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TOWARDS A CREDIBLE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM FOR SKILLS PLANNING

26 November 2012

A Presentation at the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) Skills Colloquium

Presentation Outline

• Background
• Objectives
• 6 Research Themes and a Cross-cutting Capacity

Building Component

• Governance Structures

BACKGROUND

• A research project in support of Delivery Agreement 1: Outcome

5.1  Towards a Credible Institutional Mechanism for Skills Planning

• HSRC approached DHET with proposal to undertake research

project: Labour Market Intelligence Project (LMIP)

• Workshop held in August 2011 with DHET to discuss research

needs

• Memorandum of Agreement signed with HSRC (Feb 2012) and

Wits Education Policy Unit (EPU) (Dec 2011)

• Research Agenda Setting Workshop held in Irene in May 2012, at

which conceptual underpinnings of research project were presented and discussed

GOAL

Support DHET to establish a credible institutional mechanism for skills planning, the main components

• f which are:
• 5.1.1: develop standardised frameworks for the

assessment of skills supply, shortages, and vacancies in the country

• 5.1.2: Develop mechanisms to interface operating

systems

• 5.1.3: Develop strategic management information

systems

THEMES

• Theme 1: Labour market analysis frameworks, information systems
• Theme 2: Skills forecasting - The supply and demand model (Wits EPU)
• Theme 3: Studies of selected priority sectors
• Theme 4: Reconfiguring the post school sector
• Theme 5: Pathways through education and training and into the

workplace

• Theme 6: Understanding changing artisanal milieus and identities
• Theme 7: Capacity Building

Theme 1: Establishing a Foundation for Labour Market Information Systems in SA

• Indicator system
• Integration of data systems
• Data curation
• Research: application & incentivisation of

management information systems

• Coordinating frameworks for organising &

managing labour market intelligence

• Research website

Theme 2-Skills Forecasting: A Supply & Demand Model

• Project of the Wits Education Policy Unit
• Linked Macro-Education Model for South Africa
• Predict the demand for labour in 45 sectors of the

economy

• Incorporates education modules
• Regular forecasts of the supply and demand for

skills

Theme 3: Studies of Selected Priority Sectors

• Skills-Biased Employment Demand – An Empirical

Overview

• Growth, Employment, and Skills: The New Growth

Path Revisited

• SETA Labour Markets: A Primer for SETA

Performance Improvement

– Develop a generic SETA labour market survey (to ensure the generation of quality data on the basis of which to develop/inform Workplace Skills Plans (WSPs), Sector Skills Plans (SSPs), and Annual Training Reports (ATRs))

• Employment Creation through the Informal Sector

Theme 4: Reconfiguring the Post-Schooling Sector

• 1. A Study in Labour Market Interactive Capabilities,

Structures, and Mechanisms in the PSET sector

– NB: The role of, interaction with, and location of SETAs

• 2. Institutional Responsiveness and Student

Employability in Vocational Education and Training Curriculum

• 3. Role, Nature, Scope, and Effectiveness of Adult

Education and Training (AET) in South Africa

– ??? Reconfiguration in respect of livelihoods and labour market outcomes???

Theme 5: Pathways Through Education and Training and into the Workplace

• Longitudinal national youth panel survey
• Assess efficiency and effectiveness of young

peoples’ transitions through the education system into employment

• Identifies barriers in educational outcomes, wrt. the

education and training system, and dynamics of labour market and economy

• Uses international lessons for implementation and

a mechanism for long-term institutionalisation

Theme 6: Understanding Changing Artisanal Occupational Milieus and Identities

• 1. A Historical Account of Artisanal Skilling and

Employment through the Lens of Political Economy

• 2. A Study of the Shifting Boundaries between

Professions and Occupations: Impact on Artisanal Work and Training

• 3. A Study of the Relation between the Changing

Nature of Artisanal Work, Apprenticeships and Trade Testing

Theme 7: Capacity Building

• A Student Bursary component
• An institutional capacity building programme for

the DHET and SETAs

• To be marketed nationally and students selected for

2013 and 2014 academic years.

• HSRC/NRF sending out calls to all universities in

2013 & 2014 for selection of student interns.

• Arrangements being finalised to place 10 research

interns at SETAs

GOVERNANCE

• High Level Advisory Committee : other govt dept, high level economists
• Steering Committee : DHET + HSRC + Wits
• Departmental Theme Committees (DTC): DHET + other dept/entities +

HSRC/Wits

• Departmental Coordinating Committee on LMIP (DCC): DDGs + DHET

Theme leaders

• Critical readers and reviewers: Local and international experts
• ToRs of above are subject to DG approval

DHET THEME LEADERS

• Theme 1:

Mapaseka Letho (Branch H) Letho.M@dhet.gov.za

• Theme 2:

Firoz Patel (Branch H) Patel.F@dhet.gov.za

• Theme 3:

Malivive Lumka/Melissa Erra (Branch S) Lumka.M@dhet.gov.za Erra.M@dhet.gov.za

• Theme 4:

Lebogang Mokwena (Branch V) Mokwena.L@dhet.gov.za

• Theme 5:

Zukile Mvalo (Branch S) Mvalo.Z@dhet.gov.za

• Theme 6:

Florus Prinsloo (Branch S) Prinsloo.F@dhet.gov.za

• Capacity Building:

TBC (Training and Development) Mokwena.L@dhet.gov.za

THANK YOU

Project Secretariat

1.Dr. Hersheela Narsee – Narsee.H@dhet.gov.za 2.Ms. Maphake Ramasodi – Ramasodi.M@dhet.gov.za