As part of the strive towards professionalism and regulation within the labour recruitment sector, CAPES has been working towards the establishment of a Certification Institute and development of an industry “entry exam”. In preparation for this, funding has been provided by the SSETA to pilot a skills programme on the “embedded knowledge” required for a recruitment consultant and APSO will facilitate the roll-out.

WHAT DOES THE SKILLS PROGRAMME ENTAIL?
Learners will receive printed learning material covering two unit standards namely, “Demonstrate an understanding of employment relations” and “Recruit and select candidates”. They will also attend a full-day training facilitated by John Botha of Global Business Solutions. After completing the training facilitation, learners will be required to complete an assessment in the form of an online examination. Learners who are found competent will receive a certificate in recognition of compliance with Embedded Knowledge requirements and this will count towards RPL against future unit standards & qualifications in the Labour Recruitment profession.

Modules include:

WHO QUALIFIES TO ACCESS THE FREE SKILLS PROGRAMME?
All SSETA levy-paying members of the Labour Recruitment Chamber are entitled to send their recruitment staff on the skills programme. Non-levy payers (exempt SME) who are members of APSO, ITA, CEA or ANASA can apply to participate. In order to give as many companies as possible the opportunity to participate, limits will be placed on the number of learners per company.

WHERE WILL THE TRAINING FACILITATIONS TAKE PLACE?
Training sessions are planned from Feb 2009 – September 2009 across the following regions: Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KZN, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE?
Download the PDF “Embedded Knowledge Info Pack” now or give APSO National Office a call on (011) 615 9417/8 or drop an email to Gloria Clegg – training@apsoza.co.za