1. TVET LECTURER SUPPORT SYSTEM (LSS)
CURRICULUM DELIVERY SUPPORT FOR LECTURERS

2. WHAT IS THE LSS?

3. LECTURER TRAINING TODAY LECTURER SUPPORT THROUGH LSS
Continuing Professional Development: PARADIGM SHIFTS
LECTURER TRAINING TODAY
LECTURER SUPPORT THROUGH LSS
Training and Development
Support
Qualifications
Responsive Support
Competencies
Performance and Curriculum Delivery
Once off Programmes
Retention/Replication
External Provision
College Implementation and Ownership
Expensive and Long Lead times
Affordable and Short Lead times
Fixed timetable
Flexible timetable
Training out of job
Training to perform as a SA Lecturer in service
Lecturer as the “all-in-one resource”
Lecturer as a facilitator of learning
Tailor made Designs
“Template” based designs
Requiring application
Ready to use
Not contextually applied
Contextually applied
Lecturing “attending”/”Compliance”
Fostering lecturer collaboration
 One way of doing things
Many ways
Language dependent
Less Language Dependency

4. LECTURER SUPPORT SYSTEM
Introduction
LECTURER SUPPORT SYSTEM

5. Lecturer Support System (LSS)
Objective
“to support lecturers for improved curriculum delivery”

6. 4 LSS Pillars LSS MANAGED UNDER DHET/SAIVCET
DHET National LSS Coordination Office
Planning and Delivery
Innovation and Design
Web Portal Management
Services Provider Management
Lecturer Support Fund
LSS IMPLEMENTED BY COLLEGES LSS WEB PORTAL
College LSS Manager Resources
College LSS Facilitator Programmes
College Lecturer LSS Mentorship
COMMUNICATION

7. SUPPORT SERVICE FOR LECTURERS:
WHAT IS THE LSS PORTAL?
SUPPORT SERVICE FOR LECTURERS:
Teaching Resources
Lecturer Continuing Professional Development
Communication between subject lecturers within South Africa

9. You have your personal portal

10. One stop window for DHET documents

11. One stop window for DHET documents

12. A number of Subject Sites will also be developed

13. Subject sites will have resources for Lecturers

14. And Lecturer Support Programmes

15. You can also communicate with other lecturers

16. 3 categories of College LSS Users
College Lecturers
College Managers/LSS Facilitators
College LSS managers

17. LSS Registration of College Staff
COLLEGE STAFF CATEGORY
REGISTER FOR
LSS Manager
Programmes offered by the college
Campus Managers
programmes offered at their own campus
HoDs/
Programme Managers/
Snr.Lecturers
Programmes and/or subjects they oversee, but which they do not teach
LSS Facilitators
(the will predominantely be HoDs, Programme Managers or Snr. Lecturers
Lecturers
Subjects the teach in the shool year and are expected to teach in the next school year

18. LSS Manager is responsible for (1/2)
Timely action and responses to DHET LSS communication
Introduction of LSS to college managers, LSS facilitators and lecturers
LSS registration of College Managers
LSS Registration of college and of college lecturers
Updating of all registrations
LSS monitoring and reporting to DHET as required
Planning and Scheduling of LSS activities
Ensure time scheduled for lecturers to work on LSS support activities
Ensure College is well prepared and ready (venue, logistics, technology and lecturer availability) to participate in LSS lecturer support sessions.

19. LSS Manager is responsible for (2/2)
Organise LSS lecturer support sessions as required
Ensure 80% lecturer attendance in sessions
College responsiveness to DHET request related to lecturer support requirements as per DHET standards
Participate in mandatory LSS Manager Training sessions
Facilitation of generic (non subject specific) lecturer support programmes
LSS Facilitator Training
LSS Induction for new lecturers
Annual Re-registration of all college lecturers
Share college resources obtained from national and international collaboration

20. LSS Facilitator is responsible for
Firstly, LSS Facilitators are HoD, Snr. Lecturers and Programme Managers.
They CANNOT be lecturers with teaching responsibilities.
Register and update own LSS Registration
Access LSS at least once a week to explore possible new generic (PORTAL) and subject specific resources and communication.
Facilitate LSS activies as per DHET requirements and standards
Monitor and Mentor Lecturer Performance as per DHET requiremetns
Participate in LSS related development activities (e.g. Facilitator and mentorship training) as required by DHET
Stimulate and monitor LSS use by lecturers in own area of responsibility

21. Lecturers Register as a LSS subscriber
Log on and explore LSS at minimum once/2 weeks
Attend LSS development sessions as required
Complete LSS activities/assignments as required
Provide information on own competency gaps
Improve own lesson plans and teaching for improved curriculum delivery
Feedback on experience

22. College Manager (Campus, HoD etc.)
Monitor LSS performance of own LSS Facilitators and Lecturers
Check available LSS resources and their adoption
Actively supports Lecturers to participate in LSS
Actively supports HoD/Programme Manager/Snr.Lecturers in their LSS responsibilities

23. BENEFITS TO LECTURERS
Teaching Tools (lesson plans, drawings, videos, pictures, student assignments, assessment tools)
“One stop window” for DHET documents and Teaching Resources
Time saving –preparation, delivery and administration
Access to Subject specific support
Upgrading of Teaching Skills
Upgrading of Professional Skills

24. BENEFITS TO STUDENTS
Student will, as “Clients” of colleges, benefit from:
Innovative teaching
Relevant teaching
Motivating assignments and exercises
Better lecturers
Higher pass rates

25.
Welcomes you!!!