SAIGA Tag Team visits Cape Universities
SAIGA is continuing its drive to have accreditation and recognition of existing learning programmes in universities relevant to the Institute’s designations.
To this end, SAIGA CEO Russel Morena and the Institute’s Education Development and Training manager, Sello Malatsi supported by the Education and Professional Development Committee (CPD) members, Xolisa Dlanga and Spokazi Jojo visited as many as eight institutions of higher learning, including a trip down to Durban and Cape Town.
The four went to the University of KwaZulu-Natal and ended their itinerary with visits to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the University of Cape Town, and the University of Western Cape last month.
However, in between, they visited the Vaal University of Technology, the Tshwane University of Technology, the University of Venda, the University of Limpopo (UL), and the University of Stellenbosch.
Engagements with university heads also involved:
Accrediting university learning programmes in line with SAIGA designation.
Partnership on research towards SAIGA academic and technical and accredited research publications (SAJAAR & Technical Magazine).
Introduction and establishment of SAIGA student movements at universities.
Providing free industry training sessions to third and post-graduate.
Facilitation of industry experts’ lecture sessions for university students.
Development of a post-graduate learning programme specifically for the public sector/collaboration in offering the knowledge modules of the PSA qualification.
“We need more and more professionals in the public sector particularly in Local Government to address issues that plague the sector such as AG-SA adverse audit findings, poor service delivery and corruption,” said Malatsi.
“We are therefore raising awareness about our designation with universities to create a sustainable pipeline for the designation, but importantly to contribute towards solving capacity challenges in the public sector.
