(cpd) committee - SABPP

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE SABPP CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT (CPD) COMMITTEE
PREAMBLE
The purpose of this document is to outline the governance principles, requirements and processes of
the SABPP CPD Committee. The SABPP CPD Committee comprises senior HR practitioners working to
focus members of the profession on the importance of lifelong learning in continuously developing
the stature of the Human Resource profession in southern Africa.
GOAL of CPD
The SABPP Board encourages members to view CPD as a systematic, ongoing structured process of
maintaining, developing and enhancing skills, knowledge and competence both professionally and
personally in order to improve performance at work
INTRODUCTION
The field of HR has emerged into a fully‐fledged profession in the world’s leading nations, where
robust CPD programmes are supported by HR professionals.
SABPP is the official HR professional body in South Africa and mandated by SAQA as an ETQA to
conduct quality assurance of HR education and development.
The CPD Committee aims to provide support to individual practitioners seeking recognition for their
ongoing professional development and to providers offering learning events for such development.
SCOPE
The SABPP’s CPD programme encompasses all registered HR practitioners to cultivate a life‐long
learning culture that supports relevant and current HR practice in organisations.
STATUS OF THE COMMITTEE
The CPD Committee is an official sub‐committee of the SABPP Board.
PRINCIPLES
The following principles guide the actions of the CPD Committee:
An understanding among practitioners of the importance of continued professional
development is critical to the promotion of HR professionalism in South Africa.
CPD seeks to encourage ongoing learning and skill development, in the interests of remaining
relevant as a profession. While it does not exclude formal education, it also includes other
learning processes including, for example, job‐based learning, skill development programmes,
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seminars, conventions and professional body functions, researching and writing journal and
other articles, lecturing and speaking engagements, mentoring and being mentored.
HR professional development must be based on actual practice in the real world of work.
SABPP will guide professional development and recommend learning activities that support
current HR priorities.
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
The composition of the committee is as follows:
A Chairperson, appointed by the SABPP
A Vice‐Chairperson, elected by the members of the Committee
The Learning and Quality Assurance Manager of the SABPP
Registered professionals who have expertise in particular HR disciplines
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The CPD committee provides oversight of the CPD strategy, systems, processes and controls of
SABPP.
The CPD committee ensures that the SABPP CPD strategy is integrated with the strategic and
business processes of SABPP; and that CPD is seen to add value by enabling the improvement
of the performance and sustainability of South African organisations.
The CPD committee delivers, maintains and validates the CPD value proposition to HR
professionals.
The committee should ensure that there is an effective, user‐friendly and robust process in
place to improve the member value proposition of SABPP.
The committee should exercise care and skill to design and develop appropriate CPD
strategies and systems and advise the CEO on the implementation and maintenance of
sustainable CPD solutions to ensure the achievement of strategic objectives.
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