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| Tax and Financial Markets Qualification Development |
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The Tax and Financial Markets qualification development is on track, though proceeding slowly. The respective working groups for these qualifications have met and the final draft of each qualification is ready. Fasset is however waiting for the QCTO to call the scoping meetings, so that input can be received from these subsectors as a whole. Fasset is engaging with the QCTO to try and get the process moving. Fasset will provide you with periodic updates on the progress of the qualifications development.
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LCG and AMG Changes
Please take note of the changes that have been made to the Learnership Cash Grant (LCG) and the Assessor and Moderator Grant (AMG). The changes are outlined in the application forms.
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| Fasset QCTO Research |
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For more information on Fasset’s QCTO Research, click here.
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| QCTO (Quality Council on Trades and Occupations) |
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The QCTO is one of the quality councils, along with Umalusi and the HEQC.
The QCTO stands for The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations. It is the quality council, along with Umalusi and HEQC (Higher Education Quality Council) that governs quality assurance. The QCTO is established by the Skills Development Amendment Act, 2008. This act was gazetted in December 2008, but has still to be promulgated. The aim of the QCTO is to develop, design and quality assure qualifications that lead to occupations or professions.
The QCTO is not yet functional. This will only happen when the National Qualifications Framework Bill is passed into parliament and when the Minister of Labour announces the date on which the Skills Development Amendment Act 2008 comes into effect.
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| Re-registration of Provider-based Qualification |
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In early July, SAQA re-registered all provider-based qualifications
on the National Qualifications Framework that expired on 30 June 2006. Qualifications
were only re-registered if all SAQA’s criteria for re-registration were
met. Where applicable, Fasset’s training providers, Quality Assurance Partners,
Assessors and Moderators will be issued with new certificates that will
reflect the new registration dates. Click
here for detailed information on the re-registration process that was
released by SAQA.
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Providers Registering with the Department of Education
Fasset recently received clarification on the registration of training providers
with the Department of Education. Click
here for detailed information
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| The SAQA Act (available under the Legislation section of www.saqa.org.za)
is the basis for a common understanding of quality within the context of
the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and the South African Qualifications
Authority (SAQA). The NQF comprises registered standards, units and qualifications
at eight levels of learning. SAQA is responsible for overseeing the development
and implementation of the NQF. |
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| The objectives of the NQF are to: |
- create an integrated national framework for learning achievements
- facilitate access to, and mobility and progression within,
education, training and career paths
- enhance the quality of education and training
- accelerate the redresses of past unfair discrimination in education,
training and employment opportunities, and thereby
- contribute to the full personal development of each learner
and the social and economic development of the nation at large
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| In order to pursue these objectives and execute its functions, SAQA
is required to accredit Education and Training Quality Authorities (ETQAs).
ETQAs have been accredited for the purpose of monitoring and auditing the
provision of achievements of learners in terms of standards/qualifications
as registered on the NQF. |
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| The ETQA Regulations (1998) clearly define the functions of ETQAs
and can be viewed under the Legislation/ETQA Regulations section of www.saqa.org.za. |
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| The ETQA of Fasset (FassetQA) was accredited by SAQA in September
2001. FassetQA’s submission was prepared on a consultative basis with all
stakeholders, including professional bodies. This process included workshops
and one-to-one sessions with professional institutes. The constructive participation
of the professional institutes during this process was invaluable and these
sessions were imperative in terms of compiling a comprehensive submission
that not only met the SAQA requirements but also enabled FassetQA to minimise
duplication, build a coherent system of quality control and encompass all
quality aspects of the sector. |
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| The ETQAs will perform the following functions in order to monitor
and audit the provision of achievements: |
- Accreditation of Constituent Providers
- Quality Promotion
- Monitoring, Assessing and Moderating
- Assessment and Assessment Systems
- Certification
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