Presentation to the ISETT-ISSA Learnership Development Reference Group 26th August 2002 Neville Nicholas ISETT SETA Project Manager ISETT-ISSA Learnership Development Project

The Basic Facts (Project-specific) Three year duration Managed by ISETT SETA - the Executing Agency Funded by the NSF

The Basic Facts (Project-specific) Transforming four qualifications to learnerships –Networking –PDE (Post-graduate Diploma in Engineering) –MES (Masters in Engineering Science) –MSE (Masters in Software Engineering) Entry level: –B.Sc. graduates, majoring in Maths & Science –Unemployed graduates from previously disadvantaged universities

Issues Why at ISSA? –ISSA specifically addresses the historically disadvantaged community (all learners are black, 50% are women) Why not in Gauteng where the bulk of the industry is? –The project originated at ISSA –Learnerships are national, ISSA is the vehicle

Issues Why the satellite component - who will employ these graduates? –Specific Outcome: To achieve at least an 80% satisfaction rating from the establishments in which learners are placed –Tri-partite agreement Why Networking (vendor-specific)?

Structure of the Components Elective 1Elective 2Elective 3Elective etc Core Fundamental Unit Std E11Unit Std E12Unit Std E13Unit Std E… Unit Std C1Unit Std C2Unit Std C3Unit Std C… Unit Std F1Unit Std F2Unit Std F3Unit Std F… Business Skills Project Management Skills

The Value of this Project Specific Outcome: To gain the interest of at least two other universities in South Africa to adopt these learnerships –University of Stellenbosch –Monash University –University of Natal –University of Pretoria –University of Cape Town

The Value of this Project Specific Outcome: To strive for 10% of graduates entering into the R&D/SMME environment Familiarisation with the SAQA learnership development process Generation of Unit Standards