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Human Resource Development
Council for South Africa
(HRDCSA)
Presentation to the Portfolio
Committee on Public Service and
Administration
14 September 2011
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Presentation Outline
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Background
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About Human Resources Development Strategy for SA
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What has been Achieved to Date and Future Focus
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Conclusion
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Background
• SONA acknowledge centrality
of HRD in achieving winning
democracy
• HRDSA key instrument for
liberating South Africans from
ignorance, inequality and
poverty gaps
• Significance of alignment with
other policies to influence
agendas of relevant
stakeholders
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Objectives
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Increase responsiveness of training and
education to social and economic development
agenda
Address quality issues in the education and
skills development pipeline
Address skills shortages in priority areas
Establish
institutional
mechanism
for
coordination,
integration,
coherence,
accountability and reporting
Optimise efficacy and outcomes of HRD in
respect of SA development agenda
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What the HRDSA aims to achieve
Supports government objectives to:
– Reduce poverty, inequalities and
unemployment
– Create enabling environment for
socio-economic
growth
and
development
– Promote
justice
and
social
cohesion
– Improve HDI and country ranking
– Improve competitiveness
– Reduce gini-coefficient rate
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HRDSA Governance structures
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Mandate
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Advise DP of implementation of HRD policies and strategies
Medium for constant dialogue and consensus building on HRD
Identify skills blockages and recommend solutions
Promote knowledge management and benchmarking at
enterprise and national level
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Advocacy and communication
NB Role of Council not to implement the strategy, but
to create a platform where social partners engage in
coming up with solution to address bottlenecks in the
development of human resources in South Africa
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Commitments
We Will:
1 Overcome shortages in the supply of people with the priority
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skills needed for strategies to achieve socio-economic growth
Increase number of appropriately skilled people
to meet
demand of current and emerging economic and social
development priorities
Ensure improved access to quality basic education and
schooling
Implement skills development programmes to overcome
unemployment and poverty
Ensure that young people have access to education and
training that enhances opportunities and increases their
chances for success in further education and vocational
training and sustainable employment
Improve technology and innovation capability and outcomes within
public and private sector to enhance competition in the global
economy and to meet our human development priorities.
Ensure that public sector has capability to meet priorities of a
developmental state
Establish effective planning capabilities in the relevant
departments and entities for the successful implementation
of HRDSA
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Commitments and pillars
BUILD
THE
EDUCATION
AND
S KILLS
BAS E
RE QUIRE D FOR A
PROSPEROUS AND
INCLUS IV E
S OCIE TY
COM M ITM EN T TH REE:
We
will
ens ure
improved
u nivers a l
ac c es s to quality bas ic
educ ation and s c hooling
(up to G rade 12) that is
purpos efully
foc us ed
on:
(a) ac hieving
a
dramatic imp rovemen t
in
the
educ ati on
outc omes for the poo r;
(b) equip ping lear ners
with optimal c apac ity
for good c itiz ens hip; a nd
(3) the pu rs uit of pos t s c hool
voc ationa l
educ ation and trai ning
or employment.
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ACQUIRE
AND
DEVELOP
THE
S KILLS
NE E DE D
TO BUILD A MORE
COMPETITIVE
AND INCLUS IV E
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E CONOMY
E NHANCE
THE
LIFE CHANCE S OF
THE YOUTH AND
UNE MP LOY E D
INCLUDING TH OS E
WHO
ARE
ALRE ADY IN THE 3
E CONOMY
COM M ITM ENT ON E:
COM M ITM ENT FOUR:
W e wi l l u rge n tl y o ve r co me th e
sh o rta ge s i n th e su p p l y o f
W e wi l l u rge n tl y i mp l e me n t
ski l l s
d e ve l o p me n t
p e o p l e wi th th e p ri o ri ty ski l l s
n e e d e d fo r
th e su cce ssfu l
i mp l e me n t ati o n
of
cu rre n t
stra te gi e s
to ach i e ve
acce le rate d e co n o mic gro wth .
p ro gr am me s
th a t
a re
p u rp o se fu l l y
ai me d
at
e q u i p p i n g re ci p i e n ts/ci ti ze n s
wi th
re q u i si te
ski l l s
to
o ve rco me re late d s co u rge s o f
COM M ITM EN T TW O :
W e wi l l i n cre ase th e n u mb e r
o f ap p ro p riate l y s kille d p e o p le
to me e t th e d e man d s o f o u r
cu rre n t
an d
e me r gi n g
e co n o mic
an d
so cial
d e ve l o p me n t p ri o ri ti e s.
COM M ITM EN T SIX:
We
wi l l
i mp ro ve
th e
te ch n o lo gic al an d in n o v atio n
cap ab i l i ty
an d
o u tco me s
wi th i n th e p u b l i c an d p ri vate
se cto rs
to
e n h an ce
ou r
co mp e ti ti ve n e ss i n th e gl o b al
e co n o my
an d to me e t o u r
h u man
p rio ritie s.
ENHANCE THE
SKILLS OF THE
PUBLIC SECTOR
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COM M ITM ENT SEVEN :
W e will ens ure that the
public s ec tor has t he
capability to mee t t he
s trategic prio rities o f
the
Sout h
Af ric an
D evelopmental State.
p o ve rty an d u n e mp l o yme n t.
COM M ITM EN T FIVE :
W e wi l l e n su re
p e o p le
h ave
th at yo u n g
acce s s
to
e d u catio n an d tr ain in g th at
e n h an ce s o p p o rtu n i ti e s an d
i n cre ase s th e i r ch an ce s o f
su cce s s in fu rth e r vo catio n al
trai n i n g
an d
su s tai n ab l e
e mp l o yme n t
COM M ITM EN T
EIGH T:
We
will
es tablis h
effec tive and e ffic ien t
planning c apabilities in
the
relevan t
depart ments
and
entities
fo r
the
s ucces s ful
implementa tion of the
H RD SA.
d e ve l o p me n t
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Secretariat in
place
Technical
Working
Group
Established
Implementation
Plan in place
NSD111
aligned
to
HRDSA
8 Technical
Task Teams to
implement
work plan
established
and currently
in action
…RPL in SA Context
Provincial
coordination
forum in
place
Council
Launched
Achievements
Human
Resourc
es
Develop
ment
strategy
for South
Africa in
place
Marketing and
communication
strategy
Monitoring
and
evaluation
framework
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Five Point Work Plan
1. Strengthen and support FET Colleges to
expand access
2. Production of intermediate skills (artisans in
particular) and professionals
3. Production of academics and stronger
industry-educational institutions partnerships
in research and development
4. Foundational Learning
5. Worker Education
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Technical Task Teams
Alignment of
HRDSA with
NGP
Foundational
Learning
Artisan
Development
FET Colleges
Production of
Academics and
Industry
Partnerships
Production of
Professionals
Worker
Education
Review of Skills
Development
Institutional
Landscape
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Technical Task Teams
Alignment of HRDSA to
NGP
Update HRDSA to ensure alignment with the New Growth Path
– focus on proactive approach to skills forecasting
Foundational Learning
Recommendations for improving foundational learning which is
a basis for all learnings
Artisan Development
Recommendations for addressing shortages of quality artisans
and reach target of 10000 artisans per annum
Production of Professionals
Address bottlenecks related to shortage of professionals in
priority fields
FET Colleges
Position FET colleges as institutions of choice and strengthen
positioning and expand access
Production of Academics
and Industry and Higher
Education Partnerships
Address challenges related to shortage of academics and
recommend models for partnerships
Worker Education
Credible model and best practice for worker education as
integral part of promoting lifelong learning
Skills Development
Institutional Landscape
Review
Review current skills development institutional landscape and
recommend improvements
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Achievements to date
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Human Resources Development Strategy for SA -2010 to 2030 in place
Human Resources Development Council launched in March 2010 and
had met 4 times
3. Technical Working Group to advise the Council on strategic matters
relating to HRD and executing decisions of Council in place
4. Secretariat in place to provide strategic, administrative, technical and
logistical support
5. 5 point plan work plan for the Council approved
6. Broad implementation plan for the next five years approved and funded
7. Eight technical task teams based on the work plan established
8. Provincial coordination forum to enable two way communication on HRD
implementation in place and had met once
9. Monitoring and Evaluation Framework in Place
10. Marketing and communication strategy in place and process underway to
approve brand identity for Council
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Recent Issues addressed
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SAICA Model for Professional Development
Strategy and Action Plan for DBE
New Growth Path and its impact on HRDSA
Review of Sector Skills Plans and Recommendations
for Improving SETA performance
5. Overview of the Maritime Sector and Skills Required to
support Sector Growth
6. Alignment of HRDCSA with IPAP
7. Annual
National
Assessment
Results
and
Recommendations to Improve
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Future focus
1. Finalise alignment of HRDSA to NGP
2. Appropriate measure to strengthen Foundational
Learning
3. Measures to strengthen FET colleges to expand access
4. Mechanism to expedite delivery of Artisans across all
sectors
5. Production of Academics and Industry Partnerships
6. Models for the Production of Professionals
7. Framework and Model for Worker Education
8. Review of Skills Development Institutional Landscape
9. Secretariat and Council Repositioning
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Conclusion
• Investment in education and training is the
main key to progress from one level of
economic development to another
• Societies which do not gear themselves from
now on to learning will find it difficult to
progress beyond
their present level of
economic and social development
• Successful implementation of the strategy
requires shared responsibilities from all
concerned parties
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