Skills Development Facilitator

Imsimbi Training’s Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) course will equip learners with the required knowledge and skills to identify training needs, draw up Workplace Skills Plans and Annual Training Reports.

The broad aim of this course is to introduce participants to key knowledge, attitudes and skills pertaining to skills development in South Africa. The course focuses on skills development in the business environment and enables organizations and individuals to develop a professional approach to skills development and career development. It also ensures a comprehensive approach is followed when dealing with talent management and the career progression of employees. This course will be useful for Skills Development professionals and Skills Development Facilitators.

At the end of this learning programme, the learners will be able to:

Module 1:

Skills Development legislation and Terminology

kills development legislation
South African Qualifications Authority Act (No 58 of 1995)
Skills Development Act (No. 97 of 1998)
Employment Equity Act
Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEE Act)
Skills Development Levies Act (No. 9 of 1999)
Skills Development Structures
SAQA
SETA
Department of Higher Education
Skills Development Mechanisms
National Skills Development Strategy
National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
Assessment
Recognition of Prior Learning
Outcomes-Based Education (OBE)
Unit Standards
Qualifications
Learnerships
SARS tax rebates
Skills development programmes
Sector and workplace skills plans

Module 2:

Analysing Education, Training and Development Needs of employees

Human Resource Development Principles and Role

Other HRD Roles
Techniques for Conducting Training Needs Analysis
o Determine the Skills Gaps and Training Needs of Staff

Identifying Individual and Team Training Needs
Training Needs Assessment Techniques
o Integrate the Results from Performance Appraisals

Recording the Results of the Training Needs Analysis
Record the Development Needs of Staff
Relate the Development needs to the Career Development Paths
Link the Development Needs to the Talent Management Strategy
Communicate the Report on the Training Needs Analysis

MODULE 3:

Compiling a Skills Development Plan for a Unit/Organisation

Motivate the Types of Learning Programmes Described in the Plan
Main Features of Different Types of Learning Programmes
Main Features of Different Delivery Modes of Learning Programmes
Link the Objectives and Outcomes of the Planned Learning Programmes
Stipulate the Responsibilities for the Implementation of the Plan
Motivate the Role of the Unit Manager ito Talent Management and People Development

Module 4:

Managing the Implementation of the Personal Development Plans for a Unit/Organisation

Monitor the Implementation of the PDP
Analyse Implementation Reports
Integrate the Evaluation of Learners and Other Parties into Final Evaluation Report
Manage the Implementation of the PDP of a Unit
Return on Investment ROI
The five levels of evaluation ROI of effectiveness of training