| (1) | A person who possesses the following qualifications may apply for registration as a child and youth care worker within the auxiliary category of registration: |
| (a) | A FET Certificate in child and youth care equivalent to an NQF Level 4 qualification registered with SAQA; or |
| (b) | Theoretical and practical learning obtained prior to the commencement of compulsory registration in terms of these Regulations approved by the Council equivalent to 1650 hours: Provided that the applicant submits a portfolio of evidence, which must include an assessment proving that the candidate meets the outcomes reflected In the FET Certificate in child and youth care work; |
| (2) | The qualifications referred to in (a) and (b) may be obtained partially or as a whole through RPL. |
| (3) | A person who, on the date of the commencement of these regulations, does not meet the requirements for registration as a child and youth care worker within the auxiliary category of registration as contemplated in section 1(a) and (b), must apply for such registration if he or she provides the following: |
[Words preceding regulation 17(3)(a) substituted by regulation 4(a) of Notice No. 1164, GG 42697, dated 13 September 2019]
| (a) | Documentary proof acceptable to the Council that he or she is practicing or employed as a child and youth care worker; |
[Regulation 17(3)(a) substituted by regulation 4(b) of Notice No. 1164, GG 42697, dated 13 September 2019]
| (b) | A job description acceptable to the Council from his or her employer indicating that he or she meets the job profile of a child and youth care worker; or |
| (c) | A declaration to the Council to the effect that the content of the job description and employment designation is a true reflection of his or her employment contract with the employer concerned. |
| (4) | A person who has been registered in terms of sub-regulation 3(a) and (b) must, within a period of 4 years from the date registration, obtain a qualification as contemplated in regulation 17 (1) (a), failing which his/her registration shall lapse. |
[Regulation 17(4) substituted by regulation 4(c) of Notice No. 1164, GG 42697, dated 13 September 2019]
