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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS 20 November 2007

PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS 20 November 2007. PROFILE OF EMPLOYERS. Dropped from 9364. R15,6 m Admin. R124,5 m Employer Grant & Project Exp. R8,9 m NSF & other Special Proj. Exp. TOTAL REVENUE (all sources) R136,5 MILLION.

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS 20 November 2007

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  1. PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND LAND AFFAIRS 20 November 2007

  2. PROFILE OF EMPLOYERS Dropped from 9364

  3. R15,6 m Admin. R124,5 m Employer Grant & Project Exp. R8,9 m NSF & other Special Proj. Exp. TOTAL REVENUE (all sources) R136,5 MILLION FUNDING FOR AGRISETA 20% - R28,5 m NSF

  4. SLA AND DISCRETIONARY FUND ALLOCATION • 5 Objectives with various success indicators 12 success indicators – underperformed on three. Overall rating by DoL: 104% achievement • All within context of Scarce and Critical Skills S&C skills well specified in new SSP – will focus more directly. Most critical – Farm Management Literacy & Numeracy and technical skills such as artisans, engineers and technicians – AgriSETA funds invested in these areas • Overall Equity to be attained: 85% Black, 54% Women and 4% disabled Black – over perform, female – close to target (48%), disabled – under perform, have to engage in special projects to attract disabled.

  5. LARGE SCALE PROJECTS • ABET Valued at R30 million 20 000 learners computer aided and 5 000 face to face • LEARNERSHIPS 10 000+ learners 4 000+ young people in learnerships (18.2) • SKILLS PROGRAMMES 15 000 – 20 000 learners • BIWA Bursaries Internships Workplace experience grants Apprenticeships

  6. SCARCE & CRITICAL SKILLS

  7. DILEMMA – SETTING UP FARMERS FOR FAILURE Funding formula not ideal for Agri Sector – only R45 million / annum discretionary funding – whilst sector is vast. Need long-term agreed stable funding from NSF of approx. R30 million / annum. Developing farmers long-term process because of long production cycles Discretionary funds – mainly to benefit of employers and employed workers and supporting AgriBEE NSF funds – mainly to benefit of un-employed and national imperatives – specially agric. land reform beneficiaries BETTER PENETRATION, LARGER IMPACT

  8. THANK YOU

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