Category: BLOG
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Why RPL and Occupational Qualifications?
Firstly, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is one of the assessment processes in the National Qualification Framework (NQF) system of assessment by which to fast-track achievement access. RPL practices apply to all NQF sub-Frameworks. In all Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF)’s occupational interventions RPL is a means by which to realise RPL Forms in the OQSF?…
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Industry Involvement in Occupational Qualification
How involved is the South African industry in the occupational qualifications development and review? There is a relationship of the two. Why Industry … Nation states make use of standard classification of occupations or skills competences or academic qualifications though the latter is named differently nation to nation. However, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) provides…
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Quality Assurance’ Strength
Quality Assurance (QA)’ strength is about strengths of Risk-based QA implementation approach at a Skills Development Provider (SDP) and Assessment Centre (AC) level. That is QA’ strengths in the implementation of occupational qualifications. Strengths of Risk-based quality assurance implementation approach involves amongst others the following: Take Away … Every AC and SDP from inception has…
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Quality Assurance in Education and Training
In South Africa Quality Assurance applies throughout education and training fields. As per the NQF Act of 2008 each Quality Council (QC) such as the Quality Council of Trades and Occupations (QCTO), Umalusi Council and Council of Higher Education (CHE) each is mandated to develop qualifications and assessment models within their responsible sub-frameworks. Again, each…
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Risk-based Quality Assurance
Risk-based Quality Assurance (QA) a vision, perspective and principle that the Quality Council of Trades and Occupations (QCTO) subscribes to. That is a picture the QCTO perceives and even mainstream throughout its mandated OQSF training and learning processes. Even in the everyday tasks of its assigned QPs and Stakeholders. Risk-based QA happens before the event…
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Purpose of Quality Assurance
The purpose Quality Council of Trades and Occupations (QCTO)’s Quality Assurance (QA) policy is to The QPs speak of Qualifications and Assessments Quality Partners while Stakeholders are all QCTO accredited Skills Development Providers (SDPs) and Assessment Centres (ACs) including Workplace Providers for Work-based learning. The Way Forward … The QA policy Objective is to avoid…
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Digital Transformation Simplified
Digital transformation in any business size or industry is not an nor a once off event. Rather a Digital Transformation helps a business to being flexible and adaptable inside-out. Hence digital transformation applies to a Skills Development Provider (SDP)’s entity and business. Being flexible and adaptable is what gives an SDP a competitive advantage. Digital…
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Quality Assurance and Occupational Qualifications
Quality Assurance (QA) is one of risk mitigation measures in delivery of occupational qualifications. Secondly, QA in occupational qualifications delivery is not only about the Results nor Checkbox ticking. Rather is about continuous improvement mindset worth employed throughout teaching and assessment processes. QCTO’s objective of QA is about “how mistakes and defects are prevented at…
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Delivery and Occupational Qualifications
Delivery of Occupational qualifications is all about the posture of a Skills Development Provider (SDP) in implementing occupational qualifications. Contextually, an SDP observed as an Alternative Service Delivery Agencies in the implementation of the Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF). SDP Posture SDP an entity that display character leadership as follows: Delivery Strategy Thrust of delivery strategy…
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Level Descriptors and Occupational Qualifications
In Brief The NQF Acts of 2008 defines “Level descriptors as a statement of learning achievement that provides a broad indication of learning outcomes appropriate to a qualification level.” Sub-Frameworks There is only one Set of Level Descriptors for every NQF levels. Meaning all three Sub-Frameworks making up the NQF develop their qualifications out of…