SLIDE 1 Career Development Services
Letshego Mokeki Director – Career Development Services
SLIDE 2 We start early to think about our career
SLIDE 3 World Bank Study
The World Bank argue that ‘career guidance services can increase the efficiency of the use of scarce education and training resources’ and improve overall ‘economic efficiency’ especially for developing economies.
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SLIDE 4 UNEMPLOYMENT
25 - 40%
LIFE EXPECTANCY 2011
61-67 years
EDUCATION LEVELS BELOW NSC (20s) UPPER BOUND POVERTY LINES
(STATSSA2015)
NOT IN EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING 15-34 yrs
18 million 55%
7,5 million
PEOPLE
56 Million
SLIDE 5 Challenges
Unequal access to quality career information and government support services Scarce quality career services within the schooling system Problems of fragmentation and duplication Poor quality of services and lack of professionalisation High drop out rates – low throughput rates
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SLIDE 6 Policy and Legislative Mandate
NSDS III aims to reduce inequality ….by increasing access to high quality and relevant education and training and skills development
This mission will be done by among others, linking of education, training and skills development pursuits to career paths and career development.
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SLIDE 7 DHET’S Vision
A South Africa in which we have a differentiated and fully-inclusive post-school system that allows South Africans to access relevant post-school education and training, in
- rder to fulfil the economic and social goals of
participation in an inclusive economy and society.
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Purpose
CDS has been set up to coordinate and lead the establishment of an all age, national and comprehensive, Career Development Services (CDS) for South Africa.
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SLIDE 11 Functions and Services
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SLIDE 12 Norms and standards for career services Setting up and managing coordination structures Career Development Services Professionalisation Network of Khetha Centres
CDS- Policy & Coordination
SLIDE 13 CDS Operations
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Helpline Advocacy Information Outreach
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Key CDS Services
Career information, advice and counselling Career information, advice and counselling Train and support Career Development Practitioners Train and support Career Development Practitioners Develop and share career information and IT systems Develop and share career information and IT systems Coordinate and integrate career services across all spheres of government Coordinate and integrate career services across all spheres of government
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CDS Messages
SLIDE 16 Engagement Model
Training and resourcing intermediaries – Teachers & SSS Staff Partnerships with key NGOs/CBOs – PwDSA, Rural2Rural Partnership with Government DPT & agencies
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SLIDE 17 CDS Online Platform
NCAP Info Hub Careerhelp
SLIDE 18 Careerhelp
Target groups: All age – Learners, Students, Unemployed Youth, Career Practitioners, Workers, Entrepreneurs, Parents, Job Seekers The Careerhelp website is a one stop shop for all career related matters. This site is an information resource designed to help all individuals make an informed career decision
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SLIDE 19 Information Hub
The Info Hub is a resource platform for Career Development Practitioner (CDPs) Designed to improve information and knowledge among CDPs Provide a platform for discussing issues and topics (Practitioners Forum)
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SLIDE 20 NCAP
A free online self-help tool designed to facilitate and support informed career and study decisions A one-stop platform for information on careers and related learning pathways, institutions of higher learning and courses and programmes they offer. A comprehensive career resource for learners, students, unemployed youth, parents, career practitioners and workers looking to make career changes.
The National Career Advice Portal (NCAP) is:
SLIDE 21 What Does NCAP Offer?
Information on over 1400 careers available in the labour market and information on learning pathways to these careers. Career videos for each occupation (status: over 700 video uploaded - project to be completed in July 2018 Information on careers (occupations) in high demand and a focus green skills; Information on all public post- schools education and training institutions and the courses they
SLIDE 22 Subject Choice & Questionnaire
A variety of non-standardised career questionnaires designed to facilitate self-exploration and a system generated report upon completion of each. A subject chooser tool which helps the user to link subjects to careers and careers to subjects. A user could simply select subjects they are thinking of choosing to see which careers these subjects could lead them to and vice versa.
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Campaigns
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Khetha Radio Programme
SLIDE 25 Mpumalanga, Ermerlo, 2016 Kimberley, Northern Cape, 2017 Umveso, Eastern Cape, 2018
NMCDF
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Monitoring & Evaluation
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Monitoring & Evaluation
Client satisfaction tracking Analysis and learning from performance Project partnership reports Mid-term evaluations
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Helpline Cases: 2015 to 2017
30 196 17 235 21490 68 921
10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 80 000 2015 2016 2017 Total
Helpline Queries
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T & S : 2015 to 2017
91 668 135 360 166 862 393 890
50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 250 000 300 000 350 000 400 000 450 000 1
Training & Support
2015 2016 2017 TOTAL
SLIDE 30 Online Platforms Performance
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102 667 141 859 314 754 559 280
712 218 466 946 17 304 1 196 468
200 000 400 000 600 000 800 000 1 000 000 1 200 000 1 400 000
2015 2016 2017 Total
Online Platforms
NCAP Careerhelp/Info Hub
SLIDE 31 Khetha Radio Programme
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1900000 3500000 3100000 500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 3000000 3500000 4000000 2015 2016 2017
Radio Programme
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Next Steps for CDS
NCAP intergration: Central Application Service, NSFAS, Funza Lushaka Developing an impact evaluation framework Broadening access to online services - Zero rating access request Business case for a government component
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Challenges and lessons learnt
Coordination & funding within departments Exhibitions and expos models that don’t work Rural bias balance - information sessions/school visits
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SLIDE 35 Career Development Services
SMS/“Please call me”: 072 204 5056 a Career Advisors will call you back Telephone: Call 086 999 0123 (Mon-Fri: 08:00-16:00) Website: www.careerhelp.org.za or follow the link on the DHET website homepage National Career Advice Portal: Get information on career paths, where to study and what to study at http://ncap.careerhelp.org.za or follow the link from the careerhelp website Twitter: Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/sacareerhelp
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