COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK

THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONAL

SAPA CONFERENCE: 04 SEPTEMBER 2013

JODY P. CEDRAS

BEFORE WE START

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS NQF LANDSCAPE

14 December 2012: MoHET Determination of the Sub-Frameworks

comprising the NQF

15 March 2013: SAQA Board approved

national Policy and Criteria for the Registration of

Qualifications and Part Qualifications on the NQF & the National

Policy for the Implementation of the

RPL

13 June 2013: SAQA Advice to the MoHET

30 August 2013: Following SAQA Advice, MoHET

published amendments to the 14 December 2012 determination

TODAY: 55 Professional Bodies Recognised with 212

Professional Designations Registered

CURRENT NQF LANDSCAPE

National Qualifications Framework

Level Sub-framework and qualification types

10 Doctoral Degree

Doctoral Degree (Professional)

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9 Master’s Degree

Master’s Degree (Professional)

*

8 Bachelor Honours Degree

Postgraduate Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree

Occupational Certificate (Level 8)

7 Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced Diploma

Occupational Certificate (Level 7)

6 Diploma

Advanced Certificate

Occupational Certificate (Level 6)

5 Higher Certificate Occupational Certificate (Level 5)

4 National Certificate Occupational Certificate (Level 4)

3 Intermediate Certificate Occupational Certificate (Level 3)

2 Elementary Certificate Occupational Certificate (Level 2)

1 General Certificate Occupational Certificate (Level 1)

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* Qualification types beyond level 8 on the OQSF have not been determined pending further advice

PROFESSIONALISATION

DEFINITION

• “The social process whereby

people come to engage in an

activity for pay or as a means

of livelihood”.

THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL BODY

• Continuing Professional Development

• Disciplinary Process

• Code of Conduct

• Board Exam

• Fees

• Public Interest

• Unfair Exclusionary Practices

Schooling Grades 0-9

Schooling Grades 10-12 & NCV

Professional or M

anagerial (Degree)

Para-professional (Diplom

a)

Trade (Certificates)

Preparatory Stage

Stage 1 (Educational qualification)

Stage 2 (Structured workplace training)

Stage 3 (Award of designation)

Stage 4 (Retention of designation)

Workplace training

Workplace training

Workplace training

Designation

Designation

Trade Test

CPD, code of ethics

CPD, code of ethics

Compliance

conditions

Even if qualification

includes WIL most

PBs still require

Stage Two

Professional Training/Development

Professional Body

can recognise all

forms of learning:

• Formal

• Non-formal

• In-formal

Competency/Competence?

'Competency' and

‘competencies’ may be

defined as the behaviours(and, where appropriate,

technical attributes) to

perform effectively – that

is, the terms focus on the

personal attributes or

inputs of the individual.

'Competence' and

‘competences’ are broader

concepts that encompass

demonstrable

performance outputs

as well as behaviour

inputs, and may relate to a

system or set of minimum

standards required for

effective performance at

work.

A ‘competency framework’ is a structure that sets out and defines

each individual competency (such as problem-solving or people

management) required by individuals as part of a profession.

SOME TOOLS IN THE NQF THAT CAN

ASSIST WITH DEVELOPING A

COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK

The NQF Level Descriptors

Elements

1. Scope of knowledge

2. Knowledge literacy

3. Method and procedure

4. Problem solving

5. Ethics and professional practice

6. Accessing, processing and

managing information

7. Producing and communicating

information

8. Context and systems

9. Management of learning

10.Accountability

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Applied competenceNQF

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Reflexive

competence

Unfair Exclusionary Practices

Continuing Professional Development

Disciplinary Process

Code of Conduct

Board Exams Public Interest

POLICY & CRITERIA: PROFESSIONAL BODY RECOGNITION &

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION REGISTRATION

IN THE END, COMPETENCY IS

• The quality of being adequately or well

qualified.

• Any attitude, skill, behaviour, motive or

other professional characteristic that is

essential for an individual to perform a job,

or more importantly, differentiate ‘the

professional’ from the ‘non-professional’.

Thank you

Enkosi

Ke a leboga

Ndiyabonga

jcedras@saqa.org.za