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November 2012

November 2012. Agenda. Fasset Strategy Implementation. November 2012. Overview. Fasset Strategy Implementation. November 2012. Section 1: Overview of major strategic changes and allocation of funding Section 2: Levies, grants and Fasset-funded Interventions Section 3:

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November 2012

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  1. November 2012

  2. Agenda Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012

  3. Overview Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Section 1: • Overview of major strategic changes and allocation of funding • Section 2: • Levies, grants and Fasset-funded Interventions • Section 3: • Developing and implementing a Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) • Section 4: • Conclusion

  4. Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Section 1 • Overview of major strategic changes and allocation of funding

  5. Main functions of Setas Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • To identify and address skills needs in their sector • Compile and implement Sector Skills Plan • SDL grant claim process (Mandatory Grant) • Establish and promote learnerships • Facilitate discretionary grants and Seta programmes • Quality assure education and training in their sector • Accredit training providers (quality checks, monitoring and moderations) • Education and Training Quality Assurance

  6. Fasset’s Strategy 2013 / 2014 Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Fasset focuses on transforming the profile of the sector through implementing Pivotal Programmes. These strategic goals align to DHET’s. • Transformation (Learners funded on Pivotal Programmes) • African learners • Learners with a disability • Pivotal Programmes • Learnerships • Internships • Qualifications (at least 12 months) – student NSFAS loans • Development Projects • Employment

  7. Fasset’s Strategy 2013 / 2014 continued Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Fasset is focusing on new relationships in order to extend the skills development reach in implementing a career pipeline approach. • Further Education Training (FET) Colleges • Universities • Addressing skills need in the public sector • Provincial footprint, focus on rural areas

  8. Funding Allocated 2013/2014 Fasset Update October / November 2012

  9. Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 Section 2 Levies, grants and Fasset-funded Interventions

  10. Flow of Funds Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012

  11. Mandatory Grant Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • This application includes a plan of training for the upcoming year and a report of training for the previous year. • Either 40% or 50% of the SDL, paid quarterly • Two formats: <50 and >50 • MS Excel for employers >50 • May include all training, including short courses • No discretionary criteria • All population groups, genders etc... may be included in the application • Cost of training not linked to payout amount • Training committee recommended for companies employing 50 or more • Due 30 June 2013

  12. Pivotal Grant – Fasset Definition Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Fasset defines the Pivotal Grant as follows: • MG dropped to 40% with 10% of the SDL designated as a PG, as per NSDS III • Still being debated • Not linked to Mandatory Grant, separate grant • Release date of regulations? Due date? • Professional, vocational, technical and academic (PIVOTAL) • Programmes which provide a full occupationally‐directed qualification • Education and Training applied for must be formal (Fasset definition): • Qualifications • Learnerships • Internships

  13. Pivotal Grant – Fasset Definition continued Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Others: professional placements, work‐integrated learning, apprenticeships, skills programmes, and work experience placements • Grant is conceptually similar to the MG, which does not allow for the application of discretion • PG is strategic in that it allows for Pivotal Programmes only, whereas Mandatory Grant may include any training e.g. short courses

  14. Pivotal Grant continued Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Such courses will normally begin in a college or university and would include supervised practical learning in a workplace as part of their requirement • In some cases start in the workplace and then move to college or university • Some PIVOTAL courses can be offered by arrangement between a SETA, an educational institution, an employer and a learner • Fundamental to the successful implementation of PIVOTAL programmes will be a model of cooperation between a SETA, a higher or further education and training institution and an employer • This will help ensure responsive curricula and courses

  15. Draft Pivotal Grant Criteria Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Both registered and completed learnerships and internships • Completed qualifications only • Accredited and quality-assured training providers, not short courses • All skills, not only scarce skills • Not gender or population group-specific • For employed or unemployed people? • 120 credits or 1-year course (no official definition available) • Not linked to spend, maximum payment according to calculation of tariffs • Standard costs (Fasset tariff) as informed by regular research • Absence of funding regulations or guidelines from DHET • Linked to Learning Programmes Matrix (which is still used in B-BBEE)

  16. Strategic Cash Grant Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Maximum of 20% of SDL • Transformation in the sector: African learners and people with disabilities • Pivotal Programmes: 3 criteria • Qualifications (degrees, diplomas), learnerships, internships • Learners currently commencing, undergoing, or completing a pivotal programme in the 2013 calendar year • Tariffs applicable • Due date 15 February 2014

  17. Qualification Tariffs Definition Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Developed by Fasset to be implemented in Fasset sector • Absence of guidelines from DHET to inform criteria • Completed programmes only • Linked to Learning Programmes Matrix (LPM) (still used in B-BBEE) • Type: Institution-based theoretical instruction and assessment • Site: Institutional, e.g. Universities, colleges, schools • Mode: Face-to-face instruction, distance learning, eLearning • Achievement: Recognised theoretical knowledge provided by an accredited or registered formal institution of learning e.g. degree, diploma, certificate

  18. Tariffs 2012 – Qualifications Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012

  19. Learnerships Tariffs Definition Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Developed by Fasset to be implemented in Fasset sector • Linked to Learning Programmes Matrix (LPM) (still used in B-BBEE) • Tariff for completion and registration • Over and above the SARS tax rebates • Type: Occupationally-directed instructional and work-based learning programme that requires a formal contract – assessed by accredited body • Site: Institution (face-to-face, distance or eLearning) and workplace • Mode: Institutional instruction plus structured, supervised experiential learning in the workplace – Learnership (LS), Apprenticeship (AP) • Achievement: Trade certificate, Certificate, Other

  20. Tariffs 2012 – Learnerships Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012

  21. Learnership Tax Deductions Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Learnership Tax Allowance • Section 12H

  22. Internships Tariffs Definition Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Developed by Fasset to be implemented in Fasset sector • Linked to Learning Programmes Matrix (LPM) (still used in B-BBEE) • Tariff for completion and registration • No SARS tax rebate, tariff lower than learnership • No formal definition (qualifications with SAQA, learnerships with Indlela) • Recognised or registered workplace structured experiential learning – formally assessed by a statutory occupational or professional body • Structured learning in the workplace with mentoring or coaching e.g. Internship (I), Articles (A), Placements (P) • Occupational or professional knowledge and experience e.g. registration, licensing

  23. Tariffs 2012 – Internships Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012

  24. Learnership Cash Grant Entry Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Rewards applicants who are training Africans on learnerships. • SDL payers and non-levy payers • Fasset learnership or specific other Seta learnership • 10 grants per employer for entry and exit grant in total • African learners and learners with a disability • 12 month (1 year) R 5,000 • 24 month (2 year) R 7,000 • 36 month (3 year) R 20,000 • Higher amount for learners with a disability • Employers with staff complement under 150 • Due date 15 February 2014

  25. Learnership Cash Grant Exit Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • When the learner completes the programme, a greater grant can be claimed. • SDL payers and non-levy payers • Fasset learnership or specific other Seta learnership • 10 grants per employer for entry and exit grant in total • African learners and learners with a disability • 12 month (1 year) R 5,000 • 24 month (2 year) R 13,000 • 36 month (3 year) R 20,000 • Higher amount for learners with a disability • Employers with staff complement under 150 • Due date 15 February 2014

  26. Lifelong Learning Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • A wide range of topics, free to Fasset members are offered.

  27. Lifelong Learning Continued Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 Only firms with a valid SDL number with Fasset will be able to register for the events This calendar is subject to change

  28. NSFAS Grant Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Ensuring retention of learners on learnerships. • 3 year learnership attracts R60,000 grant • Transformation in the sector: African learners and people with disabilities • Learners currently commencing, undergoing, or completing a learnership in the 2013 calendar year with a Fasset employer • Pivotal Programmes: Qualifications / Learnerships • Employed learner or an employer representative may apply • African learners will be relieved of the NSFAS financial burden • Salary threshold applies • May be applied for in tranches • Due date 15 February 2014

  29. NSFAS Grant Amounts Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012

  30. Assessor and Moderator Grant Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • To ensure the supply of assessors of academic and workplace training. • Reimbursement of the cost of training • Maximum of R4,500 • Assessor/moderator to be registered with Fasset in 2013 • Training can take place before 2013 • Due date 15 February 2014

  31. Research Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • To assist the Board and sector in aligning training to strategic objectives. • 2012/13 (Year 13) Grant Analysis Report • Sector Skills Plan Update for the period commencing 1 April 2014 • Annual Benchmarking of Training in the Sector • Learnership Readiness Pack • Internship Readiness Pack • Lifelong Learning Learnership Programme (LLLP) Employer Support Guide • Tracer Study on Development Projects (Academic) • Database Update (Employers) • Database Update (Learners)

  32. Access into Higher Education Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • The funding windows opens doors for learners to enter higher education. • African and all disabled learners • Learners lacking requisite entry requirements into a sector-specific higher education qualification • Incorrect subject choices or followed an unrelated discipline • 2nd chance learners • Complete programmes and meet entry requirements which allow them to enter sector-relevant higher education qualifications, for progression in the sector • Tuition fees, examination support courses and soft skills interventions

  33. Academic/Professional Body Qualifications Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • The funding windows opens doors for learners to enter higher education. • Public providers and professional bodies to assist learners to obtain formal qualifications • Learners will be placed in learnerships, internships or full-time employment • Number of learners with scarce skills qualifications will increase • Employers will have access to increased numbers of employable learners • Broader economy will benefit with learners who have a cross-cutting skill that is needed to grow the whole economy

  34. Access into Employment Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Designed to assist unemployed learners (NQF levels 6 – 8) and bridge the gap between theoretical learning and workplace experience. • Accounting and non-accounting graduates • Unemployed, part of NEET population of learners • Ministerial imperative • Will undergo work readiness programmes e.g. bridging technical, assertiveness, it, English language, attitude • Available for employment on learnerships, internships or full-time employment • Employers will have access to increased numbers of employable learners • Broader economy will benefit with learners who have a cross-cutting skill that is needed to grow the whole economy

  35. Projects Awards Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Fasset has approved 13 new projects for this year • Contact recruitment centres at service providers • Details on each project can be found on the website: www.fasset.org.za • Currently conducting a Tracer study to evaluate the impact of the projects that have already completed

  36. FET Funding Window Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • To develop FET colleges, which is also a national and ministerial imperative. • Capacitating FET colleges with funding set aside • Improvement of relevant courses offered by FET colleges • Development of lecturers so as to ensure a quality supply of FET learners • Partnership agreements to be put in place with Waterberg and Sekhukhune FET colleges in Limpopo as part of a broader joint Seta initiative to establish a regional presence in rural areas and townships through FET colleges • Fasset will support the co-ordinated Seta collaborative effort to establish a regional presence in rural areas and townships through public FET colleges • Appointment of a Fasset Provincial Liaison / Brand Ambassador

  37. Career Guidance and Provincial Strategy Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Fasset has an intensive National Career Guidance campaign: • In line with DHET’s National Career Guidance initiatives • Setas have a role to play in drawing the youth into the mainstream economy • Targeting learners from Grade 9 level onwards, awareness on careers in finance • Extend and deepen Fasset’s footprint and reach in rural and impoverished areas • Fasset Brand Ambassadors: currently in 9 institutions (FETs and Universities): University of Fort Hare, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, University of Limpopo, University of Johannesburg (Soweto Campus), Tshwane North FET College, False Bay FET College, Northern Cape Urban FET College • Print and online advertising • Exhibitions • Print and digital motivational career guidance material • Social media • Partnerships

  38. Stakeholder Engagement Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Engaging with Fasset stakeholders by informing and educating through regular, effective communication, meeting the following strategic imperatives: • The promotion of critical and scarce skills areas within our sector • Promotion of skills development within sector through targeted marketing • Promoting skills, access to jobs, sustainable livelihoods via development projects • Developing a culture of high-quality, lifelong learning and fostering skills development for high-quality jobs • Focus on the critical SMME component, specifically levy-exempt employers • Fostering skills development in the formal economy for productivity and employment growth

  39. Internship Site Accreditation Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • New focus area at Fasset. • Internships that fall into the graduate work-based category • Companies apply for programme and site accreditation • May then apply for Fasset grants • Claim points of BEE scorecard

  40. Whole Firm Accreditation Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • To accredit non-credit bearing training. • Firms that offer training that they would like recognised and accredited • Non-credit bearing training i.e. no assessment • Functions as Approved Provider accreditation i.e. not linked to unit standards

  41. Return on Investment – R20,000, 10 staff Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012

  42. Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 Section 3 Developing and Implementing a Workplace Skills Plan

  43. Developing and Implementing a WSP Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Why is planning your organisation’s training and development important? • Buy-in and co-operation • Certainty – resource allocation • Assists with change and transformation issues • Implementation and measurement • Reflects business strategy

  44. Issues to consider when developing the WSP Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Understanding all the influences or 'inputs' into your training plan. These could include: • National issues – legislation, industry expectations, macro economic issues, market changes etc ... • Company issues – Vision and mission, business strategy and objectives, transformation (EE and BEE), productivity, succession and career planning, health and safety, budget, skills gaps etc ... • Individual issues – individual requests and ambitions, employee performance/competency issues, personal development plans, soft skills and ABET etc ...

  45. Scarce and Critical Skills Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • The DHET has mandated the Seta’s in recent years to gather urgent data on Scarce and Critical Skills. • Scarce skills: people to fill job vacancies which are scarce • Critical skills: specific skill that is 'critical' to the full functioning of a person within their job • These skills are linked to a coding system to enable cross sector and national research

  46. Online WSP Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Fasset is working towards a new online WSP system: • Under development by Fasset • Can use existing system • Website has been revamped • In future, online submission • Upload functionality to be available for firms 50+

  47. Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Section 4 • Conclusion

  48. Issues Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • National Qualifications Framework (NQF) • Quality Council for Trades and Occupation (QCTO) • Funding regulations • Online submissions • Form types • Difference between Mandatory, Discretionary and Pivotal Grants • Importance of Pivotal Programmes • Further Education and Training (FET) college involvement • Seta involvement in rural areas • Green paper on skills development

  49. Tools Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 • Fasset website: www.fasset.org.za • On the website you can gain access to the following: • Download all the application forms you are required to complete for the grants • Latest Fasset information • List of all the relevant Fasset contacts • List of Fasset learnerships • Apply for Mandatory Grant online

  50. Fasset Strategy Implementation November 2012 Thank You For more information please contact the Fasset Call Centre on 086 101 0001 or visit www.fasset.org.za

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