DESIGNATION ID	DESIGNATION TITLE
515	Staffing Professional
PROFESSIONAL BODY	DESIGNATION STATUS
APSO - Federation of African Professional Staffing Organisations	Reregistered
SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE		REGISTRATION END DATE
SAQA 06147/25	2025-03-20		2030-03-19

DESCRIPTION:

The Individual Staffing Professional (ISPr) is the second level of entry that requires the individual to have a Matric/NQF Level 4 qualification (intended for those without a formal qualification) and at least 5 years working experience within the staffing industry, alternatively the applicant would need to have an NQF Level 5 qualification in HR or business, or motivate for a sector specialist qualification and have 3 years of working experience in the staffing industry. A service that an Individual Staffing Professional offers to the industry is to establish, develop and maintain long term relationships with candidates and clients by providing recruitment and selection services. They would have an understanding of their specific business need in order to perform this task. An Individual Staffing Professional would expand and maintain a database of clients whilst assessing the general market share of the industry generating recruitment solutions as per market trends. The ISPr would drive the marketing strategy for increased market share. They would be required to grow and maintain their business unit as well as to manage the operations budget, infrastructure and personnel. They would also be required to promote talent management of recruitment expertise. The ISPr would negotiate with clients on placed candidates as per the clients and candidates need and be exposed to managing and maintaining a service level agreement with a client including fees, a payment schedule and guarantees. The Individual Staffing Professional may also be involved in managing a Temp Desk within the Temporary Employment Services (TES) industry. The service they will offer is to manage outsourced staff including recruitment and selection, industrial relations, people management, payroll and site supervision. They would maintain and expand a database of clients with temp requirements as well as a personal profile database of temp candidates. Depending on the size of the organisation and the clients account with the agency the ISPr may negotiate and place temps as per the temp candidate and clients needs. They build and maintain client and temp candidate relationships through their understanding of their specific business need. In managing a Temp Desk the ISPr contracts with the client and manages the fees, payment schedule and guarantees as well as administration of the temp payroll, benefits, industrial relations, performance management and productivity. They would administer personal development plans in terms of workplace output and personal aspirations.

AWARDING CRITERIA

For the Professional Designation to be awarded, professionals must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Underlying Registered Qualification or Part Qualification:

Due to the fact that some individuals who've been operating successfully in the staffing sector have no form of qualification, and should ideally be positioned at the second designation level, we have developed two "pathways" to this designation. First pathway: Individuals will need to be in possession of an NQF Level 5 qualification (Degree/Diploma) in Human Resources or general Business. In the event that the staffing professional is involved in a niche staffing sector they may wish to motivate for APSO to accept their qualification in that sector, i.e. Information Technology or Nursing. No further qualification will be required. The applicant is required to do the online APSO Board Exam. Second pathway: To cater for those long-standing members of the industry who do not have a qualification at this level, i.e. NQF Level 5, we will consider their application for the "Staffing Professional" designation if they: Are in possession of Matric or other NQF Level 4 qualification. Have at least five (5) years staffing industry experience. Pass (with minimum 75%) our Board Exam.

Experiential Learning or Experience

First Pathway: At least three years staffing experience. Second Pathway: At least five years staffing experience.

Competency Assessment

Must successfully complete the APSO Board Exam.

Designation RPL Statement

This Designation may be awarded through Recognition of Prior Learning.

RETAINING CRITERIA

In order to ensure the currency of professional knowledge and to retain the Professional Designation, the professional must comply with the following minimum requirements:

Code of Conduct

Members must adhere to the Professional Body Codes of Conduct and Ethics.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Members are required to provide proof of Individual Staffing Professional CPD activities. Members are required to accumulate 30 CPD points in a one year period by completing a range of activities such as: > Attendance at workshops, seminars and information sessions. > Giving presentations to inside and outside groups. > Running workshops. > Writing articles for in-house and general publications. > Representing the industry on various industry forums. > Signing up for online webinars and quizzes. > eLearning programmes. APSO decides on the points each activity is worth. The Education Committee ensures that CPD activities and certification requirements are co-ordinated.

Fees

Ensure that the annual membership fee is paid.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION PROGRESSION PATHWAY (The Designation being reported on here is shown in italics.)

Sequence	Designation ID	Designation Title
1	514	Staffing Practitioner
2	515	Staffing Professional
3	516	Staffing Master

PROFESSIONAL BODY WEB ADDRESS:

For more information on this Professional Designation, please visit http://www.apso.co.za