PROVINCIAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT …

1 Volume 2 PROVINCIAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGYV olume 1 (Part 1 - 3) PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTMPUMALANGA Foreword by the PremierIt gives me pleasure to announce that the Province has nally developed the Mpumalanga PROVINCIAL HUMAN RESOURCE Strategy, a product of a consultative process with the occasion of the PROVINCIAL HUMAN RESOURCE Summit last year, I stated that our country s HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Strategy- HRD-SA, notes that; HRD refers to formal and explicit activities that will enhance the ability of all individuals to reach their full potential. By enhancing the skills, knowledge and abilities of individuals, HRD serves to improve the productivity of people in their areas of work whether these are in formal or informal settings.

2 Increased productivity and improvements to the skills base in a country supports economic DEVELOPMENT , as well as social DEVELOPMENT . Our desire therefore was to nalize and adopt a PROVINCIAL HRD Strategy that is responsive to our needs and contributes to the DEVELOPMENT of our people at am proud that this PROVINCIAL HRD Strategy will help us to address the matching of the supply and demand of skills. The HRD Strategy intends to respond to the need to improve levels of skills for workers so that they can remain competitive, wherever they are located in the province. It will also assist in assessing the whole institutional landscape of HRD in the province, so as to address limited co-ordination and engagement with the SETA s and the role of the Mpumalanga Regional Training Trust (MRTT).

3 Of signi cance is that this HRD Strategy responds to the fragmented and lack of integrated planning. The Strategy will in uence the alignment of curricula at schools, FET Colleges and tertiary institutions so that they respond to the skills needs of Mpumalanga Strategy will help us to provide action plans to address and retain these scarce skills within the province, which in turn will support the PROVINCIAL Growth and DEVELOPMENT Strategy (PGDS) and the Mpumalanga Economic Growth and DEVELOPMENT Path (MEGDP).The Strategy must enhance collaboration with stakeholders including the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Higher Education and wish to thank the members of the Steering Committee who have been assigned with the responsibility to ensure the realization of the objectives of this the same time.

4 I also extend my profound appreciation to every person who worked around the clock towards the nalization of this that we have the road map for skills DEVELOPMENT let us hasten to focus on its rapid implementation across the length and breadth of Mpumalanga DD MABUZAPREMIER MPUMALANGA PROVINCE2 Message by the MECI am pleased to announce that the PROVINCIAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Strategy has been nalized and approved by the Executive take this time to thank all the sectors, industries including various departments and municipalities that supported the PROVINCIAL government throughout the process of putting the HRDS together. The PROVINCIAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Strategy puts education at the centre of skills DEVELOPMENT in the country in general and in the province in particular.

5 It is clear that there can be no economic, social and other forms of growth, DEVELOPMENT and progress without a functional education system. For this reason the participation of all sectors both in the DEVELOPMENT and the implementation of the HRDS cannot be over emphasized. The Department of Education is aware of the important mandate that it has been given to provide quality education to the children of the province who would be playing an important role in creating growth, devel-opment and progress for future generations in the province and in the country. For this reason, it has initi-ated intervention programmes that would assist in improving the teaching of gateway subjects such as Mathematic, Physical Science.

6 Technology and Engineering studies with the primary aim of improving performance in these subjects and ensuring that a solid foundation is laid for DEVELOPMENT of the scarce and critical PROVINCIAL government is aware of the enormity of the challenge regarding developing the skills required to make the PROVINCIAL economy ourish and for this reason it has appointed a multi- sectoral Steer-ing Committee to assist the implementation of the HRDS and to hold the MPG and other stakeholders accountable. The Committee is going to play a pivotal role in ensuring that other sectors and industry work-ing in the province have a role to play in ensuring that the graduates from the FET Colleges and from MRTT are provided opportunities to be exposed to the world of work and once quali ed are employed in the prov-ince so as to stem brain output from this Strategy adds impetus towards the realization of the objectives of the Mpumalanga Economic Growth and DEVELOPMENT Path as well as the PROVINCIAL Growth and DEVELOPMENT is very pleasing that the Executive Council has approved the appointment of members of the Steering Committee to drive the HUMAN

7 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Strategy forward, in line with the changing economic demands and the Mpumalanga Economic Growth and DEVELOPMENT therefore take this time to congratulate the members of the Steering Committee and wish them the best as they execute their mandate. In addition I call on all sectors of the economy in the province to embrace this strategy and make it work for all of OUR CHILDREN !MRS REGINAH MHAULEMEC FOR EDUCATION3 Contents A Source Document ati on 3 B Abbrevia tions 5 PART ONE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 7 Introduction 8 Problem Statement 8 Key Aspects of HRDS 9 Aims of HRDS 10 Strategic Priorities a nd Targets 10 Strategic Priority O ne 10 Strategic Priority Two 14 Strategic Priority Three 16 Strategic Priority Four 17 0 Strategic Priority Five 19 1 Talent P ip eli ne Model 20 2 The

8 HRDS In Rela tion to the MEGDP 21 PART TWO RESEARCH CONDUCTED 22 Analysis of Employment a nd Skil ls i n Mpumala nga 22 Revie w of Tale nt P ip eli ne in Mpumala nga 22 Revie w of Tale nt P ip eli ne in Provincia l Government 23 Revie w of Tale nt P ip eli ne in the P rivate Sector 23 Ident if yin g Skil ls Needed in the Labour Mark et 23 Defining Skil ls S hortages and Implications for Developing an HRDS 24 Skills S hortages per Sector 24 Background and Analysis 24 Provincia l Growth and DEVELOPMENT S trategy f or SA 24 0 Provincia l HRDS 2005 2014 PART THREE HRD REVIE W 25 Revie w of HRD in Mpumala nga Province 25 HRD Threats 26 Further O pportunities 27 Objectives of National HRDS 27 Critical Skil ls a nd P ossibilities per Sector 49 PART FOUR STAKEHOLDER INTERVIE W FEEDBACK 57 Background 57 General 65 General Comment s 65 4 A Source Document ati on o A L abour Market Pro fil e o f th e Mpumala nga Province, Haroon B horat and Natash a Mayet September 2008, Final Draft I I.

9 O Depart mental Workplace S kil ls Plans. o Dr aft Natio nal Scarc e and Critical L ist - Compari son 2006 - 2007 w ith 2 007 - 2008, update d. o Dr aft Labour Demand Stu dy DEDET Mpumalanga. o Eastern Cape, Depart ment of Educa ti on Strate gic Plan. o Eastern Cape P rovince S trategy Framework fo r Growth a nd DEVELOPMENT . o Founding P ri nciples Eastern Cape HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (H RD) Council (10 March 2 010). o Gauteng P rovincial Government Maxim isi ng HUMAN Capital fo r Shared Growth o Gove rnment Newsp aper, 28 November 2008, No. 31646, call for comment o n th e dra ft revised h uman resourc e d evelopment strategy South A fri ca , 2008.

10 O HRDS-SA, Edited fin al w ithout th e st ate ment of Minister and Deputy P resident 28 A pri l 2 009. o HRDS, int er alia from Gauteng, Northern Cape, West ern Cape, Sin gapore and Australia. o HUMAN Reso urce DEVELOPMENT for th e P ubli c Serv ice Strategic Framework Visi on 2015. o HUMAN Reso urce DEVELOPMENT Strate gy f or South A fri ca (HRDS-SA) 2010-2030. o Local Government Turnaround Strate gy. o MEGA. o Mpumalanga Department of E ducation Strategic Plan (Annual Performance Plan) 2007/ 0 8 2009/ 2 010. o Mpumalanga E conomic DEVELOPMENT Review 2004-2009. o Mpumalanga E conomic Pro fil e, Volu me 3 July 2 008. o Mpumalanga P rovincial Government PROVINCIAL Growth a nd DEVELOPMENT Strategy (2004 2114).