1. The Role of Human Resource Development Council of SA (HRDCSA)
Brenda Ntombela
Head of Secretariat
Human Resource Development Council of South Africa

2. Mandate
Advise DP of implementation of HRD policies and strategies guide and shape the HRD agenda.
Medium for constant dialogue and consensus building on HRD
Identify skills blockages and recommend solutions
Promote knowledge management and benchmarking at enterprise and national level
Monitoring and evaluation
Advocacy and communication
NB Role of Council not to implement the strategy, but to create a
platform where social partners engage in coming up with solution
to address bottlenecks in the development of human resources in South Africa

3. Human Resource Development Council of
Achievements
Human Resource Development Council of
South Africa -
ACHIEVEMENTS
Launch of HRD Council;
The adoption of the HRDSA;
The establishment of a Technical Working Group (TWG);
Establishment of the HRDC Secretariat;
Establishment of the Provincial HRD Coordinating Forum;
Adoption of the 5 – Point Plan premised on the National HRD Strategy’s eight commitments;
9 Technical Task Teams to identify and remove human resource and skills blockages
Marketing and Communication Strategy and Brand Identity in place;
Reporting template for HRD Provincial Coordinating Forums – report on 5 - Point Plan
Three Provinces established their HRD Provincial Councils: KZN, E/Cape & N/Cape;
Draft National Integrated HRD Plan developed

4. Objectives of the HRDSA
Increase responsiveness of training and education to social and economic development agenda
Address quality issues in the education and skills development pipeline
Address skills shortages in priority areas
4. Establish institutional mechanism for Coordination, integration, coherence, accountability and reporting
5. Optimise efficacy and outcomes of HRD in respect of SA development agenda

5. Five Point Work Plan
Strengthen and support FET Colleges to expand access;
Production of intermediate skills (artisans in particular) and professionals;
Production of academics and stronger industry-educational institutions partnerships in research and development;
Foundational Learning; and
Worker Education.

6. Technical Task Teams Artisan Development Alignment of HRDSA with NGP
Foundational Learning
Artisan Development
Production of Academics and Industry Partnerships
Production of Professionals
FET Colleges
Education & Entrepreneurship
Review of Skills Development Institutional Landscape
Worker Education

7. New approach for the National HRD Plan
Ownership and buy-in from participating Departments and entities;
A clear set of protocols that clarify roles of implementers;
This model is based on the following key premises:
Government has limited institutional capacity to resolve all socio-economic problems simultaneously;
Only a limited set of priority interventions can be adopted at any one time; and
Horizontal coordination within National and Provincial government is a crucial area of intervention in resolving persistent socio-economic problems.

8. Principles
The HRD plan is built on existing work;
The New Growth Path, National Development Plan, Industrial Policy Action Plan, soon-to-be white paper on Post School education.
The plan aims to look ahead to anticipate the country’s HRD needs;
It is aimed at unpacking how the strategy will contribute to the development of critical skills across all sectors of the economy;
Monitoring and evaluation of the plan’s implementation will be done;
Secretariat will liaise with all partners to ensure that they provide regular reports;
Reports will serve to review performance, evolve the plan and highlight success and challenges.

9. Poverty; Inequality; Unemployment
CHALLENGES
Education’s decline as a share of the national budget
Low provisioning for programmes such as ECD and AET
Capping of higher education enrolments
Lower than aspired enrolments in Further Education and Training Colleges
Inappropriate levels of industry development in rural areas
Poor outputs of middle level skills, especially artisans
Poor throughput rates at all levels, i.e. schools, colleges, university
A declining matric pass rate;
Slow growth in Science Engineering and Technology (SET) graduations
Decline in the number of full-time researchers
Zero growth in patent registrations
High youth unemployment rate and a large pool of discouraged work seekers among this group
Increased number of young people between ages 15 and 24 who are not in any form of education or employment (NEET)
High levels of unemployment
Planning at HEI’s not linked to industry and economy needs
Low levels of teacher and lecturer expertise and development
Social impact on the schooling and tertiary system (nutrition, drugs, prostitution etc.)
Labour market opportunities of black Africans worse than other population groups
Limited integration of science and technology in the education system
Unemployment of black African women;
Education and training institutions not channelling young people from school into post school activities
No serious consideration of the Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL)
Poor employment absorption of young people
Inadequately resourced educational institutions
Skills mismatch
Low number of people doing Master’s and Doctoral studies

10. ECONOMIC GROWTH CHALLENGES
Education’s decline as a share of the national budget
Low provisioning for programmes such as ECD and AET
Capping of higher education enrolments
Lower than aspired enrolments in Further Education and Training Colleges
Inappropriate levels of industry development in rural areas
Poor outputs of middle level skills, especially artisans
Poor throughput rates at all levels, i.e. schools, colleges, university
A declining matric pass rate;
Slow growth in Science Engineering and Technology (SET) graduations
Decline in the number of full-time researchers
Zero growth in patent registrations
High youth unemployment rate and a large pool of discouraged work seekers among this group
Increased number of young people between ages 15 and 24 who are not in any form of education or employment (NEET)
ECONOMIC GROWTH
High levels of unemployment
Planning at HEI’s not linked to industry and economy needs
Low levels of teacher and lecturer expertise and development
Social impact on the schooling and tertiary system (nutrition, drugs, prostitution etc.)
Labour market opportunities of black Africans worse than other population groups
Limited integration of science and technology in the education system
Unemployment of black African women;
Education and training institutions not channelling young people from school into post school activities
No serious consideration of the Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL)
Poor employment absorption of young people
Inadequately resourced educational institutions
Skills mismatch
Low number of people doing Master’s and Doctoral studies

11. PRIORITY AREAS FOR NATIONAL HRD PLAN
Foundation
Schooling
Post schooling
Work place
Quality ECD
Practitioners
Facilities
Recognising the need
Development
Quality Schooling ;
Competence and capacity of school principals;
Teacher Development
Resourcing
FET Colleges
Universities
Universities of Technology
Education <–> Industry Partnerships;
Higher Education enrollment & throughput
Production of Academics
Recognition of Prior Learning
Career Development
Career Progression
Every work place a training place
CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES Social issues
Rural Development
Information and Communications Technology
Enterprise Development / Enabling Entrepreneurship

12. Strategic Goals Universal Access to Quality Foundational Learning
Expanded Access to the Post-schooling System 
Capable Public Sector with Effective and Efficient Planning and Implementation Capabilities
Production of Appropriately Skilled People for the Economy
Improved Technological Innovation and Outcomes

13. Conclusion
Investment in education and training is the main key to progress from one level of economic development to another
Societies need to gear themselves from now on to learning

14. Ngiyabonga Thank You! The End
Together we can achieve more
PARTNERING TO INNOVATIVELY DEVELOP SA’s HUMAN POTENTIAL
Ngiyabonga
Thank You!