Progress Report Skills Development

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Progress Report Skills Development

• Engineering, Building Civil Engineering
  Construction SGBs
• L van Rensburg

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Qualifications and learnerships
Learnerships
Skills Programmes
RPL (Recognition of prior learning)
Qualification (describes an outcome) (e.g.
National Certificate in the Supervision of
Constuction)
Elective Unit standards
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Converting qualifications to Learnerships
Bituminious Construction
National Certificate in the Supervision of
Construction Processes Roadworks NQF 4
Cementitious Construction
Road Maintenance
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Allocation of training within a Learnership
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Learnership parties Case 1 standard
Learner
Learnership agreement
Training provider
Employer
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Learnership grant payment scheme adopted by CETA

• CETA
• pays an up front lump sum R2000
• pays per credit achieved within the qualification
  R100 / credit
• pays a lump sum after completion of a learnership
  (subject to conditions) R5000
• pays the minimum allowance for the first 16 weeks
  of the learnership section 18.2 learner
  (previously unemployed)
• Payment on invoice submitted by employer after
  completion of a unit standard for 16 weeks

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TAX BENEFIT

• R25 000 on signing agreement.
• R25 000 for each learnership year.

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Example of benefits Bituminous Construction
NQF Level 4 290 c

• Cash R2000 R29000 R5000 R36000
• Tax rebate R25000 3 _at_ R25000 R100000
• Employer pays tuition fees training allowance
  and provide workplace experience.

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Training allowances to be paid to learners
according to Department of Labour
Exit Level of
Credits
Percentage
Minimum
Learnership
of qualified
Allowance per
already earned
by the learner
wage to be
week
paid as
allowance
NQF 1 or 2
0-120
35
ZAR 120,00
121-240
69
ZAR 240,00
NQF 3
0-120
17
ZAR 120,00
121-240
40
ZAR 226,00
241-360
53
ZAR 370,00
NQF 4
0-120
13
ZAR 120,00
121-240
25
ZAR 240,00
241-360
53
ZAR 370,00
360-480
56
ZAR 540,00
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Christoph Heil Manager Learnerships Office 011
265 5906 Switchboard 011 265 5900 Fax 011 805
1418 Cell 082 719 6521 Email Learnerships_at_CETA.
org.za
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ROAD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATIONS
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Learning path for Road Construction
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Progress to date

• Levels 1 to 5 approved by NSB, published in
  Goverment Gazettes and SAQA Web page.
• 13 Learnerships in Roadworks in progress
• Level 6 conditional approval by NSB 12
• Levels 7 two streams scoping to be planned.

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UNIT STANDARD BASED QUALIFICATIONS REGISTRATION
ROUTE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
WHOLE QULAIFICATION REGISTRATION
ROUTE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
Pr. CPM Registration
Pr. CM Registration
Pr. CM Registration
Competence 4 year Degree 3 years experience
Competence 4 year Degree 3 years experience
Competence 4 year Degree 3 years experience
Evaluation
Evaluation
Evaluation
NQF 7
3 years Structured Programme US based CU
Mentorship
3 years Structured Programme US based CU
Mentorship
2 years Structured Programme US ? CU Mentorship
US based Honors
US based Degree
NQF 6
4 years Industry Experience
Honors Whole Qualification
Honors Whole Qualification
US based or Whole Honors Degree in Construction
Project Management
M4
M4
NQF 7
US based Diploma
NQF 5
1 year Structured Programme US ?
US based Certificate
NQF 4
Degree Whole Qualification
Degree in Quanity Surveying, Architecture,
Engineering or Construction Management
M3
Diploma Whole Qualification
40pts
US based Certificate
NQF 2
M2
Gr 12 Math. Science Physics / Chemistry Mathemati
cal Literacy Science Mathematical Literacy
Legend US Unit Standard CU Commitment of
undertaking Pr. CM Professional Construction
Manager Pr. CPM Professional Construction
Project Manager
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MATERIALS TESTINGMATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

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Progression for Learners
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Learning Path
Professional Reg.
3 Years
B Tech Us
B Tech W
Dip Us
Dip W
Lev 4 Us
Matric
Lev 2
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Learnership Design
Professional Registration
Stage 2 qualification 3 year mentorship
7 year unit standard Learnership
Stage 1 qualification 4 year B.Tech
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Progress to date on Materials testing
qualifications

• Scoping workshop on 3rd December 02
• Levels 4 qualification three streams -
  submitted to and approved by NSB 12
• Bituminous and Aggregate streams completed public
  comment phase
• Levels 2 scoped and in progress.

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Comments 30 day period

• www.saqa.org.za
• vanrensl_at_dotho.kzntl.gov.za
• Comment to rsalane_at_saqa.co.za

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Structure of Qualification
Design
Manage
Lab. Testing
Const. Tech.
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Existing B.Tech Degree

• Asphalt Technology
• Concrete Technology
• Pavement Technology
• Project Management
• Management Principles
• Construction Methods

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Possible level 5-7 qualification unit standards

• Execute Asphalt and Concrete mix designs.
• Execute Surfacing seal designs.
• Execute pavement designs
• Demonstrate understanding of pavement
  construction technology
• Demonstrate understaning of pavement
  rehabilitation technology
• Organize and control pavement construction and
  rehabilitation.

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Question to Road Pavement Forum

• Does Industry support a qualification leading to
  Professional registration as a Materials
  Technologist?
• Subject matter experts to volunteer to develop
  these qualifications

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The way forward for Materials

• Scoping workshops for streams Bituminous and
  Cementitious Materials levels 5 7 leading to
  B.Tech
• SGG application and formation - for ESGB ECSA
  approval Professional registration

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ENGINEERING QUALIFICATIONS
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PROPOSED UNIT STANDARD BASED QUALIFICATIONS
REGISTRATION ROUTE-UNIVERSITY/ TECHNIKON
WHOLE QULAIFICATION REGISTRATION ROUTE -
TECHIKONS
WHOLE QULAIFICATION REGISTRATION
ROUTE- UNIVERSITY
Pr. Eng Pr. Tech Registration
Pr. Technologist / Technician Registration
Pr. Eng. Registration
Competence 4 year Degree 3 years experience
Competence 3 years experience
Competence 3 years experience
Evaluation
Evaluation
Evaluation
NQF 7
3 years Structured Programme US based CU
Mentorship
3 years Structured Programme US CU Mentorship
US based Honours
US based Degree
NQF 6
4 years Industry Experience
B.Tech Degree Whole Qualification
BSc (Eng) Whole Qualification
M4 NQF 7
M4
US based Diploma
NQF 5
National Diploma Whole Qualification
M3
US based Certificate
NQF 4
1 year experiatial learning
US based Certificate
NQF 3
Diploma Whole Qualification
40pts
40pts
M2
Mathematical Science Physics / Chemistry Mathemat
ical Literacy Science Mathematical Literacy
Mathematical Science Physics / Chemistry Mathemat
ical Literacy Science Mathematical Literacy
Legend US Unit Standard CU Commitment of
undertaking Pr. CM Professional Construction
Manager
US based Certificate
NQF 2
Matric
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Progress to date

• Whole qualification Stage 1 for Technicians,
  Technologist and Engineers circulated for comment
• Unit standard based stage 2 qualifications for
  categories in draft form.
• Unit standard based 1 qualification still to be
  scoped when SGGs are formed.
• Whole Diploma Civ. Eng. to Learnership.

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Reference groups for Engineering, Construction
Management or Materials

• vanrensl_at_dotho.kzntl.gov.za

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Questions ?