1. ISETT SETA Sector Skills Planning Division: Road-show: March 2006

2. SSP Division: Achievement Against DoL Targets Target DescriptionTarget Requirement Target Achievement GapActivities before 30 March 2006 No of large firms received WSP/ATR grants 91 (80%) of 114 firms 114 (100%)None No of medium firms received WSP/ATR grants 150 (60%) of 249 firms 161 (65%)None No of small firms supported 845 (40%) of 2112 firms 529 (25%)316Road Show

3. Key Activities before March 2006 DescriptionTarget Date Road show to communicate new WSP/ATR requirements 15 March 2006 Scarce Skill Survey amongst stakeholders 15 March 2006 CSIR involvement in SSP document 15 May 2006

4. Challenges and Way Forward ChallengeActionTarget Date Increasing support of SMMEs Special invitation to road-shows Liaison with Chambers of Commerce 15 March 2006 Measuring and proof of ABET beneficiaries Obtain proof of training from stakeholders 30 June 2006 (Submission date of ATRs) Finalisation of SSP document Response to feedback from DoL To be decided by DoL Scarce and Critical Skills survey Distribution of template to SDFs30 March 2006

5. Relevance of Scarce Skills Survey Success indicator 1.2: “Information on critical skills is widely available to learners..... “ Success indicator 2.8: “.... workers assisted to enter and.... complete programmes, including learnerships and apprenticeships, leading to basic entry, intermediate and high level scarce skills.” Success indicator 4.1: “.... unemployed people assisted to enter and.... complete programmes, including learnerships and apprenticeships, leading to basic entry, intermediate and high level scarce skills.”

6. Why focus on Scarce Skills? International evidence demonstrates that a scarcity of skills tends to: –Lower productivity growth. –Raise costs and inflate wages. –Lower quality of services and products At a national level unemployment and poverty alleviation are addressed through providing strategies to address scarce skills that currently block economic growth and employment creation.

7. Concepts Defining Scarce and Critical Skills (p 5-7) Key Stakeholder Partnerships Purpose: –Provide the information required for completing Chapter 4 of the Five Year Sector Skills Plan (SSP) as well as Annual Updates to be submitted by 31 August of each year. –Serve as a base for the identification and impact analysis of strategies designed and implemented to address scarce skills.

8. Thank You Wynand van der Merwe Senior Manager SSP wynand@isett.org.za (011) 207-2604