General Information

Faldilah Garrett is a QCTO-registered Qualification Development Facilitator and occupational education and training specialist with over 25 years of experience in qualification, curriculum and learning programme development. She has worked extensively with the QCTO and several Sector Education and Training Authorities, including the MQA, merSETA, CHIETA, FoodBev SETA, MICT SETA, SASSETA and LGSETA.

Her expertise covers the complete development and implementation cycle, including occupational qualifications, skills programmes, curricula, learning materials, assessment tools, Quality Assessment Specification addenda, alignment matrices and Recognition of Prior Learning toolkits. She also has extensive experience in stakeholder consultation, project management, SETA liaison, qualification realignment, accreditation processes, Quality Management Systems, external assessment, moderation and External Integrated Summative Assessment implementation.

Faldilah is a qualified goldsmith, registered assessor and moderator, experienced facilitator and jewellery-sector subject-matter expert. Her strong technical background in jewellery manufacturing, precious metals, diamonds and mineral beneficiation enables her to combine practical industry knowledge with a detailed understanding of South Africa’s occupational training and quality-assurance requirements.

Through her work with industry bodies, employers, training providers and regulatory institutions, she has developed a proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders and deliver qualifications and learning resources that are compliant, practical and fit for purpose. She has expertise in the following:

•          SETA Liaison

•          Mapping of Qualifications

•          Development of Workplace Skills Plans and Annual Training Reports (WSP/ATR)

•          Implementation of Workplace Skills Plan

•          Realignment of Qualifications

•          Writing and validation of learning materials across various sectors

•          Regulatory Compliance in various sectors

•          Qualification Development

•          Qualification Assessment Specification (QAS) Development

•          Qualification Assessment Specification Addendum (QASA) Development

•          Skills Programme Development

•          Final Integrated Supervise Assessment (FISA) Development

•          Development of Assessment Tools

•          Quality Management Processes

•          Accreditation Processes

•          Learning Programme Development

•          Learning Programme Implementation

•          External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) Management and Implementation

•          Recognition of Prior Learning Implementation (RPL)

•          Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning Implementation (ARPL)

Her team was handpicked and trained to meet the companies high standards