Environment [Skills Development Act] Flashcards
Skills Development Act
a skilled workforce should lead to improved productivity, increased employment and social development
Purpose of the SDA
- develops and improves workers skills to thereby improve productivity
- ensures quality training in the workplace
- encourages businesses to improve the skills of their workers
- develops skills, to be more competitive in the job/labour market
Sector Education and Training Authorities
organisations that were established for each South Africa’s economic sectors to organise that sector’s education and training programmes
Function of SETAs (skills development)
- approves skills plans and annual training reports.
-manages leadership and training in each SETA/sector
-Registers learnership agreements - provides support for the development of training materials
-collects levies and pays out grants as required
Impact of SETAs on a business
- develops the skills of the South African labour force
- provides workers with opportunities to acquire new skills
- encourages workers to participate in learnerships
-promotes job creation for yourself because skills are learnt
Examples of SETAs
- INSETA
- W&RSETA
- SSETA
Skills Development Levy
tax that businesses pay that goes to the SETA and National Skills Fund for the purpose of skills development
Positive Impact of SDA (business)
- improves productivity in the workplace
- improves the competitiveness of businesses
- increases the number of skilled employees in areas where these skills are scare
- improves the return on investment in education and training
Negative Impact of SDA (business)
- SDA implementation requires a large amount of paper work and administration, this can cost time and money
- man businesses may not support this government initiative
implementation of SDA can be difficult to monitor and control
Positive Impact of SDA (employees)
- higher skilled employees have a better standard of living
- improves work prospects and labour mobility
- increases self-esteem when leaderships are completed
- promotes self-employment and entrepreneurship
Negative Impact of SDA (employees)
- some employees may not be interested in skills development and may perceive skills development programmes as a waste off time
- employees are expected to acquire practical work experience and attend education/training programmes, which may increase their stress levels/work load
-employees may not be credited by SETA when attending certain workshops
Compliance with the SDA
- businesses should register with SARS
- Businesses should register with the relevant SETAs
- skills development levy must be paid
- provide all employees with the opportunity to improve their skills.
Non-compliance with the SDA
fined or jail time:
- neglect to apply for registration with the levies in mind
- provide false info in the statement
- neglect to pay levies
- neglect to submit documents
National Skills Development Strategy
a South African policy that focuses on addressing past imbalances through skills development. Emphasis is places on integrated workplace training as well as theoretical training.
Human Resource Development
a 20 year plan to reduce poverty and improve economic and social development
