BANKSETA SDF BREAKFAST MARCH 2005

1. Opening and welcome – Daphne Hamilton 2. NSDS – Sandra Dunn 3. General Update – Daphne Hamilton 4. Closure – Melanie Mulholland BANKKSETA SDF BREAKFAST AGENDA (7h00- 9h00)

NSDS – NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2000/2005 Vision: “Skills For Productive citizenship for all” Objectives: To develop a culture of life long learning To foster skills development in the formal economy for productivity and employability To stimulate and support skills development in small businesses To promote skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods through social development initiatives To Assist new entrants into employment

NSDS success indicators SETA five year targetSETA target achievements NSDS Objective 1 : Developing a culture of high quality lifelong learning 1.1By March 2005, 70% of all workers to have at least a Level 1 qualification on the NQF 80% of all employed workers have an NQF Level 1 qualification 93% 1.2By March 2005, a minimum of 15% of workers to have embarked on a structured learning programme, at least 50% of whom will have completed their programme satisfactorily 20% of workers to have embarked successfully on a structured skills development programme 65%

NSDS success indicatorsSETA five year targetSETA target achievement 2001/2 NSDS Objective 1 : Developing a culture of high quality lifelong learning 1.3By March 2005, an average of 20 enterprises (to include large, medium and small enterprises) and at least national government departments, to be committed to, or to have achieved the Investors in People standard 30 private sector firms to have committed to or to have achieved an agreed national standard for enterprise- based people development (5 large, 15 medium, 10 small) 66 sites from 4 large banks, and 18 medium and small banks, including micro-finance, have committed NB: Cumulative totals

NSDS success indicators SETA five year targetSETA target achievements NSDS Objective 2 : Fostering skills development in the format economy for productivity and employment growth 2.1By March 2005, at least 75% of enterprises with more than 150 workers to be receiving skills development grants and the contribution towards productivity and employer benefits to be measured 90% of enterprises to have receive skills development grants 97%

NSDS success indicators SETA five year targetSETA target achievements NSDS Objective 2 : Fostering skills development in the format economy for productivity and employment growth 2.2By March 2005, at least 40% of enterprises employing between 50 and 150 workers to be receiving skills development grants and the contributions towards productivity and employer and employee benefits to be measured 80% of enterprises to have achieved skills development grants 84%

NSDS success indicators SETA five year targetSETA target achievements NSDS Objective 2 : Fostering skills development in the format economy for productivity and employment growth 2.3By March 2005, learnerships to be available in every sector At least 5 learnerships to be available in the sector 16

NSDS success indicatorsSETA five year targetSETA target achievements NSDS Objective 3 : Stimulating and supporting skills development in small businesses 3.1By March 2005, at least 20% of new and existing registered small businesses to be supported in skills development initiatives and the impact of such support to be measured 20% of new and exiting to be supported in skills development 39%

NSDS success indicatorsSETA five year targetSETA target achievements NSDS Objective 5 : Assisting new entrants into employment 5.1By March 2005, a minimum of people under the age of 30 to have entered learnerships 3000 people under the age of 30 to have entered into learnerships 4781 learners = By March 2005, a minimum of 50% of those who have completed learnerships to be employed 50% of people who have completed learnerships to be employed within 6 months of completion 90% of learners who have completed a learnership are employed

NSDS All Exceeded Targets Exceeded

STATE OF NATION ADDRESS “the government has approved a new National Skills Development Strategy for the period 2005 to R21, 9 billion over five years will be allocated to fund this strategy which will include improved co-operation between SETAs on one hand and the Further Education and Training colleges and the institutions of higher education on the other”. President Mbeki - 11 February 2005

Vision: NSDS Vision: “Skills for Sustainable Growth, Development, and Equity”

NSDS PRINCIPLES Support economic growth for employment creation and poverty eradication.

NSDS PRINCIPLES Promote productive citizenship for all by aligning skills development with national strategies for growth and development

NSDS PRINCIPLES Accelerate BBBEE and EE 85% black, 54% women and 4% people with disabilities, including youth in all categories.

NSDS PRINCIPLES Support, monitor and evaluate the delivery and quality assurance systems necessary for the implementation of the NSDS.

NSDS PRINCIPLES Advance the culture of excellence in skills development and life long learning

OBJECTIVES Objective 1 Prioritising and communicating critical skills for sustainable growth, development and equity

OBJECTIVES Objective 2 Promoting and accelerating quality training for all in the workplace

OBJECTIVES Objective 3 Promoting employability and sustainable livelihoods through skills development

OBJECTIVES Objective 4 Assisting designated groups, including new entrants to participate in accredited work, integrated learning and work based programmes to acquire critical skills to enter the labour market and self

OBJECTIVES Objective 5 Improving the quality and relevance of provision

STRATEGIC ISSUES FACING THE BANKING SECTOR Transformation Finance Sector Charter Finance Sector Charter SMME Development SMME Development Youth development Youth development Consumer Education Consumer Education National Skills Development Strategy National Skills Development Strategy

Strategy matrix BANKSETA Finance Sector Charter SMME Development and Support Youth Development Consumer Education and Financial Literacy RESEARCH, BENCHMARKING AND COMMUNICATION NSDS #ABCDE Objective 1: Prioritizing and communicati ng critical skills for sustainable growth, development and equity. √√ √ √

Strategy matrix BANKSETA Finance Sector Charter SMME Development and Support Youth Development Consumer Education and Financial Literacy RESEARCH, BENCHMARKING AND COMMUNICATION NSDS #ABCDE Objective 2: Promoting and accelerating quality training for all in the workplace. √√√√

Strategy matrix BANKSETA Finance Sector Charter SMME Development and Support Youth Development Consumer Education and Financial Literacy RESEARCH, BENCHMARKING AND COMMUNICATION NSDS #ABCDE Objective 3: Promoting employability and sustainable livelihoods through skills development. √

Strategy matrix BANKSETA Finance Sector Charter SMME Development and Support Youth Development Consumer Education and Financial Literacy RESEARCH, BENCHMARKING AND COMMUNICATION NSDS #ABCDE Objective 4: Assisting designated groups, new entrants (work-based programmes) √ √

Strategy matrix BANKSETA Finance Sector Charter SMME Development and Support Youth Development Consumer Education and Financial Literacy RESEARCH, BENCHMARKING AND COMMUNICATION NSDS #ABCDE Objective 5: Improving the quality and relevance of provision √√√√

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