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Presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour 10 August 2004

Presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour 10 August 2004. Vision. Skills for global competitiveness. To create opportunities in the secondary agriculture sector for economic and employment growth through skills development. Mission. Agriculture = Jobs!.

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Presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour 10 August 2004

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  1. Presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour 10 August 2004

  2. Vision Skills for global competitiveness

  3. To create opportunities in the secondary agriculture sector for economic and employment growth through skills development Mission

  4. Agriculture = Jobs! “A direct investment in the agricultural sector has been shown to create twice as many jobs as the manufacturing sector.” (Sunday Times Business Times, March 14 2004)

  5. Provides 10.5% of all jobs in the economy through direct employment Provides 16% of all jobs in the economy through indirect employment Contributes 5% to GDP (Sunday Times Business Times, March 14 2004) The Case for Agriculture

  6. Is the top employment generator for people with low skills and literacy levels Provides wealth creation and poverty alleviation opportunities for 13 million rural South Africans (Sunday Times Business Times, March 14 2004) The Case for Agriculture(cont.)

  7. To address the low skills base of the secondary agriculture sector To develop and implement Learnerships To facilitate the development and implementation of appropriate skills programmes for the sector Strategic Objectives(SSP - 2000 to 2005)

  8. To implement skills programmes aimed at SMMEs To implement awareness programmes on HIV & AIDS, safety, business principles and relationship skills Strategic Objectives(cont)(SSP - 2000 to 2005)

  9. To make Learnerships available to new entrants To make skills programmes available to new entrants Strategic Objectives(cont)(SSP - 2000 to 2005)

  10. The Current State of Affairs:A Critical Assessment of SETASA

  11. Ineffective systems Financial Management Grants Administration Learnerships ETQA Problems Identified(Nov 2003 – Mar 2004)

  12. Lack of reliable baseline data and integrated MIS Urgent need to fast-track delivery Protracted delays in registering qualifications and learnerships Problems Identified (cont.)(Nov 2003 – Mar 2004)

  13. Inadequate staffing structure Dysfunctional governance structure Impractical working environment Problems Identified (cont.)(Nov 2003 – Mar 2004)

  14. Need to increase SETASA’s profile withinthe Secondary Agriculture sector Need to meet the expectations of the Secondary Agriculture sector, the DoL and the public Additional Challenges

  15. INTERNAL EXTERNAL 3000 Learners Governance Deliver 38 Learnerships Management and Staffing Develop Action Plan Deliver 700 Learners in Learnerships Policies, Procedures and Management Systems Deliver 300 Companies Claiming Grants Strategy and Programme Deliver 10 IiP Sites Renewal StrategyA multi-faceted Integrated Intervention Framework

  16. Integrated Quality Management System (QMS) developed New Financial, Grants and IT Administration Systems implemented Action Taken 2003 to 2004

  17. New Mandatory and Discretionary Grants Application and Management Systems developed and implemented Accreditation and Audit System to Operationalise the ETQA Function developed and implemented Action Taken (cont.)2003 to 2004

  18. Learnership Management System developed and implemented New Business Plan approved by DoL DoL reporting and other requirements met Action Taken (cont.)2003 to 2004

  19. Roadshow successfully presented in 4 Provinces reaching over 200 stakeholders Increased presence of SETASA in sector New Logo, Vision and Mission Action Taken (cont.)2003 to 2004

  20. SETASAACHIEVEMENTS2003/2004

  21. R77,5 million disbursed in Mandatory Grants (2003/04 - R31.35 million) R13,7 million of Unclaimed Surplus Awarded as Discretionary Grants for Learnerships Implementation and Strategic Projects Achievements Finance and Grants Disbursements

  22. Unqualified Audit for 2003/2004 fiscal year (qualified in 2002/03) R6,7 million spent on Special Projects Achievements Finance and Grants Disbursements(cont.)

  23. Financial Overview *Income adjusted for changes in estimates in respect of previous years

  24. Surplus Funds: Projects Total Allocated = R32,2 million Total Spent = R6,7 million Total Awarded = R13,7 million

  25. Mandatory Grants Total Paid = R77,5 million *50% for the 2001/02 Financial year

  26. 455 Employers Participating in Skills Development 237 from employers with < 50 employees 95 from employers with 50 to 150 emplyees 123 from employers with > than 150 employees SMME Strategy implemented Skills Strategy for Fruit Packaging and Processing Industry developed AchievementsSkills Planning

  27. Skills research study on the Secondary Agriculture Sector completed Capacity building programme provided to 600 SMMEs 6 enterprises committed to IiP AchievementsSkills Planning (cont.)

  28. 300 Assessors trained 6 MoUs signed with other ETQA’s 15 E&T Providers provisionally accredited AchievementsQuality Assurance

  29. 30 Managers trained on HIV&Aids policy formulation and procedures 1012 Learners completed ABET training (additional 2000 in system) 36 Learnerships registered AchievementsLearnerships & Skills Programmes

  30. 500 new learners (under-30) in Learnerships and apprenticeships 231 HET bursaries awarded 870 new learners in Learnerships funded through discretionary grants AchievementsLearnerships & Skills Programmes (cont.)

  31. Identified critical weaknesses in existing governance structures Developed plan for improving and strengthening governance AchievementsGovernance

  32. Achievement Against DoL TargetsObjective One: Life long learning

  33. Achievement Against DoL TargetsObjective Two: Fostering Skills Development in the formal economy

  34. Achievement Against DoL TargetsObjective Three: Stimulating and Supporting Skills Development in Small Businesses

  35. Achievement Against DoL TargetsObjective Four: Promoting skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods through social development initiatives

  36. Achievement Against DoL TargetsObjective Five: Assisting new entrants into employment in labour market

  37. 3000 additional ABET learners in learning programmes 40 Moderators/Verifiers trained 30 E&T Providers accredited Key Priorities2004/2005

  38. 38 Learnerships registered 1000 learners in Learnerships MoUs with 5 additional ETQAs Key Priorities(cont.)2004/2005

  39. Capacity building programmes for 578 additional SMMEs 20 enterprises committed to IiP Mandatory grants paid quarterly Key Priorities(cont.)2004/2005

  40. 1500 learners in skills programmes 3 generic NQF L1 Learnerships registered Staffing and governance problems resolved Key Priorities(cont.)2004/2005

  41. Unit Standards and Qualifications for Pest Control, Poultry and Fibre sectors registered All surplus funds committed to discretionary grants and special projects Key Priorities(cont.)2004/2005

  42. Thank You!

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