HET Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Energy 6 November 2012 Parliament of South Africa Dr Hennie Zwarts

HET FACILITATION OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SECTOR AS PER THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ACT MANDATE

Fuel Retailers New SETA Landscape announced by the Minister of DHET in November 2010 for SIC code W&RSETA signed an MOU with MERSETA. Arranged a Bulk Transfer from MERSETA to W&RSETA of 3256 Levy paying companies W&RSETA developed a Manual WSP/ATR to accommodate the Fuel Retailers. W&RSETA ISDFs supported Fuel to complete WSP/ATRs – Participation increased from 870 to 1070 HET

Fuel Retailers The W&RSETA officially took over Fuel Retailers from 1 April 2011 Levies received R26.9m The NQF level 2 National Certificate Service Station Operations qualification was transferred to W&RSETA The SSP research on Fuel Retailers HET

Fuel Retailers Funding allocated to Fuel Retailers: a. Discretionary Funding = R 15.5m b. Mandatory Grants paid out = R 3.6 m Total made available to Fuel retailers = R19.1 m Total received from Fuel Retailers = R26.9m HET

Fuel Retailers Occupational class & Number of people trained as per WSPs / ATRs:  Clerical and administrative workers  Community and personal service workers -130  Elementary workers  Machinery operators and drivers  Managers  Professionals - 62  Sales workers  Technicians and traders workers  Grand Total HET

Fuel Retailers Discretionary Grant interventions:  Learnerships – NQF L2 = 170 Unemployed;  Small Business Owner Skills programmes = 150 Employed;  Other Skills programmes = 15 Employed HET

Conclusion The SSP research reflects a growth in the forecourt as a result of leading supermarket retailers aligning themselves with petroleum brands. This implies an increase in the need for skills offering across the retail learning programmes. HET