A unique aspect of the SAIPA Learning Programme is that the Overall Evaluator (OE), using the electronic Logbook as a roadmap and guideline, personally monitors the learner’s progress at the ATC against the prescribed levels of competency.

Learners are expected to utilize the electronic Logbook as a tool for identifying the accounting disciplines in which they need to gain experience and exposure.

The electronic Logbook serves to keep the training programme on track and optimize the timetable to prevent any backlog at the end of the training period. This is a mandatory prerequisite for the learner to be discharged from their on-the-job Learnership and Employment Agreements.

Furthermore, the electronic Logbook serves as a guide for the learner and should be integrated into the learner’s induction by the OE.

The electronic Logbook is periodically revised to ensure its relevance to the changing needs of the profession, including updates related to IFRS.

During Monitoring Site Visits by SAIPA to the ATCs, the electronic Logbook undergoes critical assessment on an ongoing basis.

By using the electronic Logbook as described above, it becomes a simple, accurate, and equitable foundation for the OE to evaluate the trainee’s progress each semester.

Due to the routine use of the electronic Logbook, assessments and judgments of competence are made consistently by both the OE and the Assessor within the same parameters.

Competence measurement is established through the OE’s daily observations and review of the trainee’s work, as well as other witness testimony and work samples that are carefully examined by the OE.

As a result of feedback provided by the OE to the trainee, a Portfolio of Evidence is compiled, which is thoroughly analyzed during the ATC’s Monitoring Site Visit. This means that each trainee can assess their progress in conjunction with both the Assessor conducting Monitoring Site Visits and the OE, on an ongoing basis.

The success of the SAIPA outcome-based training programme hinges on the continuous evaluation, feedback, guidance, and counseling of the Trainee Accountant, primarily by the resident OE at the ATC and secondarily by the SAIPA Assessor conducting a site visit.

The electronic Logbook serves as the comprehensive record of the Trainee’s progress and the framework for evaluation and assessment. Due to its critical role in the Trainee’s journey, it must be securely maintained at all times.

Should any difficulties or delinquencies arise, it is the responsibility of the OE to intervene immediately upon awareness.

Additionally, it is an expressed principle of the SAIPA practical component Learnership that any issues or concerns raised by either the ATC or the Trainee will be promptly addressed through the dispute resolution process detailed on the SAIPA website.

Please note: All evaluation evidence, accompanied by supporting documentation, should be retained in the electronic Logbook. The Trainee’s completion of their Learnership Agreement is contingent on the history created in this portfolio.