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This portfolio committee focuses on the development of qualifications, funding of learning programs, and monitoring and certification of qualified learners in the health and social development sectors. They offer various learnerships in Social Development and have funding projects across provinces.
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PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 14 February 2012 Elaine Brass CEO Patrick Samuels Executive Manager – Skills Development and Planning
HWSETA MANDATE To perform the function of a Sector Education and Training Authority for the Health and Social Development sectors. This includes the development of qualifications relevant to these sectors, the funding of learning programmes through which such qualifications are offered, namely, learnerships, the monitoring, evaluation, verification of learner achievement and certification of qualified learners.
LEARNING PROGRAMMES In regard to Social Development we have offered the following qualifications as learnerships: • Ancillary Health Care Work Level 1 • Social Auxiliary Work Level 4 • Child and Youth Care Work Level 4 • Community Development HIV and AIDS Level 4 • Community Health Worker Level 3
PROFILE OF THE SD SECTOR • Employers: • Government sector – Largest employer • Non-Government sector • Private and Corporate sector • Relevant Government agencies • Majority of employers – Gauteng – 25% (NC and FS lowest) • 82.3% of employers employ between 0-49 employees • 1.2% of employers – more than 150 employees • 77 398 employees (WSP) • Majority – African females • 0.34% - PWD in Government sector
SCARCE, CRITICAL AND PRIORITY SKILLS • The following are some:
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES • Collaboration between HWSETA and Universities and FET Colleges • Develop a structured Career guidance strategy • Develop an implement RPF support strategy • Support Pivotal occupational programmes • Develop a post-graduate internship support strategy
SKILLS PROGRAMMES • Five skills programmes were identified in the 2010-2011 financial year aligned to the scarce and critical skills list for 2010-2011:
SOCIAL WORKER EXCHANGE PROGRAMME • The relationship between Skills for Care in England and the HWSETA dates back to 2005. In 2008, the two organisations signed a Framework Agreement for a Joint Working Relationship. • The purpose of this programme was to identify and link professional social workers and representative stakeholder Councils and Associations into an international action learning forum that will compare, contrast and develop best practice models of social work delivery and practices in both England and South Africa. Furthermore, the findings from these exposures are to inform skills development strategies in both the Workplace and Educational Institutions within each country.
SOCIAL WORK EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (CONT.) • 8 Social workers in each country - SA and England were carefully chosen for the action learning research project: • The social workers from England arrived on Saturday, 29 January 2011 in Johannesburg - locations which include Pretoria, Johannesburg, Klerksdorp, Nylstroom in Limpopo and Bloemfontein. • On 26 February 2011 it was the turn of the South African Social Work Professionals to experience life at the coalface in heavily industrialized cities and towns in Lancashire, Stockport, Wigan and Salford, England.
SOCIAL WOTK EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (CONT.) • Empowerment - The role of social workers in achieving better outcomes for individuals and families and their carers • Case load management • Information management systems application focusing on quality systems for improved service delivery • Best practice models of supervision in social work • Multi- disciplinary teams – synergies toward effective service • Training for effective social work delivery • Personalisation, integrated services and working in communities or neighbourhoods • Safeguarding
Social work exchange programme (cont.) • Official launch in January 2011 • Exchange complete • Showcase of programme and presentations at HWSETA conference in Sept 2011 • Final Draft report – December 2011 • Evaluation of programme – March 2012 • Final report to be published in April 2012
Challenges • Non-Participation of Departments of Social Development in skills development. • Non registration of learners on learnerships who are funded by the Expanded Public Works Programme • Lack of understanding in Public Sector on Learnership Implementation – case in point NC. DOSD – Housing Profile Project – 110 learners trained on skills programme instead of a learnership • Corruption amongst training providers in the sector • Poor quality of training, lack of implementation of the practical training component.
SOLUTIONS • National Department of Social Development will convene a workshop with ALL Provincial Departments where HWSETA will workshop them on participation • HWSETA will once again inform EPWP Coordinators of the requirements for registering learners on a learnership • We will induct employers on the learning programme implementation before the implementation commences. • HWSETA has implemented a process to de-accredit corrupt Training Providers • HWSETA will raise the standard for approving a provider to be accredited as well as intensify the monitoring of quality delivery of education and training by our accredited providers.
