How do I achieve a STAR grading?

STAR 1

Applying for and achieving a STAR 1 rating is simple:

• Apply to SSETA for a clearance letter for STAR 1.
• SSETA's Compliance Department will arrange an audit.
• Trained assessors (SSETA moderators) will conduct the audit.
• The SSETA file on your company will be evaluated.
• Workplace Skills Plans (WSP) participants in your company will be interviewed.
• The Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) will be the principal contact person in your company and will also take responsibility for any remedial action required.
• Trained senior verifiers in the Compliance Department will moderate the work of the assessor.

STAR 2

• Apply to SSETA for a clearance letter for STAR 2.
• If your company has ISO or IPP certificates, no audit will be necessary.
• If your company is applying for ISO/IPP compliance status, then the SSETA Compliance Department will arrange an audit (as for STAR 1).

STAR 3

• Apply to SSETA for a clearance letter for STAR 3.
• The Compliance Department will appoint an assessor who will guide your company through the process.

ALL STARS

• You must sign a contractual undertaking, including a code of good practice.
• You will be issued with a SSETA certificate when you have complied.
• The certificate is valid for 24 months, after which you will be audited again. (This renewal audit is less strenuous than the initial audit.)
• SSETA will publish the names of all the companies that have achieved STAR grading.