Redpeg – HIV and AIDS, the Law and the Workplace

1st Floor, MISA Centre
12 Fir Drive
Northcliff
South Africa
2129,
Gauteng,
Telephone: +27 (0)861 REDPEG
Fax: +27 (0)11 476-3054
E-mail: info@redpeg.co.za
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Redpeg is a Services SETA accredited service provider and currently enjoys institutional accreditation for the development, provision, assessment and certification of workplace and vocational HIV and AIDS training programmes. The organisation has developed comprehensive HIV/AIDS programmes which include training in foundational clinical modules as well as workplace specific modules.


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Name of course: HIV and AIDS – The Law and the Workplace
Qualification obtained: After completing this training programme, participants will be able to: •Conduct general and company-specific research on the impact of terminal and chronic illnesses such as HIV/Aids on business
•Critique a company’s policy for reacting to terminal and chronic illness, especially HIV/Aids, in the workforce with reference to the Department of Labour’s Code of Good Practice as well as the King Code on organisational governance
•Develop a company-wide awareness of elements in South Africa’s legal framework around illnesses such as HIV/Aids in the workplace
•Develop measures to promote a non-discriminatory work environment with special reference to HIV/Aids and other illnesses
•Examine all current policies and practices in an organisation to ensure compliance with the Employment Equity (EE) Act and establish whether HIV testing takes place within the confines of that Act
•Compile relevant reports on the implementation of a company’s policy regarding illness at work
•Explain the impact of terminal and chronic illnesses such as HIV/Aids on a company’s ability to develop skills and promote diversity
•Analyse a company’s efforts to clarify assumptions, expectations and fears raised by stakeholders with respect to HIV/Aids and other terminal and chronic illnesses
•Explain how elements in South Africa’s legal framework around terminal and chronic illnesses in the workplace affect employees and employers
•Identify of positive measures taken to promote a non-discriminatory work environment with special reference to HIV/Aids and terminal and chronic illnesses in general
•Relate the application of the EEA to dealing with terminal and chronic illnesses like HIV/Aids in the workplace
•Unit standard alignment: The programme is aligned to the following unit standards:
•Apply the principles of Employment Equity to dealing with terminal or chronic illnesses, particularly HIV/AIDS in the workplace (USID: 116921) (NQF Level: 5) (Credits: 10)
•Develop a programme that demonstrates effective ways of dealing with the effects of terminal and chronic illnesses, particularly HIV/AIDS, in a workplace (USID: 116948) (NQF Level: 5) (Credits: 12)
Accrediting body: SETA
Duration: Three Days
Eligibility criteria and method of application: Online application form
Cost: Vary by sector, number of learners, whether the course is run in-house etc.
Syllabus: This training programme consists of the following modules:

•Understanding the nature of HIV/AIDS
•HIV testing in the workplace
•Management of an employee with HIV
•Understanding the impact of HIV/AIDS
•HIV/AIDS and rights in the workplace
•HIV/AIDS and labour law
•HIV/AIDS and industrial relations
Assessment methods: Learners are expected to submit a series of workplace based assignments which are assessed by our assessors.
   
   
Last updated: 2007-05-17 08:51:58