All about Learning Management Systems

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

Do you need a Learning Management System, or LMS? Our legislation makes it is essential that Seta accredited training providers have policies and procedures for capturing and maintaining learner records as part of their QMS. David Meredith from Virtual IT has some useful information.

What are assessors and moderators?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009

Are you interested in becoming an registered assessor or moderator in your field? You will be involved in planning, preparing candidates, conducting assessments according to established principles, collecting evidence, evaluating your findings and more.

The Ten Commandments of Assessment

Thu, 23 Aug 2007

What every assessor should know - the ten commandments provided by Assessment College.

Principles of Assessment

Thu, 23 Aug 2007

Assessment College share with use their 11 principles of assessment.

CoolIdeas gets a makeover

Tue, 28 Apr 2009

The "culture of cool" is encapsulated in VeryCoolIdeas' new brand; namely, passion, quality commitment, knowledge and growth.

ETDP Seta prepares for ETD Practitioner development

Thu, 20 Nov 2008

Increasing the number of skilled South Africans requires skilled education and training practitioners to deliver the training and conduct assessments. But do we have enough trained trainers? IPD's Mark Orpen tells us that his company is working with the ETDP Seta to conduct an industry-wide gap analysis.

The basis for informed decision-making for ETD Professionals

Wed, 06 Aug 2008

There are more than 120 000 people in South Africa who could be considered education and training practitioners, says Mark Orpen, and best practice can vary depending on the needs of the specific sector. "ETD Practitioners will need to rapidly gain a deeper knowledge of the range of philosophies, theories and practices that inform their workplace context," explains Orpen.

Mastering the Art of Training - Training Course

Tue, 29 Jul 2008

Being a specialist in a certain field does not necessarily mean that you can train someone effectively in that field. When imparting your knowledge effectively, you need to communicate clearly and with the confidence that will capture and hold the attention of your audience.

Developing qualifications and unit standards for SAQA registration?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008

Whether you are part of a Standards Generating Body, a Seta or a professional body this learning programme will fast track your ability to develop qualifications and unit standards. This learning programme will assist you to adopt a suitable approach and model to shape a curriculum, whole qualification or unit standards for the sector /industry you serve.

Best practice in assessment and moderation

Tue, 17 Jun 2008

Fasset (the Seta for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and Other Financial Services) recently hosted a Best Practice in Assessment and Moderation workshop at the Park Hyatt Hotel, in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Well supported by assessors and moderators in the sector, the highly-interactive workshop was presented by the Assessment College’s Managing Director, Gerda Magnus and associate, Abraham de Vries.

Train the Trainer project for the DRC

Tue, 27 May 2008

COOL IDEAS in association with Cowan International recently completed the training of a number of Facilitators from a large mining company in the DRC. The training was run in French, this being the mother tongue of these learners from the Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo. COOL IDEAS can run its training programmes in French.

Community of expert practice for ETD Practitioners

Wed, 14 May 2008

Since 2000 the National Sills Development Strategy has gathered R42 billion in skills development levies to be allocated for training projects. Yet there are only 98 education and training practices (ETD) professionals registered up to NQF level 5. A new initiative is attempting to address this shortage.

Can you get free Assessor & moderator training?

Fri, 25 Apr 2008

Becoming competant as an Assessor or Moderator, and then being registered with a Seta, does open the door for freelance work. So the price you pay for assessor and moderator training will usually be paid back by the work you secure. However from time to time certain Setas do provide free assessor and moderator training.

FREE assessor and moderator training

Wed, 16 Apr 2008

Cool Ideas have been contracted to provide free Assessor and Moderator training for those working in the ETD area for Services Seta levy-paying companies. If you have been in the ETD industry between 3 to 5 years you can apply for this great opportunity.

FREE assessor and moderator training

Wed, 16 Apr 2008

Cool Ideas have been contracted to provide free Assessor and Moderator training for those working in the ETD area for Services Seta levy-paying companies. If you have been in the ETD industry between 3 to 5 years you can apply for this great opportunity.

Become a Certified Skills Development Facilitator

Mon, 14 Apr 2008

Are you looking for SDF training? Assessment College are offering a comprehensive Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) course based on a suite of seven unit standards. The training course takes place over eight days, divided into two sessions of 4 days each.

Become a registered moderator

Mon, 31 Mar 2008

To be a moderator of assessment, you must be registered To register you need a certificate against the unit standard: Moderate Outcomes-based Assessment

A Unique Innovation for South African SMME Training Providers

Wed, 12 Mar 2008

This is why the launch of a new cost-effective single-user license LMS by Virtual-IT (a leading database manufacturer, specializing in single and multi-user LMS’s, Recruitment and Work Place Skills Plan Databases) has had such an effect on the South African LMS market.