Presentation for

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Presentation for

• Gauteng Provincial Government
• Dept of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation
• High Performance Sport Seminar
• 27 March 2008
• Linda Halliday

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Why does South Africa need a National
Qualifications Framework (NQF)?

• South Africa needs to
• Have an integrated qualification framework
• Remove barriers between education and training
• Remove barriers between learning and working
• Remove barriers between the different learning
  environments
• Facilitate access, mobility and progression
  between education, training and career paths

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The Big Picture now
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National Qualifications Framework (NQF) (watch
out for changes from 2009)
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Potential Qualifications Framework for Sport,
Fitness, Recreation
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Masters in Sport / Recreation / Fitness
Honours in Sport and Exercise Science
Honours in Sport Studies
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B.Comm. Degree in Sport Exercise Science
BSc Degree in Sport Exercise Science
BA Degree in Sport Exercise Science
Bachelor Degree in Sport Exercise Science
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Certificate in Disability Sport
Diploma in Coaching Science
Certificate in Coaching Science
Diploma in Fitness
Certificate in Fitness
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National Diploma Sport Management
Nat Certificate Sport Management
FET Certificate Sport Admin
FET Certificate Fitness
FET Certificate Sport Coaching
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Unit standards
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Unit standards
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Unit standards
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IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYERS

• Dept of Sport Recreation (Governing sport)
• SRSA (mass participation sport development
• SASCOC (high performance in sport)
• Sport Federations
• Dept of Education (governing education and
  training)
• Education Training Quality Assurors (CHE,
  Umalusi, THETA)
• Standards Generating Bodies
• Accredited education training providers
  (universities, colleges, academies)
• Dept of Labour (Skills education and training for
  the workplace)
• Learners
• Workplaces Coaches and Assessors
• RPL Assessors

NATIONAL SPORT, EDUCATION, TRAINING
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Some of the jobs in sport

• Sport Directors
• Sport Managers
• Sport Administrators
• Sport Agents
• Sport Event Managers
• Sport Coaches (rural up to international levels
• Conditioning Trainers
• Sport Scientists
• Sport Doctors, physiotherapists, Chiropractors
• and other medical practitioners
• Sport Volunteers (they can qualify too!)
• To name but a few..

CAREERS
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SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
TRAINING PRINCIPLES
OPERATE AS A COACH
Modules
THE ROAD TO A NATIONAL QUALIFICATION
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UNIT STANDARDS
accredited education and training providers
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EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES
accredited universities and colleges
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Choose a National Certificate or Diploma
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• FETC Fitness NQF 4
• National Certificate Fitness NQF 5
• National Diploma Fitness NQF 5
• FETC Sport coaching NQF 4
• National Certificate Coaching Science NQF 5
• National Diploma Coaching Science NQF 5
• FETC Sports Administrator
• National Certificate Sport, Fitness or
  Recreation Management NQF 5
• National Diploma Sport, Fitness or Recreation
  Management
• There are more on the way e.g.
• Nat Cert Technical officiating
• Nat Cert Life guarding

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NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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• Linda Halliday - Director
• eta National Offices
• Email linda_at_etasa.co.za
• Website www.exerciseacademy.com
• Phone [phone]
• Mobile [phone]