Skills Development Act: National Skills Development Plan ...

1 HB Mkhize, MPMinister of Higher Education and TrainingDEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAININGSKILLS Development ACT, 1998 (ACT No. 97 of 1998): A CALL FOR PUBLICCOMMENTSONTHEDOCUMENTTITLED"THENAT IONALSKILLSDEVELOPMENT PLAN (NSDP)"I, Hlengiwe Buhle Mkhize, Minister of Higher Education and Training, after consultationwith the National Skills Authority (NSA), intend to promulgate a policy to re- establishSector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) under section 9(1) of the SkillsDevelopment Act, 1998 read with section 5(1)(a)( ) and section 5(1)(b)( ) and hereby inviteorganisations, interested stakeholders, the public and the current SETAs to submit theircomments on the document titled "The National Skills Development Plan (NSDP)

2 " to inputs and submissions should amongst others take into consideration the WhitePaper for Post -School Education and Training andallprevious reports on theperformance of SETAs, the Skills System Review Report, the Organisation for EconomicCooperation and Development (OECD) review of Vocational Education and Training andthe National Development Plan (NDP) and inputs should be submitted by 31 January 2018 to the Department ofHigher Education and Training by e-mail, post or hand delivery to:Email: SetaLandSca edhet. ; orPostal address:Department of Higher Education and Training,Private Bag X174, Pretoria 0001, for attention of Ms Vuyokazi PatuleniPhysical Address:123 Francis Baard Street, Gauteng, Pretoria 0001 for attention of Ms Vuyokazi PatuleniAll enquiries can be directed to the following officials:Ms Melissa Erra on Tel: 012 312 5432, Ms Vuyokazi Patuleni Tel: 012 312 5295 andMr Nkhetheni Radzilani Tel: 012 312 6088 This gazette is also available free online at No.

3 41332 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15 DECEMBER 2017 Government notices GoewermentskennisGewinGsHigher Education and Training, Department of/ Ho r Onderwys en Opleiding, Departement vanDEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAININGNO. 1435 15 DECEMBER 20171435 Skills Development Act (97/1998): A call for public comments on the document titled The National Skills Development Plan (NSDP) 41332 SAmniNANASSVM N1(NShigher education& trainingDepartment:Higher Education and TrainingREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICAThis gazette is also available free online at STAATSKOERANT, 15 DESEMBER 2017 No.)

4 41332 5 Table of ContentsTable of of the National Skills Development Principles Guiding Our the NSDP within an Integrated PSET to wider National and Goals of the an equitable and integrated inclusivity and collaboration across the on support system for Emphasis on the Skills Development Plan (NSDP): Implementation against of the National Skills Development Plan (NSDP) Supply: Qualifications and Supply: Funding the Capacity for Growing within National Skills Development Plan: Institutional establishment of of the Assurance , Reporting and Education and Training Authorities ( SETAs) and the Quality Council for Trades andOccupations (QCTO) Skills Fund (NSF) Skills Authority (NSA) and Development within the of Partners and Stakeholders22 National Skills Development Plan i Table of ContentsThis gazette is also available free online at No.

5 41332 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15 DECEMBER 2017 AbbreviationsABETA dult Basic Education and TrainingAIDSA cquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeATRA nnual Training ReportBRICSB razil, Russia, India, China and South AfricaCASC entral Applications ServiceCBOC ommunity -Based OrganisationCDWC ommunity Development Workers [programme]CETCC ommunity Education and Training CentresCHEC ouncil on Higher EducationCHWC ommunity Health Workers [programme]CWPC ommunity Works ProgrammeDBED epartment of Basic EducationDHETD epartment of Higher Education and TrainingDoEDepartment of EducationDSTD epartment of Science and TechnologyDTID epartment of Trade and IndustryELRCE ducation Labour Relations CouncilEPWPE xtended Public Works ProgrammeFETF urther Education and TrainingFOTIMF oundation of Tertiary Institutions of the Northern MetropolisFTEFull -time equivalentGETCG eneral Education and Training CertificateHSRCH uman Sciences Research CouncilICTI nformation and Communications TechnologyN- programmeNATED /Report 191 Programme ( National Education)

6 NAMBN ational Artisan Moderating BodyNASCAN ational Senior Certificate for AdultsNC (V) National Certificate (Vocational)NDPN ational Development PlanNEDLACN ational Economic Development and Labour CouncilNEETNot in Employment, Education or TrainingNGONon -Governmental OrganisationNQFN ational Qualifications FrameworkNSAN ational Skills AuthorityNSCN ational Senior CertificateNSDS IIIT hird National Skills Development StrategyNSDSN ational Skills Development StrategyNSFN ational Skills FundNSFASN ational Student Financial Aid SchemeNational Skills Development Plan 1 AbbreviationsThis gazette is also available free online at STAATSKOERANT.

7 15 DESEMBER 2017 No. 41332 7 NSLNSDS and SETA LandscapeNSLP 2015 NSDS and SETA Landscape Proposal, 2015 OECDO rganisation for Economic Co- operation and DevelopmentOFOO rganising Framework for OccupationsPALAMAP ublic Administration, Leadership and Management AcademyPALCP ublic Adult Learning CentrePIVOTALP rofessional, Vocational, Technical and Academic LearningQCTOQ uality Council for Trades and OccupationsRPLR ecognition of Prior LearningSADCS outhern African Development CommunitySAIVCETS outh African Institute for Vocational and Continuing Education andTrainingSAQAS outh African Qualifications AuthoritySARSS outh African Revenue ServiceSDAS kills Development ActSETS cience, Engineering and TechnologySETAS ector Education and Training AuthoritySIPsStrategic Infrastructure ProjectsSSRTTS kills System Review Task TeamSETABS ector Education and Training Advisory BoardTAFET echnical and Further Education [system, Australia]

8 TVETT echnical and Vocational Education and TrainingUNESCOU nited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganisationWILWork- Integrated LearningWPBLW orkplace Based LearningWP -PSETW hite Paper for Post -School Education and TrainingWSPW orkplace Skills PlanThis gazette is also available free online at No. 41332 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15 DECEMBER 20171. IntroductionThe National Skills Development Plan 2030 (NSDP) has been developed to respond to thepolicy goals of the White Paper on PostSchool Education and Training ( "White Paper ") toimprove both the integration of the post -school education and training system ( "PSET "), andthe interface between PSET institutions and the world of work.

9 This is done in the contextof the objectives of the Skills Development Act (SDA).The NSDP is grounded in the overarching policy objectives of the White Paper which are:a PSET system that can assist in building a fair, equitable, non -racial, non -sexist anddemocratic South Africa;a single, coordinated PSET system;expanded access, improved quality and increased diversity of provision;a stronger and more cooperative relationship between education and traininginstitutions and the workplace; anda PSET system that is responsive to the needs of individual citizens, employers inboth public and private sectors, as well as broader societal and NSDP addresses problems and opportunities in the Skills landscape that were identifiedin a number of processes, ultimately being summarised and addressed in the White include the need to integrate the organisations in the Skills landscape with PSET institutions including Universities and Colleges; the need to outline a clearer mandate androle for SETAs for the longer -term; the need for better aligned funding, planning andmonitoring mechanisms.

10 And the reduction of multiple range of challenges relating to the SETAs need to be addressed, including: the lack ofachievement of targets; governance challenges; complicated, expensive and wastefuladministrative systems; complicated application processes for the public; and unevencapacity across the a context of scarce resources for PSET and Skills Development , and a need for improvedpublic accountability of the SETAs, it is necessary to re- examine systems and structures toensure that we are making the best use of NDSP also acknowledges, however, that there are many positive aspects of thelandscape that can be built upon.