EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR SOUTH AFRICA (ESSA)

1. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR SOUTH AFRICA (ESSA) EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

2. Overall Aim To develop and implement an integrated system that will allow for the delivery of a free Public Employment Service in South Africa that is accessible to all. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

3. Project Alignment with Government Priorities • The Government Programme of Action – 2006 of the Economic Cluster of Director Generals had as its action no. 5.3 “the development and implementation of the Employment Services System by March 2007”. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

4. Responsible Departments • Department of Labour (lead department) • Department of Education • Department of Science and Technology • Department of Trade and Industry • Department of Home Affairs • Department of Public Enterprise • Stats SA EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

5. Historic Labour Market System Opportunity Individual Placement Skills Development Career Guidance EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

6. NSDS, SETAs, NSF, Provincial Offices and Labour Centres Critical to Active Labour Market System Scarce and Critical Skills Career Guidance • Opportunity • Sector Skills Plan • National S&C S List • Quota SS List • NSDS 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, • 2.4, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.2 • Placement • Further Learning • Employment • Self employment • Community Service • Individual • Progammes • NSDS 2.7, 2.8, 3.1, • 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3) • Skills • Development • Institutional • Workplace • NSDS 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 Integration balances the macro system supply and demand of labour EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

7. ES SERVICE OFFERINGS: 1. Registration Services Registration Services includes the registration of individuals, employers, opportunities and training providers. The registration of individuals includes the development of a skills profile where the person’s qualifications and experience are recorded according to the Organizing Framework of Occupation (OFO) 2. Career Information and Guidance Services Career Guidance (employment counseling) includes providing career, labour market and scarce and critical skills information and guidance on accessing placement opportunities. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

8. 3. Recruitment and Selection Services Recruitment and selection services include the proactive identification of opportunities through networking with stakeholders, the matching of individuals to opportunities, recruitment and selection for a particular opportunity, and placement. 4. Skills Development Services Skills Development Services include developing the Provincial Implementation Plans, identifying scarce and critical skills, registering training courses with the National Skills Fund, Allocating funding for Skills Development, selecting training providers, contracting training providers, monitoring training, processing training provider claims and scheduling assessments at INDLELA. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

9. 5. Information Services Information services include producing information brochures/pamphlets and packages and advocacy on accessing employment and skills development services. 6. Special Services Special services include services provided for designated/vulnerable groups, including services for people with disabilities, youth, retrenched employees and ex-offenders. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

10. BENEFICIARIES • Unemployed persons • Those who are actively looking for employment and those who have lost hope (including women, youth & people with disabilities) • Underemployed persons • Those in unsuitable employment and whose skills and expertise are underutilized • Learners • Those ready to leave school and those needing further education & training • Employed persons • Actively involved in production • Providers of placement opportunities • Includes but not limited to employers (public and private sector) EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

11. ES System outputs • An integrated system, that includes: • A profile of the skills of South African citizens • An accurate record of scarce and critical in skills in SA • An effective career information and guidance service to South African citizens that includes information on scarce and critical skills EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

12. Project Objectives cont. • An accurate register of work-seekers in SA • An accurate register of employers in SA • An accurate register of placement opportunities/vacancies in SA • Matching individuals to placement opportunities (supply and demand) • An accurate record of placement of individuals into opportunities EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

13. Project Objectives cont. • An accurate record of education and training providers and programmes in SA • A record of public and private Education and Training interventions in SA, and of learners participating in the interventions • Linkages with relevant stakeholders to facilitate the delivery of integrated and efficient services by government • Access to the system by beneficiaries at a variety of sites, with secure access to confidential data. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

14. Phase 1: July 2006 to March 2007 Phase 2: April 2007 to December 2007 January 2—8 to December 2008 ESSA PHASES Launched 26th Feb 07 with SETAs, SAQA,UYF Continue with current legacy systems Rolling out 1st April 07 In all provinces • Skills Profiling • Scarce and Critical Skills • Registration of work-seekers • Registration of Employers • Registration of Placement • Opportunities • Reporting on placements • SETA performance management • Career Guidance • Registration of ETD Providers • Registration of ETD Programmes • Reporting on learner Records • Reporting on training interventions • NSF Disbursements • Levies and Grants • Probably expand to • Include systems for • Quality Council for • Trades and Occupations • (QCTO) Continuous Rigorous Integration with UI + CF + IES (ICD) EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

15. CF IES Registration UIF ES Core Business Value Chains Career Development Skills Development Recruitment & Selection Placement ES Validation/ Assessment Claims Case Claims Processing Claims settlement UI/CF IES Complaints & Reports Reporting Compliance order Legal action Inspection Consolidated Integration across all DoL Core Business Processes ICD EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

16. The Department of Labour has published proposed regulations for the Employment Services System. • Amongst one of the mooted provisions is for employers to be compelled to publish all the vacancies they have on a public terminal • Employment seekers would also be able to place their information on this public terminal EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

17. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES REGULATIONS Out for 60day Public Comment period on 27 August 2007 Comments received from NSA constituency namely: Business, labour, community Comments have been consolidated and presented to the NSA for adoption before sign off by the Minister of labour IES working on enforcement process EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

18. 1.Definitions • “OFO” organizing framework for occupations • “Placement opportunity” • “Private employment services agency” • “Work-seeker” EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

19. 2. Registration of private employment services agency 2. (2) Must comply with specified criteria 2. (4) Display the registration certificate + physical address (7) May not charge fees exceeding:- (a) R10 registration fee; (b) R100 for administration fees, (c) No other fees (d) The fee structure to be displayed EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

20. 3. Keeping of records by private employment services agency 3. (1) (a) Keep register of work-seekers 3. (1) (b) Keep register of employers 3. (2) Retain all documentationfromwork- seekers and employers 3. (3) submit a reportof a placement opportunity becoming available,to the Labour Centre 3. (4) recordsmust be kept meticulously on a day-to-day basis EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

21. 4. Cancellation of registration of private employment services agency 4. (1) DG may cancel the registration if: (a) criteria in regulation 2(2) is not complied with; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

22. THANK YOU Zodwa Mabaso Tel: 012 3094217 Fax: 012 3094571 Cell: 0823120260 E-mail: zodwa.mabaso@labour.gov.za EMPLOYMENT SERVICES