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WELCOME. ISETT SETA Briefing Session to The Parliamentary Labour Portfolio Committee 10 August 2004 By. Mr. Oupa Mopaki Chief Executive Officer. Back. Presentation Content. Score-Card Learnerships Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) Sector Skills Planning
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WELCOME ISETT SETA Briefing Session to The Parliamentary Labour Portfolio Committee 10 August 2004 By Mr. Oupa Mopaki Chief Executive Officer Back
Presentation Content Score-Card Learnerships Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) Sector Skills Planning Financial Report Welcome Contact Us
SCORE CARD ISETT SETA SCORE - CARD APRIL 2003 - MARCH 2004 Back
NSF Project • High-Level Skills Programmes (ISSA) • 364 enrolled to date • 242 Completed • 102 Studying further • 52 Employed/Self employed • 63 Placed in Internship Programmes • 16 Not successful • 25 Unknown • ICT High-Level Internship Programmes 275 B.Sc. graduates engaged and employment guaranteed. Back
LEARNERSHIPS Back to home page
WHAT IS A LEARNERSHIP? • Work based education and training programme. • A route to a qualification registered on the NQF. • A minimum of 120 credits. • Comprises of fundamental, core and elective components. • Relates to an occupation. • Combines theory and workplace experience. Back
WHY LEARNERSHIPS? • To fast track the development of current employees. • To offer current employees opportunities to acquire a national qualification. • To serve as an entry point for young people into the industry. • To expose the unemployed learners to better job prospects • To offer unemployed learners much needed work experience Back
REGISTERED LEARNERSHIPS Each of these learnership will take a minimum of 12 months to complete Back
FUNDING Learnership grant • Isett Seta will pay participating stakeholders a sum of R15 000.00 per Learner for the duration of the Learnership • Isett Seta will pay R120.00 per learner per week on a level 4 Learnership • Isett Seta will pay R260.00 per learner per week on a level 5 Learnership Back
FUNDING • R15 000.00 per learner for the duration of the training will paid as follows: • Four disbursements; • 30% on registration • 20% on submission of 1st quarterly report • 20% on submission of 2nd quarterly report • 30% on completion Back
ISETT SETA PROCEDURES • Submission of letter of intent from a levy-paying company • Signing of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) with employer • Submission of a roll out plan (project plan) • Completion and signing of Learnership Agreement by the three parties • Registration of Learnership Agreement by the SETA • Implementation of Learnership • Monitoring of progress by the SETA ( site visits) • Reporting on progress by the training provider and employer Back
…CONT. • Unemployed and Pre-employed • An allowance is paid to the learner by the employer/Isett Seta • A contract of employment must be entered into with the learner • Conditions of service as spelled out in the Learnership Determination Regulations apply Back
ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION • The following conditions apply for organisations to be able to participate in Learnership • Organisation will be registered levy paying constituent of ISETT SETA • 18.2 learners entering the programme, preference to be given to the previously disadvantaged as reflected by NSDS • Willingness to provide workplace/experiential learning • Organisational skills gaps established Back
LEARNERSHIP BENEFICIARIES GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE N = 3181 Back
ISETT SETAEducation and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) Back to home page
ETQA FUNCTIONS Key responsibilities: Accredit constituent providers Monitor and audit providers Register constituent assessors Evaluate assessments and facilitate moderations among constituent providers Quality assure Unit Standards and Qualifications Take responsibility for the certifications of learners Back
ISETT ETQA STATUS REPORT Accreditation of Training Providers as at 31st March 2004 Back
ASSESSORS/MODERATORS Back
SECTOR SKILLS PLANNING ISETT SETA REPORT ON SECTOR SKILLS PLANNING 2003/4 Back to home page
CHALLENGES & CONSTRAINTS IN IMPLEMENTING THE BUSINESS PLAN • Limited employer participation • Inadequate information on ICT initiatives for ISETT to link to • Inadequate support from well established enterprises to partner with SMMEs Back
THE SECTOR SKILLS PLAN • The SSP compiled by seta’s must address 4 key aspects: • The environment in which the SETA operates, which includes national policies, international trends, and research into opportunities for growth • The sector in which it operates, e.g. Number of employers, profile of employees, skills shortages, SMME opportunities, etc. • Demand for skills on all levels • Current supply of skills Back
THE SECTOR SKILLS PLAN (CONT.) • The SSP document is backed by: • - Co-operative and independent research projects, both nationally and internationally • - Workplace skills plans prepared and submitted by employers • - Training implementation reports from employers Back
SECTOR SKILLS PLANNING DOCUMENT • Joint Research in ICT with the dti and other stakeholders – to be concluded in October 2004. • Will re-establish areas of skills shortage in ICT. Back
HIGHLIGHTS • New WSP and ATR templates • New incentives for increased participation • Increased number of research projects • Improved turnaround time for approvals • Unqualified Audit Report(2003-2004) Back
SKILLS FUNDING • SARS pays 100% to DoL • DoL retains 20% for National Skills Fund • 80% paid to ISETT • Administration Costs – 10% • WSP Grants – 15% • ATR Grants – 45% • Discretionary Grants – 10% • Levies paid to SARS Back
YEAR 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001 (R ’ 000) (R ’ 000) (R ’ 000) (R ’ 000) Receipts 200,305 184,879 145,206 71,492 Administration (20,960) (19,369) (12,117) (7,106) Grants Paid/ (287,710) (104,267) (42,449) (69,964) Accrued Surplus from - 146,305 85,062 (5,578) Prior Years Surplus (37,940) (146,305) (85,062) 5,578 Financial Performance over 4 Years Back
Composition of Revenue The Revenue of R 200,305 million consists of : (R’000) Back
Grant Payments/Accruals The Grant Payments/Accruals of R287,710 million consists of : (R’000) Back
Planned Expenses ISETT SETA will apply its funds for 2003/4 as follows: • Grants Approved for Payment: R235,72 m • Skill Development Projects: R 12,00 m • Learnership Projects: R124,00 m Back
Conclusion • We will continue to appreciate harsh but sincere criticism from many of our stakeholders whose main objective is to assist and guide us to achieve even greater heights than we have achieved today. Back
CONTACT DETAILS Telephone number: (011)207-2600 Fax number: (011) 805 6833 Please visit our website: http://www.isett.org.za Back