ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Summary to the Annual Report 2000/2001 of the ISETT SETA Mateli Mpuntsha Chief Executive Officer 09 April 2002

The National Skills Development Strategy Strategic Objectives 1.Developing a culture of high quality lifelong learning 2.Fostering skills development in the formal economy for productivity and employment growth 3.Stimulating and supporting skills development in small businesses

….NSDS Objectives 4.Promoting skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods through social development initiatives 5.Assisting new entrants into employment

Success indicators Objective 1 By March 2005,70% of all workers have at least a Level one qualification on the NQF By March 2005, a minimum of 15% of workers to have embarked on a structured learning programme with 50% of workers having completed

Success indicators Objective 1 By March 2005,an average of of 20 enterprises and at least five national government departments to be committed to the Investors in People Standard

…continued Objective 2 By March 2005, at least 75% of enterprises with more than 150 workers are receiving skills development grants and the contribution towards productivity and employer and employee benefits are measured.

...continued By march 2005, at least 40 per cent of enterprises employing between 50 and 150 workers are receiving skills development grants and the contributions towards productivity and employer and employee benefits are measured.

…continued By March 2005, Learnerships are available in every sector.

…continued By March 2005, all Government Departments assess and report on budgeted expenditure for skills development relevant to Public Service, Sector and Departmental priorities.

…continued By March 2001, at least 20 per cent of new and existing registered small businesses to be supported in skills development initiatives and the impact of such support to be measured. Objective 3

…continued By March 2005, the impact of the NSF is measured by project type and duration, including details of placement rates, which shall be at least 70 per cent. Objective 4

…continued By March 2005, a minimum of 80,000 people under the age of 30 have entered Learnerships. Objective 5

…continued By March 2005, a minimum of 50 per cent of those who have completed learnerships are, within six months of completion, employed, in full-time study or further training or are in a social development programme.

Highlights and Achievements Establishment of operational systems and infrastructure First generation learneship proposals and pilots Funded 100 Students in one IT Technician Programme with 100% success rate and 100% jobs placement Partnership with the Institute for Software and Space Applications

…continued Obtained an Education and Training Quality Assurance status Received levies and paid out grants

Skills Development Initiatives … Institute for Software and Space Applications (ISSA) Research and Learnership Development Proposals SMME Incubators Mentorships

Skills Development Initiatives … ISETT Mobile ( Technology Bus) SMME Support Drive

Skills Research Projects Analysis of WSP’s Collection of Labour market statistics Black SMME skills and support needs survey Assessment of people material for the ISETT sector International benchmarking of the ICT sectors study

ETQA Approval of training providers Development of an accreditation system Funding of Standards Generation Bodies due to lack of unit standards for Learnership Proposals

Proposed Learnerships Entry Level Programming Certificate Information Technology Technicians Certificate in the Eastern Free State in conjunction with three other SETAs and the Joint Education Trust. Masters in Software Engineering - Institute of Space & Satellite Technology

Proposed Learnerships … Post Graduate Diploma in Engineering – Institute of Space & Satellite Technology Graduate Networking Certificate - Institute of Space & Satellite Technology Certificate in End User Computing

Proposed Learnerships… Masters of Engineering Science - Institute of Space & Satellite Technology Post Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing - Institute of Space & Satellite Technology Certificate in Telecommunications

Other proposed learnerships Basic Electronics Skills Training Certificate Certificate Technician in Mobile Telecommunications

Constraints Delays in the transfer of levy funds SARS-DoL-SETA chain Misallocation of SETA funds Lack of units standards of skills performance delayed Accreditation of training providers Establishment of Learnerships Implementation of Learnerships

…constraints Low participation by companies

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