1. MANDATE BEYOND THE INITIAL FIVE YEAR PERIOD
Presented by: Mike Tsotetsi

2. INTRODUCTION First cycle ended March 2005
Re-establishment meant re-apply to The Department of Labour
Past performance of the SETA’s were a key determining factor for re-establishment
THETA was re-established on 1 April 2005

3. OUR LEARNING CURVE
THETA has been exposed to interesting times from its early days in 2000
Inherited legacy of inefficiencies had impacted negatively on THETA
This resulted in
negative press coverage and
qualified audit reports

4. NSDS SETA’s operate within NSDS National priorities outlined:
Prioritise critical skills
Stimulate quality training in the workplace
Promote employability and sustainable livelihoods through skills development
Assist new entrants into the labour market and self employment
Improve quality and relevance of provision

5. ACHIEVEMENTS Effective learning environment
Comprehensive corporate governance structure and systems
Effective monitoring of achievement of obligations and plans
Organisational culture that is conducive to service delivery

6. THE FIRST 5 YEAR CYCLE
Embarked on transformation programme for employees and other stake holders
Established good corporate governance systems
Expanded operations and administration activities to fast track training intervention
Laid & provided solid foundation for Skills Revolution to thrive & soar to new heights

7. THE FIRST 5 YEAR CYCLE
Partnered with industry to deliver projects e.g. TLP, SATI, INTAC
In excess of R36m on discretionary grants
Disbursed R80m on mandatory grants
and projects
Scoped projects to the value of R 114m

8. DOES THETA ADD VALUE?
Independent sector hence a collaborated approach to address growth requirements
Training interventions implemented to the fullest extent
Governments’ aims of creating jobs and eradicating poverty requires THETA’s involvement

9. DOES THETA ADD VALUE?
Future of education, training and skills development cannot be over emphasised
Higher occupancy rates – increase in training, education and skills development
Leverage required by private sector to attain goal of education, training and developing skills of the workforce
THETA well positioned to provide support

10. A LOOK AT OUR SECTOR Fastest growing industry in the world
TOURISM
Fastest growing industry in the world
Accounts for % of the world’s GDP
Employs 260 million people
Generates revenues of $500 billion per year
Current growth estimated at 7%
South Africa on par with this world trend

11. A LOOK AT OUR SECTOR
TOURISM
The global tourism industry suffered a 1.2% decline last year
SA recorded a 5.3% increase in foreign tourists
71% of tourists would like their travel plans to benefit people at destination (World Tourism Organisation Figures August 2005)

12. A LOOK AT OUR SECTOR Relative newcomer to the industry
GAMING
Relative newcomer to the industry
Previous conservative legislation restricted operation of casinos
Substantial change in legislation
Legal casinos have become accepted part of tourism industry
Licenses for different levels granted within provinces

13. A LOOK AT OUR SECTOR
GAMING
Has opened new avenue for employment, wealth creation and education
Sector is hungry for knowledge via THETA’s interventions
No longer perceived as leisure but also as business opportunity that ensures a meaningful economic participation

14. A LOOK AT OUR SECTOR SA had the best hotel occupancy rate
HOSPITALITY
SA had the best hotel occupancy rate
Improvement on our hospitality services necessary through education and training that THETA facilitates
Also opened new avenue for employment, wealth creation and education

15. A LOOK AT OUR SECTOR
SPORTS
South Africa has hosted and taken part in a variety of major international sporting events
Presents opportunity to grow other sectors especially tourism and hospitality both of which fall within the ambit of THETA purpose.

16. A LOOK AT OUR SECTOR
SPORTS
South Africans no longer perceive sporting as a school activity
A vehicle to support social development
Youth encouraged to see Sport as a career

17. THETA ACHIEVEMENTS 97 000 workers on NQF 1
54% of target
Black,
Women,
82 with disabilities
completed structured learning
161% of target
Black
Women
109 with disabilities

18. THETA ACHIEVEMENTS 24 Enterprises in IIP - achieved 120%
2403 SMME’s supported in skills development Initiatives - achieved 173%
6919 in un-employed learnerships registered - achieved 46%
3890 Black
398 Women
Rating 61% to 80%

19. THETA TARGETS
Mandatory grants payments to 60 large, 92 medium and 468 small firms
20 Firms on National Standard of Goods Practice
BEE – not yet established
28000 learners on ABET level 4
5112 unemployed and 5112 employed learners on Learnerships

20. THETA TARGETS
82 non paying levy firms assisted in skills development
7500 learners in critical skills (FET/HET)
409 young persons to form new ventures
10 institutions supported to develop people in critical skills
1 institute supported to manage new venture creation qualification

21. SECTORS LEVIES

22. DEMAND FOR SKILLS Management and leadership development in sector
Target groups – unemployed graduates, teacher training to produce against industry needs
Assessor and moderator training
HIV/Aids training

23. DEMAND FOR SKILLS ABET IT – computer literacy
Financial management skills
Link between training instructions and industry regarding qualifications needed

24. SUPPLY OF SKILLS Standard Setting and Qualifications Generating
Review and development

25. QUALIFICATIONS REGISTERED
HOSPITALITY
GAMING
GUIDING
NATURE CONSERVATION - 09
SPORT, RECREATION AND FITNESS - 05
TRAVEL, TOURISM AND EVENTS - 12
TOTAL - 42
UNIT STANDARDS REGISTERED
510 UNIT STANDARDS

26. EDUCATION DOES NOT MEET CHILDREN’S NEEDS
“ A response to an education experienced as too distant from the needs of adolescence and youth, which secondly , is far from guaranteeing employment in the fastest growing sectors of both the global economy and local economies”
UNESCO CONFERENCE

27. THE REALITY - How much of a subject is relevant? EDUCATION
A discipline-based system
- How much of a subject is relevant?
- How does it articulate with other subjects?
- Why in year chunks?
REAL LIFE
A trans-disciplinary, interactive environment
- Highly changeable
- New areas

28. NQF THE SOLUTION A National Qualifications Framework that
integrates all elements of the education and
training system to enable learner progress
from any starting point
NQF

29. IF IT’S SO OBVIOUS, WHAT’S WRONG?
There is no parity of esteem
Trans-disciplinary environment has not sought supporting theories
We do not believe in the intellectual equivalence

30. THETA’S RESPONSE Operationalizing the South African HRDS & NSDS
Ensuring implementation of the NQF by:
Creating Occupationally-Directed Qualification Frameworks
Developing Providers to deliver it

31. THE DILEMMA Skills shortage and a crisis of scarce skills
Association of Unemployed Graduates
What is at the root of the problem?

32. THETA’s PROVIDER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
To Develop the Capacity to:
Deliver on all THETA Qualifications & Learnerships
Across all 7 sub-sectors
Across all Provinces

33. THETA’s CHALLENGE TO ALL COMPANIES
Enter the Programme to become an Accredited Provider
Develop your entire workforce with NQF-aligned qualifications
Take on unemployed learners
Demonstrate how the workplace can become a site of learning

34. STRATEGY GOING FORWARD
In- House training – mandatory grants, NQF aligned training, learnerships, skills programs
HIV training – discretionary grants, HIV/AIDS toolkit
Specialised IT training – bursaries NSF and THETA, learnerships, mandatory grants, skills programs

35. STRATEGY GOING FORWARD
Management training for new entrants – Learnerships, Tour Guides, Hospitality, Sport
ABET – discretionary grants – NSF / Donor funding for ABET initiatives
Management skills upgrading - Learnerships, mandatory grants
SMME development initiatives and projects
Black management development initiatives

36. STRATEGY GOING FORWARD
CONSTRAINTS
Provider capacity – assist with accreditation processes, develop and upgrade capacity of assessors.
Funding – lack of funds is a huge constraint - assistance needed from DoL and DEAT ( including donor funding from private institutions and other countries)

37. STRATEGY GOING FORWARD
CONSTRAINTS
Qualifications framework – current to be reviewed, new ones developed
Collaboration between stakeholders – one driver, analyse over-lapping
SMME – lack of finance, lack of Tourism, marketing and business knowledge

38. CONCLUSION “We must act now to develop the skills of our
THETA IS NOW IN A POSITION TO DELIVER
MEANINGFUL WORK-RELATED AND EMPLOYMENT
– CREATING LEARNING ON A LARGE SCALE IN
THE TOURISM SECTOR
“We must act now to develop the skills of our
people before its too late” Mr. Mdladlana ,
Sunday Times 2003/07/11

39. THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE STASTICS PRESENTATION?

40. THETA Provincial branch profile for the year
Provincial Profile
THETA Provincial branch profile for the year
1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005

41. THETA Employment profile summary for the year
1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005

42. Employment Equity Profile
Summary for the year 1 April March 2005
L= Level : S = Skills Priority

43. Summary for the year 1 April 2004 -31 March 2005
Employers
Summary for the year 1 April March 2005
Total = 19785

44. Summary for the year 1 April 2004 -31 March 2005
Employees
Summary for the year 1 April March 2005

45. Theta Registered SDFs

46. Theta Female SDFs

47. Theta SDF Race and Sex distribution

48. Theta SDF Demographics

49. ACCREDITATION STATUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
THETA PROVIDERS
ACCREDITATION STATUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

50. BENEFIT DETAILS – DESCRIPTION AND REGION
THETA PROVIDERS
BENEFIT DETAILS – DESCRIPTION AND REGION

51. STATUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
THETA ASSESSORS
STATUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

52. TYPE, STATUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
THET MODERATORS
TYPE, STATUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

53. CERTIFICATE DEMOGRAPHICS
CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATE DEMOGRAPHICS

54. ACHIEVEMENT TYPE AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
CERTIFICATION
ACHIEVEMENT TYPE AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

55. LEARNERSHIP CERTIFICATE
REGION AND SECTOR

56. NON AGREEMENT CERTIFICATES
REGION AND SECTOR