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A West Coast College
perspective
Current Provision of a Skilled Work force in the West
Coast
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastVision
To be a world class Technical Education and Training institution in the West Coast region that promotes lifelong learning and contributes to socio-economic development
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastMission
To provide TVET services of high quality and to be the TVET provider of first choice by training students to:
• Be Employable• Have access to Higher Education opportunities• Exploit Entrepreneurship opportunities
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Provisioning
• Research• Stakeholder Reviews• Programme evaluation and review
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Accreditation of workshops & programmes• Diversification of programme offerings
– Fitting & Turning– Welding– Fabrication – Electrical– Auxillary programmes: Finance, Office Administration,
Tourism, Primary Health, Renewable Energy, Energy Generation
• Top up Training
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Construction Centre of Excellence (Atlantis
Campus)– Skills programmes, Trades, Trade Testing
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Exploration to support Marine
– Processing SAMSA accreditation– Nated offering to support– Partnership with Sea Harvest
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Expansion of
Vredenburg Site• 11 new
classrooms• Residence
facilities to accommodate 240 students
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• NC(V) Intake (Engineering & Electrical)
2012 2013 2014 20150
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2012 2013 2014 2015
NC(V) 1 328 1 255 1 067 1 028
53% Locals from the area
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Breakdown of new students for NC(V) L2
2014 2015
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Replacement of Maths Literacy with pure
Maths• From 2012, Maths implemented for all
Engineering & Electrical programmes• N1 – N2 support for past graduates without
Math
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Increased Nated uptake for artisan
development2012 2013 2014 2015
N1 - N3 1 174 1522 1959 750 (T1 only)
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Growth of N1 to N3 programme
94% Locals from the area
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Breakdown of new students for N1
20142015
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Increased artisan development
2012 2013 2014 2015
Artisans 48 156 311 250
91% Locals from the area
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Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Welding Centre of Excellence
– Training up to 6 GR– 2 shifts– Full capacity of centre
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Occupational Readiness
programme (DEDAT)– 527 students on the pilot
programme to increase the pipeline
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Dual apprenticeship
programme– One of three colleges in country
selected to 22 students on the pilot innovative apprenticeship programme i.e NC(V) & Apprenticeship
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Increased New Venture Creation offerings
– 175 new business starts– Incorporation of Entrepreneurship into curriculum
• Exploration of Co-operative Training
NCV N1 - N3 N4 - N6 HE Occupational Total0
2,000
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14,000
TARGETACTUALS
62%
38%
Gender breakdown
FEMALEMALE
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• Industry relevance• Partnership with employers in the region e.g.
Vaalmac, Dormac, Westacore, Genwest, Filigree, Oranje Fish, Marine Products,
Chantex, D & C Engineering, Transnet, Sea Harvest, Atlantis Foundries.• Workplace experience for students & staff
– Structured programmes– Dedicated placement units
• Upskilling of Staff (lecturer development)– NSF funding (professional, assessor, moderator)– ETDP SETA programme for train the trainer– SAOGA– DEDAT
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West Coast
Interventions to respond to the
skill demands• National & International Partnerships
– Dormac (Apprenticeships)– SAIW– Strategic Partnership for Construction CETA, EWSETA,
CHIETA, MERSETA– Blackburn College, Blackburn– Stockport College, UK– South Birmingham College, UK– SAOGA– DEDAT– SBIDZ
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastSuccess Indicators
• Academic Performance – from 2009 t0 2014 academic certification from 24,6% to 53,5%.
• Growth of 28,9%.
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastSuccess Indicators
• 80% NC(V) Level 4 students placed in Workplace Based Experience programmes
• 80% graduates placed in workplaces or articulated into Report 191 Programmes, Apprenticeships or Learnerships
• 100% placement for 2014• About 30% permanent employment upon exit• Internships – 250
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastSuccess Indicators
• Graduate achievements– Top Achiever Provincially in 2014 in Office Administration– Top Achiever Provincially in 2014 in Engineering & Related
Design– Top Achiever Provincially in 2014 in Education &
Development
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastSuccess Indicators
– Houston Isaacs, who enrolled on the Welding programme in Vredenburg campus and completed his Apprenticeship in 2011, went on to become the 2013 Young Welder of the Year and also featured in 2011 on the Do-It-Yourself television show Riaan Venter
– Shandre Janse Van Rensburg, also a West Coast College student, was selected as the runner-up in the 2013 Young Welder of the Year competition.
– In 2014, Romario Arendse, defended the college’s title in which artisans from some big companies such as Transnet, Wilbat Projects, Sasol & Eskom also participated. Romario did the college proud by finishing second in the competition, and was narrowly beaten by a mere 1,25% by the winner from Steamular Training Centre.
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastSuccess Indicators
• Academic Performance - 10% improvement• Placement Statistics - 80% placement• Internships – 250• Graduate achievements
– Top Achiever in Office Administration– Top Achiever in Engineering & Related Design– Top Achiever in Education & Development
• Gold Award in the PMR Marketing Survey
CHALLENGES
To meet growth plan
5 year growth plan
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PROJECTED ENROLMENTPROJECTED FOR ENGINEERING
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastChallenges
• Recruitment from the area• Database of NEET• Pipeline i.e. Feeder • Lack of Maths & Science
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastChallenges
• Bursary funding for NC(V) & Nated student fees
• Company placements – the need for more i.e. on course and post course
• Managing stipend expectations• Programme hopping• Social issues
• 70% counselling rate• Drugs
Current provision of a skilled workforce in the West CoastChallenges
• Workshops• Meeting the demand – exiting numbers• Staffing related
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