Subject to this Act and the National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996), the council—
| (a) |
with regard to the registration of educators— |
| (i) |
must determine minimum criteria and procedures for registration or provisional registration; |
| (ii) |
must consider and decide on any application for registration or provisional registration; |
| (iii) |
must keep a register of the names of all persons who are registered or provisionally registered; |
| (iv) |
must manage a system for the promotion of the continuing professional development of all educators; and |
| (v) |
may prescribe the period of validity of the registration or provisional registration; |
| (b) |
with regard to the promotion and development of the education and training profession— |
| (i) |
must promote, develop and maintain a professional image; |
| (ii) |
must advise the Minister on matters relating to the education and training of educators, including but not limited to— |
| (aa) |
the minimum requirements for entry to all the levels of the profession; |
| (bb) |
the standards of programmes of pre-service and in-service educator education; |
| (cc) |
the requirements for promotion within the education system; |
| (dd) |
educator professionalism; |
| (iii) |
must research and develop a professional development policy; |
| (iv) |
must manage a system for the promotion of the continuing professional development of all educators; |
| (v) |
may develop resource materials to initiate and run, in consultation with an employer, training programmed, workshops, seminars and short courses that are designed to enhance the profession; |
| (vi) |
may compile, print and distribute a professional journal and other publications; |
| (vii) |
may establish a professional assistance facility for educators; |
| (c) |
with regard to professional ethics— |
| (i) |
must compile, maintain and from time to time review a code of professional ethics for educators who are registered or provisionally registered with the council; |
| (ii) |
must determine a fair hearing procedure; |
| (iii) |
subject to subparagraph (ii), may— |
| (aa) |
caution or reprimand; |
| (bb) |
impose a fine not exceeding one month’s salary on; or |
| (cc) |
remove from the register for a specified period or indefinitely, or subject to specific conditions, the name of an educator found guilty of a breach of the code of professional ethics; and |
| (iv) |
may suspend a sanction imposed under subparagraph (iii)(bb) or (cc) for a period and on conditions determined by the council; |
| (i) |
must, in consultation with the Minister, determine fees payable to the council by registered educators and educators applying for registration; |
| (ii) |
may require from the relevant employers to deduct fees from the salaries of educators and to pay it over to the council; |
| (iii) |
may, after a fair hearing— |
| (aa) |
caution or reprimand; or |
| (bb) |
remove from the register for a specified period or indefinitely, or subject to specific conditions, the name of an educator found guilty of failing to pay the fees determined by the council; and |
| (iv) |
may suspend a sanction imposed under subparagraph (iii)(bb) for a period and on conditions determined by the council; and |
| (i) |
must advise the Minister on any educational aspect which the Minister may request it to advise on; |
| (ii) |
may appoint staff and determine their conditions of service; |
| (iii) |
may establish committees and assign duties to them; |
| (iv) |
must perform any duty which is necessary for the proper functioning of the council; and |
| (v) |
may advise the Minister on any relevant educational aspect. |
Statistics Act, 1999
