W&RSETA ILDP 2014

Delegate Selection Criteria, Delegate Requirements, Organisational Commitments

DELEGATE SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Must currently be in a senior management position and have the potential to be or will be appointed to senior executives within a two or three year period;

(If the individual is in a middle management position then it must be established that the individual has been identified as part of the talent pool in the organisation, and that they are on a career path where their move to senior management will be expedited. In other words it must be clear that they are on an accelerated career path to senior level).

  • As senior managers they must have a commensurate area of responsibility including managing a function of a business or an area of work that delivers on the strategy of the organisation. They must be responsible for delivery on key performance dimensions with budgetary and resource allocation independence;
  • Must have a direct impact on the achievement of the strategic objectives of the organisation and manage a large staff complement;
  • For specialists, participants on this programme must demonstrate the ability to apply management and leadership learnings back in the workplace as determined by the admissions panel;
  • Have a 3-year Bachelors degree;

(Those individuals with a degree should have approximately 10 years of work experience, of which 6 years should be at management levels)

  • If no 3-year Bachelors degree, then at least a Grade 12/Matric certificate with extensive senior management experience with demonstrated developed capabilities in the areas of strategy, finance, marketing/sales, operations, leadership and management and completed various short courses/competency-based programmes so as to be able to be Recognised for Prior Learning (RPL’ed) against the NQF.

(Those individuals without a degree should have at least 10 years of work experience, of which 7 years should be at management levels, 3 years at senior management level)

DELEGATE REQUIREMENTS

Each delegate will be expected to:

  • Commit to alllocal and international study blocks and complete all aspects of the programme, all forms of assessment and a sector-specific action learning project. None of the elements of the programme are optional;
  • Work in a syndicate to scope the research to be undertaken both locally and internationally for the action learning project. Attend and participate in meetings related to the research and deliver the project and presentation in the format prescribed by the business school;
  • Refine the approach to the business case by meeting as agreed between syndicate members;
  • Plan for and undertake local research into the business case topic allocated, crafted by the syndicate, before departure on the international study block;
  • Formally present the business case to senior executive panels in both the international destinations and South Africa;
  • Participate in social and business functions during the programme as an ambassador for South Africa, the South African wholesale and retail sector and W&RSETA;
  • Fully participate in the in-residence component. Due to the workload, participants will be expected to stay with the group in hotel accommodation which will be provided in close proximity to the business school during the local study blocks;
  • Complete evaluation forms and contribute to feedback sessions throughout the programme; and
  • Have a valid South African passport (that only expires after October 2014)

ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENTS

By nominating the candidate, the nominating company accepts that the W&RSETA reserves the right to be fully reimbursed for the cost of the programme in the event that the candidate is selected and later withdrawn at any stage of the programme for company and/or personal reasons, other than reasons related to therequirements of the programme.

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