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Welcome to the ISETT SETA Chairman’s Overview Annual Report Sector Skills Planning Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) Financial Report Learnerships Welcome Contact Us CHAIRMAN’S OVERVIEW Lesaiye Chiloane Chairman: Isett Seta Board Overview • • • • Positive strategic direction Improved service delivery Quality not compromised Increased commitment to NSD strategy • Skills Development milestones reached Focus • Aggressive demand to implement demand driven learning programmes • Focus on scarce skills (high level skills) • Strategic Partnerships cornerstones of sustainable skills development • People with disability entering into the ICT sector Critical Skills Shortage Description of scarcity Related occupation Type of Intervention Projected need over two years Type of Intervention IT Technical Support (Hardware and Networking)IT System Development (Software Development including database) Physical and Engineering Science Technicians 316 369 Skills programmes Telecommunication TechnologyElectronics (Development and Maintenance) Electronic equipment mechanics and fitters Project management Project Management identified Internships 181 550 Learnerships 2 232 HET Programmes Venture Creation (Business Development and Entrepreneurship) Business Professional1 648 Conclusion • Another five year term – new challenges • ASGISA • JIPSA • Learning Programmes to rural communities • Stakeholder Support key to achieving set goals THANK YOU Please visit our website: http://www.isett.org.za/ ANNUAL REPORT Oupa Mopaki Chief Executive Officer INTRODUCTION The presentation today will provide insight into the performance and achievements of the Isett Seta for the financial year 2004 – 2005. It will outline the following: PRESENTATION OUTLINE • NSDS 2001 – 2005 ACHIEVEMENTS • SECTOR SKILL PLANNING (SSP) • LEARNERSHIPS • EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE (ETQA) • MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS • RURAL ACCESS • PARTNERSHIPS • FINANCIALS • CHALLENGES SLIDE NUMBER: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NSDS 2001 – 2005 ACHIEVEMENTS • Indicator 1.1 – Number of Workers at NQF 1 – As at March 2005, 95% (baseline = 201,400) of employees in the Isett sector had a qualification higher than NQF Level 1 on the National Qualifications Framework. • Indicator 1.2 – Number of workers on structured learning programmes – As at March 2005, 63% (127,675) of employees in the Isett sector had been scheduled for structured skills development programmes. WSPIRs were due on the 30th April 2005. • Indicator 1.3 – Number of enterprises that achieved National Standard of People Development – As at March 2005, 13 enterprises have committed and were starting to implement Investors In People (IIP). Only one enterprise had already achieved the Standard. Back NSDS 2001 – 2005 ACHIEVEMENTS • Indicator 2.1 – Number of large enterprises that received skills development grants – As at March 2005, 104 enterprises with more than 150 employees were claiming grants. This represents 100% participation. • Indicator 2.2 – Number of medium enterprises that received skills development grants – As at March 2005, 152 enterprises in the Isett sector employing between 50 and 149 employees were claiming grants. This represents 100% participation. • Indicator 2.3 – Number of Learnership Qualifications available to workers in sector – As at March 2005, 15 Learnership Qualifications were registered and made available across the Isett sector. Back NSDS 2001 – 2005 ACHIEVEMENTS • Indicator 3.1 – Number of small enterprises that received skills development support – As at March 2005, 4.5% of companies with 1-49 employees are participating in the Skills Development Initiatives. Large businesses were encouraged to assist small businesses with skills development as well. • Indicator 5.1 – Number of unemployed young people that entered Learnerships – As at March 2005, 6 731 Learners, of which 6395 were under the age of 30, have entered Isett Seta funded Learnerships and 1 546 have completed those Learnerships. • Number of learners on Learnerships that were placed in employment – As at March 2005, 1,546 of Learners have completed Learnerships while 894 have been permanently placed, and 600 are studying further, 52 unemployed. Back SECTOR SKILLS PLANNING (SSP) LEVY PAYING COMPANIES BY SIZE COMPANY SIZE COMPANIES TOTAL % 1 - 49 4357 94.5% 50 - 149 152 3.3% 150+ 104 2.2% Total 4613 100.0% Source: On-line Grant System Back EMPLOYEES BY COMPANY SIZE COMPANY SIZE TOTAL EMPLOYEES POPULATIO % OF TOTAL N 1 - 49 50, 456 23.8% 50 - 149 23,108 10.9% >150 138, 436 65.3% TOTAL 212, 000 100.0% Source: SSP Document (based on findings in SAITIS Study) Back COMPANY PARTICIPATION Company Size Levy Paying # Supported % Participation 1 - 49 4357 196 4,5% 50 - 149 152 152 100% 150+ 104 104 100% Source: On-line Grant System and Project records EMPLOYEE PROFILE African 55% White 23% Asian 14% Source: ICT Skills Audit Coloured 8% SCARCE SKILLS Description/category of scarcity identified Related occupation Projected need over next 2 years Learning programme to address scarcity 1. IT Technical Support (Hardware and Networking) 2. IT System Development (Software Development incl. database) Physical and Engineering Science Technicians 316 369 (Isett and NonIsett) Isett = 116 659 Non-Isett=199 710 Skills programmes, internships and learnerships 3. Telecommunication Technology 4. Electronics (Dev. and Maintenance) Electrical and Electronic equipments mechanics and fitters 181 550 (Isett and NonIsett) Isett = 68 296 Non-Isett=113 254 Skills programmes, internships and learnerships Source: ICT Skills Audit Back SCARCE SKILLS - Cont. 5. Project Management Project Management 2 232 (Isett & Non-Isett) Isett = 1 100 Non-Isett =1 132 Skills programmes and learnerships 6. Venture Creation (Entrepreneurship) Business Professionals 1 648 (Isett & Non-Isett) Isett = 565 Non-Isett =1 083 Skills programmes and learnerships 7. End User Computing Administrative Support Staff 4 048 (Isett & Non-Isett) Isett =1 123 Non-Isett =2 925 Short course Source: ICT Skills Audit LEARNERSHIP LEARNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS • Target of 3 500 achieved and exceeded by 192% (3 231) • 6 731 learners in Learnership Programmes (90% are 18.2 under 30 years) – 23% have successfully completed, of which 58% are Employed or Self-employed – 99.2% are Black, 43.1% Female, while 5.4% are people with Disabilities – R222 million invested towards implementation BENEFICIARIES 3469 3500 2955 2898 3000 2687 2500 2000 1500 1000 416 358 500 364 156 63 3 39 35 0 16 3 Male Female Disabled ta ls To W h ite di an In ur ed ol o C A fr ic an 0 6,731 HIGH LEVEL ICT SKILLS • Target BSc graduates • 470 learners trained in high level skills (Internships) – 57% completed training and have graduated, of which most are employed with various companies – 43% are in progress – 93% are Black, 44% Female EDUCATION & TRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE (ETQA) REGISTERED QUALIFICATIONS Title of Qualification National Certificate: Telecommunications for Customer Premises Equipment National Certificate in Telecommunications for Customer Premises Equipment National Certificate: Telecommunications for Customer Premises Equipment National Certificate: Information Technology: Technical Support NQF Level Number of Credits 2 120 3 135 4 152 4 163 REGISTERED QUALIFICATIONS Cont. Title of Qualification NQF Level Number of Credits National Certificate: Information Technology: Systems Development 4 178 National Certificate: Information Technology: Systems Support 5 147 Masters Degree in Engineering – Telecommunications Engineering 7 180 Masters Degree in Engineering Information Engineering 7 180 ACCREDITATION Category Description Number Of SMME Accredited Training Providers BEE Status Full Accreditation Provisional Accreditation African White 1 - 49 Small & Micro 22 69 38 53 50 -149 Medium 2 8 4 6 150+ Large 1 0 25 77 Total There were 450 applicants assisted to acquire accreditation 1 42 60 ASSESSORS & MODERATORS Assessors Gender Race Male Female African Indian Coloured White 32 57 18 12 7 52 Total 89 ASSESSORS & MODERATORS Moderators Gender Race Male Female African White Coloured Indian 7 4 8 1 1 1 Total 11 MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS • Events – Road Shows – Exhibitions • Graduations • Media Releases (Print & Visual) • Publications & Broachers • Website RURAL ACCESS To ensure rural coverage, the following Learnerships projects have been implemented: • Limpopo (Mogalakwena i-Community Presidential Project) • Free State (Qwaqwa FET Colleges) • North West (Klerksdorp, Rustenburg) • Northern Cape (Upington, Kimberley) Other Projects: • Train the trainer IT Facilitator programme (Limpopo, North West, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and Free State) PARTNERSHIPS • Mpumalanga Provincial Government (Premier’s Office) • North West Provincial Government (Premier’s Office) • Free State Provincial Government (Premier’s Office) • Eastern Cape Provincial Government (Premier’s Office) • Gauteng Provincial Government (Premier’s Office) • KwaZulu Natal Provincial Government (Smart Exchange) • Limpopo Provincial Government and Hewlett Packard • State IT Agency (National) • Department of Public Works (Expanded Public Works Programme) FINANCIALS ANNUAL FINANCIALS & AUDIT RESULTS R’000 Item •SDL Income R210,345 •Total Investment Income R16,395 •Total revenue R265,981 •Total Expenses R245,313 •Expenses as Percent of SDL Income =99% •Net surplus / (deficit) R20,668 •Total Cash & Cash Equivalents Back R168,615 COMMITTED FUNDS AND PROJECTS • The funds will be utilised as follows: – R100.000m will be used for Grant payments. – R68.615m will be used for Learnerships commitments. Back ANNUAL FINANCIALS & AUDIT RESULTS The final audit report is a disclaimer of opinion report. The major issues that brought about this disclaimer are: FINDINGS ACTION PLAN DUE DATES Treatment of VAT We have requested an extension of two months from SARS for the final submission of the Vat. The extension is from 30 September 2005 to 30 November 2005.A firm of consultants was engaged to look at the entire VAT treatment of the Grants system from the inception of the Isett to date 30th November 2005 Unrecorded Liabilities We have put in place the discipline of closing off the system and cutting off properly to the next period. 30th November 2005 Grant Overpayment We will put in place a process that will ensure that the completeness of revenue is assured on a monthly basis. 30th November 2005 Back ANNUAL FINANCIALS & AUDIT RESULTS Cont. FINDINGS ACTION PLAN DUE DATES Fundamental Error We will ensure full compliance with AC111 on Revenue recognition. Whereas previously revenue was accounted for on a cash basis we have now switched to the accrual basis of recognition. 30th November 2005 NSF Projects. A separate set of general ledger accounts has been set up in order to account for NSF projects separately from Isett accounts. Thus all SLA’s signed with the vendors will now distinguish between the Isett and the NSF obligations and payments will be split accordingly between the two. 30th November 2005 Opening Balances The discipline has already been put in place to close off the system (Great Plains) every month and do proper cut-offs from month to month. 30th November 2005 Fixed Assets Fixed Assets register will be updated to ensure full compliance with Companies Act and PFMA 30th November 2005 NB: The Isett Seta Performance Management System is also utilized to address the findings. Status on AG’s Audit Report KEY CHALLENGES FOR 2005 - 2006 • Funding for progressing all learners from NQF level 4 to 5 • Implementation of ICT Learnerships in far rural areas • Acquiring more funding from the NSF • Financial constraints in establishing offices in all provinces (DoL initiative, SITA partnership) • Achieving a clean audit Back THANK YOU Please visit our website: http://www.isett.org.za/ SECTOR SKILLS PLANNING Wynand Van der Merwe Senior Manager: Sector Skills Planning & Research Deliverables from Board Session % Complete Gap Improvement Action Target Date Alignment of departments: Cross collaboration (no silos). Improve harmony amongst functional business units. Presentations were not harmonised. 100 Formalise Process Monthly inter-departmental meetings between Senior Managers. Collaboration on key deliverables. Common understanding of challenges. 28 Feb 2006 Critical scarce skills research? Output: scarce skills dashboard: Learnerships and budget vs. scarce skills. 100 Formalise Process SSP to communicate list of Scarce Skills to Senior Managers. 28 Feb 2006 Lack of positive engagement on issues. 100 Formalise Process Monthly identification of key challenges for discussion at Senior Manager Meetings. 28 Feb 2006 Deliverables Target by Nov 2005 Achievements Against QMS Targets Summary of Nonconformances Recommended Improvement Grant Approval Policy out of date. Approval Policy to be amended. No documented procedure for nonconforming products/services, e.g. customer complaints. CRM module not yet implemented. Control of records and documents not adhered to. Responsibility SSP Target Date % Completion 2005/11/10 100% SSP staff are using All a manual recording system for logging customer queries in a logbook until the CRM system is fully operational. 2006/01/23 100% SSP uses an alphabetical filing system for filing Authorisation forms from stakeholders 2006/01/31 100% All SSP Division: Achievement Against DoL Targets Target Description Target Requirement Target Achievement Gap No of SDFs Trained 618 325 293 No of large firms received WSP/ATR grants 91 (80%) of 114 firms 114 (100%) None No of medium firms received WSP/ATR grants 150 (60%) of 249 firms 161 (65%) None No of small firms supported 845 (40%) of 2112 firms 529 (25%) 316 Activities before 30 March 2006 Road show to communicate new requirements of ATR Adjustment of real SDF numbers SDF Workshop for SMMEs Key Activities before March 2006 Description Target Date Road show to communicate ATR requirements 23 March 2006 Scarce Skill Survey amongst stakeholders 15 April 2006 First time Submission of WSP/ATR from DoC June 2006 CSIR involvement in SSP document 15 May 2006 Approval of WSPs 30 March 2006 Challenges and Way Forward Challenge Action Target Date Increasing support of SMMEs Special invitation to 15 March 2006 road-shows Liaison with Chambers of Commerce Measuring and proof of Obtain proof of training July 2006 (Submission ABET beneficiaries from stakeholders date of ATRs) Finalisation of SSP document Response to feedback from DoL July 2006 Recalibration of baseline data to be used in SLA with DoL Analysis of Data from DoL 1 April 2006 THANK YOU Email Address: [email protected] EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE (ETQA) Edmund Nxumalo Senior Manager (Acting): ETQA Deliverables from Board Session Comments Actions Target Date Communication with stakeholders around progress on e.g. accreditation, programme approval, registrations etc •Capacity building of new and prospective education and training providers. •Quality promotion of accredited providers. Immediate and regular feedback to be provided on progress ongoing Deliverables from Board Session Comments Actions Target Date Bottlenecks in service delivery: provider accreditation Revisit provider accreditation policy, procedures and strategy. Democratic decentralization of ETQA functions to provinces where we have regions. site visits –conducted-fast track accreditation process.3 persons x2 visits per day x 4=24 accreditations per week=48 in 2 weeks.92 per month. Utilization of ETQA services (consultants) April 2006 Bottlenecks in service delivery: learner certification Speedy analysis of moderator reports and Conduct of verification visits to fast track the certification process ongoing Quantitative data before and after the board meeting Deliverables Bottlenecks in service delivery: provider accreditation Total number Bottlenecks in service delivery: learner certification Before board meeting (October 2005) •Full accreditation=22 Currently (January 2006) •Full accreditations=25 •Provisional accreditations=20 •Provisional=77 •Programme approvals=3 •Programme approval=8 TT=45 TT=83 46 certificates printed 1254 From board meeting to date 3 57 5 TT=38 1208 BREAKDOWN Category Descriptio n Number Of SMME Accredited Training Providers BEE Status Full Accreditatio n Provisional Accreditatio n African White 1 - 49 Small & Micro 22 69 38 53 50 -149 Medium 2 8 4 6 150+ Large 1 0 25 77 Total 1 42 60 Assessors Gender Race Male Female African Indian Coloured White 32 57 18 12 7 52 Total 89 Moderators Moderators Gender Race Male Female African White Coloured Indian 7 4 8 1 1 1 Total 11 Challenges • Assessor/moderator registration. • Provider accreditation and programme approval. • Assessors/moderators-scarcity. • Certification • Unit standards and qualifications. New strategy • Dedicated person for assessor/moderator registration. • ETQA services. • Assessor/moderator training. • Speedy verifications • JIP with SAQA. Key activities based on new strategy Description Target Date Assessor and moderator training project April 2006 Accreditation site visits before programme evaluations to fast track accreditation June 2006 Programme evaluations for all provisionally accredited providers June 2006 Verification and certification of all learners for completed learnerships April 2006 Assessor/moderator registrations for all who applied April 2006 Updating of the sms(NLRD) with all learners already certificated April 2006 THANK YOU Email Address: [email protected] LEARNERSHIPS Jabu Sibeko Senior Manager: Learnerships BACKGROUND The ISETT SETA is responsible for Skills Development within the ICT (sometimes refer to as ISETT) sector Skills Gaps, and on skills development initiatives to date. ISETT Sector includes the following sub-sectors as presented in the ICT charter: Information Technology Telecommunications and Electronics PROGRESS TO DATE As of March 2006, more that 7036 (95% of which are unemployed youth) Learners have been trained through ISETT SETA Learnerships, while 2531 are in progress. Of those completed, 810 have been employed, 90 self-employed, 780 studying further, while 820 are still to be placed. PROGRESS TO DATE (Cont.) As of March 2006, more than 6000 unemployed youth have been trained through various Skills Programmes, of which all of them have completed, 4000 are employed, 300 are selfemployed, 1600 are studying further and 100 are unemployed or not known. As of March 2006, more than 470 unemployed youth have been trained through Internships Programmes. 267 have completed, while 203 are in progress. 178 have been employed, 89 are studying further. Key Challenges - 2005 - 2006 • Move learners from level 4 to 5 • Identify learners for venture creation • Partner with employers on ICT Hubs • Forge partnerships with FET/HED Institutions • Forge partnerships with NGO/CBO and CO OPS • Implement ABET as End User Program within ICT Deliverables from Board Session Deliverables Targets as at October 2005 Current Due Date NSDS 1 •Accreditation of Providers who implemented Learnerships 45 Accreditated Training Providers 83 On going •Certification of graduates Issuing of certificates in progress •46 Learners Issued 1254 and ongoing 28 February 2006 •Progressing Level 4 learners to Level 5 By October we have to progress a completion of 3350 learners 2400 progressed and ongoing A difference of 950 learners should be completed by end of March 2006. Deliverables from Board Session (Isett/DoL MoU) Deliverables Target Current Due date NSDS 2 Learnerships planned and new intake 1100 Learners. 1445 in progress exceeded Internship program Target is 80. 103 exceeded New Venture creation Target is 90. The seta has already entered into a contract with CSIR and Umsobomvu. 100 exceeded ABET LEVEL 4/End-User computing Target 1000. Learnerships will be committing 500 and the other 500 will be from the WSP’s. 500further uptake as 500 planned 20 March 2006 LEARNERSHIP PROCEEDURES • New funding model • Submission of letter of intent • Completion and signing of Learnership Agreement • Registration of Learnership Agreement • Implementation of Learnership • Tax Rebate 18.1 and 18.2 • Internship programme FUTURE PLANS The ISETT SETA intends to place learners on permanent position within the next 12 months. Some of graduates on Learnership NQF level 4 will be further developed to NQF level 5. Strategies are to be developed for these graduates at other different sectors where the are able to utilize ICT skills to enhance their work. THANK YOU Email Address: [email protected] Back to home page WELCOME ISETT SETA Annual General Meeting 31st March 2006 Midrand Back Contact Details Telephone Number: (011)207-2600 Fax Number: (011) 805 6833 Please visit our website: http://www.isett.org.za/ Back