Archive for October, 2008

SAQA Six Core Standards

5 October, 2008

THERE ARE NOW SIX CORE [MANDATORY] UNIT STANDARDS FOR YOU TO LOOK AT. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON SOME OF THE ACTUAL SUBJECTS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT IN THE FUTURE NOT JUST THE REGULATIONS!

The worst thing you can do for the future of our real estate industry and your own career is to be apathetic and simply not do anything.

Now is the opportunity for every individual agent to be able to shape their future.

Existing agents will have to be assessed against these unit standards [R.P.L’d – Recognition of Prior Learning]. Start preparing your P.O.E.s now [large file called by SAQA a Portfolio of Evidence which contains evidence of your experience, qualifications, successes, testimonials etc. Because ……..

These new regulations do not just apply to new agents coming into the business They apply to YOU too!

DO NOT SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO ME – I CANNOT POSSIBLY COPE WITH THE VOLUME – SEND YOUR

COMMENTS DIRECT TO SAQA. Comment on the qualifications and unit standards should reach SAQA at the address below, and no later by the 1st October.

All correspondence should be marked “Standards Setting” together with the relevant SGB name – “SGB Real Estate” and addressed to:-

The Director: Standards Setting and Development – SAQA – Attention: Mr. D Mphuthing
Postnet Suite 248 Private Bag X06 – Waterkloof , 0145
or faxed to 012 – 431 5123 or e-mailed to dmphuthing@saqa.co

AT LAST WE REALLY WILL BE ABLE TO START CALLING OURSELVES PROFESSIONALS!

Mrs Mapetla CEO of the EAAB says “We will become a career of choice not a job of last resort”.Follow this route:

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