ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN 2017-2018 - LGSETA

1 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN2017- 2018 LGSETA ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plan 2017 - 2018 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plan 2017 /18 | Local Government Sector Education and Training AuthorityiiiFOREWORDThis the first time that the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority ( LGSETA ) is submitting its ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plan (APP) and strategic plan (SP) in the post-administration period. The administration period ended in September 2015, and the Minister of Higher Education and Training appointed a new Board. Frameworks for strategic plans and ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plans for state-owned entities were considered in preparing the LGSETA s SP and APP. The LGSETA is a public entity listed in Part A of Schedule 3 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1 of 1999 (PFMA), as amended. The LGSETA is submitting this APP during a historical time in South Africa.

2 The local government elections took place in August 2016, and new political leaders have been appointed. Changes in the administration have occurred as coalitions were formed in certain municipalities. This introduces complexity in the local government system, but it also creates an opportunity for deepening democracy. For the LGSETA this means that administrative and political leadership must be strengthened and supported with various learning programmes which will assist leaders in performing their duties with excellence. Political leadership also includes traditional leadership. LGSETA is of the view that traditional leadership needs to be supported with various skills development initiatives to leverage growth in leaders areas and to equip their communities. The Board is aware that the training of traditional leaders was insufficient and without broader geographic reach the past year.

3 This year, this will change. This APP is very specific in indicating training needs of traditional leaders. During the past year, we have already started a programme which trains traditional leaders together with the councillors in the Sector Councillor Development Programme. The LGSETA funds this programme and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is implementing it on our behalf. In this APP, the Board wants to contribute towards equipping local government s administrative staff. We want to pay attention to the municipal managers, municipalities finance divisions and technical divisions. Our pivotal learning programmes will focus on broader municipal staff development as we augment the municipalities own Workplace Skills Plans (WSPs) with some support from the discretionary grant. Municipalities should, however, understand that the Board needs to drive specific deliverables in terms of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) that we sign with the Minister of Higher Education and Training.

4 We are confident that strategic meetings between that Ministry and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) will enable better alignment of programmes. The Board decided to allocate further resources to strategic initiatives, the sharpening of our database and analysis of the sector, as well as ensuring that the LGSETA takes national skills imperatives into consideration. We have made it clear to management that the effect of the LGSETA s learning interventions must yield the necessary results. We therefore intend to present an impact review of our programmes as part of our future ANNUAL reports. To this end, we will develop a proper information reporting system, a research repository, as well as a database system which will capture the skills development that is taking place in the sector, including programmes that fall outside of the LGSETA s funding mechanisms.

5 We hope that our local government training partners will cooperate with us as we plan to consolidate a sector training report within the next few years. This APP was also being prepared in a time during of pressure to build the capacity of non-governmental institutions and small to medium enterprises. Some of these institutions have proved that they are often able to respond quicker than government on the needs of communities. Churches, for instance, can mobilise the unemployed for social services and they can therefore easily become the training ground for the empowerment of people in various skills programmes. The Board believes that the LGSETA must better mobilise such partners and others including business, TVET colleges and universities to assist in building the necessary generic and scarce skills in the sector. The LGSETA will also continue to focus on the youth by means of interventions that will give them access to work opportunities, coaching, mentorship, as well as bursaries.

6 In the past year, we have already invested in 700 more bursaries than our ANNUAL target. This shows that we are an agile and responsible organisation. The submission of this APP is a game changer for this Board. We expect management to rise to the challenges and reposition the organisation not only to fulfil its mandate, but to also make the LGSETA known as a public entity of excellence. It is therefore, the pleasure of this Board to submit this APP for March 2017 to March 2018 , together with the revised Strategic plan and Sector Skills plan . Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority | ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plan 2017 /18ivAPPROVALIt is hereby certified that this ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plan : was developed by the LGSETA s management in consultation with the Department of Higher Education and Training; was informed by the revised Local Government SETA Strategic plan for the period 2017 /18 2019/20; was informed by the Sector Skills plan , as revised in 2016/ 2017 and updated.

7 And accurately reflects the PERFORMANCE targets which the LGSETA will endeavour to achieve within available funding for the 2017 /18 financial Mashinini Signature: Executive Manager: Strategy and Planning Date: 15 November 2016 Lwazi Kuse Signature: Chief Financial Officer Date: 15 November 2016 Gugu Dlamini Signature: Chief Executive Officer Date: 15 November 2016Dr Michael Sutcliffe Signature:Chairperson of the LGSETA Board Date: 15 November 2016 For more information, please contact:Local Government SETAPO Box 1964 Bedfordview2008 South AfricaTel: +27 11 456 8579 Fax: +27 11 450 4948 Email: PERFORMANCE plan 2017 /18 | Local Government Sector Education and Training AuthorityForeword.

8 IContents ..iiList of acronyms ..ivPART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW1 Updated situational analysis .. Municipal PERFORMANCE Reports .. Scarce Skills .. Employers in the sector .. Alignment between Scarce and Critical Skills and APP Targets .. The LGSETA s key considerations emanating from the review process .. Organisational environment ..62 Revisions to legislative and other mandates ..73 The LGSETA Board s strategic focus areas ..74 Overview of 2016/17 budget and MTEF estimates ..9 PART B: PROGRAMMES 5 The LGSETA s Budget Programmes ..14 Strategic Objective KPIs .. Programme 1: Administration .. Programme 2: Skills Planning .. Programme 3: Learning Programmes .. Programme 4: Quality Assurance ..25 ANNEXURESA nnexure A: Service Level Agreement with the DHET and budget for 2017 /18 ..28 Annexure B: Technical Indicator Descriptions.

9 30 CONTENTSL ocal Government Sector Education and Training Authority | ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plan 2017 /18viABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMSAETA dult Education and Training AFSA nnual Financial StatementsAGSAA uditor-General South AfricaAPPA nnual PERFORMANCE PlanAPRA nnual PERFORMANCE ReportATRA nnual Training ReportCBOC ommunity-based OrganisationCEOC hief Executive OfficerCPDC ontinuing Professional DevelopmentDHETD epartment of Higher Education and TrainingDGDiscretionary GrantsDOED epartment of EducationETQAE ducation and Training Quality AssuranceEWSETAE nergy and Water Sector Education and Training AuthorityFETF urther Education and TrainingHEIH igher Education InstitutionsHETH igher Education and TrainingHIVH uman Immunodeficiency Virus HRHuman ResourcesHRDH uman Resource DevelopmentHRDCH uman Resource Development CouncilHRDSH uman Resource Development StrategyIPAPI ndustrial Policy Action PlanLGSETAL ocal Government Sector Education and Training AuthorityLPELevy-paying EmployerMISAM unicipal Infrastructure Support AgentMoUMemorandum of UnderstandingAnnual PERFORMANCE plan 2017 /18 | Local Government Sector Education and Training AuthorityviiMTEFM edium-Term Expenditure FrameworkMTSFM edium-Term Strategic FrameworkNCVN ational Certificate (Vocational)

10 NEETNot in Education Employment or TrainingNLPENon-levy-paying EmployerNQFN ational Qualifications FrameworkNSAN ational Skills AuthorityNSDSN ational Skills Development StrategyPSETAP ublic Service Sector Education and Training AuthorityQCTOQ uality Council for Trade and OccupationsRPLR ecognition of Prior LearningSDFS kills Development FacilitatorSDAS kills Development ActSDLAS kills Development Levies ActSETAS ector Education and Training AuthoritySICS tandard Industrial ClassificationSIPSS trategic Integrated ProjectsSLAS ervice Level AgreementSMEsSmall and Medium-sized EnterprisesSMMEsSmall, Medium and Micro-sized EnterprisesSPStrategic PlanSPMSETA PERFORMANCE Management of the DHETSSPS ector Skills PlanStats SAStatistics South AfricaTVETT echnical Vocational Education and Training (Formerly FET colleges)WSPW orkplace Skills PlanWILWork-integrated Learning1 Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority | ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plan 2017 /18 PART ASTRATEGIC OVERVIEW2 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE plan 2017 /18 | Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority1.