1. ENERGY & WATER SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY PC - ENERGY

2. EWSETA initiatives related to Energy sector
Presentation Outline
Background
EWSETA initiatives related to Energy sector
SSP update findings and priorities 2012/2013
Conclusion

3. The Energy & Water SETA - Past
Challenges encountered in 2010/2011 include:
Weak Corporate Governance
Under performance
Financial Management and
Overall Effectiveness in delivering on our SLA with the DHET
Consequently:
On 17 September 2010 the Honourable Minister of Education and Training officially placed the EWSETA under Administration in terms of Section 15 of the Skills Development Act, as amended.

4. The Energy & Water SETA – Past cont…
The Administration period was divided into three key phases, namely:
Stabilisation Phase (September to November 2010)
focused on analysing the key challenges within EWSETA
and designing key interventions to address the key challenges
Recovery Phase (December 2010 to March 2011)
focus shifted to putting in place the key building blocks for EWSETA’s future operations,
re-designing the organisation,
re-visiting the identified strategic direction,
institutionalising corporate planning and
enhancing the governance framework.

5. The Energy & Water SETA - Present
Performance Phase (from April 2011)
EWSETA is currently in the Performance Phase, with a new Board being appointed as the Accounting Authority from 1 April 2011
a new Constitution being adopted and
the key recommendations of the Administrator being implemented by the new board and the management team
Focus on delivering on the SLA targets
SIC code transferred to CETA with effect from 01 April 2011

6. Achievements and focus areas to date
Achivements
Financial management
EWSETA has received unqualified audit opinions in 2 consecutive financial years
Improved on compliance with laws and regulations from period prior to the S15 Administration
Focus areas
Improving on the performance against targets
Performance reporting
General control environment within EWSETA

7. Energy related qualifications
NQF Level 1 (Registered qualifications – 1)
1 registered learnership
NQF Level 2 (registered qualifications - 2)
5 registered learnerships
NQF Level 3 (registered qualifications – 1)
NQF Level 4 (registered qualifications – 4)
6 registered learnerships
NQF Level 5 (registered qualifications – 3)

8. Trades and wireman licences (2011/2012)
Accelerated artisan development
Unemployed learners registered
Unemployed learners completed
Workers registered - 139
Workers completed - 681
Wireman’s licences issued

9. Special projects as per previous minutes
Loyiso projects
604 learners registered
502 completed
Thabo Mbeki Development Trust
50 learners registered
50 learners completed
North West project
804 learners registered
476 learners completed

10. Special projects as per previous minutes
Coega Project
NQF level 2
294 learners registered
238 learners completed
NQF level 3
191 learners registered
132 learners completed
NQF level 4
45 learners registered
28 learners completed

11. Financial information (2012 – 2017
Approved
Medium-term expenditure estimate
Budget
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Name of the Objectives
Administration
27,351
21,866
23,069
24,222
27,245
30,527
Compensation of employees
9,483
10,419
10,992
11,542
12,235
12,969
Use of goods and services
11,257
11,447
12,077
12,680
15,010
17,558
Interest, dividends and rent on land
Other
Discretionary Grants
55,044
55,485
61,463
64,536
67,763
Transfers and subsidies
Mandatory Grants
84,503
94,573
104,763
110,001
115,501
Other -
250
704
780
Acquisition of assets -
160,537
172,627
190,074
191,228
202,562
214,570

12. Strategic Focus Areas Arising From SSP

13. Major Drivers Strategic Integrated Projects
SIP8: green energy
SIP9: includes electricity generation to support socio-economic development
SIP10: electricity distribution for all

14. EWSETA relevance to the sectors
Identify the EWSETA initiatives including learning programmes related to Energy Sector (funded and non-funded)
Map the skills set requirements for the Energy sector(specific to EWSETA and those that required co-ordination with other SETAs)
Identify qualifications relevant for the Energy sector and the council where those qualifications are / to be registered (CHE, Umalusi, QCTO)
Identify and develop new occupational base qualifications that are required for the Energy Sector

15. Priority Skills Interventions
Training needs required vs Available resources (financial)
Capacity of training institutions to meet the training needs
Urgent attention to improving supply-side efficiency and effectiveness (the return on investment)
Innovative training methods. The challenges cannot be addressed through “training as usual”.

16. Priority Skills Interventions
Massification of training will need to balance
the short-term imperatives for informal and non-formal interventions (targeted and task-specific on-the-job training, coaching and mentoring)
with the longer-term development of organizations and individuals through more formalized programs
Building strategic HRD capacity within workplaces themselves is thus a priority, improving their ability to better identify their own needs and plan and implement more appropriate responses.
Finding, engaging, harnessing and developing un-utilised or under-utilised capacity in the sector is a priority.

17. Key Outcomes of focus group
EWSETA should play a leading role in skills development initiatives
Streamline skills pipeline between all institutions
Development of research capacity to provide data integrity regarding the status skills in the sector
Influence the career guidance at basic education

18. Prepared 1st draft of Sector Skills Planning update Next phase –
In Conclusion
Prepared 1st draft of Sector Skills Planning update
Next phase –
extensive stakeholder engagement with stakeholder
Revise the strategic plan and annual performance plans with
Expected outcome
SSP that is clearly outline the skills development needs of the sector
Strategies focused on closing the gap between the supply and demand