ENERGY & WATER SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY PC - ENERGY

EWSETA initiatives related to Energy sector Presentation Outline Background EWSETA initiatives related to Energy sector SSP update findings and priorities 2012/2013 Conclusion

The Energy & Water SETA - Past Challenges encountered in 2010/2011 include: Weak Corporate Governance Under performance Financial Management and Overall Effectiveness in delivering on our SLA with the DHET Consequently: On 17 September 2010 the Honourable Minister of Education and Training officially placed the EWSETA under Administration in terms of Section 15 of the Skills Development Act, as amended.

The Energy & Water SETA – Past cont… The Administration period was divided into three key phases, namely: Stabilisation Phase (September to November 2010) focused on analysing the key challenges within EWSETA and designing key interventions to address the key challenges Recovery Phase (December 2010 to March 2011) focus shifted to putting in place the key building blocks for EWSETA’s future operations, re-designing the organisation, re-visiting the identified strategic direction, institutionalising corporate planning and enhancing the governance framework.

The Energy & Water SETA - Present Performance Phase (from April 2011) EWSETA is currently in the Performance Phase, with a new Board being appointed as the Accounting Authority from 1 April 2011 a new Constitution being adopted and the key recommendations of the Administrator being implemented by the new board and the management team Focus on delivering on the SLA targets SIC code transferred to CETA with effect from 01 April 2011

Achievements and focus areas to date Achivements Financial management EWSETA has received unqualified audit opinions in 2 consecutive financial years Improved on compliance with laws and regulations from period prior to the S15 Administration Focus areas Improving on the performance against targets Performance reporting General control environment within EWSETA

Energy related qualifications NQF Level 1 (Registered qualifications – 1) 1 registered learnership NQF Level 2 (registered qualifications - 2) 5 registered learnerships NQF Level 3 (registered qualifications – 1) NQF Level 4 (registered qualifications – 4) 6 registered learnerships NQF Level 5 (registered qualifications – 3)

Trades and wireman licences (2011/2012) Accelerated artisan development Unemployed learners registered - 1765 Unemployed learners completed - 1004 Workers registered - 139 Workers completed - 681 Wireman’s licences issued - 649

Special projects as per previous minutes Loyiso projects 604 learners registered 502 completed Thabo Mbeki Development Trust 50 learners registered 50 learners completed North West project 804 learners registered 476 learners completed

Special projects as per previous minutes Coega Project NQF level 2 294 learners registered 238 learners completed NQF level 3 191 learners registered 132 learners completed NQF level 4 45 learners registered 28 learners completed

Financial information (2012 – 2017   Approved Medium-term expenditure estimate Budget 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Name of the Objectives Administration 27,351 21,866 23,069 24,222 27,245 30,527 Compensation of employees 9,483 10,419 10,992 11,542 12,235 12,969 Use of goods and services 11,257 11,447 12,077 12,680 15,010 17,558 Interest, dividends and rent on land Other Discretionary Grants 55,044 55,485 61,463 64,536 67,763 Transfers and subsidies Mandatory Grants 84,503 94,573 104,763 110,001 115,501 Other - 250 704 780 Acquisition of assets - 160,537 172,627 190,074 191,228 202,562 214,570

Strategic Focus Areas Arising From SSP

Major Drivers Strategic Integrated Projects SIP8: green energy SIP9: includes electricity generation to support socio-economic development SIP10: electricity distribution for all

EWSETA relevance to the sectors Identify the EWSETA initiatives including learning programmes related to Energy Sector (funded and non-funded) Map the skills set requirements for the Energy sector(specific to EWSETA and those that required co-ordination with other SETAs) Identify qualifications relevant for the Energy sector and the council where those qualifications are / to be registered (CHE, Umalusi, QCTO) Identify and develop new occupational base qualifications that are required for the Energy Sector

Priority Skills Interventions Training needs required vs Available resources (financial) Capacity of training institutions to meet the training needs Urgent attention to improving supply-side efficiency and effectiveness (the return on investment) Innovative training methods. The challenges cannot be addressed through “training as usual”.

Priority Skills Interventions Massification of training will need to balance the short-term imperatives for informal and non-formal interventions (targeted and task-specific on-the-job training, coaching and mentoring) with the longer-term development of organizations and individuals through more formalized programs Building strategic HRD capacity within workplaces themselves is thus a priority, improving their ability to better identify their own needs and plan and implement more appropriate responses. Finding, engaging, harnessing and developing un-utilised or under-utilised capacity in the sector is a priority.

Key Outcomes of focus group EWSETA should play a leading role in skills development initiatives Streamline skills pipeline between all institutions Development of research capacity to provide data integrity regarding the status skills in the sector Influence the career guidance at basic education

Prepared 1st draft of Sector Skills Planning update Next phase – In Conclusion Prepared 1st draft of Sector Skills Planning update Next phase – extensive stakeholder engagement with stakeholder Revise the strategic plan and annual performance plans with Expected outcome SSP that is clearly outline the skills development needs of the sector Strategies focused on closing the gap between the supply and demand