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Law Society of South Africa (LSSA)

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The LSSA speaks nationally on behalf of the attorneys’ profession;
provides leadership and support to the profession through policy development and stakeholder relations;
publishes De Rebus, the SA attorneys journal in print and digital format, which circulates to all attorneys, and judges as well as subscribers in print and digital format, as well as an app;
interrogates and makes input on policy and draft legislation in the public interest;
provides vocational training to over 1 400 candidate attorneys a year; attendance fees are subvented by the Attorneys Fidelity Fund;
has 10 Centres of the School for Legal Practice: Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Potchefstroom, East London, Pretoria and Johannesburg as well as a distance training centre in cooperation with Unisa
is accredited as the premier provider of other practical legal training courses (PLT) for candidate attorneys in terms of the Attorneys Act, 1979;
is accredited as the premier provider of subsidised Practice Management Training (PMT) for mandatory practice management in terms of the Judicial Matters Second Amendment Act, 2003;
maintains standards by setting examination papers for the Attorneys Admission, Conveyancing and Notarial professional examinations for attorneys; and
maintains a national database on statistics and trends in the attorneys’ profession.

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Federation of African Professional Staffing Organisations (APSO)

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APSO – The Federation of African Professional Staffing Organisations is committed to the professionalisation of the Staffing industry of Southern Africa. APSO has been in existence since 1977 and, for the past four decades, has set and managed professional standards for the benefit of Members, their clients, candidates and employees. A proud member of the World Employment Confederation (WEC), APSO is also a founding member of the South African Confederation of Associates in Private Employment Sector (CAPES), the South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SACCI), and the Ethics Institute of South Africa.

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Institute of Certified Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, South Africa (ICMEESA)

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The Institution of Certificated Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, South Africa (ICMEESA), is the only learning and vocational institution that caters for all certificated electrical and mechanical engineers in South Africa. It is also the only institution for certificated engineers that enjoys statutory recognition in terms of the Engineering Profession of South Africa Act.

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Southern African Communications Industries Association (SACIA)

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The SA Communications Industries Association is a not for profit organisation registered as a Section 21 company in South Africa. It is specifically designed to promote the adoption of professional standards and ethical business practice in the communications industry throughout Southern Africa.

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South African Nursing Council (SANC)

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The SA Nursing Council is the body entrusted to set and maintain standards of nursing education and practice in the Republic of South Africa. It is an autonomous, financially independent, statutory body, initially established by the Nursing Act, 1944 (Act No. 45 of 1944), and currently operating under the Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005).

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Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPASA)

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EAPA-SA affiliated as a Branch of EAPA International in 1997 to provide leadership, strategic direction, professional development and oversight of Employee Assistance practice in South Africa through administration of standards and ethics for practice.

EAPA-SA, currently in its 23rd year, is the only officially recognised voice for the E A profession. It is continually growing and expanding in terms of its scope and influence both in the public and private sector. In recent years EAPA-SA’s presence has expanded into other parts of Africa to support the establishment of like structures. There are currently ten active Chapters across the various provinces of South Africa.
EAPASA is a non-statutory, SAQA-recognised professional body. They have four professional designations:

  1. Employee Assistance Practitioner;
  2. Employee Assistance Professional;
  3. Employee Assistance Coordinator;
  4. Employee Assistance Specialist
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Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA)

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The not-for-profit Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) is the only internationally accredited quality improvement and accreditation body for healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past 26 years over 600 facilities throughout the continent have entered the COHSASA programme to improve the quality and safety of healthcare provided to patients.

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Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPA-SA)

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EAPA-SA affiliated as a Branch of EAPA International in 1997 to provide leadership, strategic direction, professional development and oversight of Employee Assistance practice in South Africa through administration of standards and ethics for practice.

EAPA-SA, currently in its 23rd year, is the only officially recognised voice for the E A profession. It is continually growing and expanding in terms of its scope and influence both in the public and private sector. In recent years EAPA-SA’s presence has expanded into other parts of Africa to support the establishment of like structures. There are currently ten active Chapters across the various provinces of South Africa.

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Institute of People Management (IPM)

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The Institute of People Management is a professional membership body representing Human Resource and People Management fraternity. They are a not-for-profit, independent body with official professional recognition from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). We dedicate our efforts to providing knowledge and tools for strategic and operational people management and development that contribute to growth, profitability and sustainability of businesses. Our values are member-centricity, integrity and advocacy.

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