MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND RELATED SERVICES SETA Wayne Adams: Acting CEO Seya Shayi: Skills Development Implementation Manager September 2006

Progress Report NSDS Achieved a performance rating of 96% Employed and unemployed learnership/apprenticeships targets exceeded by 31% SMME support – exceeded target by 37% Established two ISOEs, one in Vredenburg to support the Saldanha Bay fabrication hub in the repair and manufacturing of offshore oil rigs and one in Eastern Cape, Midlands Uitenhage to support the COEGA IDZ Sponsored the training of 11 students in India on the design, development and manufacturing of tooling. September 2006

Progress Report Provinces Eastern Cape Fully participate in Provincial HRD plan for the five identified sectors in the PGDP Merseta is the convenor of the manufacturing working group Merseta is involve in the set of Provincial Skills development Coordinating Forum Merseta participates in the Coega development programme Supported the recommendation for NSF funding from the Province Mpumalanga and Limpopo Partnered with the Provincial department of Public Works and Road and Transport on the implementation of Learnerships September 2006

Progress Report Provinces Gauteng And North West Participant in the North West Provincial SDF Member of the North West Manufacturing Working Group Alignment of SETA SSP to Provincial GDS Implement skills development within 15 SMME affecting the second economy Partnered with Central Johannesburg College in the women in motor project for Alexander residents Freestate & Northern Cape Member of Free State and Northern Cape PSDF Committee In process of aligning activities with JIPSA Partnership with Umsobomvu Youth Fund targeting the youth. September 2006

Progress Report Provinces Western Cape Member of tooling imitative in the Western Cape Members of the South African Oil and Gas Supply Initiative Working with Ship repair initiative to close skills gap Key Role player in Boat Building initiative Working closely with the Provincial Department of Transport and Public Works Kwazulu Natal No Representation on the PSDF as yet Represented on the KZN DoL – INTERSETA Forum In process of reviewing Provincial HRD Strategy to ensure proper alignment with Provincial HRD Strategy September 2006

Progress Report Provinces Challenges faced by the PSDF Coordination of SETA activities within Provinces to assist in the achievement of Provincial HRD Objectives PSDF and PGDS to integrate its activities relevant departments Workplace for experiential training of learners The establishment or revival of the PSDF for Gauteng Communication regarding the activities of the PSDFs Size of Eastern Cape and Northern Cape Provinces PSDF needs to be revived in Western Cape September 2006

Progress Report Unemployed Learners Merseta Bursary Scheme Region Total Free State/N. Cape 3 Western Cape 27 KwaZulu Natal 32 Eastern Cape 30 Limpopo/Mpumalanga Gauteng/North West 119 Total: 211 September 2006

Progress Report Unemployed Learners APPRENTICESHIPS Region African Coloured Indian White Total M F D Free State/N. Cape 10 3 31 44 Western Cape 18 17 1 45 KwaZulu Natal 42 11 24 38 78 Eastern Cape 8 2 29 47 Limpopo/Mpumalanga 12 Gauteng/North West 6 Total: 75 40 27 90 39 232 41 September 2006

Progress Report Unemployed Learners LEARNERSHIPS Region African Coloured Indian White Total M F D Free State/N. Cape 184 164 10 2 31 227 9 Western Cape 80 87 453 166 13 16 25 571 271 12 KwaZulu Natal 149 70 3 21 1 186 71 Eastern Cape 86 68 49 17 19 167 85 Limpopo/Mpumalanga 170 36 8 181 38 Gauteng/North West 557 132 11 6 5 652 144 18 Total: 1226 526 189 55 1974 773 41 September 2006

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Progress Report Unemployed Learners Placement of Learners Statistics at our disposal indicate that 1352 Learners have been employed or continued to the next NQF Level Placement and tracking of Learner remains a challenge after completion September 2006

Progress Report FETs Capacity Building of FETs Assessor Training Moderator Training Accreditation Assistance Learnership Implementation Assistance Training of Facilitators/Lecturers Sponsoring of Tooling for ISOEs Serves on College Council College: Gauteng September 2006

Progress Report FETs Capacity Building of FETs Eastern Cape Ingwe Public in Mount Frere Ikhala College in Queenstown King Hintsa in Butterworth Buffalo City in East London East Cape Midlands in Uitenhage Lovedale FET in Alice Mpumalanga and Limpopo Ihlanzeni FET in Nelspruit;Capricorn in Polokwane Gert Sibande at Evander Nkangala at Kwa-Nguqa Mopane in Phalaborwa Sikkhuni in Groblersdal September 2006

Progress Report FETs Capacity Building of FETs GAUTENG AND NORTH WEST Taletso FET in Mafikeng Vuselela FET in Klerksdorp Orbit in Rustenburg Tshwane South in Pretoria Central Johannesburg College (Alexander Campus) Sponsored Tools WESTERN CAPE Northlink in Belhar West College in Saldanha College of Cape Town in Pinelands/ Gugulethu False Bay FET in Khayelitsha Good Centre South Cape FET George September 2006

Progress Report FETs Capacity Building of FETs FREESTATE & NORTHEN CAPE Maluti Cluster FET Colleges Goldfields Cluster FET Colleges Flavious Mareka Cluster FET Colleges Northern Cape Urban Cluster FET Colleges Northern Cape Rural Cluster FET Colleges Kwazulu Natal Majuba FET College Mnambithi FET College Umgungdlovu FET College Umfolozi FET College Coastal KZN FET College Ethekweni FET College September 2006

Future Plans for Organisation Region Employed (18.1) learners Unemployed (18.2) learners Apprentices Skills programmes ABET Experiential learning FS/ N Cape 196 155 129 216 500 333 E / Cape 203 162 MPL / Limpopo 128 87 416 W Cape 357 316 274 GP/North West 443 402 630 KZN 168 127 336 TOTAL 1499 1249 2001 1296 3000 1998 September 2006

Future Plans for Organisation High School Maths & Science Project for Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape Educator and learner capacity building FET’ capacity building will continue based on identified needs. Assist Provincial Government to identify scarce skills to be funded by NSF through DoL Ensure alignment of Learning Programmes with JIPSA initiatives Continue participation in Provincial Government HRD and SDF Structures September 2006

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