Chapter 1 Flashcards
NSDS III
emphasis placed on training to enable trainees to enter formal workforce or create livelihood for themselves
emphasis particular on those who do not have relevant technical skills or adequate reading, writing and numeracy skills
employers play a key role
required to become actively invovled in PIVOTAL plans
strong focus = quality assurance
The draft proposal of NSDP 2030
adresses problems and opportunities in skills landscape that are summarised and adressed in White Paper
- need to integrate organisations in the skills landscape with PSET institutions
- need to outline clearer mandate and role for SETAs in long run
- need for better funding, planning and monitoring mechanisms and reduction of multiple accountabilities
SAQA
advises minster of higher education on matters relating to NQF, such as:
- advancing objectives of NQF
- overseeing further development of NQF
- co-ordinating NQF subframeworks
- required to perform tasks after consultation and in-corporation with all bodies and institutions responsible for education, training and certification of standards affected by NQF
NSA
advices minister on policies and strategies for new skills-building system
works closely with DHET
must ensure systems are in place to monitor, support and evaluate SETA’s and QCTO implementation of NSDP
evaluate DHET performance reports on SETA and QCTO performance in contexts of NSDP and make recommendations to minister
Functions of SETA’s under skills development ammendment act 37 of 2008
development of sector skills plans
establishments of learning programmes
approval of skills plans
allocation of grants, promotion of learning programmes, and registration agreements for learning prorgammes
performing other functions delegated by QCTO
liasion with provincial offices, labour centres, the NSA and skills development forums
admin handles by establishing skills development planning unit
labour centres
- provide information to workers, employers and unemployed
- assist workers and other categories of persons to find placements
- assist workers and others to start income-generating projects
- help workers enter learning programmes
NSDS II
April 2005 - March 2011
equity, training and skills development
promotion of employability
assist designated groups to gain knowledge and experience in order to acquire critical skills
quality of provision = problem area
NSDS I objectives
- develop culture of lifelong learning
- foster skills development in the formal economy for productivity and employability
- stimulate and support skills development in small businesses
- promote skills development for employability and sustainable livelihood through social devlopment
- assist new entrants into employment
National skills development strategy I
April 2001- March 2005
Sub component of HRDSSA
speaks directly to training related aspects under HRDSSA II
guided strategic planning of DHET, NSF and SETAS as well as related angencies
emphasised quality and need to cultivate lifelong learning in workplace environment
supposed to be demand driven and based on needs of employees
effectiveness of delivery was essential
Revised NQF
- 10-level NQF
- unit standard-based qualifications and whole qualifications being equally valid
- replacement of 12 national standard bodies by standard advisory panels - purpose; standard setting
- replacement of standard generating bodies by communities of expert practices
- smaller SAQA board
- three quality councils
National Qualifications Framework ACT 67 of 2008
provides for responsibilities of Minister of Higher Education
SAQA and Quality councils
integrated learning framework in South Africa
integrates institutional training and workplace practice
three sectors:
- general and further education ad training qualifications framework - department of basic education
- quality council: UMULASI
- higher education qualifications framework
- CHE
- Occupational qualifications framework
- QCTO
Functions of SETA’s under skills development ammendment act 37 of 2008
development of sector skills plans
establishments of learning programmes
approval of skills plans
allocation of grants, promotion of learning programmes, and registration agreements for learning prorgammes
performing other functions delegated by QCTO
liasion with provincial offices, labour centres, the NSA and skills development forums
admin handles by establishing skills development planning unit
labour centres
- provide information to workers, employers and unemployed
- assist workers and other categories of persons to find placements
- assist workers and others to start income-generating projects
- help workers enter learning programmes
Skills development Ammendment Act 37 of 2008
provides for new functions and composition of NSA
provides for new functions of SETA’s
provides for clarity regarding continuation of apprentiship training
and provides for the establishment of Quality Council for trades and occupations
Skills development levies act 9 of 1999
established the system of levy financing to fund skills development and allowed for additional regulations under SDLA whish in turn allowed for the provision of allocation of grants by SETAs
principal aim: finance skill development through compulsory levy system
every company that exceeds annual payroll threshold must pay 1% levy
public sectors don’t have to pay levy grants, but must allocate 1% in their plans to skills and training development that is included in plans submitted to SETAs
purpose of Skills Development Act 1998
to develop skills of south african work force, by improving working lives, labour mobility and prospects of work. by improving delivery of social services and productivity in the worklplace and competitveness amongst workers. to promote self-employement.
- to encourage employees to participate in learnerships and other traning programmes
- increase investment in training and education and increase return on this investment
- encourage employers to make the workplace an active learning environment, to assist new entrants ot gain work experience, to assist indiviudals who find it difficuilt to be employed and provide employees with the opportunities to gain new skills
- quality assurance of training and education for the workplace
- to assist employers to find skilled and qualified employees, to assist work seekers to find work and retrenched workers to be re-employed
- to assist those employees who find it difficuilt to find work due to past disadvantages due to unfair discrimination and o redress these disadvantages through training and educati
skills development act 97 of 1998
institutionalized framework that allows for implementations and devise of national, sector and workplace startegies aimed at improving skills of labour market
integrates NQF strategies
learnerships that lead to recognised occupational qualifications
funding for learning and development through levy grant scheme and national skills fund
legal establishment of SETA’s
governing of setas, learnerships, national skills development strategy, sectoral skills plans, quality assurance.
