Presenter: Ms. Nora Hanke Water Sector Cluster Manager 1
“Greatness is not where we stand, but in what direction we are moving....we must sail, sometimes with the wind, sometimes against it, but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.” Sir Oliver Wendell Holmes 19 th century American physician, critical thinker and reformer 2
CONTENTS Our Profile Our Strategic Focus Our Strategic Objectives Our Strategic Plan & Goals APP Fiscal Year 2015/16 FETWater Programme Support Roles and Responsibilities 3
EWSETA PROFILE The Energy and Water Services Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) is one of 21 SETA’s established in terms of Section 9 of the Skills Development Act, 97 of 1998, as amended & reports to the Honourable Minister of the Department of Higher Education & Training EWSETA was one of the SETA’s re-licensed in 2011 for a further period of 5 years until 2016 Our mandate is to anticipate, build & manage the skills development and training needs of the energy and water services sector through strategic skills planning within the context of the NSDS III How do we do this? 4
EWSETA PROFILE By establishing & registering learning programmes Approving Workplace Skills Plans (WSP’s) and Annual Training Reports (ATR’s) Disbursement of mandatory grants to levy-paying employers and discretionary grants to skills development providers, public education and training institutions, learners, NGO’s, CBO’s, Cooperatives and worker initiated programmes Monitoring & quality assuring education and training in the EW sector Promoting learnerships, internships, apprenticeships and other training programmes 5
EWSETA PROFILE The sub-sectors we service includes: Electricity Oil and Gas Nuclear Renewable energy and Water, waste & sanitation The EW sector is constrained by resource shortages and increasing demand There is a consequent reliance on technical skills and expertise, which are equally in short supply A lack of skilled workforce is a major constraint on growth of our economy What’s our Strategy? 6
EWSETA’S STRATEGIC FOCUS Ultimately, EWSETA must respond to key national development strategies and macro-economic policies such as: National Development Plan The Human Resource Development Strategy of SA New Growth Path National Skills Accord National Youth Accord Industrial Policy Action Plan II Rural Development Strategies The National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III ensures alignment of the strategy to these national policies and frameworks 7
STRATEGIC PLAN & OBJECTIVES Our Vision We will be the recognised, reputable and leading authority in world-class skills development facilitation for the energy and water services sector Our Mission Comprehensive research and a sound understanding of the skills demand and supply forces in our sector Co-ordinating, facilitating and providing quality assurance for sector-relevant skills development programmes for our stakeholders, aligned with stated national skills development priorities and Establishing a sector skills pipeline with a positive impact on government’s economic growth policies, employment creation and the eradication of poverty 8
STRATEGIC PLAN & GOALS EWSETA has refined our strategy to centre around three strategic outcome orientated goals with their own set of objectives: 1. Strengthen institutional capabilities to meet the skills development needs of the Energy and Water Services Sector Establish a governance and management system within the EWSETA to appropriately manage all resources and ensure sustainable and reliable organisational performance and compliance 2. Addressing the skills shortage within the Energy and Water Services Sector Address the skills shortage in the E&W sector through PIVOTAL programmes and establishment of a credible institutional mechanism 3. A sustainable socio-economic development plan for informal sector including SMMEs Engage with SMMEs, Trade Unions. NGOs and community-based organisations and identify skills needs and strategies to support sustainable economic development in rural, township and other relevant partners in energy and water services 9
APP FISCAL YEAR 2015/16 SETA FUNDED SECTOR OBJECTIVES NO INDICATORS ANNUAL TARGET TARGETS FUNDED 2.1 Maintain research strategy An updated Research Strategy Annual Review of the Sector Skills Plan that informs the sector skills No of firms supported with mandatory grants planning. 160 160 2.2 Increase access to AET Programmes Entered 100 75 25 occupationally-directed AET Programmes Completed 38 38 programmes for employed and unemployed learners to address critical and scarce skills. 2.2 Increase access to Unemployed Entered Learnerships 1800 1200 600 occupationally-directed Unemployed Entered Bursaries 500 400 100 programmes for employed and unemployed learners to Unemployed Entered Internships 900 250 650 address critical and scarce Unemployed Entered Skills Programmes 700 600 100 skills. Unemployed Completed Learnerships 900 0 0 Unemployed Completed Bursaries 250 0 0 Unemployed Completed Internships 200 0 0 Unemployed Completed Skills Programmes 350 0 0 10
APP FISCAL YEAR 2015/16 2.2 Increase access to Workers Entered Learnerships 800 300 500 occupationally-directed Workers Entered Bursaries 100 0 100 programmes for employed Workers Entered Skills Programmes 2000 450 1550 Workers Entered RPL 100 100 0 and unemployed learners to Workers Completed Learnerships 400 0 0 address critical and scarce Workers Completed Bursaries 50 0 0 Workers Completed Skills Programmes 225 0 0 skills. Candidacy Programme Entered 20 20 0 Candidacy Programme Completed 0 Workers Completed RPL 50 0 2.3 Enhance capacity to meet TVET Student Placement Entered 50 50 TVET Student Placement Completed 25 R 0 energy and water industry Universities Student Placement Entered 50 50 Universities Student Placement Completed 25 25 supply needs. SETA/TVET College Partnerships 5 5 SETA/Universities Partnerships 2 2 SETA/Employer Partnerships 10 10 Lecturer Development Programmes Entered 5 50 Lecturer Development Programmes Completed 5 5 No of accredited skills development providers 10 10 No of TVET College lectures trained 50 50 No of trade centres accredited 10 10 No of qualifications developed 5 5 11
APP FISCAL YEAR 2015/16 2.4 Facilitate increased artisan Artisans Entered 1700 400 1300 skills capacity within the Energy and Water Services Artisans Completed 200 0 Sector. 2.5 Raise awareness of career Number of career guides distributed 12000 12000 0 and vocational guidance Number of career awareness events held 15 15 3.1 To promote learning and Cooperatives Supported 30 30 Small Business Supported 20 20 development that addresses NGOs 5 5 socio-economic inequalities in NLPEs 0 0 CBOs 5 5 the sector Trade Unions 3 3 12
FETWater Support EWSETA is committed to the FETWater process Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement Branch (busy capacitating) FETWater as key sector partnership Fiscal Year 2015/16 EWSETA will appoint DQP for (DWS letter reference: 21/21/2/3/2): Water Use Specialist Water Resource Practitioner Water Use Officer Compliance and Enforcement 13
Roles and Responsibilities EWSETA to budget for qualification development - done FETWater to send OFO code, title and rationale Meeting as soon as possible Pre-scoping before the end of March with CEP EWSETA to start qualification development with appointed DQP, CEP in 2015/16 Fiscal Year EWSETA is willing to assume role of AQP once qualification has been developed (under condition of stakeholder consent) 14
THANK YOU www.ewseta.org.za Contact: norah@eseta.org.za 15
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