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PRESENTATION TO THE
GRADUATE EMPOWERMENT
TH
SEMINAR 27 JULY 2012
GERRARD FRANCIS
GAUTENG PROVINCIAL COORDINATOR
INTRODUCTION TO THE ETDP SETA
The ETDP SETA was first established in 2000 in
terms of the Skills Development Act of 1998
as
part of the 25 other SETAs then
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Re-licensed unchanged for the 2nd time for
the period 2005 – 2011 (23 SETAs)
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Re-licensed (unchanged) for the third time
for
the period 2011 – 2016 (21 SETAs)
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It is responsible for the facilitation and
promotion of skills development (both
employed and unemployed) in ETD sector
ETDP SETA Constituencies
The sector is made up of these major
constituencies:
Departments of Basic Education and
Higher Education & Training,
ECD and ABET centres,
FET Institutions as employers,
Independent schools,
Public school governing bodies as
employers, - Private education and training
institutions,
Public higher education institutions,
Research organizations,
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Constituencies
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ETDP SETA
Non Governmental Organizations
(NGO’s),
Trade unions as employers,
Political parties as employers,
Libraries and archives
ETDP SETA Chambers
All these 12 constituencies are represented at the
ETDP SETA through five chambers:
Higher Education and Research;
Schooling (both public and private)
Early Childhood and Development (ECD)
and Adult Basic Education and Training
(ABET)
Further Education and Training (FET) and
Technical Vocational Education and Training
(TVET); and
Education, Training and Development
Provisioning and Practitioner Development
NSDS III (2011 – 2016) & SETA
Strategy
Our performance objectives are underpinned by
the
NSDS III goals
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Establishing a credible institutional mechanism for
skills planning;
Increasing access to occupationally-directed
programmes;
Promoting the growth of a public FET system that is
responsive sector, local, regional and national skills
needs and priorities;
Addressing the low level of youth and adult
language
and numeracy skills to enable
additional training
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NSDS III (2011 – 2016) & SETA
Strategy
Our performance objectives are underpinned by the NSDS III goals
Encourage better used of workplace-based skills
development;
Encouraging and supporting cooperatives, small
enterprises, worker-initiated, NGO and community
training initiatives;
Increasing public sector capacity for improved service
delivery and supporting the building of a
developmental state; and
Building career and vocational guidance.
SEVEN NSDS 111 IMPERATIVES
-Race
-Class
-Gender
-Geography
-Age
-Disability
-HIV and AIDS Pandemic
Rationale for Internship Programme
-Lack of Jobs (low labour demand)
-Lack of knowledge and skills
-Lack of Experience
-Lack of social skills (necessary for
confidence to enter and to be
successful in self employment)
What is an Internship Programme?
-It is a planned progressive educational
programme that provides for the
integration of an intern’s academic
studies and relative work experience in
a professional environment.
-It is a three way partnership between
the employer, the interns and the ETDP
SETA
Benefits to interns
- Real world situation that allows you to
apply theories and concepts learned in
the classroom
-Practical, essential, professional
technological and personal skills that will
help you achieve your goals
-Realistic test career objectives
-Gain valuable experience within your
field
Benefits to interns - continued
- A competitive edge in today’s job
market
-Better understanding of the work
environment
-Improve your career opportunities.
-Have a personal mentor in the
workplace
Benefits to Employers
- Provides a golden opportunity to
students to integrate classroom and
workplace.
-Increase the opportunity for
employment.
-Improves the capacity and
competitiveness of the organization
Strategic Partnership with SAGDA
- 50 Interns in Eastern Cape and
Limpopo.
-Support for rural provinces
-Recruitment, placement and project
management role by SAGDA
-Extra support for the interns.
-Monitoring of the interns at the
workplace
-Finding employment for the interns
Thank you!
Contact Details:
Gerrard Francis
ETDP SETA
Tel: (011) 372 3000
Fax: (011) 453 5379
E-mail: [email protected]
www.etdpseta.org.za