1. User Group 2013 Best Practice Forums
Presenter: Peet du Plessis
Date: 13 March 2013

2. Best Practice Forums
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3. How did it all start?
Strategic initiative to define and formulate best practice processes and procedures for all HEI’s, not only ITS system users
2001
First best practice workshop was held in 2001 at the CSIR Conference Centre in Pretoria for Payroll Administration
2002
Best Practice workshop for Faculty Administration at the CSIR in Pretoria
Student Accounts Administration at the old Technikon SA Conference Centre near Gold Reef City, Johannesburg
Best practice workshop for Student Financial Aid Administration in Pretoria
Best practice workshop for the HEMIS / SAPSE Reporting held in Pretoria

4. How did it all start?
2003
Best Practice workshop for Human Resource Management in HEI’s held in Pretoria
2006
Best Practice workshop for Examination Administration in Higher and Further Education Institutions held in Pretoria
2009
Best Practice workshop for Student Residence Management in Higher and Further Education Institutions held in Pretoria
2010
Best practice for Marketing of FET’s in South Africa

5. Current Forums Administered
ITS Evula currently administers the following Forums that were formed as a result of the Best Practice workshops:
RAEI – Remuneration Association for Educational Institutions
HEFAF - Higher Education Faculty Administrators Forum
SAAF – Student Accounts Administrators Forum
ExAF – Examination Administrators Forum
Association for Marketing and Communication Practitioners at FETC’s (not yet constituted)

6. So what happened to the other functions?
Student Financial Aid Administration – Became FAPSA and is self-administered
HEMIS / SAPSE Reporting and MIS – Now dealt with by SAAIR that is self-administered
Human Resource Management at HEI’s – Feedback form HR Directors Forum Administered by HESA is that they are already dealing with ‘best practice’
Student Housing Administration – The Best Practice draft was taken further by ACUHO-I-SA Chapter

7. Questions?

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