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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SPORT, RECREATION AND FITNESS. MIKE TSOTETSI. SCOPE OF PRESENTATION. THETA’s strategic guidance THETA’s connection to Sport, Recreation and Fitness Contribution by Sub-sector Demand and Supply of skills The Future (2010) Strategy Allocations. STRATEGIC GUIDANCE.
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SKILLS DEVELOPMENTSPORT, RECREATION AND FITNESS MIKE TSOTETSI
SCOPE OF PRESENTATION • THETA’s strategic guidance • THETA’s connection to Sport, Recreation and Fitness • Contribution by Sub-sector • Demand and Supply of skills • The Future (2010) • Strategy • Allocations
STRATEGIC GUIDANCE Theta operates within the National Skills Development Strategy • National priorities outlined in the NSDS (2005 2010) • Prioritise and Communicate critical skills • Stimulate quality training in the workplace • Promote employability and sustainable livelihoods through skills development • Assist designated group including new entrants into the labour market and self employment • Improve quality and relevance of provision
ACHIEVEMENTS First 5 year cycle • 97 000 workers on NQF 1 – achievement 54% of target • 140 000 average per year completed structured learning - achieved 151% • 24 Enterprises in IIP – achieved 120% • 2403 SMME’s supported in skills dev. Initiatives - achieved 173% • 6919 in learnerships registered – achieved 46% • Rating – 61% - 80% considered over performance
TARGETS Next 5 year cycle • Mandatory grants payments to 60 large, 92 medium and 468 small firms per annum • 20 Firms on National Standard of Goods Practice • BEE – not yet established • 25000 learners on ABET level 4 • 2750 unemployed learners on learnerships
TARGETS Next 5 year cycle • 82 non paying levy firms assisted in skills development • 7500 learners in critical skills (FET/HET) • 409 young persons to form new ventures • 10 institutions supported to developed people in critical skills • 1 institute supported to manage new venture creation qualification
DEMAND FOR SKILLS • Management and leadership development in sector Targets groups – unemployed graduates, teacher training to produce against industry needs • Assessor and moderator training • HIV/Aids training • ABET • IT – computer literacy • Financial management skills • Link between training institutions and industry regarding qualifications needed
SKILLS SHORTAGES • Shortage of qualified sports personnel • Sport practitioners are mainly volunteers • Shortage in managers and sport administrators of sport and recreation facilities and sport federations • Need - Trainers for beginners and specialist trainers • Multi skills training in fitness, sport and coaching is needed • Senior management level training – huge gap
SUPPLY OF SKILLS • Standard Setting and Qualifications Generating • Review and development 2005 – 2007 • Chamber Projects: • Management Development Program • Fitness Learnerships • Sports Facility Management
QUALIFICATIONS REGISTERED • Hospitality 10 • Gaming 4 • Guiding 2 • Nature Conservation 9 • Sport, Recreation and Fitness 5 • Travel, Tourism and Events 12 • Total 42 • 510 Unit Standards Registered
CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT FRATENITY Qualifications developed
CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT FRATENITY Mandatory Grants disbursed: R 1 500 000 SGB / projects: R 7 270 000 In partnership with Sport & Recreation South Africa, THETA co-ordinates the Fitness Regulations Board established with the mandate from the Ministry of Sport & Recreation
CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT FRATENITY Fitness Regulations R 20 000.00 SGB & Working Groups R1 800 000.00 Chamber Committee R 40 000.00 Task Team R 10 000.00 NATP R 400 000.00 SRF Project 2005 R5 000 000.00 (MDP/SFM/ Fitness Learnerships)
CONSULTATIVE FORUMS • Technical Intergovernmental Committee (TIC) • Chamber Committee • Fitness Board • Theta Board • Sport SGB • Recreation and Fitness SGB • SSP Focus Group
SPORT CHAMBER COMMITTEE Members and Representation: • Gerhard du Plessis Planet Fitness • Paul Treu Rugby Players’ Association • John Moeti SA Football Players’ Union • Leon Fleiser Disability Sport South Africa • Sam Ramsamy NOCSA • Doreen Solomons Gymnastic South Africa • Denver Hendricks SRSA • Ntambi Ravele Netball South Africa • Banele Sindani Athletics South Africa • Danny Jordaan SAFA
SECTORS Levy Employees Payers • Hospitality 67% 477 800 • Tourism and Travel 16% 39 700 • Gaming and Lotteries 1% 20 500 • Conservation and Gaming 3% 30 300 • Sport, recreation and Fitness 13% 34 400 100% 602 700
SECTOR – NOTE: • 20% of levy payers pay 80% of the levies • 18 out of Top 50 levy payers are Casinos • Top 50 levy payers contribute 25% of levies • 33% of Top 50 levy payers are from Hospitality
STRATEGY GOING FORWARD • IN- HOUSE TRAINING – mandatory grants, NQF aligned training, learnerships, skills programs • HIV TRAINING – discretionary grants, HIV/AIDS toolkit • SPECIALISED IT TRAINING – bursaries NSF and THETA Learnerships, mandatory grants, skills programs • MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR NEW ENTRANTS - Learnerships, Tour Guides, Hospitality, Sport PRIORITY TRAINING
STRATEGY GOING FORWARD • ABET – discretionary grants – NSF / Donor funding for ABET initiatives • MANAGEMENT SKILLS UPGRADING - Learnerships, mandatory grants • SMME DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS • BLACK MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES PRIORITY TRAINING
STRATEGY GOING FORWARD • Continued collaboration with SRSA • Continued input by THETA at Technical Intergovernmental Committee • Continued participation by Sport at THETA Board • Demarcate initiatives by sub-sector • Lay more emphasis on demographics in particular, rural, youth and disability.
STRATEGY GOING FORWARD • PROVIDER CAPACITY – assist with accreditation processes, develop and upgrade capacity of assessors. • FUNDING – lack of funds is a huge constraint - assistance needed from DoL and DEAT ( including donor funding from private institutions and other countries). • QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK – current to be reviewed, new ones developed. • COLLABORATION BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS – one driver, analyse over lapping • SMME – lack of finance, lack of Tourism, marketing and business knowledge CONSTRAINTS
LEARNERSHIP TARGETS • THETA is committed to spend R 10.1 million to Sports Learnerships during 2005-2006 • 450 unemployed learners on THETA sponsored Learnerships • Commit to a further 300 to 400 on average per annum for Learnerships up to 2009 • Total commitment from THETA – R 40 million over 5 years to the development of sports through Learnerships
THANK YOU! TOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND SPORT EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY