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Enhancing Capacity building for Road Traffic Management Report Back By: P H Plaatjies. Table of contents. The role of SAQA Professional Body - NQF The role of QCTO Status of Training of Traffic Personnel Expanding Training beyond Traffic Colleges Examiners of Vehicles
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Enhancing Capacity building for Road Traffic Management Report BackBy: P H Plaatjies
Table of contents • The role of SAQA • Professional Body - NQF • The role of QCTO • Status of Training of Traffic Personnel • Expanding Training beyond Traffic Colleges • Examiners of Vehicles • Crash Investigation • Road Safety Audits • Expanding training into SADC
SAQA RESPONSIBILITY • To oversee the development and implementation of NQF: • The NQF was established under the SAQA Act to create a single integrated national framework for learning achievements. • Enhance the quality of education, training and career paths. • To formulate and publish policies and criteria for: • The registration of bodies responsible for establishing education and training standards. • The accreditation of bodies responsible for monitoring and auditing achievements in terms of such standards or qualifications. • Other responsibilities are: • Standards setting • Quality assurance • NLRD
RTMC TO BE RECOGNISED AS A PROFESSIONAL BODY – IN TERMS OF THE NQF ACT (ACT 67 OF 2008) • Professional body – a body of expert practitioners in an occupational field. • Sections 28 – 31, Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, a statutory and non-statutory body shall: • Cooperate with the relevant Quality Councils. • Apply to SAQA to be recognized as a Professional Body. • Professional Body wishing to be involved with qualifications, must enter into a formal agreement with the QCTO (AQP). • Outstanding Criteria to be met after SAQA evaluation: • Be linked to a valid data base with names of individuals. • Adhere to a Professional Code of Ethics. • Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
PROFESSIONAL BODY OBJECTIVES • Contribute to building the national education and training system. • Advance of the objective of NQF. • To promote the understanding based on trust in profession, pride in association and protection of the public. • Encourages social responsibility and accountability. • Improved career advisory services. • Facilitates access to and analyse data related to a profession for the purpose and use as prescribed by the NQF Act.
THE QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS (QTCO) • NQF Act provides for three QC’s: Umalusi, QCTO and CHE. • Each QC is responsible for a sub framework on the NQF. • QCTO responsible for standard setting and quality assurance of occupational qualifications. • QCTO delegates its authority to two Quality Partners (SLA’s). • Development Quality Partner (DQP) – manage, fund the process of developing occupational qualifications. • Assessment Quality Partner (AQP) – ongoing role: • assessments • national database • accreditation of assessment centres • recommend accreditation of providers • verify practical components