Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) of South Africa Bheki Ntshalintshali Deputy Chairperson of Human Resource Development Council of South Africa 1

HRDCSA Governance Structures 2

Mandate Advise the Deputy President on the implementation of HRD policies and strategies; guide and shape the HRD agenda; Medium for constant dialogue and consensus building on HRD; Identify skills blockages and recommend solutions; Promote knowledge management and benchmarking at enterprise and national level; Monitoring and evaluation; and Advocacy and communication. NB Role of Council not to implement the strategy, but to create a platform where social partners engage in coming up with solution to address bottlenecks in the development of human resources in South Africa 3

Objectives of the Strategy (HRDSA) 1.Increase responsiveness of training and education to social and economic development agenda; 2.Address quality issues in the education and skills development pipeline; 3.Address skills shortages in priority areas; 4.Establish institutional mechanism for Coordination, integration, coherence, accountability and reporting; and 5.Optimise efficacy and outcomes of HRD in respect of SA development agenda. 4

Five Point Work Plan Strengthen and support FET Colleges to expand access; Production of intermediate skills (artisans in particular) and professionals; Production of academics and stronger industry-educational institutions partnerships in research and development; Foundational Learning; andWorker Education. 5

Achievements Launch of HRD Council in 2010; The adoption of the HRD Strategy (HRDSA); The establishment of a Technical Working Group (TWG); Establishment of the HRDC Secretariat; Adoption of the 5 – Point Plan premised on the National HRD Strategy’s eight commitments; 11 Technical Task Teams to identify and remove human resource and skills blockages Establishment of the Provincial HRD Coordination Forum; Provinces that have established their HRD Provincial Councils: Northern Cape, Free State and E/Cape; and National Integrated HRD Plan in place Human Resource Development Council of South Africa -ACHIEVEMENTS 6

CHALLENGES Education’s decline as a share of the national budget Low provisioning for programmes such as ECD and AET Capping of higher education enrolments Lower than aspired enrolments in Further Education and Training Colleges Inappropriate levels of industry development in rural areas Poor outputs of middle level skills, especially artisans Poor throughput rates at all levels, i.e. schools, colleges, university A declining matric pass rate; Slow growth in Science Engineering and Technology (SET) graduations Decline in the number of full-time researchers Zero growth in patent registrations High youth unemployment rate and a large pool of discouraged work seekers among this group Increased number of young people between ages 15 and 24 who are not in any form of education or employment (NEET) High levels of unemployment Planning at HEI’s not linked to industry and economy needs Low levels of teacher and lecturer expertise and development Social impact on the schooling and tertiary system (nutrition, drugs, prostitution etc.) Labour market opportunities of black Africans worse than other population groups Limited integration of science and technology in the education system Unemployment of black African women; Education and training institutions not channelling young people from school into post school activities No serious consideration of the Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL) Poor employment absorption of young people Inadequately resourced educational institutions Skills mismatch Low number of people doing Master’s and Doctoral studies Poverty; Inequality; Unemployment

CHALLENGES Education’s decline as a share of the national budget Low provisioning for programmes such as ECD and AET Capping of higher education enrolments Lower than aspired enrolments in Further Education and Training Colleges Inappropriate levels of industry development in rural areas Poor outputs of middle level skills, especially artisans Poor throughput rates at all levels, i.e. schools, colleges, university A declining matric pass rate; Slow growth in Science Engineering and Technology (SET) graduations Decline in the number of full-time researchers Zero growth in patent registrations High youth unemployment rate and a large pool of discouraged work seekers among this group Increased number of young people between ages 15 and 24 who are not in any form of education or employment (NEET) High levels of unemployment Planning at HEI’s not linked to industry and economy needs Low levels of teacher and lecturer expertise and development Social impact on the schooling and tertiary system (nutrition, drugs, prostitution etc.) Labour market opportunities of black Africans worse than other population groups Limited integration of science and technology in the education system Unemployment of black African women; Education and training institutions not channelling young people from school into post school activities No serious consideration of the Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL) Poor employment absorption of young people Inadequately resourced educational institutions Skills mismatch Low number of people doing Master’s and Doctoral studies ECONOMIC GROWTH

Challenges dealt with by Technical Task Teams Artisan & Technician Development Completed Alignment of HRDSA with NGP Completed Production of Academics and Industry Partnerships Work in progress Foundational Learning Work in progress Maritime Sector Skills Work in progress TVET Colleges: Will present its work on 15 August Skills System Review Completed Production of Professionals Completed Education & Entrepreneurship Completed Worker Education Will present on 15 August 2014 Artisan Development Work in progress 9

Principles The HRD plan is built on existing work; The New Growth Path, National Development Plan, Industrial Policy Action Plan will be considered, The plan must looks ahead to anticipate the country’s HRD needs; Aims at unpacking how the strategy will contribute to the development of critical skills across all sectors of the economy; Monitoring and evaluation of the plan’s implementation is done; Secretariat liaises with all partners to ensure that they provide regular reports; Reports serve to review performance, evolve the plan and highlight success and challenges. 10

FoundationSchoolingPost schooling Work place Quality ECD Practitioners Facilities Recognising the need Development Quality Schooling ; Competence and capacity of school principals; Teacher Development Resourcing FET Colleges Universities Universities of Technology Education Industry Partnerships; Higher Education enrollment & throughput Production of Academics Recognition of Prior Learning Career Development Career Progression Every work place a training place Information and Communications Technology CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES Social issues PRIORITY AREAS FOR NATIONAL HRD PLAN Enterprise Development / Enabling Entrepreneurship Rural Development

Conclusion Investment in education and training is the main key to progress from one level of economic development to another Societies need to gear themselves from now on to learning 12

The End Together we can achieve more 13 Ngiyabonga Thank You! “To provide the best support to the HRDCSA”