SCARCE SKILLS IN WATER: THE ROLE OF ESETA PRESENTED BY MILLIE RASEKOALA Energy Sector Education and Training Authority

VISION ESETA: “the leading facilitator of world – class skills for energy and water “

MISSION Our Mission is to: “facilitate skills development for Energy & Water Sector stakeholders, through providing integrated, value-added education and training services”.

NATIONAL PRORITIES Speeding up economic growth and transforming the economy to create decent work and sustainable livelihoods Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure Comprehensive rural development strategy linked to land and agrarian reform and food security Strengthen our skills and human resources base

NATIONAL PRORITIES Improve the health profile of the nation Intensify the fight against crime and corruption Build cohesive, caring and sustainable communities Pursuing African advancement and enhanced international co operation Sustainable Resource Management and use Building a Developmental State including improvement of public services and strengthening democratic institutions

NATIONAL PRORITIES Speeding up economic growth and transforming the economy to create decent work and sustainable livelihoods Solar power installation technicians/practioners Water purification systems? Irrigation systems (reusable water, rain water harvesting) Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure Housing: provision of solar power for electrification Heating systems: cooking systems (solar power) Wind turbines? Comprehensive rural development strategy linked to land and agrarian reform and food security water, irrigation needs, initiatives for the provision of irrigation systems for small communities, energy requirements for farming windmills?

NATIONAL PRORITIES Strengthen our skills and human resources base Ensuring the implementation of learnerships, internships, bursaries and skills programmes Improve the health profile of the natio n Health promotion practitioners to assist with training in sanitation Intensify the fight against crime and corruption Community watch (youth groups) provision of rechargeable lighting equipment

NATIONAL PRORITIES Build cohesive, caring and sustainable communities Rainwater harvesting for small scale farming Effective use of water Effective use of energy Solar power Solar heating Bio fuels (one person creating bio fuel for his car. Thus possible to intro to communities.) Pursuing African advancement and enhanced international co operation Sustainable Resource Management and use Convert waste into bio-fuel (maize?) dumps when put properly produces bio-gas is produced ( Sweden example, town heating from this source) Waste management re-utilisation

NATIONAL PRORITIES Is there a current need for initiatives like these? Is it being addressed? If so by who?, Seta, Stakeholders What kind of reach would be achieved? (impact) What are the other entities doing? How do we support e.g how computers are to be powered in rural communities (joint initiatives) Sustainable communities- Canada Best practise Trends and best practise Brazil, India, Austraia, New Zealand, Canada Scandinavian countries (environmental activities) Pilots and proof of concepts to test assumptions and create a test bed for projects such as bio-fuel etc before deployment. Building a Developmental State including improvement of public services and strengthening democratic institutions

NSDS III EXPECTATIONS: EQUITY Class Race Gender Age Profile Disability Profile HIV/AIDS

SCARCE SKILLS IN WATER SECTOR Engineering and Sciences: Management: Socio-economic and Environmental Health: Artisans and technicians:

NSDS III EXPECTATIONS: Learning Programmes PIVOTAL OCCUPATIONS Pivotal programmes are those ‘Professional, Vocational, Technical and Academic Learning’ programmes that meet the critical needs for economic growth and social development. They are also programmes that Generally combine course work at universities, universities of technology and colleges with structured learning at work. This is achieved by means of professional placements, work-integrated learning, apprenticeships, Learnerships, internships and the like.

NSDS III EXPECTATIONS: Learning Programmes SKILLS PROGRAMMES AND OTHER SHORT COURSES FOR THE EMPLOYED

NSDS III EXPECTATIONS: Learning Programmes PIVOT Programmes that Build the Academic Profession and Engender Innovation

Programme Delivery Partners FETs/HETs ESDAs Private Providers Stakeholders NSDS III EXPECTATIONS: Learning Programmes

NSDS III EXPECTATIONS: Skills Development Levies WSP PIVOTAL Grant Discretionary Grants NSF Catalytic Grants

DHET PERFORMANCE CONTRACT OUTPUT 1: Establish a credible institutional mechanism for skills planning OUTPUT 2: Increase Access to programmes leading to Intermediate and high level learning OUTPUT 3: Increase access to occupationally –directed programme in needed areas and thereby expand the availability of intermediate level skills (with special focus on artisan skills)

DHET PERFORMANCE CONTRACT OUTPUT 4: Increase access to high level occupationally – directed areas OUTPUT 5: Research, Development and Innovation in human capital for a growing knowledge economy

FUNDING OBJECTIVE Source additional Funding for PIVOTAL Projects SOLUTION OPTIONS Public Private Partnerships National Institutions –NSF Donor funding Development of a Fundraising Strategy

STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS OBJECTIVE Enhance strategic relationships SOLUTION OPTIONS Major Stakeholders Eskom Water Service Providers Government oDPE – Solar Water Heating oDoE oDWA oDoHS

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OBJECTIVE to align and implement NSDS III SOLUTION OPTIONS Identify Core projects within the Water and Energy Sectors that ESETA will adopt as its flagship projects for the next five years E.G. New Build Projects (includes electricity and nuclear) Solar Water Heating Rainwater Harvesting Green Economy International Leadership Programme

SECTOR PROFILE AND SECTOR PLAN OBJECTIVE to produce a profile and Sector Skills Plan that has the stamp of approval of all critical stakeholders SOLUTION OPTIONS Facilitate Consultative processes with stakeholders in water and energy to establish core objectives and focus areas for the next 3-5years. Workshops Focus group sessions Surveys

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