ROADSHOW 2011 on NSDS III and the 2011/-12 SLA JOHANN ENGELBRECHT

Minister’s Foreword on the Strategy  Priority will be given to strengthening the relationship between Public Colleges and Universities; SETAs and employers  The real value of SETAs is their understanding of labour market issues in their respective industrial and economic sectors  The Strategy aims to achieve skills and qualifications to support New growth Path, Industrial Policy Action, HRDS and in particular Sector Development Plans

CHALLENGES NSDS III RESPONDS TO 1.Poor work readiness of young people 2.Unemployed do not possess entry-level skills 3.Continuing shortage of artisans, technical and professional skills 4.Need for substantial programmes to improve qualifications and support career-pathing 5.Equip workforce to adapt to growing knowledge- based economy 6.Systemic blockages 7.Absence of coherent economic and industrial strategies 8.Urban bias of economic development N S D S III

NSDS III GUIDED BY KEY DEVELOPMENTAL AND TRANSFORMATION IMPERATIVES 7 HIV/AIDS 6 GEOGRAPHY 5 CLASS 4 DISABILITY 3 AGE 2 GENDER 1 RACE

PILLARS OF NSDS III P1:SECTOR STRATEGIES ALIGNED TO GOV. & IND DEV. STRATEGIES P2:SECTOR BASED PROGRAMMES AIMED AT UNEMPLOYED AND FIRST ENTRANTS P3:PROFESSIONAL, VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL & ACADEMIC LEARNING PROGRAMMES P4:REVITALISATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR P5:DEVELOP CAPACITY OF COOPERATIVE AND NGO SECTORS P6:PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS P7:SKILLS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

GOALS OF NSDS III 1: ESTABLISHING A CREDIBLE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR SKILLS PLANNING 2:INCREASING ACCESS TO OCCUPATIONALLY-DIRECTED PROGRAMMES 3:PROMOTING GROWTH OF A PUBLIC FET SECTOR WHICH IS RESPONSIVE 4:ADDRESSING LOW LEVEL OF YOUTH AND ADULT ACCESS TO LEARNING 5:ENCOURAGE BETTER USE OF WORKPLACE BASED LEARNING 6:ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT COOPS, SMALL ENT., WORKER, NGO TRAINING INITIATIVES 7:INCREASE PUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY FOR IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY 8:BUILDING CAREER AND VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

AGRISETA OVERARCHING AIMS FOR 2011/-12 1: Target to disburse 78% of possible mandatory grants– R85 million 2:Target to disburse all (100%) discretionary funds – R84 million 3:Target to disburse all (100%) PIVOTAL grants – R22 million 4:Roll-out large scale land reform project – R64 million over 3 years 5:One of the leading SETAs re. occupationally aligned qualifications – piloting year 6:Learnerships, skills programmes, bursaries, internships, mentoring, ABET 7:Increased focus on Commodity Organisations 8:New Board and Chairperson – aim to continue with same sense of stability

LINKING AGRISETA PRIORITIES TO NSDS III P1: Sector intelligenceGoal 1: Credible skills planning Goal 8: Career and vocational guidance P2: Responsive MISGoal 1: Credible skills planning Goal 9: Career and vocational guidance P3: Scarce skills informationGoal 1: Credible skills planning Goal 8: Career and vocational guidance P4: Responsive to rural needsGoal 6: Support coops, small enterprises, etc. P5: Integrated rural supportGoal 6: Support coops, small enterprises, etc. Partnership with government P6: Impact on BEE and equityGoal 5: Better use of workplace learning P7: Decent workGoal 2: Access to occupational learning Goal 4: Low level of youth entrance P8: Responsive provider sectorGoal 3: Growth in FET sector P9: Environmental focusGoal 2: PIVOTAL – Occupational programmes P10: Good governanceInternal P11: Provincial presencePartnership with Government

HOW DID AGRISETA ALLOCATE ITS R106M DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR 2011/-12? P1:SECTOR INTELLEGENCE P2:MIS REVISED AND ALIGNED TO NSDS III P3:CAREER INFO AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT SECTOR P4:SKILLS DEV. SUPPORT TO THE RURAL ECONOMY P5:EXTENSION OFFICERS DEVELOPED P6:AGRI-BEE CHARTER SUPPORTED P7:DECENT WORKPLACE WORK P8:PROVIDER DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION P9:ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS P10: GOOD GOVERNANCE & DECENT CONDUCT P11: PROVINCIAL PRESENCE R1,3m R0,3m R0,6m R45,0m R2,0m R0,3m R38.9m R5,0m R1,3m R5,0m R1,3m

LEARNING PROGRAMMES TO BE SUPPORTED LEARNERSHIPS (18.1) SKILLS PROGRAMMES (employed) BURSARIES APPRENTICES FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMMES ABET LEARNERSHIPS (18.2) + INTERNS SKILLS PROGRAMMES (under resourced) NEW VENTURE CREATION RURAL STRUCTURES, COMMODITY ORGANISATIONS, ETC 800 – R14,7m 1200 – R5,3m 120 – R4,4m 80 – R3,4m 180 – R5,3m – R5,1m 850 – R27,9m 800 – R3,5m 50 – R1,8m N/A – R12,5m SUPPORT LEARNERS

WHAT are PIVOTAL SKILLS?  These are Professional, Vocational, Technical and Academic Skills linked to fully occupationally-directed qualifications. It normally starts at a college or university and would include supervised practical learning in a workplace. It involves a SETA, Educational Institution, Employer and a Learner.  Pivotal Grants are in the form of 10% of Levy paid and treated on a mandatory basis. The focus is on apprenticeships, internships, work experience placement, work integrated learning and professional placement, but can include learnerships and skills programmes.

STRENGTHS STABLE GOVERNING BOARD, MANAGEMENT TEAM AND STAFF STRONG ACCEPTANCE WITHIN THE BROADER AGRICULTUAL SECTOR POOR AND AD-HOC ACCESS TO NSF DELAY IN OBTAINING SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS FROM DHET RURAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES HIGH LEVEL OF COMMITMENT OF GOV. DEPTS SPENDING PATTERN CONSISTENTLY HIGH – BUSY ELIMINATING ANY ACCUMULATED FUNDS GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH DAFF AND DRDLR LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR FEW YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING THE SECTOR CHALLENGES

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