The Mentoring Network

Join the mentoring network if you are serious about quality in ETD

Terms of Agreement

INTRODUCTION

I am sure that you, like us, are frustrated and rather tired of quality assurance bodies and training providers who are not serious about making a positive difference to the development of people in South Africa. I often come across people in senior and influential positions in the ETD environment who do not carry the interests of communities and the learners in those communities in their hearts and we should do something about this.

We are establishing The Mentoring Network in the hope that together, we will be able to be THE DIFFERENCE MAKER in the ETD Sector. You are invited to join us if you meet the following criteria:

You are serious about protecting and promoting the interests of learners.
You are serious about acting with integrity.
You are serious about promoting the objectives of the NSDS III.
You have a sincere desire to add value to places of work through learning.
You have a sincere desire to provide people with knowledge and skills that will help them to find jobs.

PURPOSE

The purposes of the Mentoring Network are:

to establish cooperation between stakeholders, in order to improve the quality of learning offered to learners,
to empower and capacitate private and public learning institutions in order to offer best practice in education, training and development,
to develop a network of high performers in the field of education, training and development, and
to establish a fair and objective quality assurance system, in terms of both compliance and performance criteria, on all levels of the NQF.

Membership is open to any learning institution, quality assurance body, professional body or consultancy firm involved in ETD or HRD that meets the quality criteria mentioned above. The Mentoring Network is established with the intention of making a positive contribution towards the achievement of national skills development and work creation objectives. It is not our intention to oppose government initiatives, but rather to support them. With this in mind, the government requirements in terms of The NQF Act, No. 67 of 2008, The Skills Development Act, No. 97 of 1998, The Skills Development Amendment Act, No. 37 of 2008, The Higher Education Act, No. 101 of 1997, The Higher Education Amendment Act, No. 39 of 2008, The General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Amendment Act, No. 58 of 2001, The General and Further Education and The Training Quality Assurance Amendment Act, No. 50 of 2008, are respected.

TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP

Membership is valid for a period of one year from the date of registration, after which the respective members and Mentornet may decide, if they wish, to update and renew their membership.

Memberships fees are R1,000.00 plus VAT = R1,140.00 per annum.

Members may terminate their membership at any time, without providing any reason for the termination. Membership fees are, however, non-refundable.

Mentornet may also terminate the membership of any member, if they feel that a member does not comply with the membership criteria of The Mentoring Network.

HOW YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE MENTORING NETWORK

Members will receive a 50% discount on the design and development of training materials purchased from Mentornet.
Mentornet will give a 50% discount to members on books published by the company.
Mentornet will, as far as possible, provide consultancy services to members of The Mentoring Network at a 50% discount. In the event that Mentornet does not have experts in a particular field, members will be put into contact with such experts, at no cost. Such experts will, however, probably charge a consultancy fee.
Mentornet would be willing to form a consortium with other members of The Mentoring Network, to tender for contracts or to put members with similar interests into contact with one another, for this purpose.
Mentornet will resolve quality assurance related issues with quality assurance bodies and the Department of Higher Education and Training, as well as the Department of Basic Education, through negotiations. Legal steps will only be considered in cases of extreme injustice and only with the consent of a reasonable number of members. No member will be involved in any negotiations, disputes or legal action without the prior, written agreement of such members.

MEMBERS RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

The Mentoring Network training providers must offer best practice of education, training and development and offer learners as much guidance and support as is reasonably possible, during the period of learning. Quality assurance bodies must offer professional and constructive quality assurance services.
Members are responsible for their own operating costs and may not accrue debt, in the name of The Mentoring Network.
Members must at all times, act ethically and legally.

HOW TO JOIN THE MENTORNING NETWORK

Individuals or organizations wishing to join The Mentoring Network will need to complete the application form. The application form can be downloaded here and sent to Mentornet by email, fax or post. Applicants whose applications are not accepted will be refunded.