Training, professional registration and job creation by Elizabeth Louw

9 provinces

5 times bigger than UK, 1.22 million km²

Population 55 million

Visually impaired over 1.5 million estimated

Training providers-one

College 1974-2017 43 years

37 classes-length varied

218 enrolled 161 graduated

Current students-8

Two years-theory and practical

Accredited training on National Qualifications Framework

Diploma in Orientation and Mobility Practice

Level NQF 5 (school leaving NQF 4)

Possibly equivalent to UK RQF level 4

General education-no specialisation

NPOs

Mpumalanga Department of Health

Gauteng sub-contracts to NPOs

Schools for the blind-8/22

University disability units-three universities

Costing for national framework starting-Dept of Health

Pursuing registration with Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)

Recognition

Regulation

Employment

Continued education

Training-one services provider, no governmental support

New framework-Higher Education Qualifications Framework HEQF

NQF level 6 Accredited with Council on Higher Education Accredited with HPCSA Training material rewrite Suitably qualified facilitators

One step at a time

No miracle cure

Cooperation and collaboration

Any ideas out there?

Do you have anything to offer?