SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATIVE FORUM 2017

AGENDA SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FORUMS 2017 Time Description Presenter 08:00 – 08:45 Arrivals and Registration All 09:00 – 09:05 Opening and Welcome Xabiso Matshikiza 09:05 – 09:15 Overview Charlton Philiso 09:15 – 09:50 Priority Skills Sekgana Makhoba 09:50 – 10:30 Application for Funding Charlton Philiso TEA BREAK 10:30 - 11:00 11:00 – 11:10 Relationship between Employer and Training Provider 11:10 – 12:00 Implementation of Learning Programmes 12:00 – 12:30 Quality Assurance Terms and Conditions of Accreditation Verification Requirements Mapping of Vendor Specific Programmes 12:30 – 12:45 Wrapping Up and Closing Oupa Mopaki 12:45 – 12:50 Announcements LUNCH 12:50

OVERVIEW Consult and share skills development information with MICT stakeholders Inform the MICT SETA Sector Skills Plan document in relation to the scarce and critical skills in the sector Encourage cooperation between levy-payers, non-levy payers and training providers in addressing the skills gaps within the MICT sector

OVERVIEW MICT SETA levy payers MICT SETA non-levy payers NGOs and CBOs Unions Training Providers (Public and Private) Universities Government departments operating in the MICT Space

PRIORITY SKILLS

KEY SKILLS ISSUES

DRIVERS OF CHANGE The table below explores factors influencing the demand for skills, it provides the six major drivers of change brought about by the technological convergence (industry point of view).

TOP TEN PIVOTAL SKILLS LIST OCCUPATION CODE OCCUPATION 2015-252901 ICT Security Specialist 2015-243101 Advertising Specialist 2015-252301 Computer Network and Systems Engineer 2015-251203 Developer Programmer 2015-251301 Multimedia Specialist 2015-251201 Software developer 2015-352201 Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist 2015-351301 Computer Network Technician 2015-243402 ICT Business Development Manager 2015-251101 ICT Systems Analyst

WE HAVE A PROBLEM Dept. of Home Affairs uses PIVOTAL list to approve VISA applications from skilled foreigners. This list confirms that there are not enough South Africans qualified in the occupations listed herein above. Therefore foreigners are allowed to come in and work in occupations listed herein above. Since 2000 SETAs and Universities have produced enough skilled people in occupations listed herein.

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APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

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TEA BREAK

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND TRAINING PROVIDER Contractual issues Non-payment of Training Providers by lead employers Employer grading (Red, Yellow, Green) Reporting Core business

IMPLEMENTATION OF LEARNING PROGRAMMES

LEARNING PROGRAMMES IMPLEMENTATION Induction Role Players Lead Employer Training Provider Learners Appointment of LRC

GRANT DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE   Disbursements Disbursement Split Required Items First 15% Learner Agreements, Fixed Term Employment Contracts, highest qualifications and ID Copies Programme Roll-Out Plan with Activities Schedule Uploading learners details on MICT SETA MIS 1st Invoice, with cancelled organisational blank cheque List and details of learners and induction report Second Proof of payment of learners and Training Provider Third 20% 1st Quarterly Progress Report, based on approved roll-out plan, as per clause 7 Proof of payment of learners Site Visit report by MICT SETA Fourth 2nd Quarterly Progress Report, based on approved roll-out plan, as per clause 7. Site Visit report by MICT SETA . Fifth 30% 3rd Quarterly Progress Report, based on approved roll-out plan, as per clause 7. Completion Report Final Report

Centralisation of incoming invoices Invoices to be submitted to DGINVOICES@MICT.ORG.ZA Invoices to be paid within seven working days (provided all the deliverables are submitted as per the grant disbursement schedule) To automate submission in near future

COMPLIANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT Internal Audit External Audit ( Auditor General)

Non-payment of learner stipend Non-payment of training provider CHALLENGES Non-payment of learner stipend Non-payment of training provider Learning programmes treated as wage subsidy scheme Recycling of learners

Staggering programme implementation CHALLENGES Staggering programme implementation Programme implementation in rural areas Programme monitoring

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QUALITY ASSURANCE Flag TPs to move to the ETDP SETA

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION To exercise control and regulate the operations of all MICT SETA accredited Training Providers Failure to comply with the terms and conditions outlined will result in the MICT SETA withdrawing the accreditation status

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION Submit reports to the MICT SETA Conduct assessments Must not misrepresent accreditation status

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION Use of the MICT SETA logo (criminal act) Update the MICT SETA of any changes Amend learning programme as and when required Registration with DHET

VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Assessor and Moderator report Learner list Learners to be uploaded and linked to qualifications and assessments PoEs to be available PoE challenges Learners to be available

MAPPING OF VENDOR SPECIFIC COURSES

NSDS Target Target MAPPING BACKGROUND The participating vendor identifies courses that will be mapped to the MICT SETA quality assured qualifications; MICT SETA goes through the mapping documents submitted by the vendor and signs a MoU with the vendor;

MAPPING BACKGROUND Specific Outcomes / Assessment Criteria (as required by Unit Standard) will be covered by the Vendor Exam, in instances where it is not, the provider must see to it that the learner provides additional evidence of competence (from the workplace), for those particular outstanding outcomes. The additional evidence of competency will have to be verified by the MICT SETA verifier

ROLE OF TRAINING PROVIDER Participating providers have a responsibility of: uploading learner achievements to the MICT SETA management system submitting moderator reports explaining the mapping of Vendor Courses to registered Unit Standards to the learners

Provider completes assessment and moderation reports CERTIFICATION PROCESS Provider completes assessment and moderation reports Provider submits moderation reports to MICT SETA MICT SETA conducts verification MICT SETA endorses learner achievement Populate MIS Unit Standards Qualification Provider issues certificate MICT SETA issues qualification Qualification? 12

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Wrap up by Oupa Mopaki Chief Executive Officer

B-BBEE ICT SECTOR CODES (SKILLS DEVELOPMENT)

2.1 Skills Development Elements Scorecards Category Skills Development Element Weighting points Compliance Target 2.1.1 Skills Development Expenditure on any program specified in the Learning Programmes Matrix for Black People as a percentage of the Leviable Amount:   2.1.1.1 Skills Development Expenditure on Learning Programmes specified in the Learning Programmes Matrix for Black People as a percentage of Leviable Amount 8 6% 2.1.1.2 Skills Development Expenditure on Learning Programmes specified in the Learning Programmes Matrix for Black People with disabilities as a percentage of Leviable Amount 4 0.3% 2.1.2 Learnerships, Apprenticeships and Internships 2.1.2.1 Number of Black People participating in Learnerships, Apprenticeship and Internships as a percentage of total employees. 2.5% 2.1.2.2 Number of Black Unemployed People participating in training specified in the Learning Programme Matrix as a percentage of number of employees 2.1.3 Bonus points: Number of Black People absorbed by the Measured Entity or in the economy at the end of the Learnerships, Apprenticeship, Internships and Graduate programmes 5 100%

APPROVED B-BBEE ICT SECTOR CODES About R3.6 Billion of funds available to Training Providers from Employers. Employers must use empowered Training Providers to achieve a better B-BBEE score 2.5% achievement on Skills Code as a minimum to access MICT SETA funding Exempted entities

Learnership TAX INCENTIVES Section 12I of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 – Amended 1 January 2016

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Announcements

CONTACT DETAILS Sekgana Makhoba 011 207 2609, 082 926 5047 Charlton Philiso 011 207 2601, 083 262 5574 Jabu Sibeko 011 207 2602, 083 643 3166 Ernest Nemugavhini 011 207 2633, 071 427 4806