THE SDF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME

WHAT IS THE SDF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME?

Each SDF’s responsibility is to ensure that their organisation’s skills development strategy, including the workplace skills plan and its implementation, are linked to the requirements of their organisation, each employee and the SETA

The excellence programme aims to recognise the SDF’s achievement of this, and encourage best practice

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SDF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME

To inform, develop and support SDFs registered with Fasset

To improve skills development in the workplace by applying best practice principles

To recognise the achievements of outstanding SDFs

THE SDF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME INCLUDES:

LEARNING SESSIONS

Networking sessions

SDF Excellence Awards

Recognition of Prior Learning

LEARNING SESSIONS

Learning sessions are short courses where SDFs build on their knowledge, have their questions answered, and have an opportunity to practice their skills

LEARNING SESSIONS (Cont)

SDFs need only attend learning sessions that are relevant to their learning needs

The learning sessions are part of the SDFs continuous education and development

SDFs will be assessed against the relevant unit standards, accumulating credits towards qualification

THE 10 LEARNING SESSIONS INCLUDE:

1. Understanding and implementing the SAQA and Skills Development Acts

2. Developing and implementing a Workplace Skills Plan

3. Interpreting and using unit standards in the workplace

4. Conducting competency-based assessment

5. Development assessment guides

THE 10 LEARNING SESSIONS INCLUDE: (Cont)

6. Developing the strategic role of the SDF

7. Developing competency profiles

8. Developing learning interventions

9. Establishing a quality management system for Accreditation

10. Implementing learnerships

THE SDF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME INCLUDES:

Learning sessions

NETWORKING SESSIONS

SDF Excellence Awards

Recognition of Prior Learning

NETWORKING SESSIONS

Networking sessions will provide information on topical areas in skills development

They will provide SDFs a chance to meet and interact with other SDFs

The content of the networking sessions will be determined by Fasset in response to needs as they arise

THE SDF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME INCLUDES

Learning sessions

Networking sessions

SDF EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Recognition of Prior Learning

THE SDF EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The SDF excellence awards will give recognition to SDFs and their employers for outstanding performance in skills development

A SDFs performance will be judged using criteria set by Fasset

There will be three awards per province – one per small, medium and large organisation

THE SDF EXCELLENCE AWARDS (Cont)

The winners’ organisations will also receive an excellence award

An overall national winner will be selected

THE SDF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME INCLUDES:

Learning sessions

Networking sessions

SDF Excellence Awards

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

SDFs will receive accreditation for their prior learning against the SDF unit standards

A pilot group of SDFs will undergo the RPL process once the policy, guidelines and procedures are in place

If judged competent against the unit standards, these achievements can be used towards a

registered qualification