Presented by: Mike Tsotetsi THETA Presentation to Environmental Affairs and Tourism Portfolio Committee 20 February 2007 Presented by: Mike Tsotetsi

Background & Rational Tourism and its links to ASGI-SA Tourism has been identified by ASG-ISA as a priority area The Importance of skills development in the sector. Tourism’s contribution to the economy Rationale for a tourism/sport skills audit The BEE charter Building a skills partnership in tourism T

INTRODUCTION Mission “To facilitate the achievement of excellent standards and growth through the development and recognition of people” through Developing and implementing a sector skills plan Developing and administering Learnerships Supporting the implementation of the NQF Undertaking quality assurance Developing and registering qualification with SAQA Disbursing levies collected from employers Reporting to the Minister and to SAQA

OUR LEARNING CURVE THETA has been exposed to interesting times from its early days in 2000 Inherited legacy of inefficiencies that had impacted negatively on THETA This resulted in negative press coverage and qualified audit reports

TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS Reporting Information Required THETA Target for 2005/6 Achievements for the Year (Accumulative) Success Indicator No No of SDFs Trained 88 1.2 No of large firms received WSP/ATR grants for 2005/6 financial year (Attach a separate report providing company names and SDL Numbers) 134 559 2.1 No of medium firms received WSP/ATR grants for 2005/6 financial year 294 295 No of small levy paying firms supported by THETA for 2005/6 financial year 3472 1109 2.2 No of black workers 146 No of female workers 104 No of people with disabilities 2 No of young people (below 35 years) No of workers that have registered ABET Level 4 (2005/6 NSDS II registrations) 267 2.7 No of Sector Specialists Trained 5 TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS

TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS Reporting Information Required THETA Target for 2005/6 Achievements for the Year (Accumulative) Success Indicator No No of workers that have entered learning programmes 1175 6539 2.8 No of workers that have completed learning programmes 588 3273 No of black workers 499 2053 No of female workers 317 761 No of people with disabilities 24 999 4109 635 2450 47 5 No of young people (below 35 years) In all categories TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS

TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS Reporting Information Required THETA Target for 2005/6 Achievements for the Year (Accumulative) Success Indicator No No of unemployed people that have entered learning programmes 1175 1163 3.2 No of workers that have completed learning programmes 588 131 4.1 No of black workers 499 129 No of female workers 317 103 No of people with disabilities 24 No of black unemployed people 999 No of female unemployed people 635 1119 No of unemployed people with disabilities 47 630 No of young people (below 35 years) In all categories 2 No of organisations supported by SETA’s (NGO’s CBO’s, Co-ops etc) 17 113 TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS

TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS Reporting Information Required THETA Target for 2005/6 Achievements for the Year (Accumulative) Success Indicator No No of learners assisted in workplace experience grants 1500 4.2 No of young people that have entered new venture programmes 82 4.3 No of black young people 70 No of female young people 44 No of young people with disabilities 3 No of black learners 1275 No of female learners 810 No of learners with disabilities 60 No of young people (below 35 years) In all categories TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS

TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS Reporting Information Required THETA Target for 2005/6 Achievements for the Year (Accumulative) Success Indicator No No of young people that are in operation 12 months after completion of programme 57 4.3 No of Institutions assisted and type of support and linked to criteria (Attach a List of Names and Location of Institutes of Sectoral or Occupational Excellence) 2 5.1 49 31 In all categories No of black young people No of female young people No of young people with disabilities No of young people (below 35 years) No of Institutions accredited to manage delivery of new venture creation Qualification. (Attach a List of Names and Location of New Venture Creation accredited Institutes 1 5.2 TARGETS VS ACHIEVEMENTS

CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS CONSTRAINTS Provider capacity – assist with accreditation processes, develop and upgrade capacity of assessors. Funding – lack of funds is a huge constraint - assistance needed from DoL and DEAT ( including donor funding from private institutions and other countries) Shortfall to reach set of NSDS 2 Targets is in the region of R100 million over the next 5 year period

CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS Explore inter-governmental coordination and collaboration Intensify growing income by urging all Public Entities’ to pay administrative levy to THETA Align courses currently provided by workplaces to the NQF

COMMITMENTS 2006/2007 WSP and Mandatory Grant payments R37m WSP and Mandatory Grant payments to 134 large and 176 medium firms 3472 small organisations assisted in skills development 5600 workers assisted in ABET 5 Enterprises assisted in achieving a national standard of good practice R11m R10m R1m

COMMITMENTS 2006/2007 R37m 1175 employed and 1175 unemployed learners in learnerships 17 NGO’s or CBO’s supported in skills development 82 Young persons trained and mentored in new venture 1500 FET and HET learners assisted R11m R10m R1m

PRIORITIES FOR 2006/2007 Research Scarce and Critical Skills in the whole sector Conduct a skills audit Broad-based support to all employers re HIV/AIDS education to workers Streamline processes and procedures to ensure rapid deployment of available resources Approval of amended constitution by the Minister

PRIORITIES FOR 2006/2007 Reconstitution of the THETA Board Training Providers accredited with THETA 5 x Providers Per Province = 45 Levy/Companies =155 To have 28 Qualifications approved by SAQA submitted in 2005 To submit new 30 qualifications to SAQA

Progress Report NSDS - Learnerships SETA Logo Labour Training Province Learnerships Event Support learnership Fitness Learnership Total no. of learners % of learners /province NSDS Target 2.8, 3.1 2.7, 3.1 2.8 Gauteng 711 20 25 756 37 W/Cape 414 19 35 468 23 KZN 345 21 366 18 N/West 165 8 Free State 5 0.4 Limpopo 74 3,6 Mpumalanga 61 3,0 E/Cape 147 7 N/Cape 0.9 Total 1940 60 2060 100 Rural Total Percentage 815 (42%) 21 (35%) 850 (41%)

Progress Report NSDS SETA Logo Province Regions No. of SMME Assisted Labour Province Regions No. of SMME Assisted No. of SDAs Responsibilities Gauteng Jhb/Vaal, JHB south/ West rand, Pretoria, East Rand 408 4 Assist SMMEs in skills development legislative framework Compile and submit Workplace Skills Plans & Implementation Reports To serve as a contact person between THETA and the SMME Train the employees of SMME establishments – SA Host. Prepare for employers for implementation of Learnerships Facilitate and advise on Accreditation requirements for Training providers Conduct site verification visits Conducts audits Conduct site Audits to employers implementing Learnership for THETA Assist THETA employers with the accreditation application process Presentation on IIP Limpopo All Limpopo 341 2 Mpumalanga All Mpumalanga 165 1 KZN Durban/South Coast, Pietermaritzburg/Midlands, Eshowe/Maputaland 397 3 E/Cape East London, Port Elizabeth, Butterworth/Kokstad 393 Western Cape Mossel bay, Cape Town/ West coast, Bellville/Winelands, Garden Route/Jeffries Bay 311 North West Klerksdorp and Rustenburg 137 Total 2152 19 NB: NC & FS will be addressed in the future

Progress Report FETs Labour THETA is engaging 15 FET in the Service Provider Capacity Building. Thus, assisting them with their programme approval Province No. of FET Colleges Name of FET Colleges Western Cape 3 Boland College Northlink College False Bay College Northern Cape 2 Northern Cape Urban FET College Namaquland Northern Cape FET College North West 1 Taletso FET College KZN Thekwini College Gauteng Ekurhuleni East College Jeppe College Mpumalanga Ehlanzeni FET College Gert Sibanda College Nkangala College Limpopo Lephalele College Vhembe College Free State None N/A Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth FET College

Progress Report Provinces SETA Logo Labour Provincial Skills Development Forums Planned participation through commissioned skills audit with all provinces Working with the premier’s office on NVC about 50 learners being recruited in Limpopo and 30 in W/Cape Participate in Provincial Skills Development meetings, Theta supports NSF funding application for the E/Cape and Mpumalanga In N/Cape 24 tourist guides being trained in German and French In the North west Theta participate through the Premier’s office in Provincial Skills Development meetings, Strategy Formulation and Conferences/SMME Working groups

CONCLUSION “We must act now to develop the skills of our THETA IS NOW IN A POSITION TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL WORK-RELATED TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT – CREATING LEARNING ON A LARGE SCALE IN THE TOURISM SECTOR “We must act now to develop the skills of our people before its too late” Mr. Mdladlana , Sunday Times 2003/07/11

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