WELCOME to the 2013 SASSETA Roadshow

1. WELCOME to the 2013 SASSETA Roadshow SASSETA - your partner in skills development

2. FET College Collaboration • SASSETA has joined hands with the rest of other SETA’s in supporting the Minister of Higher Education and Training’s broader vision of reviving the FET Sector • We have set ourselves a strategic goal of ensuring that by 2015 the FET Colleges will be responsive to the needs of the sector • We have thus far signed Memoranda of Agreement with the following FET Colleges: • GertSibande • Nkangala • Ehlanzeni SASSETA - your partner in skills development

3. Opening of Regional Offices • The Department of Higher Education and Training has directed the SETA’s to partner with FET Colleges in opening up Regional Offices • SASSETA has been directed to KZN to partner with Amajuba FET College, Elangeni FET College and Ethekwini FET College • Progress has been achieved in this regard in that all the 3 Colleges have been visited but it transpired that Ethekwini FET College is the only College that has adequate facilities to accommodate SASSETA in KZN • Arrangements have been made such that SASSETA will be using their office space free of charge while only paying cost for water and electricity • The intended date for the launch of the Office was February 2013 but has since been delayed by the approval processes of Regional Structure SASSETA - your partner in skills development

4. Work Integrated Learning • The challenge of placement of FET Graduates has made us to seek a collective solution with our employers • DHET has requested SASSETA to place 100 FET College graduates in our sector for 2013 academic year • The 100 have since been successfully placed at the Legal Aid Board, POPCRU and SAPS • Special thanks to our employers and stakeholders for this collective effort in responding to our social ills • Invitation is extended to other stakeholders to work closely with us in responding to NSDS 111 imperatives SASSETA - your partner in skills development

5. THE NEW SETA GRANT REGULATIONS SASSETA - your partner in skills development

6. INTENT OF THE REGULATIONS • Regulate the provision of funds available for skills development • Provide for SETA’s to contribute to the work of the QCTO • Discourage accumulation of surpluses and the carry-over of unspent funds • Create a framework within which expanded use is made of public education and training providers • Promote NQF registered and quality assured PIVOTAL programmes to address scarce and critical skills needs • Improve the quantity and quality of labour market information received by SETA’s SASSETA - your partner in skills development

7. KEY PROVISIONS OF THE REGS • 80% of discretionary grants to be allocated to PIVOTAL programmes • The employer will be paid 20% of the total levy paid to SARS as mandatory grants • Unclaimed mandatory funds to be transferred into discretionary fund by 15 August • From 1 April 2014, WSP/ATR/PVT must be submitted by 30 April each year • Mandatory grants to be paid at least quarterly SASSETA - your partner in skills development

8. KEY PROVISIONS OF THE REGS SASSETA - your partner in skills development

9. SKILLS PLANNING & RESEARCH SASSETA - your partner in skills development

10. SECTOR SKILLS PLAN UPDATE SASSETA - your partner in skills development

11. Approach to the SSP Upate Review of current SSP to identify gaps Field Research Desk Research Focus Groups Interviews Survey Literature review Analysis and Consolidation Planning, Review and Sign off SASSETA - your partner in skills development

12. Corrections Scarce & Critical Skills Identified Scarce & Critical Skills Identified Scarce Skills Critical Skills • Nurses • Pharmacists • Supply chain officials • Doctors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Artisans (Electrical, Mechanical, and maintenance related) • Agricultural technicians and teachers • Vocational & technical trainers • Accredited educationists, assessors and moderators • Forensic skills for nurses • Presentation and report writing skills for Corrections Officers • Management and Leadership training for those in managerial roles • Sign language and foreign languages training for Corrections Officers • Dog handling • Explosives detection • Systems maintenance people for new technology • Security management skills for Correctional Centre managers SASSETA - your partner in skills development

13. Private Security Scarce & Critical Skills Identified Scarce Skills Critical Skills • Skilled Investigators with understanding of legislation • Telecommunications Technicians with ability to install and commission security devices • RPL for experienced people with PSIRA grades • Management and supervisory training • Communication • ICT skills including CCTV training • National Key Point Security • Customer care • Report writing • Investigation • Dog handling • Basic numeracy and literacy (Adult Education & Training) SASSETA - your partner in skills development

14. Defence Scarce & Critical Skills Identified Scarce Skills Per Arm of Service • Army • Engineers • Architects • Intelligence Officials • Armour Soldiers • Technical Officers (Artisans) • Air Force • Fighter and Transport Pilots • Air Traffic Controllers and Navigators • Engineers • Technical Officers (Artisans) • Navy • Engineers • Divers • Technical Officers (Artisans) • Submarine Combat Officers • Warship Coxswains • SAMHS • Medical Practitioners including surgeons and anesthetic specialists • OHS Officers & EHS professionals • Medical Technologists & Radiologists • Neuropsychologists

15. Defence Scarce & Critical Skills Identified Critical Skills Across All Arms of Service • ICT skills including skills for specialised defence packages • Assessing and moderating training for officers in the training centres • Policy and legislative drafting skills for managers involved in the generation of policies and legislative changes • Leadership and management training including mentoring and coaching • Project management training for officers assigned project management duties • Monitoring and evaluation • Human Resource Management including human resource development and planning • Work study systems and processes for Work Study Officers • Risk, compliance and management training for officers SASSETA - your partner in skills development

16. Justice Scarce & Critical Skills Identified Scarce Skills Critical Skills • Legislation Drafters • Court Librarians • Black, young and female judges • Cyber prosecutors • Sign Language Interpreters • Case flow management, • Report writing • Foreign language interpretations • Management and Leadership training including mentoring and coaching • Cyber Crime investigation and prosecution • Maritime law • Computer literacy • Human Resource Management • Financial Management • Office Management SASSETA - your partner in skills development

17. Legal Services Scarce & Critical Skills Identified Scarce Skills Critical Skills Subsector characterised by over supply of lawyersbut fewer black senior counsel • Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution • Financial and business management skills for attorneys • Environmental, Cyber and Maritime Law • Court procedures • Conflict management • Foreign languages • Case management • Writing skills SASSETA - your partner in skills development

18. Policing Scarce & Critical Skills Identified Scarce Skills Critical Skills • Psychologists • Aircraft pilots • Pathologists • Chemists • Social Workers and Counselors • Forensic Detectives • Report writing • Computer skills for officers • Scientific Analysis • Forensic investigation for detectives • Facial reconstruction training for officers • Explosives and ballistics training • Firearms Training • Cyber crime investigation • Online child pornography investigation skills • Advanced driving training for officers • Mentoring, Coaching and Counseling SASSETA - your partner in skills development

19. MANDATORY GRANTS SASSETA - your partner in skills development

20. MANDATORY GRANT PAYMENTS The SETA will allocate mandatory grant to a levy paying employer: • Employing 50 or more employees who has submitted WSP/ATR using approved template • Employing less than 50 who has submitted the WSP/ATR using simplified form developed by the SETA • Where the employer is first time submission, must do so within 6 months • The employer should have submitted by the due date i.e. 30 June 2013 ( with effect from 1 April 2014 the due date will be 30 April SASSETA - your partner in skills development

21. MANDATORY GRANT PAYMENTS • The employer will be paid 20% of the total levy paid to SARS • Before payment is made the SETA will evaluate the WSP/ATR against set criteria approved by the Board • The mandatory grant will be paid quarterly to the employer • Failure by the employer to claim the mandatory grants will result in their levies transferred to discretionary grant by 15 August of each year. • The Board can grant extension of one month subject to written request by the levy paying employer SASSETA - your partner in skills development

22. MANDATORY GRANTS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA • A SETA may not pay mandatory grant to an employer who is liable to pay SDL unless: • The levy paying employer has registered with the Commissioner of SARS • Has paid levies directly to Commissioner within specified time • Is up to date with levy payments at the time of approval • Has submitted WSP/ATR contributing to SETA SSP • Has submitted and implemented its WSP for previous financial year to the extent satisfying the SETA • Proof or evidence of consultation with organized labor is provided and sign off SASSETA - your partner in skills development

23. MANDATORY GRANTS PROCESS SASSETA - your partner in skills development

24. Questions? SASSETA workshop 2013

25. DISCRETIONARY GRANTS PROCESS SASSETA - your partner in skills development

26. ALLOCATION OF DISCRETIONARY GRANT A SETA will annually approve a DG Policy in accordance with the DHET Guidelines which will determine how the funds will be allocated The Seta may determine and allocate Discretionary Grant in support of the following: • NSDS III targets • Critical and scarce skills identified in our SSP • NQF Aligned training • Annual Performance Plan • Pivotal programmes • NGO\ CBO \NPO and Trade Unions • Public FET Colleges and Universities • Bursaries for employed and unemployed

27. WHO QUALIFIES TO APPLY FOR THE SASSETA DG GRANT? • Employers who are within the jurisdiction of SASSETA who are up to date with their levy payments or who are exempted in terms of the SDLA of 1999 • Employers who have submitted the WSP /ATR • Employers who are registered under the Companies Act of 2008 (as amended) • Legal Employers who are registered with the law society • Employers who comply with TAX regulations • Accredited Private Providers • Registered NGOs, CBOs ,NPOs and Trade Unions

28. HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SASSETA DISCRETIONARY GRANT? • Applicants should submit their Discretionary Grant application/s using the prescribed SASSETA Discretionary Grant Application Forms in line with the Discretionary Grant Policy • DG Application Forms: • DG 01: Employer Application • DG 02: Accredited Service Provider Application • DG03 : Individual Learner Application

29. HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SASSETA DISCRETIONARY GRANT? (Continued) • Application forms must be complete and the following attachments must be appended as required: • Original tax clearance certificate • Confirmation of BEE status • Accreditation details • Proposed Project Implementation Plan • Proposal in case of NGOs, CBOs, NPOs and Trade Unions

30. WHEN TO APPLY • The SETA will publish request for proposals (RFP) in the national newspapers, as well as the SASSETA website. • The Discretionary Grant applications must be submitted to SASSETA office by the date specified in the Request for Proposals. • Applications for Discretionary Grants must be approved by SASSETA before any training or other activity related to the skills development project applied for can commence.

31. WHAT TO ENSURE WHEN APPLYING • Applicants need only apply on identified Qualifications/Unit Standards • A detailed proper costing submitted • A high level project plan submitted • Contactable references submitted • Projects are properly scoped • Learners to be trained have been identified • Provision for Transformational Imperatives to be achieved

32. PIVOTAL PROGRAMMES • Professional Candidate Attorneys & Psychologists • Vocational Forensic Detectives & Legal Interpreters • Technical Engineers & Artisans • Academic Researchers & Forensic Scientists

33. COMMON APPLICATION MISTAKES • Company Registration documents not attached • Valid Tax Clearance • Application not responding to the advert • Accreditation details listing programmes applying for not provided • Application forms not fully signed • Employer applications without training provider details • Project costing not detailed and itemised • Applying for different project using one application form • Failure to submit contactable references where applicable

34. QUESTIONS?

35. Contact Details email: dg@sasseta.org.za Tel: 011 347 0200 Fax: 011 805 6630 Call Centre: 086 110 2477 website: www.sasseta.org.za

36. ETQA SASSETA - your partner in skills development

37. sassetaroadshow2013 Accreditation Process SASSETA - your partner in skills development

38. Role of the ETQA • Accredit constituent training providers • Evaluate assessment and facilitate moderation among providers • Register assessors and moderators • Deliver on QCTO mandate and also align to • SAQA mandate (Accreditation of the SETA) sassetaSDFworkshop2013

39. Accreditation criteria Accreditation requirements • Compliance with relevant legislative requirements • Financial administration and physical resources • Quality Management Systems (QMS) • Learning programme provision • Registered Assessors and moderators sassetaSDFworkshop2013

40. Accreditation phases sassetaSDFworkshop2013 • Phase 1: Submission of application form • Phase 2: Desktop Evaluation • Phase 3: Programme Evaluation • Phase 4: Site Visits • Phase 5: Recommendations and Approval

41. Assessor & Moderator Registration sassetaSDFworkshop2013 • SASSETA primary focus • Conduct Outcomes-based Assessments / Conduct Moderation of Outcomes-based Assessment • Two (2) years occupational experience in relation to the field they wish to assess • Signing and adherence to ETQA code of conduct • This process is reviewed every 5 years depending on SETA’s lifespan • Assessors and Moderators can be de-registered due to irregularities

42. Extension of Scope to other SETAs Application for learning programmes • Extension of scope through Primary ETQA • Identify the unit standards/qualification • The primary ETQA to submit to secondary ETQA • Assessors & moderators must be registered for applicable unit standard or qualification • Provider must have learning materials or MOU sassetaSDFworkshop2013

43. ETQA accreditation process (approx 3 months) LPQA committee Meetings 2013 May, August & Nov EXCO (ETQA Comm) BOARD (ETQA Comm) System upload Accreditation sassetaSDFworkshop2013

44. Verification requirements sassetaSDFworkshop2013 • It is compulsory for all accredited training providers to apply for verification (QALA); to promote learner certification • It is the responsibility of the SETA to endorse learner results • Request forms for verification are available from SASSETA offices and website • Monitoring visit is compulsory to all accredited training providers to ensure continuity and to promote quality (re-accreditation & audit purposes)

45. Quality Council for Trades & Occupation (QCTO) sassetaSDFworkshop2013 • Quality Council for the Trade and Occupations is a new body created in the NQF Act • Facilitate development of demand driven occupational learning system • Manage and co-ordinate qualification in the Occupational Qualifications framework • QCTO delegated quality assurance functions for currently registered NQF Qualifications

46. Occupational Qualification Occupational Qualification Occupational Qualification sassetaSDFworkshop2013 Occupational Qualification

47. Provider submission window sassetaSDFworkshop2013

48. Questions? SASSETA workshop 2013