1. AgriSETA Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority
March/April 2019

2. SETA response- 4th Industrial Revolution
Contents
Top 10 Skills Priorities
SETA response- 4th Industrial Revolution
Annual Performance Plan overview

3. 1. Top 10 skills priorities identified by SETA 2019/20
OCCUPATIONS IN HIGH DEMAND IN THE SECTOR
EDUCATION AND TRAINING INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS OCCUPATIONS IN HIGH DEMAND
QUANTITY NEEDED
QUANTITY TO BE SUPPORTED BY SETA
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Worker / Assistant
Learnerships: National Certificate: Mixed Farming Systems, National Certificate: Plant Production, Skills Programmes: National Certificate: Plant Production National Certificate: Mixed Farming Systems, AET programmes
4807
Agricultural Farm Manager
Internships, Bursaries and Learnerships, National Certificate: Animal Production, National Diploma: Crop Production, National Diploma: Agriculture
5600
516
Horticultural Farmer
Learnerships, Skills Programmes, Internships and Graduate Placement, Bursaries, Diploma
1517
230
Crop Production Farm Worker / Assistant
Skills Programme, Learnership, and Artisan
1449
134
Farm Maintenance Worker
Skills Programme, Learnership and Internships
1844
132
Agricultural Scientists
Graduate and Post Graduate Bursaries and Internships: BSc Agriculture, BSc Plant Breeding, BTech: Crop Production, BTech: Horticulture, BSc Crop Science
1759
126

4. 1. Top 10 skills priorities identified by SETA 2019/20 cont.
OCCUPATIONS IN HIGH DEMAND IN THE SECTOR
EDUCATION AND TRAINING INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS OCCUPATIONS IN HIGH DEMAND
QUANTITY NEEDED
QUANTITY TO BE SUPPORTED BY SETA
Agricultural Mobile Plant (Equipment) Operator
Learnership: National Certificate: Plant Production, Skills Programmes: Harvest agricultural crops
1213 86
Millwright
Artisan development
1449 20
Production / Operations Supervisor (Manufacturing)
Skills Programmes and Learnerships
1129 15
Electrician
858 12

5. 2. SETA responsiveness: The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Through collaboration and inputs from Sector Skills Committees the following are actively addressed though direct support to commodities :
Commodity
Core business
Importance
Skills impact
SANSOR
Seed research and genetics
Climatic changes, increased yields
Research scientists
Grain SA
Grain, maize
Technical advancements, Precision farming
Technicians , Plant production practices, sustainable farming
Wool
Wool production, marketing
Animal Genetics, increased yields
Animal production
Poultry
Poultry production
Animal Genetics, precision farming, Bio-security
Researchers, marketers, precition farm management
Red Meat
Meat production and marketing
Researchers, marketers, Veterinarians
Horticulture
Production of various fruits, citrus and plants
Software crop management, Drones, precision water management
Quality inspectors, resource management, precision farm management

6. 3. Annual Performance plan overview 2019/20 Programme 1:Administration
PURPOSE: To provide strategic leadership, management and support services to AgriSETA.
Sub programmes
Strategic plan target:
Number of KPI’s
2019/20 specific focus
Sub programme 1: Finance
To reduce the internal control deficiencies reported in the previous AG report by 10%. 5
Compliance
Collection of provincial levies
Sub programme 2: Governance
To improve the governance function of the board by 15% annually 3
Improve efficiency of sub committees
Board capacitation
Sub programme 3 : Information Technology(ICT)
To increase the responsiveness of the ICT solution by 10% annually 2
Improvement of ICT solution
Sub programme 4: Human Resources
To increase and maintain the level of employee satisfaction to 80% annually
Performance measurement
Building capacity
Employee wellness

7. Programme 2 Skills Delivery
Annual Performance plan overview 2019/20 cont.
Programme 2 Skills Delivery
Purpose: To, through skills development impact on the productivity and profitability of the agricultural sector and to contribute to food security, vibrant entrepreneurship and self-reliance especially for rural economies
Sub programmes
Strategic plan target:
Number of KPI’s
2019/20 specific focus
Professional, Vocational, Occupational and Workplace Learning – Decent Work
To increase the efficiency of beneficiaries/learners in the workplace by 30% annually and increase access to learning opportunities by 10% annually 7
Increase support to Bursary, Internship and Graduate placement programmes
Rural Development
To increase the governance of NLPE’s by 20% and skills levels of beneficiaries with 30% annually. 6
Launch and implementation of the RPL programme
Through operation Phakisa support CoOps, mentorships.
Youth and Career Development
To change the perception of agriculture as a career by 30% by exposing youth to opportunities in agriculture and rural development. 4
Integrating activities with DAFF, Agricultural schools and HET institutions

8. Annual Performance plan overview 2019/20 cont.
Programme 3 : Quality Assurance
Purpose: To ensure that there are sufficient, high quality skills development institutions serving the agricultural sector
Sub programmes
Strategic plan target:
Number of KPI’s
2019/20 specific focus
No sub programmes
To increase the responsiveness of service providers to the sector, that benefit annually from capacity building initiatives by 30% and to enhance the quality of learning programmes . 4
Re-alignment of Qualifications
Development of new responsive occupational qualifications
Support to AQP’s
Support to Agricultural Colleges

9. Programme 4 Skills Planning
Annual Performance Plan overview 2019/20
Programme 4 Skills Planning
Purpose: To ensure that HRD information is available and to contribute to skills development planning.
Sub programmes
Strategic plan target:
Num.KPI’s
2019/20 specific focus
Research
To establish and enhance a credible institutional mechanism for skill planning and delivery in the agricultural sector by 2019 3
Strengthening SSC’s
Establishing research unit
Conducting impact assessments
Reporting
To increase the accessibility of Information and knowledge by 30% 4
Clean audit on AOPO information
Mandatory Grants
To increase employer access to grant information by 15% to enable the maximum number of enterprises in the sector to participate in the National Skills Development Strategy.
Increased employer participation
Capacitating SDF’s
Agric. leadership capacity
To increase leadership skills by 40% to establish sound social partner governance structures and systems. 2
Measurement of impact
Public entity partnership development
To increase the skills levels of beneficiaries of public sector capacity building programmes by 30%
Establishing and strengthening new partnerships in the public and private sector

10. Questions/Clarity/Further Input
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