Welcome to the
SASSETA Stakeholder
consultative session
2 June 2017 Fidelity Conference Centre Florida
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Agenda
1. Opening and Welcome
Ms Isabel Bowden
2. Attendance, apologies and Adoption of Agenda
Ms Monyane Motlala
3. The purpose of the session & SASSETAs role
Ms Juwayria Amod
4. Occupational Qualifications Re-alignment
OCTO
5. SAQA Government Gazette No. 447
Ms Monyane Motlala
6. Private Security Industry comments for submission
to SAQA Government Gazette No: 447
Mr Lubabalo Ngxola
7. Open discussion
All stakeholders
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Purpose of session
SASSETA called this meeting to engage security
stakeholders on a recent happening that has direct
consequences for the industry. SASSETA aims to
positively influence skills development in the sector via
this engagement
On 19 May 2017 a gazette was released that made a
call for public comment on the issue of PSIRA
becoming the Professional Body for the Security
Sector. Your comments must be submitted by 19 June
2017
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SASSETA’s role
SASSETA is the ETQA (Education and Training Quality
Assurance Body ) in the safety and security sector.
This is a function delegated to SASSETA by the QCTO
(Quality Council for Trades and Occupations)
SASSETA has this function till March 2018
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SASSETA’s role
• SASSETA ensures quality provisioning of Skills
Development and Qualifications in the Safety and
Security environment in line with the NQF Principles.
• SASSETA is responsible for all the legacy
qualifications and facilitating the development of new
occupational qualifications
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SASSETA’s role
SASSETA is specifically responsible for the:
• Accreditation of constituent training providers
• Evaluation Assessment & facilitation of Moderation
• Registration of Assessors and Moderators
• Learning Programme Provision
• Learners Certification
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SASSETA’s role
According to the NQF Act of 2008 a “Professional
body” means any body of expert practitioners in an
occupational field, and includes an occupational body.
Section 28 – 31 of the said act requires
professional bodies to:
Co-operate with any of the 3 Quality councils (CHE,
Umalusi or QCTO) in the development of qualifications
Co-operate with any of the 3 Quality Councils on
quality assurance issues
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SASSETA’s role
The key issue is that SASSETA is
currently responsible for these functions and
a way forward has to be found.
• Stakeholder input is critical to the process
• Stakeholders’ needs are the major consideration.
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Occupational Qualifications
Re-alignment
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South African Qualifications Authority
(SAQA)
• Gov. Gazette No. 447 of 19 May 2017
• Government notice in accordance with NQF Act
No 67 of 2008
• SAQA invites public comments for an application
received from the Private Security Industry Regulatory
Authority(PSIRA)
• Application for Professional Designation:
Service Dog Handler
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SAQA criteria: recognition & registration
of professional Body
• The Professional body has to meet SAQA Policy and
Criteria.
• Register its Professional designation on NQF in
accordance with SAQA policy
• The body may not be Accredited as Education and
Training Provider by the QCTO and / or DHET
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SAQA criteria: recognition & registration
of professional body
• Proliferation of professional bodies within the same
community of practice is discourage by SAQA.
• A professional designated body must be registered
separately from a qualification
• Should not apply unfair exclusionary practices
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SAQA Policy for registering designated
body for NQF
• SAQA Published Gazette for public comments
• Stated its intention to recognise and to register PSiRA
as a professional body that has met requirements.
• Government Gazette for public comments is published
for (30) days, to solicit any objections.
• SAQA renders support to the Professional body that
applied
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SAQA Policy for registering designated
body for NQF
• If there's lack of compliance with the Policy and
criteria:
1. The minister is notified
2. The body is investigated
• A designation may be revoked in terms of rules,
legislation within which is associated.
• The body will be recognised for 5 years renewable
period, valid as conferred by SAQA.
• The body must be linked to a validated database
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Requirements for recognising and
registering a professional body
... includes but not limited to:
• Outcome of a broad consultation with community of
practice and wider society is imperative.
• Initial requirements include Occupational
Qualifications,
• The Professional body has to give formal recognition
to an Occupational Qualification as a pre-condition for
issuing its designation.
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Requirements for recognising and
registering a professional body
... includes but not limited to:
 The body enters into Agreement with QCTO to attain
Authority to develop and/or Quality Assure
Occupational Qualifications
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PSIRA Industry Circular dated
05 May 2017
• Registered as a Professional Body for the purpose of
NQF Act 67 of 2008.
• Authority mandate is to regulate Private Security
Industry.
• Implemented in the National interest of Private
Security Industry.
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PSIRA Industry Circular dated
05 May 2017
• To exercise effective control over the practice of the
Occupation of the Security Service Provider.
• Functions, read attached circular page 1 and 2.
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Occupational Qualifications Re-alignment
.. for the Purpose of Designated Application
• Proposed skills programmes as published will be
going through re-alignment of Occupational
Qualifications.
• Private Security has aligned to NQF - soon to be
revised in terms of Occupational Qualifications
sub-framework.
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Occupational Qualifications Re-alignment
.. for the Purpose of Designated Application
• Intend to undertake the necessary re-alignment of
occupational qualification / part qualifications for
various classes and categories of private Security
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Government Gazette comments
for consideration
Authority decided to register only one designation for
the purpose of professional Body Application.
• Service Dog Handler
• More designations will be registered at a later stage.
• More than 20 disciplines / sectors are listed.
(See circular pages 3-6).
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Government Gazette Comments for Consideration
• The Authority has communicated that an inclusive
process was adopted to ensure successful
professionalization of the industry.
(See circular page 5).
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