Southern African Society for QualityProfessional body for the registration of quality, environmental,

health and safety and SHEQ practitioners

www.sasq.org.za

SASQ is the only Southern African professional organisation for the registration, grading and continual professional development of Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety and SHEQ practitioners.

Let’s thinks about professional development. Would you go for medical treatment to a doctor who has qualified 50 years ago, and will perform an operation with a heated knife and sews you up with a needle and cotton? Think about it. Would a company employ an accountant who has qualified many years go with no professional upgrading. This type of accountant will be comfortable running a manual cash book, a manual ledger and manual journals, and with no upgrading will not be able to use an electronic system. Who will employ such an accountant today? The message is clear, all professionals will need upgrading of skills and normally these are provided by the various professional bodies.

This is exactly what SASQ is to our members. It is a platform for the upgrading of skills and knowledge. Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career

advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage. There are a variety of approaches to professional development, including consultation, coaching, and communities of practice, lesson study, mentoring, reflective supervision and technical assistance.

So quality, environmental, health, safety and SHEQ practitioners and professionals think carefully about your careers and upgrading through SASQ before you become “OUTDATED”.

Professional Development

IMPORTANT

• You cannot be a professional if you are not a member of a professional body.

• You are a professional only if a professional body graduates you as one.

• Professionals protect their profession by been professional.

• Professionals support and involve themselves with their professional bodies.

SA Quality Structure

SABS SANAS SAQA CHE AGENCIES

GOVERNMENT

SASQSAQI SAATCA

PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY

INDUSTRY

PRACTITIONERS

SYSTEM AUDITORS

SERVICESSETA

The South African Society for Quality Control was established in 1976 by a group of quality professionals in Port Elizabeth, to increase the awareness and importance of quality as a strategic survival tool for the South African Industries. This society, evolved, by the advent of the ISO 9000 series for Quality Management Systems in 1987, to The South African Society for Quality (SASQ). SASQ was registered as a section 21 company in 1992 with the registration number 92/056622/08. It is now known as the Southern African Society for Quality with an extended scope incorporating Environmental, Health and Safety, and SHEQ practitioners.

History Of SASQ

The Society is established to represent and promote the QUALITY professional and QUALITY professionalism, as well as to elevate QUALITY capability in Southern Africa, and specifically:

• To facilitate the exchange of opinions and views on QUALITY and to inform and promote knowledge of QUALITY to members and the public for the development and use of QUALITY.

• To obtain from members and other sources information relating to QUALITY, and to

disseminate such information amongst the public and the Society by means of journals, circulars, publications, lectures, seminars, conferences or otherwise.

• To improve the technical and general knowledge and to elevate the professional status of persons engaged in QUALITY.

• Education and training to elevate the level of QUALITY capability in Southern Africa. • Professional development and advancement of QUALITY.

• Community development that enhances the standards and levels of QUALITY for the greater good of the Southern African people.

Purpose of SASQ

• Promote the theory and practices of QUALITY through recognised training, education and certification;

• Provide registration, development, a grading and certification mechanism for QUALITY practitioners and professionals

• Provide guidance for QUALITY curriculum development of associated course material at related training and academic institutions

• QUALITY awareness and knowledge for the benefit of business productivity in industry and commerce.

Objectives of SASQ

COUNCIL COMPOSITION1. President2. Vice President - Operations3. Vice President – Finance and funding4. Vice President – Technical 5. Vice President - CPD6. All Branch Chairs 7. Specialist Division Chairs8. Industry Representatives [1 – 5 voted at SASQ AGM]

BOARD COMPOSITION1. Chairman2. President3. Vice President - Operations4. Vice President – Finance 5. Vice President – Technical 6. Vice President - CPD7. Directors without portfolios [ 1 – 7 voted at SASQ AGM]

Office Bearer’sProf Roy Ramphal National President

Dr Vimlan Moonsamy

Chairman of the Board & Vice President Operations

Mr Willie van der Walt

Vice President – Finance

Mr. Motimedi Ndala Vice President – CPD

Mr. Colin Bain Vice President – Technical

Mr. Oniel RajnundMr. van Schalkwyk

Director: MarketingDirector – Quality

Mr. Nick Kalidass Director

Mr. Andrew Murray Director

Mr. Agwa Director

Mr Barnes Sookdeo Director

BRANCH COMPOSITION

1. Chairman – (SASQ Director)2. Vice Chairman3. Secretary4. Finance Officer5. Executive Committee Members (4) [ALL MUST BE SENIOR/PROFESSIONAL FULLY PAID UP

MEMBERS – ELECTED AT A BRANCH AGM BY ALL FULLY PAID MEMBERS – excludes PROVISIONAL and ASSOCIATE MEMBERS]

BRANCHES1. Pretoria Mr Barnes Sookdeo / Mr Johan

Jordaan

2. Johannesburg Mr John Agwa

3. Nelspruit Mr Nick Kalidass

4. Port Elizabeth Mr Andrew Murray

5. Cape Town Dr Earl Starr

6. Durban Dr Shalini Singh

• Membership fees

• Advertising space on website

• Sponsorships and donations

• Hosting of conferences

• Hosting of workshops and events

• Tours

• Income from sales of branding articles and any related books, journals, magazines of general interest to the membership

• Any other sources of income as approved by council.

SASQ’s Income

Individual Membership 1. Professional

member (Quality, Environmental,

Health and Safety, SHEQ, Quality Engineer, Quality Consultant)

Meets all professional requirements in terms of experience and/or qualification with competency assessments set by council and is entitled to participate in decisions and activities affecting the management of the Society, through their Branches and /or Specialist Divisions

2. Senior Member A senior member shall be a person who meets all experience and/or qualification requirements laid down by the council, and is entitled to participate in decisions and activities affecting the management of the Society, through their Branches and /or Specialist Divisions

Individual Membership 3. Member Partly meets the required

professional requirements and has a plan to upgrade to senior membership within a year. No voice in the decision making of the society.

4. Provisional Member

Does not meet the professional requirements and has a plan to upgrade within two years. No voice in the decision making of the society.

5. Associate Member

Joins the society for interest and has no aims of furthering membership.

Corporate Membership 1. SASQ Listed Organisation (SMEs)

These are organisations that are accepted on the principle of providing excellent products and services by upholding the principles of quality, environmental, and health and safety. These companies have the benefit of using the SASQ logo on their promotional material after they are listed.

2. SASQ Listed course providers

A training organisation that is recognised by the society as delivering training professionally in the fields related to the society. Such providers will appear on the SASQ website as recommended providers and able to use the SASQ logo for promotional purposes.

3. Company Member An organisation that supports and promotes the aims and goals of the society.

Code of practice

Website Communicat

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Development Path

Vacancies

CPD opportunitie

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Discounts

Recommended Training/trainer

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Articles, books and journals

Research

INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS

Membership Card

SASQ FLAGSHIP AWARD

DENEYS ZEEDERBERG MEMORIAL AWARD

This award is to be the most prestigious award made by this Society as recognition of achievement in promoting the image of the South African product in the eyes of the consumer, the image of the Quality Profession, the maintenance and improvement of quality of product or service over an extended period, a once-off breakthrough of considerable magnitude or service to the Profession through education and training.

THOMAS DENEYS ZEEDERBERGBORN 13 MAY 1930

DIED 6 OCTOBER 1986

OTHER SASQ AWARDS

1. Best performing branch2. Top National BTECH Quality Student3. SASQ member achievements4. Most number of articles for the website5. Best Innovation in Quality

ASSOCIATIONS & AFFILIATIONS Services Seta Quality Chamber SAATCA University of Johannesburg UNISA Tshwane University of Technology Durban University of Technology Management Today SABS SAB ABI SANAS Armscor ABB ESKOM RMI

www.sasq.org.com

Laboratory Risk

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AUDITING

Call Centre ICT

FoodCurriculum

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Emergency Care

Research

Energy Managemen

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Emergency Care

FORUMS

BOOK WITH SASQ INPUT

QUALITY DIGEST

MEMBERSHIP FEES

INDIVIDUALS

Grade Yearly Fees Application Fee

Professional R 1000,00 R 500,00

Senior Member R 600,00 R 120,00

Member R 450,00 R 120,00

Provisional Member R 200,00 R 120,00

Associate R 250,00 R 120,00

COMPANY

SASQ Course Providers R 2000,00 R 1000,00

SASQ Listed Organisations R 1500,00 R 500,00

SASQ Listed SME’s R 1000,00 R 300,00

SASQ Company Member NIL NIL

FUND YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEES

(a) Attendance of branch meetings and branch events (80 % attendance get 5% discount)

(b) Attendance/participation to National conferences and workshops 100 % attendance get 5% discount)

(c) Submission of quality related news and articles which will remain as SASQ material (2 % for each accepted submission).

(d) Number of new members introduced by yourself (5% for each member registered)

(e) Management activities at branches (15 % for branch office, or National Office)

ANY QUESTIONS?