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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS Why professionalise?Why professionalise?

What does professional mean?What does professional mean?What impact will it have on the industry?What impact will it have on the industry?

Does professionalism result in good ethics and conduct?Does professionalism result in good ethics and conduct?Does it result in consistent and reliable delivery of Does it result in consistent and reliable delivery of

products/service of good quality?products/service of good quality?Does it improve how an industry is perceived? Does it improve how an industry is perceived?

Who will benefit from professionalising?Who will benefit from professionalising?Is Training and Development a profession?Is Training and Development a profession?

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WHAT DO OTHER PROFESSIONS DOWHAT DO OTHER PROFESSIONS DO

Medical: SAMDC

Attorneys: Law Society

Pharmacists: The Pharmacy Council

Teachers: SA Council for Educators

Accountants: CASA

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WHY ARE THEY PROFESSIONS• Specific qualifications required to be licensed to practice

• All have a code of conduct by which they are governed and guided

• All backed by legislation

• All have life deciding or critical impact on their customers

• Poor delivery of service/negligence can result in license to practice being taken away

• All governed by a code of good practice/ethics/conduct

• All are perceived to be deliverers of consistent, reliable, good quality service/products

• All must practice integrity and be trusted

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WHAT ABOUT TRAINERS?• Do trainers need a certain level of knowledge and

expertise to be able to train? Yes

• Do trainers shape the career of their learners? Most

definitely

• Do trainers have to deliver good quality and reliable

service consistently? Yes

• Do trainers need to be consistent, fair and

trustworthy? Most definitely

• Is integrity import as a value for trainers? Yes

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• Should trainers be accountable for their actions?

Most definitely

• Should trainers be governed by legislation? Yes –

Why: If they are seen as the implementers of

national strategies for the growth and development

of our economy, our people and our industries then

why should we not be accountable through

legislation for our actions

• If all the above is required then why should trainers

not be licensed to practice

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The wealth of a country, be it money or its people, determines the

success of a country. If trainers are responsible for the development of

people who generate wealth then it is safe to say that trainers indirectly

are responsible for the wealth of a country. This is a very bold

statement, a statement that would make you sit up straight in your

chairs, make break into a cold sweat or even get you to stand up and

demand that trainers be treated as professional people and that the

profession becomes governed by legislation

Benefits of professionalising: Quality, reliability, consistency, accountability, manageable, focused, professional

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REGISTRATIONS?REGISTRATIONS?• Professional registrations will be done as HR Specialists in

ETD/HRD consistent with the NQF levels

QUALIFICATIONS?QUALIFICATIONS?• Teaching qualification or subject matter expertise in another

field, a bridging qualification coupled with the necessary experience

• RPL accepted if conducted by an ETQA accredited provider

LEVELS OF REGISTRATION?LEVELS OF REGISTRATION?• Entry level as HR Technical Specialist ETD/HRD – certificate

plus one year relevant experience and ending as Master HR Practitioner ETD/HRD plus six years relevant experience

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WHERE TO REGISTER?WHERE TO REGISTER?• SABPP

WHY THE SABPP?WHY THE SABPP?• Credible body registering HR practitioners in SA for the past 20

years• Has a well respected code of conduct and ethics• Regarded as the voice of professional practitioners in SA• Requirements for registration minimum of a certificate plus one

year experience• Respected for its quality assurance through its accreditation

process• Has a open debating forum used to test latest trends • A willing body that shares its expertise for the benefit of our

country

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COMMENTS ON THE NQF CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT

• Concerned about the fact that public schools will be exempt from quality assurance other than that applied by the Dept of Education

• The proposed system is more complex and less accessible-3 sets of level descriptors, 3 different sets of qualifications, 3 different QA bodies

• Disjointed system• More costly, and more cumbersome• SAQA will lose its power to coordinate and quality assure the

development of the new NQF• SAQA will lose the power to oversee the work of ETQAs – could

lead to autocracy with the only recourse being the Minister• SAQA has just started to work and produce the results reflected in

its objectives. • We have just overcome the resistance to change and are making

progress in leaps and bounds. Why change now?• Poor perception of HR – don’t know what we want