117871;
no
requirement
to
register
with
any
SETA/ETQA development,
i.e.
building
floor
plan
in
each
training
room,
clearly
marked
emergency
exits,
visible
fire
extinguishers,
first
aid
kit
Assessor
-­‐
must
be
competent
in
US115753
(minimum);
must
be
with
Office
Manager,
proper
and
safe
conduit
for
cables,
registered
with
the
SETA
that
is
representative
of
the
Assessor's
evacuation
plan
on
the
wall
in
the
reception
area
and
so
forth.
evaluative
expertise
Is
this
an
insurmountable
task?
No.
The
process
is
governed
by
Moderator
-­‐
must
be
competent
in
US115759
(minimum);
must
law
so
presumably
you
run
a
business
based
on
sound
ethical
be
registered
with
the
SETA
that
is
representative
of
the
principles.
You
may
not
be
ready
to
embark
on
your
quest
for
Moderator's
evaluative
expertise
accreditation
if
you
do
not
already
have
these
or
similar
policies
in
SDF
(Skills
Development
Facilitator)
-­‐
various
competencies
that
place
in
your
organisation.
can
be
attained;
for
the
SDF
to
upload
WSPs
and
ATRs
the
SDF
Heidi
D
Edwards
(PCIMAP)
pays
her
dues
to
CIMAP
&
must
register
with
the
SETA
that
represents
the
client's
field
of
business
(based
on
SETA
and
SIC
codes) the
Ethics
Institute
of
South
Africa
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4. CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK OCTOBER 2012
SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR MARKET CHALLENGES
PRESENTATION
BY
HERMAN
MASHABA,
CHAIRMAN
to
make
their
own
choices
on
a
matter
that
is
so
critical
to
their
OF
THE
FREE
MARKET
FOUNDATION
AT
SACCI
ANNUAL
survival
and
the
well-­‐being
of
their
families.
The
lawyers
must
work
out
how
to
change
the
labour
laws
so
that
the
human
rights
CONVENTION
ON
5
OCTOBER
2012
of
the
unemployed,
to
work,
instead
of
being
barred
from
No
one
can
deny,
or
hide
the
fact,
that
South
Africa’s
working,
can
be
restored
to
them.
unemployment
has
reached
crisis
proportions.
I
address
my
concerns
over
the
crisis,
not
as
an
economist,
or
as
a
labour
expert,
Another
issue
that
sticks
out
like
a
sore
thumb
is
the
lack
of
but
as
a
simple
South
African
businessman
who
has
been
an
entrepreneurship
and
small
business
ownership
in
our
country.
It
employer
for
the
past
27
years,
by
just
applying
common
sense
to
seems
to
me
that
we
have
gone
backwards
since
1994.
There
the
situation.
I
fully
understand
how
the
bitter
experiences
of
black
appears
to
be
less
initiative
and
less
risk-­‐taking
by
small
firms
than
South
Africans
during
the
days
of
the
evil
Apartheid
system
led
to
there
was
prior
to
1994.
How
can
this
be
when
we
are
now
free
of
the
adoption
of
the
labour
laws
we
now
have.
During
the
darkest
the
burden
of
Apartheid?
In
other
countries,
especially
in
the
EU,
days
of
Apartheid,
black
South
Africans
could
not
sell
their
labour
small
firms
employ
the
majority
of
the
people.
This
should
be
the
to
the
highest
bidder
and
had
to
endure
many
forms
of
same
in
South
Africa.
oppression,
such
as
having: One
of
the
problems
for
small
firms
is
the
centralised
bargaining
No
labour
representation system
and
the
ability
of
Bargaining
Councils
to
impose
their
decisions
on
all
firms
in
an
industry.
The
system
has
had
negative
No
rights
whatsoever
for
black
employees
consequences
for
small
firms
and
their
employees.
For
instance,
Race-­‐based
labour
legislation despite
the
protests
of
the
factory
workers,
who
wanted
their
Pass
laws
that
prevented
us
from
moving
to
where
we
employers
to
be
left
alone,
small
Newcastle
clothing
factories
had
could
get
better
jobs to
close
down
because
they
could
not
afford
to
pay
the
minimum
wage
set
by
the
Bargaining
Council.
The
result
was
that
the
Accommodation
far
from
places
of
work workers
lost
their
jobs.
Instead
of
getting
less
than
the
minimum
Limits
on
the
promotion
of
black
employees
to
more
wage
they
got
no
wage.
The
minimum
wage,
which
is
in
theory
senior
positions,
and intended
to
protect
workers
from
exploitation
by
employers,
Transport
problems
that
are
still
with
us
today actually
exploits
the
unemployed.
It
prevents
them
from
getting
jobs
that
pay
them
“something”,
which
is
better
than
nothing.
Given
this
history,
it
was
to
be
expected
that
after
1994
the
labour
laws
would
swing
in
the
other
direction,
giving
greater
rights
to
Stimulating
small
firms
does
not
require
subsidies.
workers
and
less
rights
to
employers.
The
intention
was
to
make
What
is
absolutely
essential
is
to
reduce
the
burdens
on
them.
sure
that
the
Apartheid-­‐style
exploitation
of
black
workers
would
Such
as
regulation,
labour
compliance,
bureaucracy,
and
tax
never
happen
again.
But
this
approach
is
not
working
out
as
was
burdens.
Set
them
free
to
supply
goods
and
services
to
their
intended.
It
does
not
take
into
account
the
realities
of
economics
customers
and
take
away
the
unnecessary
hassles
and
costs.
Let
and
of
doing
business.
We
now
have
the
unfortunate
situation
that
them
concentrate
on
their
businesses.
Small
firms
have
the
the
labour
laws
that
were
intended
to
make
life
better
for
the
potential,
not
only
to
increase
economic
growth,
but
to
provide
poorest
South
Africans
are
making
their
lives
worse.
Instead
of
the
jobs
we
so
badly
need
to
reduce
our
mass
unemployment.
having
secure
jobs,
with
decent
wages,
7.5
million
members
of
the
What
is
more,
small
firms
are
the
ones
that
train
the
young
and
potential
workforce
have
no
jobs
at
all,
which
is
a
disaster.
The
teach
them
skills,
employ
the
otherwise
unemployable,
and
bind
situation
is
dangerous
for
peace
and
security
in
the
country. together
the
entire
economy.
Instead
of
giving
them
subsidies,
An
imbalance
has
now
been
created
in
the
other
direction.
The
government
should
exempt
them
from
the
most
onerous
laws.
labour
laws
have
gone
too
far.
Certain
aspects
of
the
laws
need
to
The
ones
that
are
actually
intended
to
regulate
big
business.
Lift
be
reconsidered.
Urgently!
the
burdens
and
small
firms
will
flourish.
Another
problem,
which
is
compromising
the
future
of
South
Africa’s
young
people,
is
a
lack
of
proper
basic
education.
They
The
laws
and
regulations
that
have
pass
through
the
schooling
system
and
emerge
without
basic
become
a
barrier
to
employment
must
be
literacy
and
numeracy.
Tragically,
a
large
percentage
of
our
young
removed. people,
instead
of
facing
an
optimistic
future
full
of
promise,
face
a
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bleak
future
of
unemployment
and
poverty.
Lack
of
money
for
education
is
not
the
problem.
Taxpayers
are
providing
R207
billion
They
are
obviously
wrong,
just
as
the
Apartheid
laws
were
wrong.
(20%
of
the
total
budget)
for
spending
on
education
in
2012/13.
A
Now,
18
years
into
our
democracy,
we
need
to
get
the
country
to
Stellenbosch
University
researcher
recently
reported
that
South
accept
that
two
wrongs
never
result
in
a
right.
Equality
before
the
Africa
has
a
dual
schooling
system,
“a
dysfunctional
system
which
law,
as
required
by
the
Constitution,
has
to
be
applied
in
the
labour
operates
at
the
bottom
end
of
African
countries,
and
a
functional
field.
The
law
must
give
the
unemployed
as
much
of
a
right
to
get
system
which
operates
at
the
bottom
end
of
developed
countries.”
a
job
as
the
employed
have
to
keep
their
jobs. So
schooling
is
another
crisis,
and
management
of
schools
and
quality
of
teaching
appear
to
be
the
source
of
the
problem.
As
I
have
said
before,
I
am
not
a
labour
expert.
I
am
also
not
a
lawyer,
but
it
is
surely
possible
to
give
unemployed
people
access
Cont.
L[e] R
to
jobs
without
endangering
the
job
security
of
the
people
who
have
jobs.
We
are
told
that
a
two
tier
labour
market
is
unhealthy.
But
we
have
the
worst
possible
two
tier
market.
Our
first
tier
consists
of
people
who
have
jobs
and
earn
wages.
Our
second
tier
consists
of
people
who
have
no
jobs
and
earn
no
wages.
I
am
convinced
that
the
jobless
people
in
the
second
tier
would
be
very
happy
to
accept
less
job
security,
lower
wages,
and
safe
but
not
wonderful
working
conditions,
rather
than
be
permanently
unemployed.
Their
human
rights
demand
that
they
have
the
right
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5. CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK OCTOBER 2012 The
issues
I
have
discussed
have
consequences
for
the
country
The
following
are
some
of
the
things
that
I
suggest
South
Africa
and
its
economy.
The
results
show
up
clearly
in
international
should
be
doing
to
eliminate
mass
unemployment
and
improve
research
that
compares
the
policies
and
actions
of
governments
in
the
lives
of
all
our
people:
various
countries.
The
Economic
Freedom
of
the
World
2012
Report
Remove
the
fear
of
taking
on
staff
(co-­‐published
by
the
FMF),
ranks
South
Africa
85th
(out
of
144
countries
measured)
on
its
level
of
economic
freedom,
down
from
Re m o v e
m i n i m u m
w a g e s
t h a t
m a ke
p e o p l e
41st
in
2000.
South
Africa
has
dropped
44
places
in
a
decade.
unemployable
Sliding
down
the
scale
has
negative
economic
implications.
The
Fix
education
freer
economies
perform
better
than
the
less
free
economies
and
Adopt
pro-­‐growth
policies
do
better
on
all
measures,
including
the
incomes
of
their
poorest
citizens.
The
countries
at
the
top
of
the
economic
freedom
Apply
the
rule
of
law
rankings
are
Hong
Kong,
Singapore,
New
Zealand,
Switzerland,
Move
South
Africa
to
the
top
20
ranking
in
economic
Australia,
Canada,
Bahrain,
Mauritius,
Finland
and
Chile.
The
five
freedom
countries
at
the
bottom
of
the
rankings
are
Angola,
Republic
of
Make
South
Africa
the
fastest
growing
economy
in
the
Congo,
Zimbabwe,
Myanmar
and
Venezuela.
The
US,
which
was
world
always
near
the
top
of
the
rankings,
has
plunged
to
18th
position,
behind
countries
such
as
Estonia
and
Qatar,
showing
that
reduced
I
truly
hope
and
pray,
for
the
future
of
our
country
and
our
economic
freedom
can
even
bring
down
the
mightiest
economies.
children,
that
all
our
leadership,
political,
business
and
civil
society
formations,
realise
and
arrest
this
danger
before
it
is
too
late.
The
cornerstones
of
economic
freedom
are:
We
have
no
reason
or
justification
whatsoever
to
say
to
them
that
Personal
choice
we
saw
what
was
happening
and
did
nothing.
Voluntary
exchange
Time
is
not
on
our
side
Freedom
to
compete,
and
And
I
thank
you.
Security
of
privately
owned
property
South
Africa’s
Ratings
in
the
Economic
Freedom
Report
(out
of
PROFESSIONAL BODIES FAQ
10)
on
Labour
and
Business
are:
www.saqa.org.za/show.asp?id=2786
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12
October
2012
at
16:37
Hiring
regulations
and
minimum
wage
(4.43)
Question
1
Hiring
and
firing
regulations
(2.46)
Will
all
professional
bodies,
which
include
professional
Centralised
collective
bargaining
(3.39)
associations/institutes,
be
required
to
apply
to
SAQA
for
Bureaucracy
costs
(2.88)
recognition
on
the
NQF?
Other
reports
also
reflect
poor
results
for
South
Africa
on
the
Answer
matters
I
have
raised.
South
Africa’s
rankings,
for
instance,
in
the
If
a
professional
body
or
a
professional
association
wishes
to
be
2012
Global
Competitiveness
Report
show
the
following
results
involved
in
the
education
and
training
environment
and
wishes
to
(out
of
144
countries
measured): co-­‐operate
with
the
relevant
Quality
Council
(QC)
in
terms
of
In
measuring
Labour
market
Efficiency
– qualification
development
and
quality
assurance
it
must
apply
to
SAQA
for
recognition.
The
three
QCs
are:
Co-­‐operation
in
labour
employer
relations
(144)
–
stone
last The
Council
on
Higher
Education
(CHE)
for
the
Higher
Education
sub-­‐framework
Flexibility
of
wage
determinations
(140)
–
fourth
from
the
bottom Umalusi
for
the
General
and
Further
Education
and
Training
sub-­‐
framework
Hiring
and
Firing
Practices
(143)
–
second
from
the
bottom The
Quality
Council
for
Trades
and
Occupations
(QCTO)
for
the
Trades
and
Occupations
sub-­‐framework.
Pay
and
productivity
(134)
–
10th
from
the
bottom
Question
2
In
Measuring
the
Quality
of
South
Africa’s
Institutions
–
What
are
the
implications
for
a
professional
body
that
does
not
Business
costs
of
crime
and
violence
(134)
-­‐10th
from
the
what
to
be
recognised?
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bottom Answer
Burden
of
government
regulation
(123)
–
21st
from
the
The
professional
body
may
continue
to
function
as
before,
bottom however
the
extent
of
its
involvement
in
the
formal
education
and
South
Africa’s
economic
policies
need
to
change
if
we
want
to
see
learning
environment
will
be
limited.
the
economy
grow,
reduce
unemployment,
reduce
poverty,
Question
3
reduce
crime
and
violence,
and
improve
the
quality
of
life
of
all
Can
a
professional
body
register
members
on
learnerships?
the
country’s
people.
Some
people
are
proposing
that
there
should
be
more
government
spending,
the
hiring
of
more
Answer
government
officials,
and
a
bigger
role
for
government
in
the
Professional
bodies
may
register
its
members
and
employees
on
economy.
These
proposals
would
all
come
at
the
cost
of
the
learnerships
as
long
as
the
professional
body
is
not
the
accredited
private
sector
of
the
economy
and
lower
economic
growth.
My
provider
of
the
qualification
coupled
to
the
learnership.
view
is
that
the
accent
should
be
on
a
freer
economy
and
more
reliance
on
the
private
sector.
All
the
evidence
shows
that
free
economies
do
better,
in
all
respects,
than
centrally
controlled
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when
we
were
working
to
get
rid
of
Apartheid
I
thought
it
was
freedom
we
wanted.
Not
freedom
from
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6. CIMAP ASSESSMENT TALK OCTOBER 2012 Question
4 Answer
Why
may
a
professional
body
not
be
an
accredited
training
A
professional
designation
can
be
linked
to
multiple
underlying
provider? qualifications.
It
is
the
responsibility
of
the
professional
body
to
Answer determine
which
NQF
registered
qualification(s)
are
suitable
to
be
regarded
as
underlying
qualification(s)
for
the
designation.
Potential
problems
may
arise
when
professional
bodies
have
to
quality
assure
their
own
offering
to
learners
and
assess
the
learner.
Question
13
An
additional
area
of
conflict
could
arise
when
a
professional
body,
What
is
the
role
of
the
Quality
Councils
(QCs)
in
recognising
which
is
also
an
accredited
provider,
is
required
to
accredit
other
professional
bodies
on
the
NQF?
providers
for
the
qualifications
it
already
offers. Answer
Question
5 SAQA
is
the
only
body
that
recognises
professional
bodies
and
In
light
of
the
fact
that
professional
bodies
may
not
be
accredited
as
registers
professional
designations.
If
a
professional
body
wishes
to
education
and
training
providers,
will
professional
bodies
be
able
to
contribute
to
qualification
development
and
quality
assurance
it
continue
offering
training
as
part
of
their
members’
continual
must
co-­‐operate
with
the
relevant
QC.
The
relevant
QC
will
be
professional
development
(CPD)? determined
by
the
type
and
level
of
the
qualification.
Answer Question
14
Professional
bodies
will
be
allowed
to
offer
training
as
part
of
their
Will
the
Organising
Framework
of
Occupations
(OFO)
be
used
to
CPD
offerings
to
members.
However,
where
such
training
leads
to
a
determine
titles
of
professional
designations?
registered
qualification
or
part
qualification
the
training
must
be
Answer
conducted
by
an
accredited
provider.
It
is
the
professional
body
that
will
determine
the
titles
of
Question
6 designations.
However,
the
titles
of
underlying
qualifications
for
How
will
SAQA
manage
the
recognition
of
more
than
one
body
or
professional
designations
in
the
Trades
and
Occupations
sub-­‐
association
in
a
sector? framework
may
be
aligned
to
the
OFO.
Answer Question
15
SAQA
will
encourage
co-­‐operation
and
collaboration
between
the
Can
a
person
hold
more
than
one
professional
designation
and
will
different
bodies
or
associations
across
a
sector.
If
no
resolution
can
all
of
these
be
recorded
on
the
NLRD?
be
found
in
this
manner,
SAQA
will
consider
each
application
on
its
Answer
own
merit.
A
person
can
hold
any
number
of
professional
designations,
each
Question
7 awarded
by
a
different
professional
body.
The
NLRD
will
be
able
to
Can
a
designation
be
used
by
more
than
one
professional
body? record
more
than
one
designation
per
person.
Answer Question
16
No,
the
policy
requires
that
the
same
professional
designations
Different
professional
bodies
are
at
different
stages
of
cannot
be
registered
by
more
than
one
recognised
professional
development.
Will
SAQA
be
able
to
assist
either
aspiring
or
newly
body
in
South
Africa. created
professional
bodies
in
terms
of
establishing
themselves
and
Question
8 adhering
to
the
criteria
of
recognition?
Must
the
underlying
qualification
to
a
professional
designation
be
Answer
an
NQF
registered
qualification? SAQA
will
be
able
to
give
advice
to
aspiring
or
newly
created
Answer professional
bodies.
Yes,
the
underlying
qualification
to
a
designation
must
be
an
NQF
Question
17
registered
qualification. What
will
the
costs
to
the
professional
body
be
in
terms
of
applying
Question
9 to
be
recognised
as
a
professional
body
and
registering
professional
designations
on
the
NQF?
Can
the
registration
of
a
professional
designation
take
place
in
the
absence
of
an
underlying
qualification/s? Answer
Answer SAQA
will
not
charge
professional
bodies
for
the
recognition
of
professional
bodies
or
registration
of
professional
designations
on
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No,
there
must
be
a
registered
underlying
qualification/s
in
order
the
NQF.
However,
SAQA
reserves
the
right
to
recover
costs
in
for
a
designation
to
be
registered
on
the
NQF.
instances
where
unnecessary
and
wasteful
costs
are
incurred.
Question
10
Question
18
Can
a
part-­‐qualification
or/and
NQF
aligned
skills
programme
be
Can
a
professional
body
that
regulates
an
industry
apply
for
regarded
as
an
underlying
qualification?
recognition
as
a
professional
body
on
the
NQF?
Answer
Answer
The
term
qualification
includes
part-­‐qualifications.
This
therefore
implies
that
the
underlying
qualification
of
a
designation
can
be
A
professional
body
which
regulates
an
industry
and
which
wishes
linked
to
a
part-­‐qualification
registered
on
the
NQF. to
be
involved
in
the
education
and
training
environment
can
apply
for
recognition
as
long
as
it
adheres
to
the
criteria.
It
will,
however,
Question
11
be
critical
to
demarcate
the
different
roles
the
professional
body
Will
a
professional
designation
be
registered
at
an
NQF
Level? will
play,
so
that
members
and
other
organisations
understand
the
Answer different
roles,
who
performs
each
role,
and
what
the
parameters
of
A
professional
designation
will
not
be
registered
at
a
specific
NQF
the
locus
of
control
is
for
each
function.
Cont.
level.
However,
the
underlying
qualifications
of
all
professional
designations
will
be
registered
at
a
specific
NQF
level.
Question
12
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be
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than
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