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Ecsa Voluntary Associations Va Cpd Frameworks

Engineering Council of South AfricaRef: https://www.ecsa.co.za/ecsa-voluntary-associations-va-cpd-frameworks/

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The document is an ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) press release/article stating that ECSA met with Voluntary Associations (VAs) at Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre on 02 August 2018 to discuss revised Voluntary Associations (VA) Recognition and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Frameworks. It explains that revised CPD rules make the ECSA Council the sole authority for accrediting, monitoring, and validating CPD activities and providers, and that ECSA will develop related accreditation and auditing/monitoring policy frameworks. It also describes ECSA’s new VA framework, which sets rules and processes for VA recognition and requires VAs to apply according to its prescriptions.

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Accreditation of CPD Providers by Universities and VAs

Universities and Voluntary Associations must follow the accreditation policy framework developed by ECSA to verify CPD providers and validate CPD activities.

Who it is for: universities and Voluntary Associations (VAs)
How to act on it: Adopt and implement the ECSA accreditation policy framework to verify CPD providers and validate activities

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this will result in ECSA developing an accreditation policy framework to be followed by universities and VAs to verify CPD providers and validate activities, and

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Reference

https://www.ecsa.co.za/ecsa-voluntary-associations-va-cpd-frameworks/

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ECSA Council is sole authority

Key Takeaways

ECSA met Voluntary Associations to discuss revised VA Recognition and CPD Frameworks
Meeting date: Thursday, 02 August 2018
Meeting location: Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre
Revised CPD rules: ECSA Council is sole authority for accreditation, monitoring and validating CPD activities and providers
ECSA to develop accreditation policy framework for universities and VAs to verify CPD providers and validate activities
ECSA to develop policy for auditing and monitoring VAs and universities
New VA framework sets rules/processes for recognition and requires VAs to apply per its prescriptions
ECSA commitment: equip VAs, partner with them, work directly throughout the process, obtain feedback
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
ECSA Council
Voluntary Associations (VAs)
Universities
Mr Sipho Madonsela (ECSA CEO)
Mr Nxumalo (Executive of Policy and Standards at ECSA)
Mr Christopher Tsatsawane (Strategic Services Executive at ECSA)
Mr Cyril Gamede (ECSA President)
Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre