2014 NATIONAL INFORMATION SESSIONS Focusing on the 2014/-15 financial year

“Cabinet has approved that the expenditure of the 21 SETAs and the NSF be capped at the levels indicated in the 2012 Budget as Set out in Annexure A” “On 5 February 2013, Cabinet approved expenditure reductions for a number of departments and public entities”

AIMS OF THE WHITE PAPER Recognises the importance of partnerships between educational institutions and employers. It seeks to set out strategies to: – Expand the current provision of education and training in South Africa –Improve its quality, and –Set out modalities for ways in which employers in both the private and public sectors can play an important role in the creation of a skilled labour force.

COMPOSITION OF POST SCHOOL SYSTEM It comprises all education and training provision for: –Those who have completed school –Those who did not complete their schooling, and –Those who never attended school.

COMPOSITION OF POST SCHOOL SYSTEM It consists of the following institutions, which fall under DHET: 23 public universities (with two more being established in 2014); 50 public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges (formerly known as FET colleges); Public adult learning centres (soon to be absorbed into the new community colleges); Private post-school institutions (registered private FET colleges and higher education institutions, also to be renamed TVET colleges); The SETAs and the National Skills Fund (NSF); Regulatory bodies - SAQA and the Quality Councils

LINKING EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE Workplace training and work-integrated learning (WIL) must be a central part of the training system. Useful practical experience can be obtained in an institutional workshop where learning can be easily controlled in line with a curriculum. NOTE: It is beneficial to augment this with practice in an actual workplace where real-life experiences such as working under pressure, dealing with customers, and working as part of a team may be more easily learned. This means that training systems, including curricula, need to be designed around close cooperation between employers and education and training providers

BENEFITS OF THIS LINKING Prepare students for the workplace and or self-employment. Assist the colleges to locate opportunities for work-integrated learning and placement. Benefits employers by having young people who can assist the business while they learn. Allow employers to assess students during their workplace training for possible later recruitment. College staff can also get regular workplace exposure so as to keep abreast of developments in the industries. Experts from industry could teach at colleges on a part-time or occasional basis thus making students abreast of developments in industry.

DISCRETIONARY GRANTS Funding will be for programmes intended to support existing businesses – for training both existing workers and potential new entrants to the labour market. Providers could be public, private or even the employers’ own in-house training institutions, provided they have the capacity to provide all or substantial parts of qualifications. SETAs and the NSF will also use the discretionary grant to fund skills development capacity in public education and training institutions. SETAs must show alignment between the funds they spend and the objectives in their strategic plans. A restructured and refocused National Skills Authority will concentrate specifically on monitoring and evaluating the SETAs.

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