Perspectives in Learnerships

In writing this book, Sarah Babb and Terry Meyer set out to explore some of the successes that they have observed at all levels of the skills continuum and to distil out some of the key aspects learnt from these. From the contributions to this book, the elements of an effective learnership system can be identified. These include the following: The overall purpose, aims and objectives of the system The governance of the system The learning outcomes expressed as a qualification, as well...
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In writing this book, Sarah Babb and Terry Meyer set out to explore some of the successes that they have observed at all levels of the skills continuum and to distil out some of the key aspects learnt from these. From the contributions to this book, the elements of an effective learnership system can be identified. These include the following: The overall purpose, aims and objectives of the system The governance of the system The learning outcomes expressed as a qualification, as well as broad individual and corporate objectives The selection of the learners The quality of learning provision The quality of on-the-job learning and work placement The provision of mentoring and coaching support The culture of the organization The assessment process The process for ongoing evaluation The administration of the system The case studies presented in this book set out the success stories of the following leading employers in industry and of certain professional bodies: Amalgamated Beverage Industries Bankseta - Consol Glass Eskom FASSET Nedcor - South African Breweries Telkom - SAICA Contributors: Sarah Babb, Sunette Botha, Stella Jory, Christine Fritz and Sandra Dunn, Steven Kalicharan, Jane Margalit, Terry Meyer, Wendy Newton, Nawaal Patel and Elize van Zyl, Len Turner, Natalie Zimmelman."