About Us

Learning Performance Link (LPL) was established specifically to bring to industry and commerce an ethical and high quality approach to skills development, assessment and quality assurance. Being closely in touch with the action at policy level, our services are never static, and are always informed by resourceful engagement with the latest developments.  The very essence of our business is to assist organisations to reach the place where they themselves can respond creatively to The SAQA, Skills Development and Employment Equity Acts, creation of National Standards and Quality Assurance Bodies, Learnerships, outcomes- based education & training, credit accumulation and other challenging initiatives to make South Africa a competitive, learning nation. We are not your typical ‘consultant’ who will come into the organisation with solutions and then exit leaving little behind. Our approach is to make you self-sufficient as early as possible.  

Company Profile

John Tyers, in his personal capacity has been involved in NQF policy conceptualisation, development and implementation since the start of these processes from as early as 1992. He established Learning Performance Link in February 1998 and has expanded its services through strategic alliances. The first alliance of this nature, during 1999, has been with the Independent Examinations Board, (IEB) which has resulted in a depth of assessment and related quality assurance expertise. We added to our alliance partners Dumisani Dlamini (Umtapo Consulting).

Principles and Practices Underpinning All

interventions 

• Outcomes-based methodologies used throughout. • Continuous and formative assessment designed into programmes. • Referenced to the relevant registered national standards. • Capacity built through a combination of self and facilitated learning. • Groups do not exceed a maximum of 20 learners, to ensure optimum transfer of skills • LPL and our clients are full partners in any project including regular communication links.

Track Record

Over the past years we have worked with many fine organisations, both locally and in the SADC region. Our client list appears below. We have trained and assessed as competent over 1600 advisors, assessors and moderators for Construction SETA alone were are also retained by MQA, HWSETA, INSETA, FASSET, THETA, DIDTETA, POSLEC SETA, MAPPP SETA, FIETA, ISETT, THETA and P-SETA to trainassessors, moderators and verifiers. We were retained by W&R SETA to develop sector assessment guides for their 47 registered standards as well as building the capacity of Assessment Guide writers. This project lead to a long- term commitment to Pick ‘n Pay to manage the implementation of their Skills Development Strategy. We developed an SDF training programme for the Transport ETQA and have trained master trainers for the Services SETA. We were involved in the development of the ETDP SETA accreditation system.

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