WELCOME to the SASSETA 2013 Road Show

WELCOMEto the

SASSETA2013 Road Show

SASSETA - your partner in skills development

Have joined hands with the rest of other SETA’S in supporting the Minister’s of Higher Education and Training’s broader vision of reviving the FET Sector

We have set ourselves a strategic goal of ensuring the by 2015 the FET Colleges will be responsive to the needs of the Sector

– Gert Sibande– Nkangala– Ehlanzseni

FET College Collaboration

SASSETA 2013 ROAD SHOW

The Department of Higher Education and Training directed us to partner with FET Colleges when opening our Regional Offices

SASSETA has been directed to KZN to partner with Amajuba FET College, Elangeni FET College and Ethekwini FET College

Progress has been achieved in this regard in that all the 3 Colleges have been visited but

Only Ethekwini FET College could accommodate SASSETA in KZN

SASSETA will be using Etekwini FET’s free office space at no charge except for water and electricity

The intended date for the launch of the Office was February 2013 but has since been delayed by the approval processes of Regional Structure.

Opening of Regional Offices


The challenge of placement of FET Graduates has requested us to seek a collective solution with our employers

DHET has requested SASSETA to place 100 FET College graduates in our sector for 2012 academic year

100 graduates have since been successfully placed at the Legal Aid Board, Popcru and SAPS

Special thanks to our employers and stakeholders for this collective effort in responding to our call

Invitation is extended to other stakeholders to work closely with us in responding to NSDS III imperatives

Work Integrated Learning


On 12 January 2012 the Department issued th SETA grant regulations for public comment

The Department provided both Buisiness Unity South Africa (BUSA) and organised labour an opportunity to submit their inputs at Nedlac

The Minister of Higher education and Training has released the Government Gazette (number 35940) of 3 December 2012

This relates to monies received by the SETAs and how it will be disbursed in the future

The new SETAs Grant Regulations was passed in December and will come into effect on 1 April 2013.


The new SETA grant regulations

Regulate the provision of funds available for skills development

Provide for SETA’s to contribute to the work of the QCTO Discourage accumulation of surpluses and the carry-over of unspent funds Create a framework within which expanded use is made of public education and training providers Promote NQF registered and quality assured PIVOTAL programmes to address scarce and critical skills needs Improve the quantity and quality of labour market information received by SETA’s

Intent of regulations


80% of discretionary grants to be allocated to PIVOTAL programmes

The employer will be paid 20% of the total levy paid to SARS as mandatory grants

Unclaimed mandatory funds to be transferred into discretionary fund by 15 August

From 1 April 2014, WSP/ATR/PVT must be submitted by 30 April annually

Mandatory grants to be paid at least quarterly


Key provisions of regulations

80% Skills Levy

49.5%Discretionary Grants

80%PIVOTAL

20%NON-PIVOTAL

20%Mandatory

Grants

10.5% Administration

10% SETAAdministration

0.5%QCTO

Key provisions of regulations


SKILLS PLANNING & RESEARCH


SECTOR SKILLS PLAN UPDATE


Approach to the SSP Upate

Field Research

Review of current SSP to identify gaps

Desk Research

Focus Groups Interviews Survey Literature review

Analysis and Consolidation

Planning, Review and Sign off

Approach to SSP update


1. Nurses2. Pharmacists3. Supply chain officials4. Doctors5. Social Workers6. Psychologists7. Artisans (Electrical, Mechanical,

and maintenance related)8. Agricultural technicians and

teachers9. Vocational & technical trainers10. Accredited educationists,

assessors and moderators

1. Forensic skills for nurses2. Presentation &report writing for

Corrections Officers3. Management & Leadership

training for those in managerial roles

4. Sign language and foreign languages training for Corrections Officers

5. Dog handling6. Explosives detection7. Systems maintenance people for

new technology8. Security management skills for

Correctional Centre managers

Scarce Skills Critical Skills

Corrections – Scarce and Critical skills


• Skilled Investigators with understanding of legislation

• Telecommunications Technicians with ability to install and commission security devices

• RPL for experienced people with PSIRA grades

• Management and supervisory training

• Communication• ICT skills including CCTV training• National Key Point Security• Customer care• Report writing• Investigation• Dog handling• Basic numeracy and literacy (Adult

Education & Training)


Private Security – Scarce and Critical skills


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Army• Engineers• Architects• Intelligence Officials• Armour Soldiers• Technical Officers (Artisans)

Air Force• Fighter and Transport Pilots• Air Traffic Controllers and

Navigators• Engineers• Technical Officers (Artisans)

SAMHS• Medical Practitioners

including surgeons and anesthetic specialists

• OHS Officers & EHS professionals

• Medical Technologists & Radiologists

• Neuropsychologists

Navy• Engineers• Divers• Technical Officers (Artisans)• Submarine Combat Officers• Warship Coxswains

Defence – Scarce and Critical skills

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• ICT skills including skills for specialised defence packages• Assessing and moderating training for officers in the training centres• Policy and legislative drafting skills for managers involved in the generation of

policies and legislative changes• Leadership and management training including mentoring and coaching • Project management training for officers assigned project management

duties• Monitoring and evaluation• Human Resource Management including human resource development and

planning• Work study systems and processes for Work Study Officers• Risk, compliance and management training for officers

Critical Skills across all Arms of service

Defence – Scarce and Critical skills Scarce and Critical Skills identified

• Legislation Drafters• Court Librarians• Black, young and female judges • Cyber prosecutors• Sign Language Interpreters

• Case flow management, • Report writing • Foreign language interpretations• Management and Leadership training

including mentoring and coaching• Cyber Crime investigation and

prosecution• Maritime law• Computer literacy• Human Resource Management• Financial Management• Office Management


Justice – Scarce and Critical skills


Subsector characterised by over supply of lawyers but fewer black senior counsel

• Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Financial and business management skills for attorneys

• Environmental, Cyber and Maritime Law

• Court procedures• Conflict management• Foreign languages• Case management• Writing skills


Legal – Scarce and Critical skills


• Psychologists• Aircraft pilots• Pathologists• Chemists• Social Workers and Counselors• Forensic Detectives

• Report writing• Computer skills for officers• Scientific Analysis• Forensic investigation for detectives• Facial reconstruction training for

officers• Explosives and ballistics training • Firearms Training• Cyber crime investigation • Online child pornography investigation

skills• Advanced driving training for officers• Mentoring, Coaching and Counseling


Policing – Scarce and Critical skills


Focus on developing the capacity of training units within its constituent departments When the needs of sub-sectors are understood, appropriate interventions must be identified to address those needs. A range of interventions should be considered and the most effective approach agreed.There are a number of changes anticipated across various sub-sectors (especially legislative) and the SETA should be proactive in addressing skills needs brought about by such changes

Relevance and quality of training by providers should be enforced

Greater focus on driving skills development through partnerships with public FET and HET providers. Capacity of both should be improved to address the skills pipelineEffective monitoring of SASSETA funded programmes. The SASSETA must know which organizations and sub-sectors are engaging in skills development, which learners are participating, whether the training is addressing skills and has a positive impact

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Implications for planning

Labour Market InformationA need for comprehensive information about demand & supply of skills

Improved SupplyPartnerships FET & HET institutions to improve their capacity and programme

relevance

Monitoring & EvaluationMeasuring impact of skills development interventions & obtaining key learnings

for improvement

Retention of SkillsSupporting constituent public sector members with mechanisms to retain talent

Strengthening HRD UnitsSupporting constituent members to develop HRD capacity

Expanded Workplace ProvisionMore opportunities for learning & turning public service into a training space

Strategic themes

MANDATORY GRANTS


The SETA will allocate a mandatory grant to a levy paying employer who

Employs 50 or more employees and who has submitted WSP/ATR using approved template

Employs less than 50 and who has submitted the WSP/ATR using simplified form developed by the SETA

Where the employer is a first time submission, must do so within 6 months

The employer should have submitted by the due date i.e. 30 June 2013 (with effect 1 April 2014 due date will be 30 April)

Mandatory Grants


• The employer will be paid 20% of the total levy paid to SARS

• Before payment is made the SETA will evaluate the WSP/ATR against set criteria approved by the Board

• The mandatory grant will be paid quarterly to the employer

• Failure by the employer to claim the mandatory grants will result in their levies transferred to discretionary grant by 15 August of each year.

• The Board can grant extension of one month subject to written request by the levy paying employer

Mandatory Grant payments


A SETA may not pay mandatory grant to an employer who is liable to pay SDL unless:

The levy paying employer has registered with the Commissioner of SARS

Has paid levies directly to Commissioner within specified time

Is up to date with levy payments at the time of approval

Has submitted WSP/ATR contributing to SETA SSP

Has submitted and implemented its WSP for previous financial year to the extent satisfying the SETA

Proof or evidence of consultation with organized labor is provided and signed off

Mandatory Grant eligibility criteria

Advert Receipt of WSP’s

AOR

Capturing Evaluation

Approval

Mandatory Grant process


Questions?


DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROCESS


A SETA will annually approve a DG Policy in accordance with the DHET Guidelines which will determine how the funds will be allocated

The Seta may determine and allocate Discretionary Grant in support ofthe following:

NSDS III targets Critical and scarce skills identified in our SSP NQF Aligned training Annual Performance Plan Pivotal programmes NGO\ CBO \NPO and Trade Unions Public FET Colleges and Universities Bursaries for employed and unemployed

Allocation of Discretionary Grants


Employers who are within the jurisdiction of SASSETA who are up to date with their levy payments or who are exempted in terms of the SDLA of 1999

Employers who have submitted their WSP /ATR

Employers who are registered under the Companies Act of 2008 (as amended)

Legal Employers who are registered with the law society

Employers who comply with TAX regulations

Accredited Private Providers

Registered NGOs, CBOs ,NPOs and Trade Unions

Who qualifies for a Discretionary Grant?


Applicants should submit their Discretionary Grant applications using the prescribed SASSETA Discretionary Grant Application Forms in line with the Discretionary Grant Policy

• DG Application Forms:– DG 01: Employer Application– DG 02: Accredited Service Provider Application– DG03 : Individual Learner Application

How to apply for a Discretionary Grant (continued)


Application forms must be complete and the following attachments must be appended as required:

Original tax clearance certificate

Confirmation of BEE status

Accreditation details

Proposed Project Implementation Plan

Proposal in case of NGOs, CBOs, NPOs and Trade Unions

How to apply for a Discretionary Grant


The SETA will publish request for proposals (RFP) in the national newspapers, as well as the SASSETA website www.sasseta.org.za

The Discretionary Grant applications must be submitted to the SASSETA office by the date specified in the Request for Proposals

Applications for Discretionary Grants must be approved by SASSETA before any training or other activity related to the skills development project applied for can commence

When to apply


Applicants need only apply on identified Qualifications/Unit Standards

A detailed proper costing submitted

A high level project plan submitted

Contactable references submitted

Projects are properly scoped

Learners to be trained have been identified

Provision for Transformational Imperatives to be achieved

What to ensure when applying


Professional Candidates Attorneys and Pshychologists

VocationalForensic Detectives and Legal Interpreters

TechnicalEngineers and Artisans

AcademicResearchers and Forensic Scientists

Pivotal programmes


Company Registration documents not attached

Valid Tax Clearance not attached

Application not responding to the advert

Accreditation details listing programmes applying for not provided

Application forms not fully signed

Employer applications without training provider details

Project costing not detailed and itemised

Applying for different project using one application form

Failure to submit contactable references where applicable

Common application mistakes


Questions?


ETQA


ACCREDITATION PROCESS


Accredit constituent training providers

Evaluate assessment and facilitate moderation among providers

Register assessors and moderators

Deliver on QCTO mandate and also align to SAQA mandate (Accreditation of the SETA)

Role of ETQA


Phase 1: Submission of application form Phase 2: Desktop Evaluation Phase 3: Programme Evaluation Phase 4: Site Visits Phase 5: Recommendations and Approval

Accreditation phases


SASSETA primary focus

Conduct Outcomes-based Assessments / Conduct Moderation of Outcomes-based Assessment

Two (2) years occupational experience in relation to the field they wish to assess

Signing and adherence to ETQA code of conduct

This process is reviewed every 5 years depending on SETA’s lifespan

Assessors and Moderators can be de-registered due to irregularities

Assessor & Moderator registration


Extension of scope through Primary ETQA Identify the unit standards/qualification The primary ETQA to submit to secondary ETQA Assessors & moderators must be registered for applicable unit standard or qualification Provider must have learning materials or MOU

Application for learning programmes

Extension of scope to other Setas


LPQA committee

EXCO(ETQA Comm)

System upload

BOARD(ETQA Comm)

Accreditation

Meetings 2013May, August & Nov

ETQA accreditation process (approx. 3 months)


It is compulsory for all accredited training providers to apply for verification (QALA); to promote learner certification

It is the responsibility of the SETA to endorse learner results Request forms for verification are available from SASSETA

offices and website Monitoring visit is compulsory to all accredited training

providers to ensure continuity and to promote quality (re-accreditation & audit purposes)

Verification requirements


QCTO - Quality Council for the Trade and Occupations is a new body created in the NQF Act Facilitate development of demand driven occupational learning system Manage and co-ordinate qualification in the Occupational Qualifications framework QCTO delegated quality assurance functions for currently registered NQF Qualifications

Quality Council for Trades & Occupation


Occupational Qualification

Occupational QualificationOccupational Qualification

Knowledge Module

Practical Module

Workplace Experience Module

Occupational Qualification


Provider submission Site visit LPQA Meeting

25 March 2013 15-26 April 2013 14 May 2013

25 June 2013 18 July - 01 Aug 2013 13 August 2013

25 September 2013 16-30 October 2013 12 November 2013

21 January 2013 17-27 February 2013 11 March 2014


Provider submission window

Questions?


Please write down

Phone: 011 347 0200Fax: 011 805 6630

Call Centre: 086 110 2477 (all queries) Website: www.sasseta.org.zaEmail: [email protected]

Contact Details


http://www.sasseta.org.za/

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