WELCOME
to the
2013
SASSETA
Roadshow
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FET College Collaboration
 SASSETA has joined hands with the rest of other SETA’s in
supporting the Minister of Higher Education and Training’s
broader vision of reviving the FET Sector
 We have set ourselves a strategic goal of ensuring that by
2015 the FET Colleges will be responsive to the needs of the
sector
 We have thus far signed Memoranda of Agreement with
the following FET Colleges:
Gert Sibande
Nkangala
Ehlanzeni
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Opening of Regional Offices
The Department of Higher Education and Training has directed the
SETA’s to partner with FET Colleges in opening up Regional Offices
 SASSETA has been directed to KZN to partner with Amajuba FET
College, Elangeni FET College and Ethekwini FET College
 Progress has been achieved in this regard in that all the 3 Colleges
have been visited but it transpired that Ethekwini FET College is the
only College that has adequate facilities to accommodate SASSETA in
KZN
 Arrangements have been made such that SASSETA will be using
their office space free of charge while only paying cost for water and
electricity
 The intended date for the launch of the Office was February 2013
but has since been delayed by the approval processes of Regional
Structure
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Work Integrated Learning
 The challenge of placement of FET Graduates has made us to
seek a collective solution with our employers
 DHET has requested SASSETA to place 100 FET College
graduates in our sector for 2013 academic year
The 100 have since been successfully placed at the Legal Aid
Board, POPCRU and SAPS
 Special thanks to our employers and stakeholders for this
collective effort in responding to our social ills
 Invitation is extended to other stakeholders to work
closely with us in responding to NSDS 111 imperatives
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THE NEW SETA GRANT REGULATIONS
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INTENT OF THE REGULATIONS
• Regulate the provision of funds available for skills development
• Provide for SETA’s to contribute to the work of the QCTO
• Discourage accumulation of surpluses and the carry-over of
unspent funds
• Create a framework within which expanded use is made of
public education and training providers
• Promote NQF registered and quality assured PIVOTAL
programmes to address scarce and critical skills needs
•Improve the quantity and quality of labour market information
received by SETA’s
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KEY PROVISIONS OF THE REGS
• 80% of discretionary grants to be allocated to PIVOTAL
programmes
• The employer will be paid 20% of the total levy paid to
SARS as mandatory grants
•Unclaimed mandatory funds to be transferred into
discretionary fund by 15 August
• From 1 April 2014, WSP/ATR/PVT must be submitted by
30 April each year
• Mandatory grants to be paid at least quarterly
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KEY PROVISIONS OF THE REGS
80% Skills Levy
20%
49.5%
Discretionary Grants
10.5% Administration
Mandatory
Grants
80%
20%
10% SETA
0.5%
PIVOTAL
NON-PIVOTAL
Administration
QCTO
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SKILLS PLANNING &
RESEARCH
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SECTOR SKILLS PLAN UPDATE
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Approach to the SSP Upate
Review of current SSP to identify gaps
Field Research
Focus Groups
Interviews
Desk Research
Survey
Literature
review
Analysis and
Consolidation
Planning, Review and
Sign off
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Corrections
Scarce & Critical Skills Identified
Scarce & Critical Skills Identified
Scarce Skills
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Nurses
Pharmacists
Supply chain officials
Doctors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Artisans (Electrical, Mechanical, and
maintenance related)
• Agricultural technicians and teachers
• Vocational & technical trainers
• Accredited educationists, assessors
and moderators
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Critical Skills
Forensic skills for nurses
Presentation and report writing skills
for Corrections Officers
Management and Leadership training
for those in managerial roles
Sign language and foreign languages
training for Corrections Officers
Dog handling
Explosives detection
Systems maintenance people for new
technology
Security management skills for
Correctional Centre managers
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Private Security
Scarce & Critical Skills Identified
Scarce Skills
• Skilled Investigators with
understanding of legislation
• Telecommunications Technicians with
ability to install and commission
security devices
Critical Skills
• RPL for experienced people with PSIRA
grades
• Management and supervisory training
• Communication
• ICT skills including CCTV training
• National Key Point Security
• Customer care
• Report writing
• Investigation
• Dog handling
• Basic numeracy and literacy (Adult
Education & Training)
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Defence
Scarce & Critical Skills Identified
Scarce Skills Per Arm of Service
Army
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Engineers
Architects
Intelligence Officials
Armour Soldiers
Technical Officers (Artisans)
Navy
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Engineers
Divers
Technical Officers (Artisans)
Submarine Combat Officers
Warship Coxswains
Air Force
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Fighter and Transport Pilots
Air Traffic Controllers and Navigators
Engineers
Technical Officers (Artisans)
SAMHS
• Medical Practitioners including
surgeons and anesthetic specialists
• OHS Officers & EHS professionals
• Medical Technologists & Radiologists
• Neuropsychologists
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Defence
Scarce & Critical Skills Identified
Critical Skills Across All Arms of Service
• ICT skills including skills for specialised defence packages
• Assessing and moderating training for officers in the training centres
• Policy and legislative drafting skills for managers involved in the generation of policies
and legislative changes
• Leadership and management training including mentoring and coaching
• Project management training for officers assigned project management duties
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Human Resource Management including human resource development and planning
• Work study systems and processes for Work Study Officers
• Risk, compliance and management training for officers
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Justice
Scarce & Critical Skills Identified
Scarce Skills
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Legislation Drafters
Court Librarians
Black, young and female judges
Cyber prosecutors
Sign Language Interpreters
Critical Skills
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Case flow management,
Report writing
Foreign language interpretations
Management and Leadership training
including mentoring and coaching
Cyber Crime investigation and
prosecution
Maritime law
Computer literacy
Human Resource Management
Financial Management
Office Management
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Legal Services
Scarce & Critical Skills Identified
Scarce Skills
Subsector characterised by over supply of
lawyers but fewer black senior counsel
Critical Skills
• Mediation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution
• Financial and business management
skills for attorneys
• Environmental, Cyber and Maritime
Law
• Court procedures
• Conflict management
• Foreign languages
• Case management
• Writing skills
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Policing
Scarce & Critical Skills Identified
Scarce Skills
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Psychologists
Aircraft pilots
Pathologists
Chemists
Social Workers and Counselors
Forensic Detectives
Critical Skills
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Report writing
Computer skills for officers
Scientific Analysis
Forensic investigation for detectives
Facial reconstruction training for
officers
Explosives and ballistics training
Firearms Training
Cyber crime investigation
Online child pornography investigation
skills
Advanced driving training for officers
Mentoring, Coaching and Counseling
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MANDATORY GRANTS
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MANDATORY GRANT PAYMENTS
The SETA will allocate mandatory grant to a levy paying employer:
 Employing 50 or more employees who has submitted WSP/ATR
using approved template
 Employing less than 50 who has submitted the WSP/ATR using
simplified form developed by the SETA
 Where the employer is first time submission, must do so within 6
months
 The employer should have submitted by the due date i.e. 30 June
2013 ( with effect from 1 April 2014 the due date will be 30 April
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MANDATORY GRANT PAYMENTS
 The employer will be paid 20% of the total levy paid to SARS
 Before payment is made the SETA will evaluate the WSP/ATR
against set criteria approved by the Board
 The mandatory grant will be paid quarterly to the employer
 Failure by the employer to claim the mandatory grants will
result in their levies transferred to discretionary grant by 15
August of each year.
 The Board can grant extension of one month subject to
written request by the levy paying employer
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MANDATORY GRANTS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
• A SETA may not pay mandatory grant to an employer who is liable to pay
SDL unless:
• The levy paying employer has registered with the Commissioner of SARS
• Has paid levies directly to Commissioner within specified time
• Is up to date with levy payments at the time of approval
• Has submitted WSP/ATR contributing to SETA SSP
• Has submitted and implemented its WSP for previous financial year to
the extent satisfying the SETA
• Proof or evidence of consultation with organized labor is provided and
sign off
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MANDATORY GRANTS PROCESS
Advert
Receipt of
WSP’s
AOR
Capturing
Payment
Confirmation
Payment
Approval
Evaluation
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DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
PROCESS
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ALLOCATION OF DISCRETIONARY GRANT
A SETA will annually approve a DG Policy in accordance with the DHET
Guidelines which will determine how the funds will be allocated
The Seta may determine and allocate Discretionary Grant in support of
the following:
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NSDS III targets
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Critical and scarce skills identified in our SSP
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NQF Aligned training
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Annual Performance Plan
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Pivotal programmes
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NGO\ CBO \NPO and Trade Unions
• Public FET Colleges and Universities
• Bursaries for employed and unemployed
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WHO QUALIFIES TO APPLY FOR THE SASSETA
DG GRANT?
• Employers who are within the jurisdiction of SASSETA who
are up to date with their levy payments or who are
exempted in terms of the SDLA of 1999
• Employers who have submitted the WSP /ATR
• Employers who are registered under the Companies Act of
2008 (as amended)
• Legal Employers who are registered with the law society
• Employers who comply with TAX regulations
• Accredited Private Providers
• Registered NGOs, CBOs ,NPOs and Trade Unions
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HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SASSETA
DISCRETIONARY GRANT?
 Applicants should submit their Discretionary Grant
application/s using the prescribed SASSETA Discretionary
Grant Application Forms in line with the Discretionary Grant
Policy
• DG Application Forms:
– DG 01: Employer Application
– DG 02: Accredited Service Provider Application
– DG03 : Individual Learner Application
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HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SASSETA
DISCRETIONARY GRANT? (Continued)
• Application forms must be complete and the following
attachments must be appended as required:
• Original tax clearance certificate
• Confirmation of BEE status
• Accreditation details
• Proposed Project Implementation Plan
• Proposal in case of NGOs, CBOs, NPOs and Trade Unions
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WHEN TO APPLY
• The SETA will publish request for proposals (RFP)
in the national newspapers, as well as the
SASSETA website.
• The Discretionary Grant applications must be
submitted to SASSETA office by the date specified
in the Request for Proposals.
• Applications for Discretionary Grants must be
approved by SASSETA before any training or other
activity related to the skills development project
applied for can commence.
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WHAT TO ENSURE WHEN APPLYING
• Applicants need only apply on identified Qualifications/Unit
Standards
• A detailed proper costing submitted
• A high level project plan submitted
• Contactable references submitted
• Projects are properly scoped
• Learners to be trained have been identified
• Provision for Transformational Imperatives to be achieved
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PIVOTAL PROGRAMMES
• Professional
Candidate Attorneys & Psychologists
 Vocational
Forensic Detectives & Legal Interpreters
 Technical
Engineers & Artisans
 Academic
Researchers & Forensic Scientists
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COMMON APPLICATION MISTAKES
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Company Registration documents not attached
Valid Tax Clearance
Application not responding to the advert
Accreditation details listing programmes applying for not
provided
Application forms not fully signed
Employer applications without training provider details
Project costing not detailed and itemised
Applying for different project using one application form
Failure to submit contactable references where
applicable
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QUESTIONS?
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Contact Details
email: dg@sasseta.org.za
Tel: 011 347 0200
Fax: 011 805 6630
Call Centre: 086 110 2477
website: www.sasseta.org.za
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ETQA
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Accreditation
Process
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Role of the ETQA
 Accredit constituent training providers
 Evaluate assessment and facilitate moderation
among providers
 Register assessors and moderators
 Deliver on QCTO mandate and also align to
SAQA mandate (Accreditation of
the SETA)
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Accreditation criteria
Accreditation requirements
 Compliance with relevant legislative requirements
 Financial administration and physical resources
 Quality Management Systems (QMS)
 Learning programme provision
 Registered Assessors and moderators
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Accreditation phases
 Phase 1: Submission of application form
 Phase 2: Desktop Evaluation
 Phase 3: Programme Evaluation
 Phase 4: Site Visits
 Phase 5: Recommendations and Approval
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Assessor & Moderator Registration
 SASSETA primary focus
 Conduct Outcomes-based Assessments / Conduct
Moderation of Outcomes-based Assessment
 Two (2) years occupational experience in relation to
the field they wish to assess
 Signing and adherence to ETQA code of conduct
 This process is reviewed every 5 years depending
on SETA’s lifespan
 Assessors and Moderators can be de-registered due
to irregularities
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Extension of Scope to other SETAs
Application for learning programmes
 Extension of scope through Primary ETQA
 Identify the unit standards/qualification
 The primary ETQA to submit to secondary ETQA
 Assessors & moderators must be registered for
applicable unit standard or qualification
 Provider must have learning materials or MOU
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Meetings 2013
LPQA
committee
May, August & Nov
EXCO
BOARD
(ETQA Comm)
(ETQA Comm)
System upload
Accreditation
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 It is compulsory for all accredited training providers to
apply for verification (QALA); to promote learner
certification
 It is the responsibility of the SETA to endorse learner
results
 Request forms for verification are available from
SASSETA offices and website
 Monitoring visit is compulsory to all accredited training
providers to ensure continuity and to promote quality (reaccreditation & audit purposes)
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 Quality Council for the Trade and Occupations is a new
body created in the NQF Act
 Facilitate development of demand driven occupational
learning system
 Manage and co-ordinate qualification in the Occupational
Qualifications framework
 QCTO delegated quality assurance functions for currently
registered NQF Qualifications
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Occupational Qualification
Knowledge Module
Practical Module
Occupational Qualification
Workplace Experience
Module
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Provider submission
Site visit
LPQA Meeting
25 March 2013
15-26 April 2013
14 May 2013
25 June 2013
18 July - 01 Aug 2013
13 August 2013
25 September 2013
16-30 October 2013
12 November 2013
21 January 2014
17-27 February 2014
11 March 2014
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