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SAQA DSSD Supporting Education and Training in Agriculture

Learn about the SAQA's crucial role in advancing agricultural education and training standards that drive national development. Explore the principles, structures, and benefits of the National Qualifications Framework in South Africa.

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SAQA DSSD Supporting Education and Training in Agriculture

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  1. SAQA DSSD Supporting Education and Training in Agriculture Dugmore Mphuthing Acting Director: Standards Setting and Development 30 September 2005

  2. Principles 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

  3. Structures of the National Qualifications Framework • Structures SAQA ETQA DSSD Panels SGB Providers

  4. Why an NQF for South 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

  5. Benefits of the NQF to SA • The means to transform education and training in South Africa • Advances a culture of life-long learning • A 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

  6. SAQA’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 integratednational frameworkfor learning achievement • Facilitateaccess to,and mobility and progressionwithin, education, training and career paths • Enhance thequality of education and training

  7. SAQA’s Mandate contd… • Accelerate theredress of past unfairdiscrimination in education, training and employment opportunities and thereby, • Contribute to the full personaldevelopmentof each learner and the social and economic development of the nation at large.

  8. Functions of SAQA in Standards 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

  9. Objectives of Standards Setting • 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

  10. Development of a Regulatory Framework • 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

  11. Standards and Qualifications 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

  12. Standards and Qualifications Registration • Submission to SAQA DSSD • Critique by Directorate Staff and Consultative Panels • NLRD Capture • Public Comment (Government Gazette) • NSB Committee • SAQA Exco • SAQA Board

  13. Challenges and Barriers • Identifying necessary expertise (content) • Identify necessary expertise (standards writing) • Cost • Time • Quality

  14. Current Standards Setting Landscape 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

  15. WAY 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

  16. SAQA DSSD Supporting Education and Training in Agriculture Dugmore Mphuthing Acting Director: Standards Setting and Development 30 September 2005

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