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ETDP SETA: 5th Biennial Conference 2013:
Commission No 1
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE REALISATION OF THE
ENVISAGED POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING SYSTEM
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Key Questions and recommendations
1. Questions (1 and 4) on improving access to funding:
• DHET to coordinate the different funding sources to avoid
duplication in the funding of post school programmes;
• All funding institutions should standardise student bursaries
to include accommodation, transport and meals over and
above tuition.
2. Questions (2, 3 and 6) related to the efficient utilization of
financial resources by SETAs and financial aid institutions:
• SETAs and financial aid institutions should monitor the
performance of students who have been granted financial
support throughout the duration of the funded programme.
Key Questions and recommendations (conti...)
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Successful completion of a programme must be a condition
for the student to access financial support;
• The institutions where the students are studying must
strengthen their student support systems to increase
throughput rates;
• SETAs and financial aid institutions must appoint people with
the adequate skills to efficiently administer student funding.
3. Questions on the best practice funding models (5), role of
employers (7) and research (9):
• Allocation of financial support is informed by accurate data
on supply and demand of skills through centralized labour
market research;
Key Questions and recommendations (conti...)
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Funding model based on partnership with employers on skills
required by the economy;
• Employers funding students on skills needed by their
respective industries.
4. Question ( 8) on youth wage subsidy/employer incentive
scheme:
• Employer funding incentives should be informed by the labour
market needs of the country;
• Must be linked to a structured workplace based skills
development programmes.
Key Questions and recommendations (conti...)
5. On the question whether South Africa can afford free post
school education (10)?
• Yes, but not sustainable unless:
• Free post school education is linked to the scarce skills
programmes and student success rates and where different
student social contexts are considered;
• Business provides funding to assist government .
Key Questions and recommendations (conti...)
6. Questions ( 11 and 12) on the achievement of a
developmental state through skills development and
retention of skills in the country:
• DHET to strengthen regional integration through exchange
skills development programmes within the Southern African
Development Community (SADC);
• Work back condition must be a pre-requisite for the provision
of funding to students to retain skills in the country.
Thank You