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abeSA Professional Certification
As a Certified Team Leader (CTL)®,
Certified Supervisor (CS)®, Certified Front Line Manager (CFLM)®,
or, Certified General Manager (CGM)® you are expected to map and
implement a personalised Continuous Professional Development
Plan (CPDP)® annually.
This personalised plan is completed with the support of your
employer and experts in the community of management from abeSA.
It will be expected of you to keep a record of all learning
activities, your judgments on them and the practical inputs of
the lessons learned. Evidence of how learning has been applied
in real situations is critical. Learning activities can include
attendance of learning programmes, workshops, conferences,
enrolment in formal qualifications or undertaking of research.
It is important to ensure that these activities are recognised
by abeSA in fulfilling requirements of your CPDP®.
abeSA requires Fellow Members, to regularly monitor and review
Continuous Professional Development Plans (CPDP®s). This
provides applicants with the necessary guidance towards
successfully maintaining certification. Retention of your
certification is based on producing comprehensive and precise
files of CPDP®s. Assessed and moderated CPDP®s will also be
requested as part of the process of upgrading from CTL® to CS®,
CS® to CFLM®, CFLM® to CGM®.
It is expected that a CTL®, CS®, CFLM® and CGM® maintain proof
of 36 professional development hours annually. Only recognised
subscriptions, academic or public awards, abeUK awards or abeSA
short courses, and research projects will be considered towards
credit hours. In addition hereto, to retain the CTL®, CS®, CFLM®
and CGM® designations, members must perform 800 hours of
management practise annually. A CTL®, CS®, CFLM® or CGM®
practicing certificate is issued annually upon fulfilment of the
above requirements.
CTL® and CS® certification can be considered from Student Member
status. This means that you have to apply and be accepted for
Student Membership before proceeding to certification. Associate
Members will be considered for CFLM® certification. Only full
Members can apply for CGM® certification.
Certified Team Leader (CTL®), Certified Supervisor (CS®)
Certified First Line Manager (CFLM®) and Certified General
Manager (CGM®) are the marks of competency for the profession of
junior and middle management and are recognised internationally
through ABEUK.
The CTL®, CS®, CFLM® and CGM® designations are aligned to global
best practises and point to managers that meet certain
requirements of character, education, expertise and experience.
Certification Process
The certification process is based on the submission, and
successful assessment and moderation of a Portfolio of
Managerial Experience (POME)®. This consists of the following
requirements.
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Support
of your application by other certified managers or
recognised (SDL paying) employers through
testimonials.
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Records
of employment history are required as follows: for
CTL® and CS® minimum 1 year experience; for CFLM® 1
year appropriate experience; and for CGM® experience
must include a minimum 2 years in middle management.
See “Table of Membership and Certification
Criteria”.
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Sufficient management exposure which points to
competence in the various disciplines of management.
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In the
case of a CTL® or CS® application a statement of
what you expect to gain from this designation. In
the case of a CFLM® application a written self
assessment of your experience. In the case of a CGM®
application a written statement as to the envisioned
contribution to the community of experts.
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Copies
of assessed and moderated CPDP®s if applicant is
upgrading from CTL® to CS®, CS® to CFLM®, CFLM® to
CGM®.
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Evidence
of a formal qualification such as a National
Certificate.
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Signature of the Code of Conduct.
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A
completed assignment on a chosen topic, mapping your
experience in each of the required management
competencies to the assignment, highlighting that
you have appropriate understanding and experience
therein.
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Undertaking an interview with a Fellow Member who is
also a recognised assessor to confirm the details of
your application, POME® and to perform a summative
assessment of you as a CTL®, CS®, CFLM® or CGM®.
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Moderation of your POME® by a Fellow Member.
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The Interview
Candidates for admission to the CTL®, CS®, CFLM® and CGM®
designations are interviewed by a Fellow Member of the
Association.
The purpose of the interview is to obtain further
information about your experience and contribution as a
manager, as outlined in your Portfolio of Managerial
Experience (POME®).
The format is mostly structured and the interviewer may
collect information pertinent to the application that
might not have been included in the POME®. In turn this
will avail the Association of the applicants
understanding and practical implementation of the Code
of Conduct.
Eligibility
Once the entry membership level has been established,
the applicant is required to pay the once-off
registration fee and the annual subscription fee for the
current year. Payment advice needs to accompany the
appropriate application form and a signed Code of
Conduct, which can be faxed or emailed with an
electronic signature. The applicant will receive an
electronic certificate and invoice as proof of payment
and an assigned membership number. Should the member
require a printed certificate, this will need to be
arranged in advance and collected from the abeSA
offices.
Why Certification?
Certification is verification of a manager’s proven
competence. It also serves as testimony to the self
discipline expected of a professional to apply a broad
foundation of competence in theory, practice and values.
Certification is the sign or mark of a complete manager.
Certification requires an individual to be skilled in
the practical aspects of management. This requires
greater knowledge of managerial behaviours and skills to
accurately diagnose events and effectively implement
solutions; it is underpinned by a dedication to lifelong
learning.
The expectations for a CTL®, CS®, CFLM® and CGM® are
exceptionally high. These designators must operate at
the appropriate levels that meet with the requirements
of effective management. The table of experience and
professional commitment illustrates the minimum level of
achievement and experience expected for certification.
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Professional Commitment Required |
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Table of Experience and Professional Commitment Required for
Managerial Certification
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Performance
Standard
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CTL®
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CS®
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CFLM®
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CGM® |
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Expertise
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Team-wide:
Content focus (organising and controlling)
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Team-wide:
Content and process focus (organising, planning and
controlling)
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Department-wide: content, process, team and budget
focus (organising, planning, controlling and
leading)
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Organisation-wide: content, process, team and profit
& loss focus
(organising, planning, controlling and leading) |
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Management
breadth or
scope |
Expertise in area and vertical function
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Expertise in area and vertical function
Report to middle management; some horizontal and
short term planning |
Expertise in area, vertical and horizontal function
Report to senior management; horizontal and medium
term planning |
Expertise in area, vertical and horizontal function
Report to top management; strategic thinking and
long term planning |
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Focus
on organisation
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Provides technical support to staff |
Provides technical support to middle management and
customers |
Provides support to senior management and customers |
Provides support to executives and/or Board of
Directors |
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Value
to employer
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Technical specialist and solves tactical problems
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Technical specialist and solves tactical problems;
middle management credibility
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Midlevel depth and breadth; thinks like and relates
to senior management |
Senior level depth, breadth and width; executive
level credibility
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Work
experience in
area of performance
standards
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Minimum 1 year
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Minimum 1 year
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Minimum 1 year
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Minimum 2 years
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Minimum
qualifications |
NQF Level 3 or 4
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NQF Level 3 or 4
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NQF Level 5 or 6
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NQF Level 5 (plus 4 years managerial experience) or
Level 6 (plus 2 years managerial experience)
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ABESA
Membership |
Student
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Student
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Associate
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Full member
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Commitment
to the
Profession
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Subscribes to the Code of Conduct |
Subscribes to the Code of Conduct |
Subscribes to the Code of Conduct |
Subscribes to the Code of Conduct |
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Practices highest standards of competence
(800 hours practice annually) |
Practices highest standards of competence
(800 hours practice annually) |
Practices highest standards of competence
(800 hours practice annually) |
Practices highest standards of competence
(800 hours practice annually) |
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Professional Review of CPDP®s annually (minimum 36
hours CPD) |
Professional Review of CPDP®s annually (minimum 36
hours CPD) |
Professional Review of CPDP®s annually (minimum 36
hours CPD) |
Professional Review of CPDP®s annually (minimum 36
hours CPD) |
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Professional status = Student Membership
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Professional status = Student Membership
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Professional status = Associate Membership |
Professional status = Full Membership |
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abeSA recognises that learning can take place through a myriad of mediums in formal, informal and non-formal settings, for example:
• formal education and training programmes;
• formal and informal on-the-job education and training;
• self-study;
• work experience (experiential learning);
• in-house education and training, etc.
Where appropriate, such learning should be recognised. The fundamental difference between assessment of RPL and that of current learning is that previous learning is formally recognized and accepted as learning. The learner is therefore not required to undergo more of the same learning, and through assessment the previous learning is recognised and recorded. It is important to note that at
abeSA, although we may recognise experience / prior learning we will credit a learner with acknowledgement of equivalency – a certificate will not be issued for the learning recognised.
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The business Management qualifications have been registered on the South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
www.saqa.org.za
Higher Certificate in Business Management SAQA ID: 65117
Advanced Certificate in Business Management SAQA ID: 65116
Equivalency Statement
South African
Qualifications Authority (SAQA) has recognised the
Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Business
Management as equivalent to qualifications at levels 4,
5 and 6 on the South African National Qualification’s
Framework respectively
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