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NSA presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee (MHET)

This presentation provides an introduction to the National Skills Authority (NSA) and highlights its composition, structure, functions, and budget. It also discusses the repositioning of the NSA and its key areas of advice to the Minister.

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NSA presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee (MHET)

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  1. NSA presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee (MHET) 13 April 2011

  2. Introduction • The National Skills Authority(NSA) is established in terms of Chapter 2, section (5) of the Skills Development Act (SDA) 97 of 1998, as amended (Act 37 of 2008), • It is appointed to serve as an Advisory Body to the Minister for a period of five years • The NSA is led by a Chairperson who is appointed by the Minister and supported by an Executive Officer who is an employee of the Department. • The NSA is supported by the NSA Secretariat which is located in the DHET

  3. Composition and structure • Chairperson (Appointed by the Minister) • 5 members each nominated through NEDLAC from: • Organised Labour, • Organised Business • Community (women, youth, people with disabilities, urban and rural: civic). • 5 State (DoL, DTI, DHET, DPSA and DCOGTA) • 5 Education & Skills Development providers • Public • Private • SACPO • HESA • ABET • 5 Ministerial discretionary appointments (SAQA, QCTO, 2 Employment Services & 2 People with special knowledge)

  4. Structure

  5. NSA Functions Advice Liaison (SETAs) Consultation Other • Advise the Minister on: • National Skills Development Policy • National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) • NSDS Implementation Guidelines • NSF Funding Allocation Strategic Framework and Criteria • SDA Regulations (excl QCTO regulations) • Liaise with SETAs on: • The National Skills Development Policy • The National Skills Development Strategy • Sector Skills Plans • Consult with the Minister on: • SETA Changes, Amalgamations, Dissolutions and Administration • SETA SLA Regulations and Contents • SETA Plans and DG Reporting requirements • SETA Grants • SETA Powers • Employee / Union Skills Development Rights • NSF Administration and Operations • Provincial Skills Development Forums • SDA Performance • Skills Development Levies Act Regulations • The Authority must: • Perform its functions in accordance with this Act and its constitution • Conduct investigations on any matter arising out of the application of this Act • Exercise any other powers and perform any other duties conferred or imposed on the Authority by this Act • Receive, from the Department, information on skills • Perform any function of the National Training Board functions • The Authority has: • The prescribed powers of entry and to question and inspect Liaison (QCTO) • Liaise with the QCTO on: • occupational standards and qualifications • the suitability and adequacy of occupational standards and qualifications • the quality of learning in and for the workplace • The NSA EO must be a QCTO board member Reporting • Report to the Minister on the: • NSDS implementation progress Comment • The Authority must: • Comment on the NSF annual financial statements Summary of functions

  6. NSA Secretariat • The NSA Secretariat is responsible for supporting the work of the committees and managing the day to day operations of the NSA including: • Assisting the NSA to perform its roles and functions; • Ensuring the implementation of NSA decisions; • Preparing NSA reports for the Minister; • Ensuring that reports on the NSDS implementation are prepared and submitted to the NSA; • Establishing and maintaining links between the NSA and other relevant bodies including the HRD Council, QCTO and SAQA; • Dealing with NSA members’ queries to enable them to fulfill their functions; • Dealing with public enquiries on the functions and activities of the NSA; and • Liaising, in an agreed manner, with the Research agency working with the HRD component of the DHET

  7. NSA Repositioning • The NSA Draft Repositioning report (December 2009) seeks to expand on these functions by establishing new areas of focus and by strengthening existing NSA functions. These include: • Working to improve the NSA’s: • status as an advisory body, and • Its relationship with other advisory bodies in the areas of human resources • Capacitating the NSA’s: • Secretariat • Establishing, under the auspices of the Secretariat: • a structural and functional relationship with the DHET’s skills branch

  8. NSA Budget • NSA receives budget allocation from the DHET through voted funds and in the main these funds are for the administration activities such as: • Personnel expenses for Secretariat staff • Administration and logistics (printing, travelling, venues, subsistence, etc) • The NSA Secretariat directorate that is housed in the Skills Development branch of the DHET is responsible for the allocation • Other NSA activities such as the Skills conference were traditionally funded from the special NSF window as and when needed. • Discussions to make standing annual allocation to the NSA are underway and awaiting the finalisation of the repositioning project

  9. NSA Budget estimates

  10. 2011 in Focus The following NSA 5 key areas of advice to the Minister over the next five years were presented for noting and further inputs: • Review Skills development legislative framework to support integration of education and training and the national priorities of government (inclusive of the NSF framework) • Develop Framework on the mobilisation of business, government, community and labour to take full ownership of the NSDS III • Post school education and training that encourages society to support and build a developmental state • Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation functions particularly on the NSDSIII performance and governance. • Research, development and innovation to promote beneficiation and business enterprise development opportunities.

  11. Conclusion • Once the repositioning is concluded, the NSA will be appropriately capacitated to optimally execute its advisory mandate Thank you

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