FORUM FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSE LEADERS

7 March 2014

CHANGES IN EDUCATION AND PRACTICE. THE NEW QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK

• Changes in nursing• Background NQF• Background Higher Education Qualifications

Sub framework• Changes in nursing education : New

Qualifications

Overview

• Higher Education Amendment Act 24 Of 2011• Skills Development Levies Act 24 Of 2010• National Qualifications Framework Act 67 Of

2008 • Nursing Act No.33 Of 2005• Further Education And Training Act No 16 Of

2006• Skills Development Act No 97 Of 1998• Higher Education Amendment Act 101 of 1997• National Education Policy Act No. 27 0f 1996• South African Qualifications Authority Act

No.58 Of 1995

Related Acts

Change in nursing

Nursing Act

33 of 2005

58 (1) (q) The Minister may, after consultation with the Council, make regulations relating to the scope of practice of practitioners:Government Gazette October 2013

The current rolls and registers to be grandfathered and new registers opened when the new scope becomes effective

Change in nursing

• The most significant change has been the introduction of a new scope of practice for nursing

• A new scope of practice requires the re-categorizing of nurses based on new scope and new qualification types:

• R 169 Aux nurse • R171 Staff nurse• R174 Prof nurse

Nursing Act

33 of 2005

New nursing

qualifications

Changes in Nursing Education

o New National Qualification Framework (NQF)

o Nursing qualifications move from Further Education & Training sub-framework (FETSF) to Higher Education & Training sub-framework (HETSF)

Education & Training in Higher Education

Change is a

process not an

event

Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET)

Council on Higher Education (CHE)

South African Qualification Authority (SAQA)

South African Nursing Council (SANC)

Dual Accreditation

BACKGROUND

o National Qualification Framework (NQF)

o The Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework

o Nursing qualifications move from Further Education & Training sub-framework (FETSF) to Higher Education & Training sub framework (HETSF)

BACKGROUND

o NQF means a comprehensive system approved by the Minster Of Higher Education And Training for the classification ,co-ordination ,registration and publication of articulated and quality assured-national qualifications and part –qualifications.

OBJECTIVES OF NQF(1) The objectives of the NQF are to—o create a single integrated national

framework for learning achievements;o facilitate access to, and mobility and

progression within, education, training and career paths;

o enhance the quality of education and training;

o accelerate the redress of past unfair discrimination in education, training and employment opportunities.

(2) The objectives of the NQF are designed to contribute to the full personal development of each learner and the social and economic development of the nation at large.

Sub-Framework

o The South African NQF is a single integrated system, comprising three co-ordinated qualifications sub-frameworks for :General and Further Education and Training; Higher Education and Trade and Occupations.

NQF

The National Qualifications Framework has ten levels. Higher education qualifications occupy six levels of the NQF, namely, levels 5 to 10. Levels 5 to 7 comprise undergraduate qualifications (with the exception of the professional Bachelor’s degree at Level 8) and levels 8 to 10 accommodate postgraduate qualifications.

NQF : Level Descriptor

o Each NQF level has a level descriptor.

o Level descriptors provide guidelines for differentiating the varying levels of complexity of qualifications on the framework.

New Regulations

o R.169 of 8 March 2013 Regulations relating to the Approval of and the Minimum Requirements for the Education and Training of a Learner Leading to Registration in the Category Auxiliary Nurse

o R.171 of 8 March 2013 Regulations relating to the Approval of and the Minimum Requirements for the Education and Training of a Learner Leading to Registration in the Category Staff Nurse

o R.174 of 8 March 2013 Regulations relating to the Approval of and the Minimum Requirements for the Education and Training of a Learner leading to Registration in the Categories Professional Nurse and Midwife

Assessment of Learning: New Qualificationso Nursing and midwifery components:

Registered assessors and moderators.o Assessment should take place within the

context of:o quality assurance policies, procedures

and processes; ando a guided and supported learning

environmento Integrated assessment; use both formative

and summative assessments.o Assessment activities must include

performance in real life situations.

Formative Assessment in New QualificationsThe assessment strategies will include, amongst others:o written assignments;o tests;o projects;o demonstrations; ando clinical assessments.Summative Assessment in New QualificationsAmongst others, these assessments may take the form of:o oral;o written; ando practical examinations.NB: In a Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor of Nursing, there should be evidence of involvement in a research project.

REVISED SCOPE OF PRACTICE : GOVERNMENT GAZETTE Oct 2013

FAQ : SANC Website

1. What does the 30 June 2015 mean for legacy qualifications? Answer: It means that Nursing Education Institutions (NEI’s) have an opportunity to have last intake of students on 1 June 2015 in order to ensure that students registered for legacy qualifications will be able benefit from teach out period per programme as specified on Circular No.3/2010

2. What should the NEI be doing to implement the new qualifications? Answer: Public Nursing Colleges must start working toward gaining a status of becoming institutions of higher education. The first step is to develop a Public Nursing College’s Act in order to assist them to become college sector and able to prepare their programmes which meet criteria of Council for Higher Education (CHE).

FAQ :SANC Website

3. Where an NEI should be registered in order to offer the new qualifications? Answer: Once question two has been addressed then NEI will be able develop their programme through CHE for accreditation, which in turn CHE submits programmes to South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) to be registered by SAQA. 4. Will the NEI be accredited by both SANC and CHE? Answer: The South African Nursing Council (SANC) develops guidelines for programmes to be offered by NEI’s, which in turn NEI’s develops curricula in relation to nursing programmes to be offered. The NEI’s submit to CHE for accreditation and upon completion evaluation of nursing programmes, CHE communicates with SANC through on line portal before nursing programmes are sent to SAQA for registration. The dual submission assists in fast-tracking the process. SANC is at final stages to complete on line submission of nursing programmes.

5. Will the NEIs be involved in setting their own examinations? Answer: All new nursing qualifications as they are on Higher Education Band on the National Qualification Framework (NQF), therefore, examinations will be set by NEI’s.

6. What qualification should the nurse educator have in order to teach the new qualifications?

Answer: A nurse educator must have a higher qualification than the programme that is offered meaning that for a Bachelor’s degree, an educator must a Master’s degree or higher than that.

FAQ :SANC Website

Test Yourself

• What is the title of the most recent nursing act?• What does the acronym ‘NSC” stand for?• What does the acronym ‘NQF’ stand for?• When does the legacy qualifications end?• What happens to the current professional

categories in the future?• What are the new undergraduate qualification

types?

Reference

SANC Spotlight Newsletter Vol 1Nursing Act 2005Revised HECQF Jan 2013SANC New Qualification FAQCircular No. 8/2013 14 August 2013Circular No. 9/2013 14 August 2013Circular No. 10/2013 14 August 2013Circular No. 7/2012 20 September 2012R786 Government Notice : Oct 2013R 169 Aux nurse R171 Staff nurseR174 Prof nurseLevel Descriptors fro the NQF : 2012

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