1. AgriSETA AGRICULTURE SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY
PRESENTATION BY
Mr Zenzele Myeza
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

2. Contents
Strategic Framework
Performance 2018/19 (Q3 YTD )
3. Strategic priority actions
4. Short term focus
5. Stakeholder management
6. Building research, monitoring and evaluation capacity
7. Questions

3. Vision 2. Mission 1. Strategic Framework
ENABLING A SKILLED AND PROSPEROUS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR.
2. Mission
AgriSETA will:
Provide credible and quality learning programmes; Build true and sincere relationships;
Always be results and impact driven; Be leading by example as the core of our culture;
Champion career growth and professionalism; Ensure our clients remain our key asset.
Always Govern ethically Ensure that actions are driven by research
3. Mandate
Skills Development Act of 1997

4. Challenges and mitigations
2. Performance 2018/19 (Q3 YTD )
Programme
Quarter 3 YTD
Forecast
Q3 actual
Q3 Variance
Programme 1: Administration
86.6%
13.40%
90%
Programme 2: Skills Planning
60,72%
39.28%
95%
Programme 3 Skills Delivery
79,62%
20,27%
85%
Programme 4: Quality assurance
49,75%
50,25%
80%
Challenges and mitigations
Most programmes are progressing very well and is at 80% achievement levels
Programme 3- Major challenges
Project cancelations: The effect of climatic changes, Agricultural climate(drought)
Implementation and completions of learning programmes remain slow, far below targeted number- strengthened project management principals was introduced in the 2018 financial year,
Slow implementation not only affects targets but the accumulation of discretionary reserves- currently just below R400M;
The reduction of discretionary reserves were included in the performance contracts

5. Improve the quality of skills supply to the sector; and
3. Strategic Priority Actions
Policy provision that create incentives to support rural skills development;
Support co-operatives in corporate governance and enterprise development;
Mentorship and career pathways clearly mapped to support equity and youth development;
Improve the quality of skills supply to the sector; and
Establish a cross-cutting focus (on green knowledge and animal and plant health) in all skill provisions.

6. 4. Short term focus Building human capacity
Filling of vacant positions
Internal training and development
Achieving a unqualified audit opinion
Improving the 2017/18 achievements (AOPO)
Reduction of Discretionary reserves
Improved contract/project management
Reduction of funds under contract from previous years

7. 5. Stakeholder Management
Strategy focused on a targeted internal and external clients
Stakeholder Management will be guided by the following principles
Quality: Only communication of high quality will disseminated
Ethics and Standards: Fully comply with the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act
Integration: of marketing activities across the sector
Purpose
Ensure that stakeholders remain at the core of AgriSETA activities
Respond to clients needs for clear and accurate information

8. 6. Building research, monitoring and evaluation capacity
Background
Research function insourced in 2018/19 financial year;
Monitoring and Evaluation is a new function
Research: Core functions -review of SSP, SP and APP
Implementation of research projects through collaboration with HED institutions
Planning and implementation of tracer and impact assessment studies
Planning and implementation of research agenda
Monitoring and evaluation
Monitoring project implementation
Collecting and analysing data
Evaluation of project impact nationally

9. THANK YOU
Questions