transforming tourism THETA A presentation for Portfolio Committee by Leoné Whateley THETA ETQA Manager

training for growth Presentation Scope 1.ETQA Functional Roles 2.THETA Progress to Date 3.Challenges / Perceptions 4.Questions and Answers

training for growth Legislative Scope ActsRegulations Skills Development SAQA FET / HET Other ( Tourism Amendment, Fire Arms ) Learnership ETQA Funding

training for growth ETQA Regulations Accredit providers 2.Monitor and audit the quality of provision 3.Register assessors & moderators 4.Evaluate assessments and facilitate moderation across providers 5.Quality assure US and Qualifications 6.Maintain an effective Database 7.Take responsibility for certification of learners 1.Accredit providers 2.Monitor and audit the quality of provision 3.Register assessors & moderators 4.Evaluate assessments and facilitate moderation across providers 5.Quality assure US and Qualifications 6.Maintain an effective Database 7.Take responsibility for certification of learners

training for growth 1.Accredit Providers 488 providers on THETA system, of which Accredited (full, provisional and registered) 19 External FET providers 128 Phase A Intents 115 Phase B Applications 200 Expired statuses Approximately 400 ex-HITB providers

training for growth 2.Monitor & Audit Providers 90 site visits conducted in 2003 – site visits in 2005 to date Total: 161 (June 2003 onwards) Programmes Evaluated: 604 Programmes received Programme evaluated 221 Approved / conditional approval 145 Outstanding information 40 Not auditable 198 to be reviewed

training for growth 3.Register Assessors and Moderators 5705 assessors listed 3990 de-registered (not active or qualified) 744 registered: –313 registered provisionally –431 registered fully 971 unknowns (process of validation) Moderators – 74 Verifiers - 5

training for growth Registered Assessors STATUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

training for growth Registered Moderators

training for growth 4.Programme Evaluation 604 Programmes received Programme evaluated 221 Approved / conditional approval 145 Outstanding information 40 Not auditable 198 to be reviewed

training for growth 5.Quality assure unit standards and qualifications 40 qualifications 24 learnerships 52 registered skills programmes 510 unit standards SGB Project: –28 qualifications in review –17 re-scoped for development –3 completed –Next: skills programmes re-scoping

training for growth 6.Certificate Learners certificates issued to date, of which... –1342 learnerships –1671 qualifications –13542 skills programmes Over still in process of issue

training for growth Certificate Demographics (1) CERTIFICATE DEMOGRAPHICS

training for growth Certificates - Learnerships

training for growth Statistics

Challenges External: Quality of providers (ETD practice) Quality of programmes Internal: THETA Resources Provider accessibility & location

training for growth Conclusion Education for a sustainable livelihood is a right, not a priviledge