1. GAUTENG & CENTRAL REGIONS
REGIONAL SKILLS FORUM
GAUTENG & CENTRAL REGIONS
4th OCTOBER 2017
PARKTONIAN HOTEL, JHB

2. WELCOME Employers and Industry Reps Trade Unions DHET representatives
HET/TVET institutions
Private Providers
Governing board members
Critical interest groups
NGO’s,CBO’s
Chambers
Chieta management and staff

3. PERSON RESPONSIBLE TIME ALL 11:30 13:15
ITEM
PERSON RESPONSIBLE
TIME
Tea and Registration
Administrators
8:30
Welcome and Safety Moment
Regional Manager/Facilities Manager
9:30
Purpose of the Forum
Regional Manager
9:40
National and Sectoral Update
CEO
9:45
Research and Skills Planning Unit
5.1 Research Update
5.2 Qualifications Development Update
5.3 Stakeholder Relations Update
5.4 SSP Update
Executive Manager: Research and Skills Planning
10:15
Grants Update
6.1 MG Feedback
6.2 DG17/18 C1 Feedback
6.3 Out of Scope evidence
6.4 New Learner Schedule Update
6.5 Review of Change Request and Sweeps Processes
Manager: Grants
11:00
TEA
ALL
11:30
DG MIS Update
7.1 Changes and Integration of DG MIS with ETQA MIS
7.2 System Walk through
Executive Manager: Grants and Strategic Projects
IT Service Provider
12:00
Regional Office Update
8.1 DG timeframes
8.2 Regional Office highlights and challenges
8.3 Strategic Project Updates
8.4 CHIETA Conflict of Interest Policy
Regional Managers
and RSAs
12:45
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
13:15
ETQA update
ETQA Update
DHET Presentation on Provider Registration
Manager: ETQA
DHET Representative
14:00
Closure
15:00

4. Regional Office Updates
New Regional Skills Advisor – Lefa Mashakoe
New DG Application Process/Platform
Funds Sweeping Process
Strategic Projects Funded Programme Management
Structured Stakeholder Engagement/ Meetings

5. CHALLENGES Out of scope evidence submission.
Late submissions - Not adhering to timeframes
Non-CHIETA Projects (Enrolments and Certification).
Workplace approvals must be in place before commencing with project.
Learner contracts must be duly completed
Clear certified ID documents (not older than 3 months) and highest qualifications.
Change requests within 3 months of signing MOAs
TVET colleges applying for WIL with no contracted host employer
Poor management of contracts by TVET colleges

6. Budget Approved by Accounting Authority
Strategic Projects
Projects:
Budget Approved by Accounting Authority
Public Sector Capacity R
Small Business Support (PIVOTAL) R
Career and Vocational Guidance R
Maths & Science, Career Guidance Projects R
Rural & Cooperatives Development R
AET Learning Programmes and Learners with Disabilities R
Skills Programmes and Research Projects R
Institutional & Industry Partnership R
Strategic Infrastructure Projects (SIPs) R
Programme 2 Research and Skills Planning (PIVOTAL) R
Programme 2 Research and Skills Planning (NON-PIVOTAL) R
TVET & WIL R
Total R
Advert published in June 2017 for C1 and MOAs were due by the 30th September 2017
Advert published in September 2017 for C2 and applications were due by the 30th September 2017

7. TRADE UNION LEARNING PRACTITIONER (TULP)
Special projects
TRADE UNION LEARNING PRACTITIONER (TULP)
VOUCHER PROJECT
BURSARY SCHEME
To support companies towards smoother Workplace Skills Planning processes
Allocation of R1.5m
Across 5 different unions within the chemicals sector
Ditsela Workers Education to enrol 40 students on Trade Union Practices Qualification (TUQP)
University of Johannesburg to enrol 20 students on TULP.
To assist SMMEs within the chemicals sector with funding for training of employees
Allocation of R5.5m
Only offers Skills programmes on both technical and soft skills
Currently signing off MOAs with training providers
Advert for employers will e published in the Sunday Times and on CHIETA website
To offer financial study assistance to young South African students.
Qualifications addressing scares skills
Managed by CHIETA and NSFAS
Capped at R for Under-graduates and R for Post-graduates
Can cover tuition, books and other expenses.

8. GAUTENG REGIONAL OFFICE
THANK YOU
GAUTENG REGIONAL OFFICE
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