Workplan
of the GCIS Standards Generating Body
In October 2002,
the GCIS Standards Generating Body (SGB) registered eight Unit Standards
in Government Communication on the National Qualifications Framework
(NQF). Currently,
the SGB is busy with the generation of Qualifications in Government
Communication Practices Level 5 and Level 7.
The first workshop
for the construction of the qualifications framework, including
detailed purpose statements and scope of each qualification, was
held on 28 February 2003. Following this workshop was a two-day
seminar in which members of the SGB and interested stakeholders
in communication participated. In this seminar the delegates were
to agree on the qualifications types, define the outcomes, produce
rough drafts of the qualifications and decide if there is a need
for new Unit Standards.
The seminar
came up with a workplan for the remaining six months to conclude
this project. The GCIS SGB was registered in October 2000 to generate
Unit Standards and Qualifications in Government Communication, and
this process was meant to last three years.
The SGB has
three workshops in which to develop qualifications which will be
sent to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) for public
comment. While the qualifications are open for public comment, the
GCIS will organise a workshop where stakeholders in communication
from government, the private sector, institutes of higher learning
and interest groups will be invited. The purpose will be to consolidate
an input on the qualifications before it will be registered.
SGB workplan
| |
What |
When |
Who |
| 1 |
Workshop
3: Analysis of 6 new standards |
24
June 2003 |
Task
team from GCIS SGB |
| 2 |
Generate
6 new standards within GCIS SGB brief at level 5 |
Ready
for workshop 4 |
|
| 3 |
Workshop
4: Critique and revise new standards |
25
July 2003 |
Task
team of 24 June continues |
| 4 |
Produce
first draft of qualifications |
Ready
for workshop 5 |
|
| 5 |
Workshop
5: Critique qualifications and all related standards that are
available |
18-19
September 2003 |
Full
reference group (SGB & stakeholders) |
| 6 |
Workshop
6: Final review and proposal of qualifications to SGB |
10
October 2003 |
Full
reference group |
If you have
an interest in and are passionate about the issues of communication,
you are invited to give an input as soon as the qualifications are
open for comment. The qualifications will be available in the Government
Gazette as well as on the SAQA
and GCIS websites around November/December 2003.
For further
information contact Leah Madalane
Tel: 012 314 2300
Fax: 012 323 5209
Cell: 082 575 6226
E-mail: leah@gcis.gov.za
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