Sponsored By The European Union

Under European Programme For

Reconstruction And Development

SAQA DSSD Supporting Education and Training in

Agriculture

Dugmore MphuthingDugmore MphuthingActing Director: Standards Setting

and Development30 September 2005

Principles of the NQFPrinciples of the NQF• Integrated National Framework of Learning Achievements• Facilitation of Articulation• Access to education and training• Promotion of Quality Education and Training• Development of individual learning• Social and Economic Development of the nation as a whole• Democratic participation

Providers

Structures of the National Structures of the National Qualifications FrameworkQualifications Framework

SGB

DSSD Panels

SAQA

ETQA

Structures

Why an NQF for South Why an NQF for South Africa?Africa?

• To promote the development of a nation that is committed to life-long learning

• To ensure quality education and training

• Intellectual capital for a competitive edge

• Rapid technological change

• Change, change and more change

Benefits of the NQF to SABenefits of the NQF to SA

• The means to transform education and training in South AfricaAdvances a culture of life-long

learningA single national qualifications

framework• Key building block in HRD strategy• Provides information for planning for

socio-economic development• Ensures South Africa has a world-

class learning system

SAQA’s MandateSAQA’s Mandate

To oversee the development and implementation of a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) in terms of the NQF principles which are to:

• Create an integrated national framework for learning achievement

• Facilitate access to, and mobility and progression within, education, training and career paths

• Enhance the quality of education and training

SAQA’s Mandate contd…SAQA’s Mandate contd…

•Accelerate the redress 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.

Functions of SAQA in Functions of SAQA in Standards SettingStandards Setting

• To oversee the development of the Standards Setting System• Formulate policy• Register bodies

• To oversee the implementation of the Standards Setting System• Setting up NSBs, help setting up of SGBs• Register standards and qualifications

Objectives of Standards Objectives of Standards SettingSetting

• Development of a regulatory framework for standards setting system

• Establish and maintain the functioning of 12 National Standards Bodies

• Oversee the development and registration of relevant and appropriate Standards Generating Bodies

• Register all existing qualifications• Register new standards and

qualifications

Development of a Regulatory Development of a Regulatory FrameworkFramework

• SAQA Act (1995)• NSB regulations (1998)• Policy documents:

• Framework of sub-fields• Criteria and guidelines for the application for

SGB• Criteria and guidelines for the generation and

evaluation of qualifications and standards• SGB funding document• Cross-linkages between NSBs and SGBs

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Under European Programme For

Reconstruction And Development

Standards and Standards and Qualifications GenerationQualifications Generation

• Key stakeholders are identified

• SGBs/Task Teams established

• The Brief is negotiated

• Scoping workshop is held (consultant assisted)

• Writing begins

• Narrow consultation over draft submissions

Standards and Standards and Qualifications RegistrationQualifications Registration

• Submission to SAQA DSSD

• Critique by Directorate Staff and Consultative Panels

• NLRD Capture

• Public Comment (Government Gazette)

• NSB Committee

• SAQA Exco

• SAQA Board

Challenges and BarriersChallenges and Barriers

• Identifying necessary expertise (content)

• Identify necessary expertise (standards writing)

• Cost

• Time

• Quality

Current Standards Setting Current Standards Setting Landscape for AgricultureLandscape for Agriculture

• One Organising Field : Agriculture and Nature Conservation

• 5 Subfields

Primary

Secondary

Nature Conservation

Forestry and Wood Technology

Ornamental Horticulture

• 3 SETAs (AgriSETA [ SETASA + PAETA], FIETA and THETA)

• 8 SGBs (Grain,Nature Conservation, Ornamental Horticulture and

Landscape, Secondary Agriculture, Forestry, Primary Agriculture

WAY FORWARDWAY FORWARD

The JIP Solution

• Partnership between SAQA and the Agricultural Sector

• Sources of Funding identified

• Project Plan Developed

• Joint Implementation Plan agreed and enshrined in signed

document

• Standards and Qualifications generated

• Submission to SAQA for registration

Sponsored By The European Union

Under European Programme For

Reconstruction And DevelopmentSAQA DSSD Supporting Education and Training in

Agriculture

Dugmore MphuthingDugmore MphuthingActing Director: Standards Setting and

Development

30 September 2005