March 2012 PDF - SABPP

In addition, together with ASTD we visited one of our accredited training providers, the Maccauvlei Learning Academyin Vereeniging to present their staff and learners with the latest South African State of the Learning and DevelopmentReport. Leading consulting firm Ernest & Young also visited the SABPP office this month and we thank their seniormanagers for sharing their excitement about the work we are currently doing. In terms of our alliances, we arebuilding these relationships, in particular our most recent alliance, the Skills Confederation in which we partner withthe Association for Skills Development Facilitation of South Africa, as well as the Chartered Institute for theManagement of Assessment Practices. SABPP presented papers on learning innovation and best practices at the ASTDAnnual International Conference in the Drakensberg, and also exhibited at this prestigious event of our alliancepartner, ASTD Global Network South Africa. ISPI Southern African chapter also visited our office, and we will soonprovide the market with details about an exciting project around green HR.At a governance and oversight level, I am proud to announce the launch of the SABPP labour market committee. Thiscommittee will play a pivotal role in providing more balanced professional perspectives on the labour market, inparticular how it affects the HR profession. The first meeting went very well and our committee members are ready toposition HR as a critical stakeholder in the labour market. A special word of thanks also to our Higher EducationCommittee members for continuing their work in producing graduates for the HR profession.Lastly, but most importantly, the SABPP standards and metrics project has now completed phase one of the broadconsultation process, meeting with another group of HR directors. We thank all HR directors for their positive responseand contributions to this exciting national project. Once clear standards are in place, I am sure that we will be able toplay a meaningful role in raising HR professionalism in South Africa. I thank the SABPP board, staff, training providersand alliance partners for their support and commitment and contribution in driving the HR profession forward. Theinteraction we have with you as HR professionals, learners, providers and partners inspires the new SABPP team togreater heights.2

lllSTAKEHOLDER RELATIONSSTUDENT CHAPTER LAUNCH AT UCTThe HOD Stakeholder Relations Siya Mlonzi attended the first launch of SABPP’s student chapter atUCT on the 7 th March 2012. Students from the university attended the launch with enthusiasm, alsoattending was the HOD Dr Suki Goodman. CEO of SABPP Marius Meyer addressed the students ofUCT informing them of the opportunity for students to register as a student member with SABPP inrecognition of their career pathing in the Human Resources field. Once a student registers withSABPP they will be recognised for professional registration once they have completed their studiesat the university. To register as a candidate in HR with SABPP will offer the student the benefits ofSABPP membership and encourage the student to continue to follow their career in HR.UCT students attend SABPP Student Chapter Launch in Cape TownWESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL SUMMITThe Western Cape Summit held on the 8 th March in Stellenbosch proved to be a successful event forSABPP. The summit was well attended with recognised members showing an interest in the varioustopics and discussion forums that had taken place. The guest speakers had addressed their topicswith skill and knowledge and had informed SABPP members with the outputs they had intended toreceive. Chatting during the lunch break members mentioned their interest and enthusiasm thatSABPP had come to the Cape and that they finally had the opportunity to meet the staff in person.Various books showing research within the HR Field were on sale at the SABPP exhibition stand, ifanyone would like to still order some books they are more than welcome to contact Siya. Thesebooks are also available on email at a minimal cost. The day ended with a cheese and wine toencourage some networking amongst the members and SABPP staff. All looked forward to meetingagain with SABPP to talk HR!3

LEARNING AND QUALITY ASSURANCEDEPARTMENTETQA ON THE MOVESABPP Accredited Training ProvidersThe ETQA Department held various workshops to supportexisting training providers on SABPP ETQA processers. Theworkshops gave the providers an opportunity to sharetheir concerns allowing them to have a platform to have atwo way transparent communication with SABPP.Feedback from these forums showed that providers werehappy to work in partnership with SABPP; they found theworkshops to be insightful and had learnt more aboutnew developments in the ETQA field. Providers whowould like to join further workshops should pleasecontact Naren Vassan or Kathleen Beckett onnaren@sabpp.co.za or Kathleen@sabpp.co.za.Meeting with MERSETAregarding SABPPupdating theassessment tools forAssessment QualityPartner (AQP).Meeting with MQA SETAregarding the implementationof an SABPP pilot project as anAssessment Quality Partner(AQP).The ETQA Manager met with theChairperson of the Chartered Institutefor the Management of AssessmentPractices (CIMAP) to look at capacitybuilding for assessors and moderatorsin both organisations.Seated: Left – Right - Phyllis Sello (Regenesys) ; BongiIlunga (Damelin)Standing: Left – Right – Naren Vassan (SABPP); AndrePelser (Edutel), Kathleen Beckett (SABPP), DavidChelechele & Jeff Chewe ( DC Dynamics)Between February and March of2012, the ETQA Department has hadcapacitation building workshops toassist new and current trainingproviders in terms of theirdevelopment of knowledge andskills within accreditation.The ETQA team hasvisited SABPP providersfor external moderation;providers prove to besuccessful in delivery.there4

RESEARCH DEPARTMENTNEWS FROM HRRI: RESEARCHAfter a quiet few weeks, while Penny Abbott was finding her feet,HRRI activities are taking off. Penny has finalised new Guidelines forthe range of HRRI publications, also the Author and Copyright policy.HRRI has an ambitious target to load a large number of researcharticles onto the new SABPP website which we hope to launch midyear,so any contributions from members will be appreciated –contact Penny on penny@sabpp.co.za. The 2012 ASTD Survey onTraining and Development will kick off when the questionnaire goesout shortly. The 2012 Womens Report, to be published for WomensDay in August, is currently being written by an eminent team ofresearchers. We will shortly be publishing a Best Practices inRemuneration Report.We have started putting together some case studies in important areas – the first one will be on implementationof HR standards in a mining services company. If you have an interesting case study to contribute, please contactPenny. You don’t have to do the writing if you don’t have time, we can interview you and write it up for you.HRRI has supported the new Labour Market Committee of the SABPP, which met for the first time on March 2nd.Five enthusiastic practitioners convened to discuss how SABPP could make its voice heard on national policymatters and what research areas would be of importance. An important Position Paper on ContingentWorkforces and Decent Work will be issued shortly. If you are interested to be involved in this committee, pleasecontact Penny.Our voice is already reaching a wider audience. On March 7th, while COSATU members were marching in thestreets of our cities, Penny was interviewed on CII Radio for the SABPP views on various labour broking issues.The interviewer thanked us at the end for a balanced and informative view on a very polarised issue.BUDGET SPEECHSABPP has analysed the 2012 National Budget presented in February by the Minister of Finance looking at itfrom an HR perspective. This analysis is available on our website for download.5

We are starting a series of book reviews to bepublished on our new website, which we hopeto launch later this year. To kick it off, we’d liketo know from you what you have read recentlyand to give us a short review (say 150 words)outlining the topic of the book and saying whatyou think about it – in particular how useful it isto you as an HR Practitioner. Please send yourcontribution to penny@sabpp.co.za orcontact her for more details.What areyou reading?GREEN PAPER FOR POST-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAND TRAININGThe following key issues have been raised in the Green Paper:Challenges in the post-school system.Challenges in the regulatory system.Proposed solutions for the NQF, QC’s and professional bodies. Proposed solutions for articulation, collaboration, coordination.LOOK OUT FOR SABPP’S SUMMARY OF THE GREENPAPER AND THE SUBMISSION TO THEDEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.6

HUMAN CAPITAL REVIEW SUBSCRIPTIONWe are very pleased to inform our members that Knowledge Resources has generously extended afree subscription to their on-line magazine, Human Capital Review. All SABPP members can accessthis prestigious, highly acclaimed and globally read magazine which is published once a month. Seethe website www.humancapitalreview.org for more details of the magazine. The free subscriptionwill run until February 2013. To take advantage of this offer, please contact us by email onhrri@sabpp.co.za, quoting your registration number, for the username and password to use toaccess the magazine. Once a month, we will send out an email with highlights of the new edition.VOLUNTEERSNEEDED!Would you like to be avolunteer reviewer whennew books from publishersarrive? Contactpenny@sabpp.co.za for moreinformationIT Governance at SABPPVolunteers are needed to help SABPP identify the IT risks in our business. We are putting together asmall working group to review current IT systems and practices, to identify risks and opportunities,and to guide us in how to deal with these. Please, any HR practitioner with expertise in these areasare asked to volunteer for one initial meeting, or to recommend us to maybe one of your ITcolleagues who might be willing to help. For further information please contactMarius@sabpp.co.za.Volunteer Mentoring Co-ordinatorA volunteer is sought to act as the SABPP mentoring coordinator in the Western Cape for a smallpilot of the proposed national mentoring programme. We would like to run a pilot with a fewmentees from one employer in the Western Cape (to be identified) and the pilot would involverecruiting and screening prospective mentors using materials supplied from the national office. Thecoordinator would then be required to work with the employer to match mentors and mentees andto ensure adequate support during a 6 month pilot. The volunteer coordinator must have soundexperience in running mentoring programmes, must be an SABPP registered practitioner at least atChartered level, and be resident in the Western Cape.SABPP FORMS AN ALLIANCE WITH THE ASSOCIATIONOF CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALSwww.acmpafrica.org7

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.News from the Registrations DepartmentApplications for professional membership have increased over the last couple of months. Februaryreached a record high of 90 applications. SABPP would like to thank the Registrations Committee fortheir dedication to meet every month in order to evaluate new applications, upgrades and appeals.Whilst the new applications are streaming in the Professional Services Department endeavours toimprove its service to SABPP members in terms of being thorough and efficient. We look forward tothe day when we can assist our members throughan online application to make this process morestreamlined. We would also welcome anysuggestions from our members in order to improveour service to you. Please contact Peta BroombergHOD Professional Services on peta@sabpp.co.za tosuggest any improvements.The development of new products and servicescontinues within the Professional ServicesDepartment. A variety of products to assist HRPractitioners with practical tools that can bedownloaded and used immediately is being lookedat. A workshop that will be output driven iscurrently being scheduled to assist in thedevelopment of these tools. Anyone who isinterested in joining this group or who has some novel ideas they wish to share with us shouldplease contact Peta Broomberg.Registration with the SABPP is delivering more and more benefits. Encourage your un-registeredcolleagues to join. They should contact professional@sabpp.co.za.8

SABPP database of member detailsSABPP needs to do a major clean-up of the data that we presently have on each individual member.An audit of our records shows large gaps, particularly in terms of email addresses, current employerand qualifications. We will therefore shortly send to each person a record of the currentinformation we have on you, and ask you to update this for us. This will enable us to targetproducts and services better and to communicate more effectively with you.Pilot Mentorship ProgrammeSABPP will soon be entering into a pilot project with VIP Payroll to refine the mentorship processthat SABPP currently has. A selection of mentees will be taken from VIP’s Industrial Relationsinternship programme matched with a selection of SABPP mentors. We hope to learn from thisproject items like the training of the mentors, the development of the mentee and mentorrelationship, the successes of having a mentor and utilising the mentor selection criteria to assist inthe programme. We hope to launch this project in April 2012.ETHICS TIP-OFFSABPP urges all stakeholders to report any potentialethical risk involving a staff or board member, registeredprofessional, supplier, client or training provider toethics@sabpp.co.za9

SABPP EVENTSSOCIAL MEDIAIn accordance with the SABPP social media strategy, the SABPP linkedIn groups also kicked off last month andhundreds of people joined up and engaged in some excellent discussions. To those of you not yet involved,please contact us on voice@sabpp.co.za so that we can activate you in these exciting forums. Our social mediacoach, Jaco du Plessis has done some excellent work in helping our staff to build their capacity in becomingactive role-players in the social media revolution. Please follow-up on Twitter @SABPP1 or if you want toreceive daily HR inspirational messages from our CEO, follow him directly @MariusSABPP. Be in contact withSABPP and our staff every day.SABPP STANDARDS AND METRICS PROJECTLastly, but most importantly, the SABPP standards and metrics project has now completed phase one of thebroad consultation process, meeting with another group of HR directors. We thank all HR directors for theirpositive response and contributions to this exciting national project. Once clear standards are in place, we aresure that we will be able to play a meaningful role in raising HR professionalism in South Africa. We thank theSABPP board, staff, training providers and alliance partners for their support and commitment andcontribution in driving the HR profession forward. The interaction we have with you as HR professionals,learners, providers and partners inspires the new SABPP team to greater heights.KWA-ZULU NATAL SABPP SUMMIT19 APRIL 2012-THE SQUARE BOUTIQUE HOTEL AND SPA-UMHLANGAThis year the SA Board for People Practices (SABPP), the HR professional body, and ETQA of HRlearning provision for South Africa is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In celebrating this achievementand in support of the new SAQA policy on professional bodies SABPP looks forward to meeting youat their first Kwa-Zulu Natal Provincial Summit. The purpose of the SABPP Kwa-Zulu Natal ProvincialSummit is to drive HR Excellence at provincial level, and to inspire and unite different stakeholders inpursuit of HR excellence.The programme consists of:An address from Elizabeth Dhlamini-KhumaloChairperson of SABPPOther guest speakers include:o Thapelo Molapo from Toyota SA Motorso Penny Milner-Smythe from the South Africa Sugar Associationo Idah Zwane-Dlomo from KZN Treasury, as well as other well-known personalitiesfrom the Province.FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT BOTLHEMOTHOPENG ON botlhe@knowres.co.za10