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THE ROLE OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY (SASSETA)IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA PRESENTEDBYTERRY SCALLANFIS (SA) MSyI (UK) AISM (INDIA) MEMBER SASSETA PRIVATE SECURITY CHAMBER IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF SECURITY
WHAT ARE SETA’S • SECTOR EDUCATION TRAINING AUTHORITIES • 21 THAT COVER THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTIONS • ESTABLISHED UNDER THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1998
RESPONSIBLE TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY WHO RESORT UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (DHET) • CONSIST OF BOARDS AND CHAMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MINISTER AND INDUSTRY CONCERNED
MAIN ROLE OF THE SETAS • DEVELOP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN TERMS OF SKILLS REQUIRED IN VARIOUS SECTORS • IMPLEMENT SECTOR SKILLS PLANS • UPLIFTMENT OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT • DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER LEARNERSHIPS AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES
SUPPORT THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (NQF) • UNDERTAKE QUALITY ASSURANCE • IMPLEMENT NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
SASSETA • SETA RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY • CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING CHAMBERS • DEFENCE • POLICING (NOW INCLUDING METRO POLICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT) • CORRECTIONAL SERVICES • LEGAL
PRIVATE SECURITY • INTELLIGENCE SERVICES • JUSTICE • BOARD APPOINTED BY MINISTER AND CONSISTS OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE BODIES • CHAMBERS REPORT TO BOARD AND CONSIST OF MINISTERIAL APPOINTEES AS WELL AS AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF NOMINATED EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE BODIES
SASSETA CONTROLLED BY A CEO ELECTED BY BOARD AND CONFIRMED BY MINISTER • LARGEST SECTOR IN SASSETA IS THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY
WHAT DOES SASSETA DO AS THE TRAINING AUTHORITY WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY • ADMINISTERS AND ALLOCATES DISCRETIONARY GRANTS • ADMINISTERS AND PAYS MANDATORY GRANTS • DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS SKILLS PLANS • QUALITY ASSURANCE
ACCREDITS TRAINING PROVIDERS • REGISTERS ASSESSORS AND MODERATORS • ADMINISTERS LEARNERSHIPS, QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES • CERTIFICATION • INVESTIGATES IRREGULARITIES
ADMINISTERS FINANCE AS ALLOCATED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE (SARS) FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT • REPORTS TO SAQA AND DHET
SASSETA AND THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PSIRA) • MOU IN 2005 TRANSFERRED TRAINING AUTHORITY FROM PSIRA TO SASSETA • TRAINING TO BE BASED ON UNIT STANDARDS REGISTERED BY SAQA AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUTCOMES BASED AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
NEW DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE SECURITY PROMULGATED IN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE IN 2009 • NEW TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS
TYPES OF SECURITY TRAINING ADMINISTERED AND QUALITY ASSURED BY SASSETA • LEARNERSHIPS = QUALIFICATIONS • NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL SECURITY, SPECIALIST SECURITY, CLOSE PROTECTION, LOCKSMITHING, ELECTRONIC SECURITY INSTALLATION • SECURITY SKILLS PROGRAMMES • YET TO DEVELOP A SPECIFIC UNIT STANDARD FOR CAMPUS PROTECTION
CONCLUSION SASSETA PLAYS A VITAL PART IN ENSURING QUALITY TRAINING WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA