Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections for reopening of institutions offering qualifications registered on the Occupational Qualifications Sub-Framework (OQSF) as part of a risk-adjusted strategy for a phased-in return of skills development activities1. Definitions |
In these Directions, a word or expression bears the meaning assigned to it in the Disaster Management Act (Act No.57 OF 2002) (the Disaster Management Act) or in the Regulations, and unless the context indicates otherwise.
means any training provider accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) or its Quality Assurance Partners (SETAs and Professional Bodies) to offer an occupational qualification or occupational learning programme on the OQSF and includes accredited assessment centres and accredited trade test centres, including sites of learning and approved workplace based training sites.
means different branches within the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), the National Artisan Moderation Body (NAMB), Registered Professional Bodies (as delegated by the QCTO to perform quality assurance functions), Skills Development Providers (SDPs), Assessment Centres (ACs), Trade Test Centres (TTCs), Assessment Quality Partners (AQPs), Development Quality Partners (DQPs), Quality Assurance Partners (QAPs), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Qualification Development Facilitators (QDFs), Verifiers, Moderators, Facilitators, Mentors and Workplace based training sites, amongst others.