CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority Overview

1. Briefing of Labour Portfolio Committee 18 October, 2005Parliament, Cape TownBy Chief Executive OfficerThemba Dlamini CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

2. Learnership agreements gender distribution CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

3. Race Distribution in Learnerships CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

4. Unit standards registered (NSB 12) CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

5. Skills Programmes registered CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

6. Skill Programmes CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

7. Unemployed (18-2) learners Highest supported learnerships CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

8. Learnership agreements in Provinces CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

9. Learnership agreements gender distribution CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

10. Race Distribution in Learnerships CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

11. Unit standards registered (NSB 12) CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

12. Skills Programmes registered CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

13. Skill Programmes CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

14. 1Group SDFs • 1.1 SDF • 1.2 WSP Agents • 1.3 SDF Capacity Building 2. Development of Emerging Sector 3. Bursary Scheme 4. Standard Generating Bodies Committed Funds and Projects CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

15. 5. Learnerships • 5.1 Learnership Programme • 5.2 RPL • 5.3 ABET • 5.4 Top-up Training Allowance • 5.5 Skills Programme • 5.6 Mentorship Programme Committed Funds and Projects ctd CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

16. 6. Gender Specific Training • 7. Capacity Building of Training Providers • 8. Learning Material Development • 9. HIV/AIDS • 10. ESDLEs • 11. Research and Development • 11.1Project Monitoring and Evaluation Committed Funds and Projects ctd. CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

17. Annual Financials & Audit Results CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

18. CETA commitments on projects R250 000 000 Committed Funds and Projects ctd. CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

19. Audit Skills Programmes and Learnership. • Audit of invoices received. • Audit Training Providers involved in all CETA Skills Programmes. • Implement the ratio of learners to employer policy • Implement the ratio between learners and practitioners, assessors (For example, for institutional training the ratio is 1:30). • Monitor the CETA funding Agreements. • Introduce new Billing System i.t.o. Skills Programmes, Learnerships and other discretionary grant funded programme. CETA Dealing with Over-Committments CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

20. 1. Asset Registry: • Reconcile the Assets registry with the accounting records; • Maintain a complete and accurate asset registry; 2. Matters of Emphasis • Approval of Supply Chain Management by the CETA Council at November meeting; • Monitor the implementation of the CETA Quality Management System CETA Commitment On Qualifications(1) CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

21. How is CETA intending to correct this matter? On the Fixed Asset Registry the following measures will be taken: • Appoint an independent Assets Management entity to reconcile the accounting records with the Fixed Asset Registry. • By end of November 2005, reconciliation to have been concluded. • Dispose off obselete Assets using the CETA procedure for disposal of Assets. • Request Auditor General to make comments prior to the interim auditing exercise for the period under review. CETA Commitment On Qualifications(2) CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

22. How is CETA intending to correct this matter? On Discretionary Grant Funded Projects the following measure will be taken: • No payment of discretionary grant funded strategic projects to honoured if non-compliant with the CETA Funding Agreement. • No new applications from existing applicants receiving benefits on discretionary funded projects will be processed until 80% of the objectives of the previous programme have been achieved. • No extension in terms of timelines and/or funds will be processed for existing discretionary grant funded projects. • Beneficiaries of negotiated discounts with Training Providers on training rates must be disclosed to the funder (CETA) and repay the funder. • Adherence to the CETA NSDS Funding Window CETA Commitment On Qualifications(3) CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

23. Meeting the NSDS targets • Ensuring controls on registration of skills programmes and learnership • Ability to responding through skills development to the: World Cup event ; Gautrain and other infrastructure requirements • Encouraging construction enterprises to invest in human capital • Promote the Construction Transformation Charter • Promoting Good Governance • Promoting the involvement of small firms in the Skills Development Strategy • Promoting the EPWP programme • Resolving Demarcation disputes speedily • Identification of Scarce Skills and Critical Skills KEY CHALLENGES FOR 2005-06 CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

24. Assist in the application for funding on the EPWP from the Lottery Funds and National Skills Funds; • Assist in the application for funding on the Learnership and Skills Programme for the Unemployed people • Assist in providing feedback to CETA on findings made from the Imbizo • Assist in integrating National and Provincial Growth and Development Strategy with CETA Strategy • Consider Social dialogue with the construction fraternity and other role players (NEDLAC). Intervention of the Labour Portfolio Committee CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority

25. Thank YouFor Information Contactceo@ceta.co.zaTel. No.: 011-265-5904/5Fax. No.: 011-265-5927 CETA-Construction Education and Training Authority