Brochure - ETDP SETA

1 E d u c a t i o n , Tr a i n i n g a n d D e v e l o p m e n t P r a c t i c e s , S e c t o r E d u c a t i o n a n d Tr a i n i n g A u t h o r i t y Information Brochure - ET D P SET A at a gla nc e - Ach i evi n g th e In s titutiona l Me c ha nism for Skills Pla nning - Ski l l s D evel o pm ent Sup p ort for Pub lic Sc hools, TVET Colle ge s a nd Highe r Ed uc a tion I ns t i t ut i ons - T VET Co l l eg e l ect ure rs sup p orte d to ga in ind ustry e xp osure - WI L. - Su ppo rts Y o u th De ve lop me nt inc lud ing Youth W ith Disa b ilitie s - Reco g n i ti o n o f Prior Le a rning (RPL). At the cutting edge of skills development Info At the cutting edge of skills development etdp seta INFORMATION Brochure . etdp seta . At a glance Overview Vision, Mission & Values The Education, Training and Development Practices The vision of the etdp seta is to be a promoter and Sector Education and Training Authority ( etdp seta ) was facilitator in the development and improvement of the established in March 2000 and re-established in November skills profile of the sector's workforce in order to benefit 2010 for 2011 2016 in terms of the Skills Development employers, workers and employees in the sector.

2 Act (No. 97 of 1998) (as amended). The SETAs were further re-established from 01 April 2018 to 31 March 2020. The etdp seta holds as its mission, the promotion, facilitation and development of an education, training and Our mandate is to promote and facilitate skills development development sector in which: in the Education, Training and Development (ETD) sector for the benefit of employers, workers and employees in the The skill levels of employees and workers are raised sector to enable our people to participate actively in the There is a healthy balance between supply and South African economy. demand in the labour market There are diverse, flexible routes for initial and in- In short, the etdp seta is tasked with aligning the ETD service education and training sector's skills need with appropriate and relevant training A variety of career paths are available and development.

3 The quality of education and training provision is improved The levy grant scheme is efficiently administered 4.. etdp seta INFORMATION Brochure . In short, the etdp seta is tasked with aligning the ETD sector's skills need with appropriate and relevant training and development. There is regular liaison with providers, other SETAs, Promoting equity amongst all our stakeholders the Department of Higher Education and Training, the Cooperative governance, and Department of Basic Education, the National Skills Striving for continuous improvement. Authority and South African Qualifications Authority Internal and external communication is effective in order to advance national human and resource skills Service Delivery Credo development Dialogue and interaction between public and private To be at the cutting edge of Skills Development within entities in the sector with regard to skills transfer and the ETD sector, contributing to the social and economic training delivery is encouraged, and development of the people of South Africa.

4 Employers, workers and employees in the sector benefit from quality training, high productivity and harmonious mutual dependencies. Programmes The etdp seta 's skills development interventions are We commit ourselves to: offered through Learnerships, Graduate Internships, Student Internships (Workplace Experience) and Skills Transparency and fair conduct Programmes. The following are the etdp seta 's primary Honesty and integrity focus learnerships and qualifications: Courteousness and caring Honouring deadlines 5. etdp seta INFORMATION Brochure . Adult Education and Training (AET) Careers in the Education, Training and Early Childhood Development (ECD) Development Sector Occupationally Directed Education and Training (OD - ETD). Community Development Practices Careers in this sector include but are not limited to: Youth Development Practices; and Trade Union Practice.

5 Teaching and Management Development Trade Union Practitioner In addition to the learnerships, the etdp seta offers a Community Development Practitioner variety of skills development programmes which have Assessor, Moderator and Coaching primary and non primary focus. The etdp seta 's primary Youth Development Practitioner focus skills programmes include: Subject Advisor and Curriculum Developer Skills Development Facilitator Quality Assurance Specialist, and Mentorship AET and ECD Practitioners. Assessor Moderator Skills Development Facilitator Training Work Skills Plan (WSP). Facilitation of Learning Material and Curriculum Development Training. All employers and organisations in the ETD Sector are required to submit their Workplace Skills Plan and Reports The non primary focus skills programmes include: (WSPRs) in order to receive the Mandatory Grant.

6 These Leadership and Management are submitted on or before 30 April of each year. Project Management, and Financial Management. Skills Planning - Sector Skills Plan The etdp seta 's approach to skills development needs and assessment in the ETD sector is inclusive and 6. informed by its constituencies. The organisation conducts extensive research annually to determine skills gaps and training needs within the ETD sector. This approach ensures that the ETDP. SETA develops training programmes that address constituency needs and enters into partnerships with accredited institutions to promote and facilitate training. The findings of the research conducted are documented in the Sector Skills Plan, published annually by the ETDP. SETA. Education, Training and Development Quality Assurance It is equally crucial that the etdp seta facilitates and promotes the training of accredited training and development providers to guarantee quality.

7 Thus, the etdp seta accredits training providers to ensure that world class programmes are delivered across all offerings. Moreover, the etdp seta . continually monitors and evaluates all training and development programmes within its scope. 7. etdp seta INFORMATION Brochure . Achieving The Institutional Mechanism For Skills Planning The E TDP SE TA five-year Strategic Outcome Goal 2 Research Chair Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Universit y states that the SE TA will Labour market information (NMMU). (LMI) mechanism in place to inform sector skills planning through credible and empirical research. In achieving Research Focus Area/s this Strategic Goal, the E TDP SE TA identified the need To conduct research on access and availabilit y of training to become a centre of excellence in providing evidence- oppor tunities and jobs; suppor t mechanisms; t ypes of based intelligence about skills demand and supply for its youth development programmes and deliver y models for stakeholders and constituencies to have a Sector Skills out of school youth.

8 Plan (SSP) that is used as a tool for planning. This has been achieved through the establishment of six Gauteng Research Chair Research Chairs in public higher education institutions Name of Research Chair spread across five provinces. Each Research Chair is T VE T College lecturer development Research Chair . assisted by two research interns, one at Masters and the Universit y of Witwatersrand ( Wits). other at PhD level: Research Focus Areas To conduct Technical Vocational Education and Training Eastern Cape Research Chair ( T VE T ) empirical research relating to skills planning and Name of Research Chair T VE T lecturer professional development. Youth Unemployment, Employment and Empowerment 8.. etdp seta INFORMATION Brochure . Each Research Chair is assisted by two research interns, one at Masters and the other at PhD level. KwaZulu-Natal Research Chair Western Cape Research Chair Name of Research Chair Name of Research Chair Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Research Work Integrated Learning ( WIL) and Recognition of Prior Chair Universit y of Kwa Zulu Natal (UK ZN).

9 Knowledge (RPL) Research Chair Cape Peninsula Universit y of Technology (CPUT ). Research Focus Area/s To provide exper tise in conducting evaluation and impact Research Focus Area/s studies on E TDP SE TA funded and non-funded learning Work Integrated Learning ( WIL), and to conduct research programmes. in the contex t of vocational education and training including Recognition Prior Learning (RPL). North West Research Chair Name of Research Chair ECD and Schooling Research Chair Nor th West Universit y (NWU). Research Focus Area/s To conduct empirical research relating to public and private schools including Grade R; and teacher professional development. 9. etdp seta INFORMATION Brochure . Skills Development Support For Public Schools, TVET Colleges and Higher Education Institutions One of the goals of the E TDP SE TA's Five Year Strategic Placement and training of school administrators in Plan (2015/16 - 2019/20) is to adequately capacitate ed- public schools ucators and lecturers for ef fective teaching and learning Enrolment of key and strategic government of ficials in in schools, public T VE T colleges and Higher Educations public administration and management development Institutions.

10 The E TDP SE TA's Annual Per formance Plan programmes (APP) has a dedicated programme focusing on the pub- Training of teachers in ICT skills programmes and lic T VE T colleges, titled Qualit y teaching and learning ICT learnerships in Schools, T VE T colleges and Higher Education Institu- Enrolment of T VE T College senior management tions . in Leadership and Management Development Programme Over the past seven years of implementing the ex tend- Development of a National Curriculum Framework for ed NSDS III, the E TDP SE TA has through Programme one T VE T College Lecturer Qualification 2 has implemented and continues to implement skills T VE T College lecturers suppor ted to gain industr y development projects aimed at strengthening the public exposure through Work Integrated Learning ( WIL). schooling, T VE T college and HEI systems.