SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS February/March 2007

ORGANISATIONAL TRAINING BUDGET Skills needsPrioritiseSchedule CostsFin. controls Planning phaseBudgeting phase ContractExecutionQuality controlEvaluate Delivery phaseMonitoring and evaluation phase Internal processes Employer/ Employee participation Basis for WSP Guided by S & C Skills list Develop WSP Guided by S & C Skills list Ideally min. 3% of payroll as own budget. SDL adds 1% Internal resources or accredited provider Curriculum Learning materials Assessment Moderation Lessons leant/ improvement plan ATR

FUNDING FOR AGRISETA 1% SKILLS DEVELOPMENT LEVY =R140 MILLION (3500 enterprises) 20% - R28 m NSF 10% - R14 m Own Admin 50% of 75% - R52 m Mandatory Grants Balance (20%+) R46 m Discretionary Grants

ALLOCATION OF DISCRETIONARY FUND Objective 1: Communication R0,4 million Objective 2: Employed worker R28 million Objective 3: Small enterprise R1 million Objective 4: The unemployed R8,6 million Objective 5: Capacity building R6,0 million Reserve: R2,0 million

ROLE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR (SDF) “… to FACILITATE skills development within enterprise …” Understand Scarce and Critical Skills Advise and influence enterprise management Gain commitment from all stakeholders TWO OUTPUT DOCUMENTS WORKPLACE SKILLS PLANANNUAL TRAINING REPORT

WHAT ARE SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS? “… refers to an ABSOLUTE or RELATIVE demand, current or future for skilled, qualified and experienced people to fill … particular OCCUPATIONS or SPECIALISATIONS in the labour market.” ABSOLUTE scarce skill New or emerging occupation Replacement demand RELATIVE scarce skill Geographic considerations Equity considerations Replacement demand CRITICAL skill Where an element of practical or fundamental competence is required and allows for specialisation - “top-up”

IDENTIFIED SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS IN THE AGRISECTOR (per Occupational Category) MANAGERS General managers Farm managers Advertising, Marketing and Sales Managers PROFESSIONALS Business, Human Resources and Marketing Professionals Design, Engineering Science and Transport Professionals Natural and Physical Science Professionals Education, Health, ICT and Social welfare TECHNICIANS and TRADESMEN Wide spectrum Artisans, Artisans, Artisans !!! Animal Health and Horticulture

IDENTIFIED SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS IN THE AGRISECTOR (per Occupational Category) … continued SALES, CLERICAL and ADMIN Office managers Clerks, Secretaries and Bookkeepers Logistics Clerks Sales Workers MACHINERY OPERATORS and DRIVERS Machine and Stationary plant operators Mobile plant operators LABOURERS Factory process workers Packers and Product assemblers Farm, Forestry and Garden workers General labourers

MODES OF DELIVERY HOW DO WE ERADICATE SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS? What modes of delivery is available to a SETA? LEARNERSHIPS SKILLS PROGRAMMES ABET BURSARIES INTERNSHIPS WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE APPRENTICESHIPS

FUNDING OF DELIVERY HOW DO WE FUND BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF R44 MILLION? Learnerships(E) = 500 (U) = 0 NSF = 1000 Skills Programmes (E) = 900 (U) = 500 Bursaries(E) = 50 (U) = 50 Internships (U) = 0 NSF = 100 Workplace Experience (U) = 50 Apprenticeships(E) = 50 ABET(E) = 4700

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