EVOLUTION OF ARTISAN RECOGNITION OF PRIOR …

1 EVOLUTION OF ARTISAN RECOGNITION OF PRIORLEARNING IN SOUTH AFRICASAQA RPL CONFERENCE JHB 23 FEB 2014DR F PRINSLOOEVOLUTION STAGES(EARLY ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT : EUROPEAN AND BRITISH INFLUENCE)Middle Ages master craftsman and learner- Traces of informal learning evidentIndustrial Revolution journeyman/apprentice-Early stages of RECOGNITION of PRIOR learning (RPL)yggpg( )Colonial Era imported tradesman -Large numbers (discovery of diamonds and gold)Large numbers (discovery of diamonds and gold)- Mining sector (predominates)- Production focus (tradesman assistants, no formal RECOGNITION )ApartheidEraApprenticeship(d ominant)Apartheid Era Apprenticeship (dominant)- Mining, manufacturing and services sector- Entrenched apprentice system, culmination MTA, 1981T di t tith titi(P t ti i ti)-Tradesman assistants without RECOGNITION (Protectionist regimes)Democratic Era Apprenticeship (initial stage)- Mining (declining), manufacturing and services(growing)

2 ,energy- Skills Development urgent as a result of open & participatory democracy, accelerated economic growth, ppyy,g,employment creation and poverty, globalisation. - Broadened participation in the ARTISAN environment though (Protectionistregimes persist in tacit forms)(Protectionist regimes persist in tacit forms)- Skills Development Act, 1998 (learnership and SETAs) RECOGNITION OF PRIOR learning FOR ARTISANS- Surfacing of RPL as National Policy, SAQA 2003, GL : 2004 -Unambiguous official surfacing of RPL (SDA, 2008): section 26D (a) (d)TRADETEST/FINALASSESSMENTPRACTICETRAD E TEST /FINAL ASSESSMENT PRACTICEON THE FRINGESSSECTION 13 (CONTRACT) LEARNERSHIP SECTION 28 (INFORMAL) RPLDIFFERENTIATED learning APPROACHESSAME TRADE TESTARPL SYSTEM LOCATIONADMISSIONCRITERIAT rade theoryPrac/SimWkiFINAL ASSESSMENTS ummative(TT) AndCERTIFICATIONWork experienceRPL(gap closure)CURRICULUM DELIVERYCERTIFICATIONPROVIDERSQUALITYASS URANCETRADETESTCENTRES&QCTOPROVIDERSQUAL ITY ASSURANCETRADE TEST CENTRES & QCTOPURE ARPL(access)(access)ADMISSIONCRITERIAT rade theoryPrac/SimWork ARTISANRPL PRACTICE experienceRPL9 Hardly practiced9 Differentiated policies99 Short circuited as Section 289 Scarcely ring fdfdfenced fundsARPL COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN 2004 2012(CHIETA, MERSETA, TETA)

3 -ADMISSION CRITERIA THE SAME (TRADE THEORY + EXPERIENCE (DIFFERENTIATED, MINIMUM 4 YEARS)PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE COMPILED GRADED AND USED AS ACCESS-PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE COMPILED, GRADED AND USED AS ACCESS REQUIREMENT TO A TRADE TEST- BETWEEN 2004 2012 LESS THAN 30% OF THE CERTIFICATION TOTAL AND LARGELY THROUGH SECTION 28 THROUGH SECTION 28- SECTION 28 ENJOYED NO PARITY OF ESTEEM IN 28 OBTAINED AT INDLELA-SECTION 28 OBTAINED AT SAME PERIOD LESS THAN 1% OF TOTAL CERTIFICATION AS A RESULT OF PURE ARPLRECENT DEVELOPMENTS(IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TRADE TEST REGULATIONS, 2012/TOTAL REPEAL OF MTA, 1981)THE ARTISAN RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNINGTHE ARTISAN RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNINGPILOT PROJECT2012 QCTOATD TTT ARTISAN DevelopmentNAMBQ uality Assurance & CertificationQuality Assurance & CertificationDevelopmentRPL Model February 2012 NAMBM oderatorNAMBT rade Te s t NAMB Assessor Blind AssessmentFET College and/or TrainingCentre and/or WorkplaceDHETA rtisanDHETA rtisanRPL AdvisorRPL AdvisorRPL Toolkit RPL Toolkit Training Gap Training DHET ArtisanDHET ArtisanDHET ArtisanDHET ArtisanRPL Unit RPL Unit DevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopmentDevelop mentRPL Unit RPL Unit RPL LearnerRPL LearnerRPL LearnerRPL Advisor Progressively Compiles Portfolios of EvidenceRPL Advisor Progressively Compiles Portfolios of Evidence** These full timeRPL Advisors can beEmployers, Labour, State = ATD ForumsDatabase, Criteria, Selection.)

4 TargetsDHET or Employer or Labour RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROJECTPROGRESSIVE RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROJECT- 267 ARTISAN ASSISTANTS ENLISTED NATIONALLY- 5 TRADES TOOLKITS PRODUCED (ELEC, DM, WEL, BM, F) and USED- 267 THEORY/KNOWLEDGE ASSESSED(INCLUSIVE FINAL RESULTS OF THE PILOT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 2015)NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR ARTISAN RECOGNITION OF PRIOR learning , 2013(OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRADE TEST REGULATIONS 2012)(OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRADE TEST REGULATIONS, 2012)CONTENTS1. Vision2. Mission3. Scope4. Definitions5. Principles6. Purpose of the National Criteria for ARPL7. ARPL based Trade Testing8. ARPL Framework 9. ARPL Admission Requirements10. ARPL Process Procedures11. ARPL Assessment Criteria12. ARPL Competency Grid13. Disputes and Appeals 14. AcronymsINTENDED FUTURE IMPACT1. Standardised and quantifiable national ARTISAN development with respect to Standardised ARTISAN RPL trade testing Free flowing pipeline on ARTISAN Exponential growth of ARTISAN supply demand RPL y5.

5 Generally: career progression, economic growth, employment social YOU