Our Mandate

SAWIPB was established to advance the competencies of practitioners related to the occupations identified for the mentioned four sub sectors. These occupations include the ±270 000 elementary workers employed in the industry, seeking to promote their employability whilst promoting the profitability of the industry by addressing competence.

The professional body informs learning programmes, advises providers and avails continuous development initiatives based on defined competencies that were developed by subject matter experts in the industry.

The introduction and active promotion of A Code of Conduct for practitioners in the Wine Industry is aimed at defining conduct that will promote stakeholder confidence and minimise the industry's impact on resources and the environment.

The SAWIPB is the first body established to address and co-ordinate the wine industry value chain's skills development requirements. The professional body enjoys the support of employers and other bodies that serve specific aspects of the wine industry value chain.

  • Primary Wine Production (Viticulture)
  • Secondary Wine Production (Winemaking)
  • Wine Tourism and Marketing
  • Wine Logistics and Distribution

The Professional Body is partially sponsored by South Africa Wine NPC

Code of Conduct

SAWIPB sets forth this Code of Conduct to guide the professional and personal conduct of practitioners:

Practitioners shall:
  1. Treat all people equally and with respect, irrespective of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, marital status, ethnic origin, political affiliation and union membership.
  2. Actively support, contribute and promote dignity, working conditions and relations of employees in the wine industry.
  3. Assist and participate in the development of own and fellow employees in the wine industry's ability to perform to required standards that will build the industry and benefit the society.
  4. Support and contribute to the management of cost-effective processes to sustain and build the wine industry.
  5. Prevent risk to health and safety of employees and members of the public.
  6. Respect the opinion of whistle blowers and will protect those who wish to raise concerns about the business and conduct of others that they believe is unethical.
  7. Maintain operational standards to minimise energy consumption and waste, optimise the use of natural resources, and maximises recycling.
  8. Comply with all applicable laws and regulatory standards.
  9. Maintain competency in their respective fields and agree to undertake only those activities they can reasonably expect to complete with the necessary skills, knowledge and competence.

Important Note:

Failure to comply with this Code of Conduct can result in an investigation into a practitioner's conduct and, ultimately, in disciplinary measures.

Our Objectives
To develop people
  • To establish and promote Communities of Expert Practice within the Wine Industry that informs and promote people development processes and related development initiatives for the four Professional Councils.
  • To identify and define the industry specific or unique jobs and the related learning and development criteria for purposes of the Wine Industry.
  • To promote and inform learning and development initiatives to address skills shortages in the Wine Industry.
To designate practitioners
  • To acknowledge Practitioner potential by setting qualification, ability and conduct standards, and the Designation of Practitioners that meet the standards referred to below.
  • To promote a shared Code of Conduct for Practitioners.
  • To initiate and manage the Continuous Professional Development ("CPD") of Practitioners to enhance their performance and keep them up to date with best practice trends.
Promote participation in the Professional Body
  • To acknowledge and obtain formal support from related bodies in the Wine Industry as well as Stakeholders through Affiliation agreements.
  • To formalise and promote relationships with international partners.
  • To market and promote the employment of Practitioners.
Develop and Build structure
  • To develop and build structure in relation to the Objectives set out above with a view to conducting its activities as a stand-alone structure within the Wine Industry if and when deemed advisable by Stakeholders within the Wine Industry.
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