Topic 1:Skills Development Act

Question 1

Purpose of the Skills Development Act?

Answer 1

• Develops the skills of SA in order to improve productivity in the workplace.
• Encourages busineses to improve the skills of new and existing employees.
• Invests in the education and training of SA workforce.

Question 2

Positives of SDA on business?

Answer 2

• Increases num of skilled employees with scarce skills
• Improves delivery of service of business as employees are working at optimal level.

Question 3

Negatives of SDA on business?

Answer 3

• Implimentation is time consuming and expensive
• Business can find it difficult to monitor the implimentationof this act

Question 4

SDA Non-Compliance?

Answer 4

• Preventing qualified employees access to lernerships
• Preventing access to learnerships based on discriminatory grounds
• Promoting skills development unfairly

Question 5

Penalties for Non-Compliance?

Answer 5

• Business may recive compliance order from the labour court
• Businesses may face large fines or even imprisonment
• Business license may be revoked

Question 6

Ways to comply?

Answer 6

• Display a summary of the act
• Provide oppertunities for employees to develop their skills
• Encourage employees to take part in learnerships

Question 7

Function of SETA’s?

Answer 7

• Register various learnership programmes
• Promote and establish various learnerships
• Develop skills development plans for various economic sectors

Question 8

Funding of SETA’s?

Answer 8

• Surplus funds from government institutions
• Funds recived from rendering their services.
• Donations recived from public or businesses.

Question 8

Meaning of learnerships?

Answer 8

• Theoretical/practical training oppertunities that lead to a recognised occupational qualification.
• Includes a training course with theoretical as well as practical work experience.
• Agreement between a trainee,employer and a training provider.

Question 9

What is th difference between NSDS and HRDS?

Answer 9

NSDS aims to improve education and provide training to the SA workforce to alliviate poverty and reduce unemployment.

HRDS aims to adress equity and reduce poverty by adressing skill deficits in the economy.

Question 10

Explaination NSDS?

Answer 10

• Increases acsess to training programmes
• Improves social development through economic development
• Improves the skills of the public sector to improve sevice delivery

Question 11

Explanation of HRDS?

Answer 11

• Improves the supply of skills which benifit the country directly
• Encourages participation in life long learning
• Adresses skill shortages in the SA workforce