African Fusion June 2018

SAIW bulletin board

SAIW Online Student Management System launched logbooks that shouldbe completedat regu- lar intervals, vision acuity records that have to be updated annually and even changes in personal detail. Students will receive reminders to address annual surveillance issues aswell as reminders for certification/ renewal/recertification as stipulated in the relevant reference documents.

A s part of SAIW’s 70 years anniver- sary, both SAIW and SAIW Certifica- tion have decided to embrace the digital age and implement an Online Student Management system (OSMS). This forms part of a long-term strategy to provide an innovative, contemporary, paperless and industry-focused digital platform for SAIW’s trainees and SAIW Certification’s Qualification and Certification personnel. Phase 1 of this ambitious long-term project, kicked off in April 2018 with an invitation to all current students to log onto the system and confirm and upload infor- mation such as IDs, secondary and tertiary qualifications, CVs, photographs, etc. Initial access for students already with student numbers uses the student’s number as the username and ID number as the default password. New students are encouraged to register via the quick registration processwhich is easy to follow; but keep your cell phone or email account close-by since confirmationmessages and links requiring validation will be issued as you make progress. Later phases to be introduced include surveillance activities, which include online

Students or companies not having access to digital devices or the internet, need not worry, since the system still fa- cilitates manual bookings and the issue of any deliverables as per the current route. The normal process of booking should be followed with the relevant administrator booking the student onto the system and managing any interactionwithin the OSMS on your behalf. Students are encouraged to partici- pate during each phase and to send their suggestions, comments, complaints or compliments to quality@saiw.co.za. These inputswill be used to continuously improve the system and to make the interaction evenmore satisfying to SAIW’smost valued customers, its students. Tiredof losing records, lastminute rush to complete your experience logbook, not

receiving your confirmation, proof of train- ing record or examination results? The OSMS intends to resolve all of these issues. And since the online platform is governed by the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, both access and uploaded records are controlled and the content is handled with absolute confi- dentiality.

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AFRICAN FUSION