SDF Training Modules

The Content & Curriculum

All training is aligned to current unit standards and articulates to the new proposed unit standards

  1. MODULE 1 : INTRODUCTION & LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW

    • The role and purpose of the SDF
    • The SDF and skills development – an economic approach
    • The skills development act and how to apply it
    • What the SDF should know about the Skills Development Levies Act
    • SAQA and the SDF –roles and opportunities for business
    • The higher education act
    • The SDF and SETA, roles and responsibilities
    • Briefing on Evidence Requirement for the POE – Evidence Facilitation & collection (additional training material provided at no extra cost)
    • Building a Portfolio of Evidence for learners
    • The process of moderation and verification
  1. MODULE 2: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

    • Develop a WSP in consultation with your employer or client
    • Submission of the WSP
    • Project Management for SDF’s part 1 & 2
    • Implementing a WSP, advice & assistance
    • Writing an interim report
    • Compiling the Annual training Report
    • How to gather the right information about the learner, company and WSP
    • Further discussions on the POE
  1. MODULE 3 : QUANTIFYING HUMAN CAPITAL

    • How to do a skills audit
    • Quantifying your human capital in terms of your strategic plan
    • Training needs analysis
    • The use of software (Provided at no extra cost)
    • Demonstrating return on investment in Human Capital
    • Demonstrating sustainability in human capital development to management
    • Review on Evidence Collection & Facilitation
  1. MODULE 4 : CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

    • How to anticipate conflict in the SDF environment
    • How to implement Conflict management in the SDF environment
    • Conflict in the implementation of the WSP, meeting the needs of learners & employers
    • Review on compilation of POE

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  1. MODULE 5 : FACILITATE THE COMPOSITION OF A WORKPLACE SKILLS COMMITTEE

    • How to compile a workplace skills committee
    • How to facilitate skills development committees in the workplace
    • How to gather information about progress
    • Managing the Learner Database
    • Review on compilation of POE
  1. MODULE 6 : DEVELOP A CULUTRE OF TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS(TNA) MAKING THE NQF WORK IN THE WORKPLACE

    • The theory of TNA
    • How and why TNA culture is important
    • Using software to conduct the TNA
    • Linking TNA to business objectives and designing tools for management feedback
    • Working with learnerships (extra training material module at no extra cost)
    • How to complete the interim report
    • Project management and portfolio development
    • How to interpret the NQF
    • How to link job descriptions to the NQF
    • Review of Job Descriptions within
    • How to develop performance management instruments in concert with your job descriptions
  1. MODULE 7 : DEVELOP A QMS

    • How to develop a customer centric focus
    • Introducing the requirements of moderation
    • Customising the QMS to be learner focused
    • Quality assurance and the WSP
    • How to develop quality Standards to measure customer satisfaction
    • How to measure standards
    • How to use your QMS to improve service delivery
    • Testing your quality assurance system –management review
    • Developing a draft QMS – Infomage to provide template on software
  1. MODULE 8 : CASE STUDIES

    • POE review
    • Case Study 1: The Hairdresser
    • Case Study 2 : The Personnel agency
    • Case Study 3 : The Generic business
    • How to use case study experience in compilation of the POE

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Assessment

Assessment takes place as per SAQA quality requirements.  In this regard, Infomage has developed an integrated competency measurement system. 
This system works on detailed, practical projects that are work specific, in all cases.  This ensures that the learning is practical and applicable. All learners are required to assemble a portfolio of evidence that demonstrate competency in outcomes as listed above. 
Assessment takes the form of determining competency based on portfolios submitted. These projects are practical implementations of the development programs in the work place. Once theses are assessed the learner output is logged on a an Assessment Sheet which is filed with the National Learner Record Database (NLRD). This “logs” the leaner as competent and earns credits for the programme. Infomage assesses and logs evidence in an instrument that records the RPL status, gap and competency.

Accreditation

Infomage SDF Training is an accredited Training Provider  with SABPP.