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Roadshow 2011: Strengthening Skills & Qualifications for Economic Growth

Explore the National Skills Development Strategy III (NSDS III) and the 2011/12 SLA, focusing on the challenges it addresses and the goals it aims to achieve. Learn how the strategy prioritizes strengthening relationships between Public Colleges, Universities, SETAs, and employers. Discover the overarching aims of AGRISETA for 2011/12 and how they align with NSDS III. Find out how AGRISETA allocated its discretionary funds and supported various learning and skills development programs.

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Roadshow 2011: Strengthening Skills & Qualifications for Economic Growth

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  1. ROADSHOW 2011 on NSDS III and the 2011/-12 SLA JOHANN ENGELBRECHT

  2. Minister’s Foreword on the Strategy • Priority will be given to strengthening the relationship • between Public Colleges and Universities; SETAs and • employers • The real value of SETAs is their understanding of labour • market issues in their respective industrial and economic • sectors • The Strategy aims to achieve skills and qualifications to • support New growth Path, Industrial Policy Action, HRDS • and in particular Sector Development Plans

  3. CHALLENGES NSDS III RESPONDS TO 1. Poor work readiness of young people N S D S III 2.Unemployed do not possess entry-level skills 3.Continuing shortage of artisans, technical and professional skills 4.Need for substantial programmes to improve qualifications and support career-pathing 5. Equip workforce to adapt to growing knowledge-based economy 6. Systemic blockages 7. Absence of coherent economic and industrial strategies 8. Urban bias of economic development

  4. NSDS III GUIDED BY KEY DEVELOPMENTAL AND TRANSFORMATION IMPERATIVES 7 HIV/AIDS 6 GEOGRAPHY 5 CLASS 4 DISABILITY 3 AGE 2 GENDER 1 RACE

  5. PILLARS OF NSDS III P1: SECTOR STRATEGIES ALIGNED TO GOV. & IND DEV. STRATEGIES P2: SECTOR BASED PROGRAMMES AIMED AT UNEMPLOYED AND FIRST ENTRANTS P3: PROFESSIONAL, VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL & ACADEMIC LEARNING PROGRAMMES P4: REVITALISATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR P5:DEVELOP CAPACITY OF COOPERATIVE AND NGO SECTORS P6: PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS P7: SKILLS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

  6. GOALS OF NSDS III 1: ESTABLISHING A CREDIBLE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR SKILLS PLANNING 2: INCREASING ACCESS TO OCCUPATIONALLY-DIRECTED PROGRAMMES 3: PROMOTING GROWTH OF A PUBLIC FET SECTOR WHICH IS RESPONSIVE 4: ADDRESSING LOW LEVEL OF YOUTH AND ADULT ACCESS TO LEARNING 5: ENCOURAGE BETTER USE OF WORKPLACE BASED LEARNING 6: ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT COOPS, SMALL ENT. , WORKER, NGO TRAINING INITIATIVES 7: INCREASE PUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY FOR IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY 8: BUILDING CAREER AND VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

  7. AGRISETA OVERARCHING AIMS FOR 2011/-12 1: Target to disburse 78% of possible mandatory grants– R85 million 2: Target to disburse all (100%) discretionary funds – R84 million 3: Target to disburse all (100%) PIVOTAL grants – R22 million 4: Roll-out large scale land reform project – R64 million over 3 years 5: One of the leading SETAs re. occupationally aligned qualifications – piloting year 6: Learnerships, skills programmes, bursaries, internships, mentoring, ABET 7: Increased focus on Commodity Organisations 8: New Board and Chairperson – aim to continue with same sense of stability

  8. LINKING AGRISETA PRIORITIES TO NSDS III P1: Sector intelligence Goal 1: Credible skills planning Goal 8: Career and vocational guidance P2: Responsive MIS Goal 1: Credible skills planning Goal 9: Career and vocational guidance P3: Scarce skills information Goal 1: Credible skills planning Goal 8: Career and vocational guidance P4: Responsive to rural needs Goal 6: Support coops, small enterprises, etc. P5: Integrated rural support Goal 6: Support coops, small enterprises, etc. Partnership with government P6: Impact on BEE and equity Goal 5: Better use of workplace learning P7: Decent work Goal 2: Access to occupational learning Goal 4: Low level of youth entrance P8: Responsive provider sector Goal 3: Growth in FET sector P9: Environmental focus Goal 2: PIVOTAL – Occupational programmes P10: Good governance Internal P11: Provincial presence Partnership with Government

  9. HOW DID AGRISETA ALLOCATE ITS R106M DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR 2011/-12? R1,3m P1: SECTOR INTELLEGENCE R0,3m P2: MIS REVISED AND ALIGNED TO NSDS III R0,6m P3: CAREER INFO AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT SECTOR R45,0m P4: SKILLS DEV. SUPPORT TO THE RURAL ECONOMY R2,0m P5: EXTENSION OFFICERS DEVELOPED R0,3m P6: AGRI-BEE CHARTER SUPPORTED R38.9m P7: DECENT WORKPLACE WORK R5,0m P8: PROVIDER DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION R1,3m P9: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS R5,0m P10: GOOD GOVERNANCE & DECENT CONDUCT R1,3m P11: PROVINCIAL PRESENCE

  10. LEARNING PROGRAMMES TO BE SUPPORTED 800 – R14,7m LEARNERSHIPS (18.1) 850 – R27,9m LEARNERSHIPS (18.2) + INTERNS 1200 – R5,3m SKILLS PROGRAMMES (employed) 800 – R3,5m SKILLS PROGRAMMES (under resourced) 80 – R3,4m APPRENTICES 180 – R5,3m FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMMES 1 200 – R5,1m ABET 120 – R4,4m BURSARIES 50 – R1,8m NEW VENTURE CREATION N/A – R12,5m RURAL STRUCTURES, COMMODITY ORGANISATIONS, ETC SUPPORT 5 000 + LEARNERS

  11. WHAT are PIVOTAL SKILLS? • These are Professional, Vocational, Technical and • Academic Skills linked to fully occupationally-directed • qualifications. It normally starts at a college or university • and would include supervised practical learning in a • workplace. It involves a SETA, Educational Institution, • Employer and a Learner. • Pivotal Grants are in the form of 10% of Levy paid and • treated on a mandatory basis. The focus is on • apprenticeships, internships, work experience • placement, work integrated learning and professional • placement, but can include learnerships and skills • programmes.

  12. STRENGTHS STABLE GOVERNING BOARD, MANAGEMENT TEAM AND STAFF SPENDING PATTERN CONSISTENTLY HIGH – BUSY ELIMINATING ANY ACCUMULATED FUNDS STRONG ACCEPTANCE WITHIN THE BROADER AGRICULTUAL SECTOR GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH DAFF AND DRDLR CHALLENGES DELAY IN OBTAINING SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS FROM DHET RURAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES HIGH LEVEL OF COMMITMENT OF GOV. DEPTS POOR AND AD-HOC ACCESS TO NSF LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR FEW YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING THE SECTOR

  13. Johann Engelbrecht Operations Manager 012 301 5628 082 571 3526 johann@agriseta.co.za

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