1. National Skills Authority Capacity Building
Department of
Higher Education and Training
National Skills Authority Capacity Building
BIRCHOOD HOTEL
Thursday, 3 August 2017

2. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
CONTENT SLIDE
DHET Critical Focus Areas
NSDS 111 Priorities
Transformational and Developmental Imperatives
Labour Market
South African Economy
PSET Institutions and Entities
NSA Key Functions
Future NSA Role

3. CONTEXT : DHET CRITICAL FOCUS AREAS
Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
CONTEXT : DHET CRITICAL FOCUS AREAS
To substantially expand access to education and training for youth and adults, regardless whether they have completed school or not;
To improve the alignment between universities, TVET colleges, SETAs, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), and Quality Councils in an effort to improve student and learner mobility across institutions and frameworks;
To expand the available opportunities for workplace training for students in colleges and universities and to expand the forms of workplace training such as learnerships and apprenticeships.

4. CONTEXT : DHET CRITICAL FOCUS AREAS
Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
CONTEXT : DHET CRITICAL FOCUS AREAS
To ensure that our post school education and training system prioritises funding for the marginalised, enabling them to access post school institutions and fulfil their dreams of careers thought to be unrealisable;
To further develop post graduates studies to ensure expansion of the academic profession and the development of high level knowledge and skills;
To integrate disability into the broader policy arena by introducing a national policy to guide education and training institutions in the post school domain;
Integrate recognition of prior learning (RPL) into the post school education and training system.

5. Institutional mechanism for skills planning
Access to occupationally directed programme
Promoting the growth of TVET
Adult language and numeracy skills to enable additional training
Better use of work place-based skills development
Supporting cooperatives, SME, NGO, etc
for rural development
Public sector capacity for improved service delivery
Building career and vocational guidance 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
DHET
Priority Skills
NSDS 3
8 Goals

6. CONTEXT : DHET CRITICAL FOCUS AREAS
Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
Transformational and Development Imperatives :
Race – racial inequalities in our economy;
Class – social inequalities reinforced by lack of skills;
Gender – society still reflects huge disparities between men and women;
Geography – urban bias socio-economic development;
Age – our young people still the most disadvantaged;
Disability – we are still behind with regard skills for people with disabilities;
HIV and AIDS – all our skills development initiatives must incorporate the fight against this pandemic.
CONTEXT : DHET CRITICAL FOCUS AREAS

7. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
LABOUR MARKET, Q1:2017
37 million
people of working age in South Africa
(15 – 64 year olds)
14.6 million Not economically active*
22,4 million
Labour force
*Of which 2,2 million were discouraged work seekers
16,2 million
Employed
6.2 million
Unemployed
ILO hierarchy – Employed first then unemployed and the remainder is NEA (including discouraged job-seekers).
3 mutually exclusive groups. Cannot be in two
groups at the same time
Source: QLFS, Q1:2017

8. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
UNEMPLOYMENT, Q1:2017
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS BEEN AROUND 25% LEVEL SINCE 2010
current unemployment rate 6%
27.7%
Gap in reaching 2020 NDP target:
13,7 percentage points
NDP Target
unemployment in 2020
14%
Gap in reaching 2030 NDP target:
21,7 percentage points
Unemployment rate figure EXCLUDES those who have stopped searching for jobs (it is the narrow definition of unemployment). Therefore the gap becomes significantly larger when one considers the expanded definition of unemployment (which includes not seeking work), and which is currently over 36%
NDP Target
unemployment in 2030
South African Labour Market: Current state vs NDP target
Source: QLFS, Q1:2017

9. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY EDUCATION

10. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
NOT IN EMPLOYMENT, EDUCACTION AND/OR TRAINING (NEET)

11. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
TTHE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY
Source: Gross Domestic Product , Q1:2017

12. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
SOUTH AFRICA GROWTH RATE

13. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
TTHE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY
Source: Gross Domestic Product , Q1:2017

14. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
TTHE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY
Source: Gross Domestic Product , Q1:2017
14,9%
-2,0%
-3,4%

15. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
POST SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS AND ENTITIES
Higher Education
NDP Targets:
Higher Education: 1.62 m
TVET colleges: 2.5 m
CET colleges: 1 m
Artisan :
26 public HEIs: (2015)
124 private HEIs: (2015)
QCs: SAQA, CHE, QCTO
Levy Grant Institutions(SETAs and NSF)
NSA
TVET
50 TVET Colleges: (2015)
252 Private Colleges: (2015)
Overall participation rate in universities is currently 20% - still far below many middle income countries
Comparatively, the participation rate for South Africa is fairly low when compared Brazil, Mexico, Malaysia and China with participation rates of 46.5%, 29.2%, 38.5% and 30.2%
9 CET Colleges: (2015)
NSC qualifying for university entrance = +/- 30% of NSC passes
70% must be catered for by TVET
Citizens with no NSC – CET
PSET System to cater for +/- 18 million citizens

16. Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
NSA Functions
ADVICE
LIAISON (SETAs)
CONSULTATION
OTHER
Advise the Minister on:
National Skills Development Policy;
National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS);
NSDS Implementation Guidelines;
Any regulation to be made.
Liaise with SETAs on:
The National Skills Development Policy;
The National Skills Development Strategy;
Sector Skills Plans.
Minister :
SETA Changes, Amalgamations;
Administration;
SETA Regulations;
Relevant legislations.
The Authority must:
Perform its functions in accordance with SDA and its constitution ;
Conduct investigations on any matter arising out of the application of this Act;
Exercise any other powers and perform any other duties conferred or imposed on the Authority by this Act;
Receive, from the Department, information on skills.
LIAISON(QCTO)
Liaise with the QCTO on:
occupational standards and qualifications;
the suitability and adequacy of occupational standards and qualifications;
the quality of learning in and for the workplace.
REPORTING
Report to the Minister on the:
NSDS implementation progress.

17. FUTURE ROLE OF NSA : WHITE PAPER FOR PSET
Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
FUTURE ROLE OF NSA : WHITE PAPER FOR PSET
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) :
NSA will be restructured and refocussed with its functions concentrated specifically on monitoring and evaluation of the SETAs. This implies that it will become an expert body with high level monitoring and evaluation skills.
White Paper for PSET, page 68.

18. FUTURE ROLE OF NSA : WHITE PAPER FOR PSET
Context for Current and Future Role of National Skills Authority
FUTURE ROLE OF NSA : WHITE PAPER FOR PSET
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) :
M&E must make it possible to understand the levels of efficacy that are being achieved, and to identify where any blockages in the system may be emerging;
It should enable a more detailed and informed understanding of the skills deficits and the areas for a focussed growth linked to the country's needs;
There will be collaboration with departments in the economic cluster to put in place indicators and measures aligned to the key national economic development plans.

19. Thank You