Creating SETA/FET Partnerships that Work: A Delivery Model in the Clothing & Textiles Industry

1. Creating SETA/FET Partnerships that Work: A Delivery Model in the Clothing & Textiles Industry 2ND IAC SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGIONAL FET COLLEGES CONFERENCE Dr Hoosen Rasool Chief Executive Officer CTFL SETA 15 November 2007 Boksburg

2. Background Statistics on the CTFL Sector • About 150 000 workers in the formal sector • 60% of the workforce are women • Important source of income for people in the non-metro areas where growing numbers of factories are located • Size of the informal sector is unknown • Accounts for 15% of total manufacturing employment, but represents 6% of total manufacturing output • Represents about 1.8% of GDP • Manufacturing sales are in the region of R37 billion • Small firms (66%), medium firms (20%) and large firms (14%) • There are about 2500 factories in the sector • Dominated by semi-skilled and unskilled workers • Lost 67 000 jobs in the last 4 years

3. Regional Distributionof Employees

4. Change Drivers • Competitive pressures are forcing down prices • Firms need to move into “high value-added markets” • Constant technological innovation requiring reskilling • Informalisation of the industry • Migration of firms to decentralised areas • Trade liberalisation is opening up domestic market • Chronic technical skills shortages at all occupational levels • Constant need to improve productivity in all functional areas of the business • Serious management development challenges in the industry

5. Scarce Skills • Clothing & Textiles Technologists • Production Managers • Supply Chain Managers • Work Study Officers (Team Leaders) • Artisans • Computer-Aided Design Technicians (Pattern-making, Grading, Marking) • Performance Improvement Technologists • Technical Trainers • Sample Machinists

6. Top 10 Critical Skills in Demand 1.Technical Training 2. Production 3. Human Resources 4. Multi-skilling 5. Quality 6. General Management 7. Machine Maintenance 8. Supervisory work 9. Communication 10. Cost Analysis

7. Workforce Educational Levels

8. Skills Planning Grants 2006/7 • Total Grants Disbursed R 57 326 • Skills Planning Grants R 27 481 • Discretionary Spend R 29 845

9. Need for FET Partnerships • Vocationally-directed programmes are suited to the manufacturing plant • Long history of artisanal training (NATED courses) • Majority of learnerships are pitched at NQF 2-4 • FETs well-placed in decentralised areas of SA where our manufacturers are migrating to: Newcastle/Ladysmith /Isithebe/Botshebelo • Fees are affordable • High proportion of workers are in the FET band • Decent workshop facilities • SETAs work mostly in the FET band • DoE registration requirements are prohibitive for workplace training providers (firms)

10. Host Training Provider Role Enrolment/Fees Theory training/assessment Monitoring/Moderation Admin/Management Reporting XL Clothing XYZ Textiles Role Practical Training Assessment Administration Reporting ABC Clothing LCD Leather Eddels Footwear

11. Opportunities for FET Colleges Learnerships/ Apprenticeships Short Courses CTFL SETA Liaison Committee/ MoU FET College NCV Programmes/ Internships Assessment/RPL CTFL Projects

12. Capacity-Building • Quality Assurance Systems • Assessor/moderator training • Bursaries to enter into technology programmes for lecturers • Technical training that is manufacturing-based for lecturers • Placement of manufacturing/engineering NCV graduates • Curriculum development for occupational qualifications • Preferential market access to CTFL factories

13. Partnership Process STEP 1 #Attach Firms to FET Colleges

14. STEP 2 # Sign MoUs Short Courses Workshops RPL FET College Learnerships/ Apprenticeships Quality Assurance NCV Programmes Learnerships/ Apprenticeships

15. STEP 3 # Implementation • Theory: learnerships/apprenticeships • Critical Skills: short courses • Special Projects such as: • Management, ABET, Technical Training, New Venture Creation • RPL/ Assessment Centre • Capacity-building for College: lecturing staff • Recruitment of graduates from NCV programmes • Workshops for the industry

16. Step 4 # Monitoring & Evaluation • Number of successful students • Number of participating firms • Types of programmes offered • Number and type of projects conducted • Learnership/Apprenticeship support • Project deliverables

17. Project: Certificate In Clothing Manufacturing Process NQF1(Domestic Garment-making) PROGRAMME (12 Months) • Making a range of garments • Sourcingmaterials • Determiningcustomer requirements • Costing of garments • Understanding the concept of production • Health and Safety • Managing a simple budget • Selling garments

18. Project Costs TOTAL COST R 450 000 Umfolozi FET ( 20 Learners) R 150 000 Elangeni FET (25 Learners) R 187 500 False Bay FET (15 Learners)R 112 500

19. Unit Cost Per Learner TOTAL R 7 500 Training Costs R 6 500 Quality Assurance Costs R 1 000 (4 progress reports; 1 moderation visit; 1 verification visit; 4 capacity-building visits/workshops)

20. Payment Plan for FETs ActivityTo Be Paid Total: Per LearnerR6500 Enrolment (50%) R3250 Mid-Way Completion (30%) R1950 Final Verification (20%) R1300

21. Selected Colleges Umfolozi / Elangeni / False Bay • Top Management Support • Clothing firms in the vicinity to absorb graduates • Decentralised areas where training needs are great • Good clothing production facilities • Willingness by lecturers to make it work

22. Thank you ! Dr Hoosen Rasool (031) 702 4482 hoosen@ctflseta.org.za