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The HR ETQA for South Africa

Introduction

Human Resources is an internationally recognized and organized profession. The SABPP was established in 1982 as the professional standards body for HR in South Africa. In the last two decades over 7000 professionals have been evaluated and registered and more than 900 candidates taken through a two-year candidateship under an approved Mentor. The Board has accredited the HR Departments of 32 tertiary institutions.

In 2002 the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) accredited the SABPP as the Education and Training Quality Assurance body (ETQA) for human resources. The SABPP ETQA is now fully functional, accrediting providers and registering assessors. This official endorsement of the work of the Board by Government and the extension to ETQA functions, is an acknowledgement of the place and the importance of HR in the economy.

An Act for HR practitioners is on the cards [Human Resources Professions Act draft - June 2004]. Much work has already been done to prepare for this event, such as stakeholder conferences, discussions with the relevant Government parties, an opinion survey etc. There is an estimated 120,000 HR practitioners out there who would join the queue for professional registration the moment an HR Act is promulgated and registration becomes compulsory. We strongly advise all HR practitioners to register as soon as possible, and while the process is still relatively uncomplicated.

To assist with professional registration, continued professional development and the SABPP ETQA registration of Assessors and accreditation of HR providers, the following documents have been made available.

SABPP Documents

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Notification of updates to legislation or registration requirements

SABPP Professional Chamber

• Introduction to the Board [MS Word]
• Professional levels of registration (NQF aligned) [MS Word]
• Criteria for various levels of professional registration [MS Word]
• Generalist and specialist categories of registration [MS Word]
• Code of Conduct and Personal Professional Commitment [MS Word]
• Registration fees [MS Word]

• Application form for professional registration – to be completed by those registering with the SABPP for the first time [MS Word]
• Continued Professional Development (CPD) form – to be completed annually by all registered professionals [MS Word]
• Student application form – to be completed by full-time HR students who are interested in registering with the SABPP and joining the email network forum [MS Word]
• Special dispensation application form – to be completed by those without standard academic qualifications, or with qualifications currently not accredited by the SABPP ETQA, to register (at the two entry levels only) until the proposed Act for HR Practitioners has been promulgated when this special dispensation will come to an end. [MS Word]
• Experience matrix – to be completed by those who are applying for registration under the special dispensation of the Board [MS Word]
• Mentor application form – to be completed by senior registered HR practitioners interested in contributing to the development of young professionals. [MS Word]

ETQA Chamber

Forms

• Application form for accreditation as a small HR provider [MS Word]
• Application form for registration as an Assessor in the HR sector [MS Word]

Human Resources Professions Act

• Human Resources Professions Act [draft - May 2004] [MS Word]
• Human Resources Professions Act [draft - June 2004] [MS Word]
• Comments to both president@hrcosa.com and sabpp@pixie.co.za
• Revised HRPA Act (August 2004)
• Form for providing comments on revised draft Act

Draft Human Resources Code of Good Practice

• Download the draft Code of Good Practice [Ms Word]
• View in HTML format

Related Links

• Human Resources Council of South Africa www.hrcosa.co.za
• Institute of People Management www.ipm.co.za