1. STANDARDS GENERATION OPERATIONAL STATISTICS 11 (56) Qualifications registered – includes reviews 152 (1275) Unit Standards registered – includes reviews 20 (77) Qualifications submitted to SAQA for registration 62 (760) Learning Packs ratified 247 (1627) Unit Standards submitted to SAQA for registration 3 (78) Learnerships developed 5 (60) Skills Programmes developed 29 active Technical Reference Groups

2. LEARNERSHIPS OPERATIONAL STATISTICS 574 (2875) Employed Learners and 732 (5566) Unemployed Learners were registered in Learnerships 378 (1 107) Employed Learners and 649 (2255) unemployed Learners completed Learnerships Value of grant is R64m in 2006-2007 R14 000 per Learner per year Up to R42 000 for 3 year qualifications MQA pays for Core Learnerships only 2 236 Learners targeted for training by March 2007

3. LEARNERSHIPS OPERATIONAL STATISTICS SKILLS PROGRAMMES 7 294 (165 095) employees were found competent in 2005-2006 There is no funding for employees that complete Skills Programme in this financial year (2007- 2008) APPRENTICESHIPS AND BLASTING CERTIFICATES 74 (in excess of 5 000) employees completed Blasting Certificates and Apprenticeships Learning Materials Development 100 (784) Learning Materials developed for unit standard based Learnerships

4. ARTISAN PATHWAYS The DoL is currently finalising the model for “Artisan Development Rates” The document is currently with NSA for comment The model proposes for routes to develop Artisans – Learnerships – Section 13 Artisans ito the Manpower Training Act (MTA) – Section 28 Artisans ito the Manpower Training Act (MTA) – DoE vocational Qualifications Generic Trade Tests per trade proposed at the Common Summative Assessment irrespective of the Route Register of practising Artisans to be established

5. QUALITY ASSURANCE OPERATIONAL STATISTICS The MQA accreditation status as an ETQA was fully endorsed (certificated) by SAQA 3 (15) Memorandums of Understanding signed with ETQAs and 2 (3) Cooperation Agreements with Provincial Departments of Education 16 New accreditation audits were done and 14 Training Providers obtained their provisional accreditation status 11 (16) Training Providers obtained their full accreditation status 3 Programme evaluations were done at FETs sites and 2 (7) FET Colleges received programme approval from the MQA.

6. ABET MILESTONES & ACHIEVEMENTS As at 2006-2007, 15 432 learners were planned on ABET 1-4 programmes; As at 2006-2007, 7 845 learners successfully completed ABET 1-4 programmes

7. PROJECTS AND GRANTS ABET Practitioner Learnerships (NQF4 and 5) To train ABET Practitioners in the Mining and Mineral Sector who wish to align their current qualification to the NQF in ABET practices Achieved: 190 ABET Practitioners training Budget: R6 500 000 Planned: 250 Practitioners currently in training and graduation is planned for February 2008

8. PROJECTS AND GRANTS Beneficiation initiatives identification & skills development support To train informal and formal SMMEs beneficiaries in Diamond Evaluation and Mineral Processing Achieved: 40 SMMEs trained Budget: R500 000 Planned: 80 SMMEs to be trained

9. PROJECTS AND GRANTS District Municipalities partnership for identification and support of skills development of unemployed mine workers Support the development of ex miners, proxies and community members Achieved Budget: R500 000 Planned: 40 ex mine workers to be trained

10. PROJECTS AND GRANTS Small Scale Miners Technical training To train and build the capacity of small-scale miners Achieved: 126 miners trained Budget: R500 000 Planned: 600 miners to be trained

11. PROJECTS AND GRANTS Graduate Development Programme (GDP) This project was initiated to train and provide on the job experience to young unemployed graduates and diplomats in the scarce skills disciplines within the Mining and Mineral Sector Achieved: 113 Graduates trained Budget: R16 278 500 Planned: None, pending NSF funding

12. PROJECTS AND GRANTS Learnerships and Skills Programmes grants Provide funding for employees who have completed MQA registered Skills Programmes. Provide funding for the registration of 18.1 and 18.2 learners into the MQA and non-MQA Learnerships Budget: R63 000 000

13. Universities Employment Equity grant To help the Universities to achieve the employment equity and transformation within their Mining Engineering and Mine Surveying departments Achieved: 11 Lecturers appointed Budget: R4 800 000 Planned: 15 Lecturers appointed PROJECTS AND GRANTS

14. Mining and Minerals related FET Support To assist FET Colleges to achieve high standards in College Governance, improvement in Curriculum and Programme Development and to build staff capacity Achieved: 16 FET Colleges participated Budget: R300 000 Planned: Support the same 16 FET Colleges PROJECTS AND GRANTS

15. MQA FET SUPPORT – PROGRAMME APPROVAL READINESS The following colleges received MQA programme approval: –PE College –Goldfields –Motheo –South West –Western –Umfolozi –Lephalale –Capricorn – Waterberg – Nkangala – Gert Sibande – NC Urban – NC Rural – Orbit – Vuselela – College of CT

16. INVOLVEMENT WITH PSDFs Managers regularly attend PSDFs in Provinces Feedback reports circulated to other MQA managers and Board standing committees Participate in all Provincial Forums, Workshops and Planning Sessions COMMENT: Don’t postpone or cancel meetings so often, this leads to unavailability of senior managers and level of participation decreases

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