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Date: 23 March 2010 (Tuesday)
Venue: Johannesburg(to be confirmed) Time: 09:30 – 14:00 (lunch included) Community of Expert Practitioners: Social Workers and Social Auxiliary Workers For Attention: All social workers, social auxiliary workers, employers, providers of social work and social auxiliary work education and training, national associations and forums DEVELOPMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION: SOCIAL AUXILIARY WORK Background: New legislation has been promulgated that is changing the structures and frameworks within which qualifications will be developed, assessed and quality assured in future. The Health & Welfare SETA whishes to stay abreast of these developments and re-position itself and its learning programmes to meet the requirements of the proposed changes. Some of the major changes to the system are the: QCTO: The Act proposes the establishment of a Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO). This structure will, on par with the Council for Higher Education (CHE) and Umalusi, be responsible for ensuring quality learning in the field of vocational training. The QCTO will have a direct effect on Education and Training Quality Assurers (ETQA’s) of SETA’s. OFO: Having adopted the Organizing Framework for Occupations (OFO) as the basis for understanding and impacting upon the labour economy of South Africa, it will impact directly on qualifications managed by SETAs, the curricula, qualifications and unit standards. Occupational Directed Qualifications: Within the new structures, the structure of the qualification as well as the process of developing qualifications has changed dramatically. In future the focus of the qualification will be occupational of nature, will be derived from the Occupational Descriptor on the OFO and will start with developing a curriculum which addresses the needs of the profession. Occupational Qualification for the Social Auxiliary Worker: In response to these new changes and developments, the HWSETA in partnership with the SACSSP, has embarked on a process to develop such a Curriculum for the Social Auxiliary Worker. This may have an impact on the way in which social auxiliary workers will be trained in future, as well as the level of the qualification to be registered on the SAQA database. The process asks for the involvement of the Profession and all its Key Stakeholders. Through their active participation since September 2009, exceptional progress has been made in this short period of time. The draft Curriculum for the SAW ahs been designed and is now ready to be taken to consultation with the entire stakeholder basis Consultation with the Community of Experts: Within the above context, the HWSETA invites the profession and stakeholders to participate in the process of consultation on the Curriculum for the Social Auxiliary Worker by sending representatives to the provincial workshops. Please note that the travelling and accommodation costs will not be covered by the HWSETA, but will be a cost for the attendee. Confirmation of Attendance: Please confirm your attendance by completing the attached confirmation form and either e-mail it to Ms. Dawn Brown, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or fax it to 086 512 8983 by end of business, Friday, 23 February 2010. More Information: Upon receipt of the Confirmation of Attendance, you will receive: Confirmation of the venue, as well as The Occupational Curriculum for the Social Auxiliary Worker which will be discussed at the workshop Workshop programme  Click here to download Provincial Consultation Workshops form 21.01 Kb
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