Training, professional registration and job creation by Elizabeth Louw
9 provinces
5 times bigger than UK, 1.22 million km²
Population 55 million
Visually impaired over 1.5 million estimated
Training providers-one
College 1974-2017 43 years
37 classes-length varied
218 enrolled 161 graduated
Current students-8
Two years-theory and practical
Accredited training on National Qualifications Framework
Diploma in Orientation and Mobility Practice
Level NQF 5 (school leaving NQF 4)
Possibly equivalent to UK RQF level 4
General education-no specialisation
NPOs
Mpumalanga Department of Health
Gauteng sub-contracts to NPOs
Schools for the blind-8/22
University disability units-three universities
Costing for national framework starting-Dept of Health
Pursuing registration with Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Recognition
Regulation
Employment
Continued education
Training-one services provider, no governmental support
New framework-Higher Education Qualifications Framework HEQF
NQF level 6 Accredited with Council on Higher Education Accredited with HPCSA Training material rewrite Suitably qualified facilitators
One step at a time
No miracle cure
Cooperation and collaboration
Any ideas out there?
Do you have anything to offer?
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