CIPPT Information
Training in South Africa has been a dynamic field with an incredibly robust growth in the past fifteen years due to the changing education and training landscape. It is therefore encouraging that we can harness this growth and launch training as a designated profession, allowing all roles within the education and training environment to find a home. CIPPT is this legitimate home.
CIPPT is an independent non-profit company for learning and development professionals. CIPPT encourages high standards of performance in all aspects of learning and development among members and the training community through sharing information, professional development and best practice.
Values:
Commitment to life-long learning
Develop professional competence
Develop candidates
Improve quality standards
Support ethical practices
Stakeholder Benefit:
The Individual:
- It gives recognition as a professional
- Builds a sense of credibility and trust
- Access to continuous professional development
- Validates a level of professional achievement and standards of practice
- Increases career advancement opportunities
- Provides a sense of pride and personal accomplishment
- Recognises a standard level of knowledge and skill
- Listed on a “professional status” register, a hallmark of up to date professionals with their qualifications
- Use of designation behind the names
- Discounts on training events and conferences
The Profession:
- Creates a standard of practice
- Develops and supports a professional code of conduct
- Serves as an industry reference point
- Creates a common understanding and language
- Recognises knowledge, skills and practice
To an Employer:
- Increases competence level of employees
- Improves employee satisfaction and engagement
- Provides professional development opportunities for employees
- Provides the standards for hiring within the sector
- Assurance of professional conduct in the workplace
- Enhanced corporate image
Products and Services
In the absence of the development of new qualifications, CIPPT has identified key competency areas based on roles performed in the training environment. The unit standards of the Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practitioner has been used as a basis for this to design a competency framework.
| Membership | Registration Cost Per Year | |
| Affiliate Member | R 350.00 | |
| Professional Award/s | Registration Cost Per Year | |
| Professional Competence Sets (16) | R 570.00 per Award | |
| Professional Designation | Registration Cost | Annual Renewal Fee |
| Professional OD Practitioner | R1 500.00 | R 750.00 |
| Master OD Practitioner | R2 000.00 | R1 000.00 |
| Fellow OD Practitioner | R2 500.00 | R1 200.00 |
Board Members
MS MARIE-LOUISE SAMUELS (CHAIRPERSON) | MS RIA WALSHE (CEO) |
DR SHIRLEY LLOYD | MS GIZELLE McINTYRE | MR JOHN SANDYS
SAQA Professional Body ID number: 1068