National Policy for an Integrated Career Development System in South Africa
This policy outlines the background, purpose, vision, and mission of the Career Development Services (CDS) in South Africa. It addresses key challenges in career guidance services and aims to establish an integrated system for career development by collaborating with professional bodies.
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NATIONAL POLICY FOR AN INTEGRATED CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR SOUTH AFRICA Cooperation with Professional Bodies Ms Nozuko Mfenyana Date: 29 November 2023 1
OUTLINE OUTLINE Background of Career Development Services (CDS) national Coordination The Ministerial Task Team CDS Policy Purpose, Vision and Mission Strategic Policy Themes Policy and Criteria for Recognising Professional Bodies Envisaged Areas of Cooperation 2
ENVIROMENTAL SCANS 2012, SAQA ENVIROMENTAL SCANS 2012, SAQA Key challenges identified: The fragmentation, gaps and duplications in the provision of services; The provision of comprehensive and coordinated career guidance at critical stages such as: Grade Nine when learners choose subjects, Grade 12 when learners either access postschool education and training institutions or job opportunities, and after graduation in terms of placement; The provision of comprehensive targeted career guidance services (for example, for disabled people); The systematic collection of career- and labour market-related information; The provision of comprehensive, standardised and quality assured career- and labour market related information; Sufficient institutional capacity (human resources) for delivering comprehensive career guidance services; and The competence of practitioners delivering the services. 3
MINISTERIAL TASK TEAM 2010 MINISTERIAL TASK TEAM 2010 Framework for cooperation in the provision of Career Development Service in South Africa, published 2012 4
CDS POLICY PURPOSE This Policy has a national footprint that spans national government departments and also directs the implementation at provincial and local government levels. Its purpose is to build an integrated CDS System for South Africa.
CDS POLICY CDS POLICY VISION VISION 6
CDS POLICY MISSION To realise the vision, it is necessary to make optimum use of the collective resources in the country and to forge partnerships and integrated relationships among all stakeholders in CDS, be they government, non-government or private.
STRATEGIC POLICY THEMES/PILLARS STRATEGIC POLICY THEMES/PILLARS SECTION 2 OF THE POLICY (Page 14-25) PILLAR 1: Career development services across the lifespan of an individual PILLAR 2: Improved access to career development services PILLAR 3: A single coherent and coordinated career development system PILLAR 4: An enabling environment for career development services PILLAR 5: Coordination and leadership in the career development system 8
POLICY AND POLICY AND CRITERIA FOR CRITERIA FOR RECOGNISING PROFESSIONAL BODIES RECOGNISING PROFESSIONAL BODIES a.Objective (k pg7): Support the development of a national career advice system; and b.A non-statutory body of expert practitioners applying to be recognised as a professional body by SAQA will: (k iv, pg 10) make career related information available to the public. 9
ENVISAGED AREAS OF COOPERATION ENVISAGED AREAS OF COOPERATION a. Provide ongoing support to the DHET through reviewing and providing feedback on the career content on the National Career Advice Portal (NCAP) and the Career Help website related to the professional body; b. Collaborate and network with each other and the DHET on advocacy and communication of careers in different practices; c. Cooperate on the career development and management of young people (internship programmes); d. Collaborate with the DHET on career-related publications and digital platforms when the need is identified; e. Contribute research content to the African Journal of Career Development; and f. Cross referral services between professional bodies and the National Career Helpline. 10
