{"id":42,"asset_id":"152","title":"Registration as a Debt Counsellor","alias":"registration-as-a-debt-counsellor","introtext":"<p>\u00a0The Act makes provision for the registration of debt counsellors which have complied with all the provisions of the Act and satisfied the training requirements of the NCR.<\/p>\r\n<p>Debt counsellors will conduct independent enquiries into consumers\u2019 financial circumstances and make recommendations to the courts concerning debt restructuring and suspension of reckless credit agreements.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Requirements for Registering as a Debt Counsellor as per Section 44 and Regulation 10 of the National Credit Amendment Act, 19 of 2014:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>1. Applicant must\u00a0be 18 years or older <br \/> 2. Must have a grade 12 certificate or equivalent level 4 qualification issued by the South African Qualifications Authority in terms of regulation 10 (a) (i). \u00a0 <br \/> 3. Must successfully complete a debt counselling course approved by the National Credit Regulator <br \/> The following training service providers are approved by the National Credit Regulator to offer DC course:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>University of Pretoria\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0012\u00a0420 5015<\/li>\r\n<li>Damelin \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 011\u00a0242 3400<\/li>\r\n<li>RUDO \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 012\u00a0663 3251<\/li>\r\n<li>Compuscan Academy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 021\u00a0888 6048<\/li>\r\n<li>Summit Financial Partners\u00a0 087\u00a0806 1000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>4. Must have a minimum of two years full time working experience in any of the following fields;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Consumer Protection;<\/li>\r\n<li>Complaints Resolution;<\/li>\r\n<li>Consumer Advisory Services;<\/li>\r\n<li>Legal or Paralegal Services;<\/li>\r\n<li>Accounting or financial services;<\/li>\r\n<li>Education or training of individuals;<\/li>\r\n<li>Counselling of individuals;<\/li>\r\n<li>General Business Environment.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>5. Must not be subject to an administration order as contemplated in section 74 of the Magistrate\u2018s court Act 32 of 1944 <br \/> 6. Must not be subject to debt re-arrangement as contemplated in section 86 and 87 of the National Credit Act. <br \/> 7. Must not be engaged in, employed by or acting as an agent for a person that is engaged in \u2013<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Debt collection;<\/li>\r\n<li>The operation of a credit bureau;<\/li>\r\n<li>Credit provision.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>8. The person must demonstrate ability to manage his \/ her own finances at the time of applying for registration as well as providing counselling or transfer of skills <br \/> <strong>Documents and information required for the application for registration as a Debt Counsellor in terms of Section 44 of the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>National Credit Amendment Act, 19 of 2014<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><br \/> <strong>Please note that your application will not be processed and\/or considered without the following:<\/strong><br \/> 1. Completed and signed application form (Form 4).<br \/> 2. A <em>certified<\/em>\u00a0copy of your identity or passport document. If non south African Citizen, please provide a\u00a0<em>certified c<\/em>opy of valid work permit<br \/> 3. A <em>certified\u00a0<\/em>copy of your Matric Certificate or equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification issued by the South African Qualifications Authority (\u201cSAQA\u201d). If it is a foreign qualification, please provide an evaluation certificate issued by the South African Qualifications Authority (\u201cSAQA\u201d).\u00a0\u00a0<br \/> 4. A <em>certified<\/em>\u00a0copy of your debt counselling certificate issued by an NCR (National Credit Regulator) accredited training service provider.<br \/> 5. Proof of registration with the South African Revenue Services (SARS).<br \/> 6. A copy of your Curriculum Vitae (\u201cCV\u201d) detailing your academic qualifications, full names of previous and current employers, dates of employment, responsibilities and experience obtained during each period of employment.<br \/> 7.\u00a0\u00a0 A Criminal Clearance Certificate\u00a0issued by the South African Police Services (SAPS) or other Service Provider listed in the annexure <a href=\"documents\/pages\/registration&amp;compliance\/debt_counsellors\/A.XLS\">attached hereto<\/a> marked A. The clearance certificate must not be older than six (6) months. (Please create a link) <br \/> 8. Proof of payment of the registration fees:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Non-refundable application fee of R550;<\/li>\r\n<li>Initial registration fee R500;<\/li>\r\n<li>Branch fee of R250 per location or premises at or from which the applicant conducts registered activities.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>9. A letter from the bank confirming your\u00a0banking details or a copy of a cancelled blank cheque or a stamped bank statement.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><em>Your application will not be considered if you have not completed the debt counselling course provided by an NCR (National Credit Regulator) accredited training service provider<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><em>For further information regarding the application process, please contact the Registrations Department at telephone number 011 554 2700 or email registrations@ncr.org.za<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"26","created":"2019-04-11 10:27:51","created_by":"915","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2020-09-29 08:40:54","modified_by":"915","checked_out":"915","checked_out_time":"2020-09-29 08:39:22","publish_up":"2019-04-11 10:27:51","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":11,"ordering":"2","metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":"46","metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"0","language":"*","xreference":""}