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ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE

NOVEMBER 2015| Solly Fourie

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Current scenario

“Re-establishing a good artisan training

system is an urgent priority; the current

{NDP} target is for the country to produce

30 000 artisans a year by 2030.” {MTSF

now requires 30 000 by 2025} White Paper for Post-school Education and Training: Building an Expanded, Effective

and Integrated Post-school System.

Approved by Cabinet November 2013

Released by Minister HET January 2014



Access

• By 2030 sector should move from 300 000 to 1250 000

• Produce 20 000 artisans per annum

• Strengthen and expand the number of FET Colleges so that the participation rate can grow to 25%

• Increase enrolments from just over 345 000 in 2010 to 2,5 million in 2030

• Produce 30 000 artisans by 2030

• Establish a new institutional type – Community Education and Training Colleges to 1 million learners

• Distance Education

• Framework for learners with disability

Throughput

• Continues quality improvement is required as the system expands

• Develop a strong set of national qualifications and support the development of non formal programmes

• we need to strengthen our institutions as the building blocks of that system

• Improving teaching and learning – need well educated, capable and professional teaching staff

• Establish the South African Institute for Vocational and Continuing education and training which will be responsible for research and an inspectorate

Employability

• Seta's must play a more effective role in producing skills which will support employers

• A stronger and more cooperative relationship between education and training institutions and the workplace

• A post-school education and training system that is responsive to the needs of individual citizens and of employers in both public and private sectors, as well as broader societal and developmental objectives

• Quality and relevance of courses need to be addressed.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES NATIONAL DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES



Medium Term Strategic Framework 2015 – 2020

Sub-Outcome 4: Increase access to occupationally-directed programmes in needed

areas and thereby expand the availability of intermediate level skills with a special

focus on artisan skills:

Action Minister Indicator Baseline Targets

Develop strategy for

improving trade test

pass rates (including

INDLELA)

DHET National artisan

learners trade

test pass

percentage

(including

INDLELA)

45% pass rate Strategy to improve

pass rate finalised

and approved for

implementation from

1 April 2015

65% pass rate

Increase the number

of qualified artisans

DHET New artisans

qualified

18 110

artisans

qualified

19 000 Artisan

candidates found

competent

nationally by 31

March 2015

24 000 artisans

qualified per annum

by 31 March 2020



Medium Term Strategic Framework 2015 – 2020

Impact Indicator Minister

responsible

for reporting

on the

indicator

Baseline 2019 Target

Year 1 Targets

National artisan learners

trade test pass

percentage (including

INDLELA)

DHET 45% 65% National

artisan learners

passing their

trade test

(including

INDLELA)

48% National

artisan

learners

passing their

trade test

(including

INDLELA)

Percentages of national

artisan learners employed

or self-employed

DHET 65% (2005

HSRC

research

Report)

80% of national

qualified artisan

learners

employed or self-

employed

To be

determined



ARTISAN (TVET) SYSTEM

1 Public

TVET 2 Private

TVET

3 TH Schools

4

Schools Of Skill

5 State TCs

6 SOCs TCs 7 Private

TCs

8

Workplaces

9 Informal

Sector

10 TTCs

11 SETAs/ NSF

12 Rep Bodies

13 UoTs /

CUs



National 7 Steps towards becoming an artisan


Artisan Development

(AD)

National Artisan Moderation Body

(NAMB)


National Concerns

• Lecturer Capacity

• Learner Ratios

• Learner Habits

• Step 2 & 4 Not

Integrated

• Step 3 Must Be

Before Step 2

• Learner Status

• Capacity

• Scope of Trade

• Competency RPL

• Uncoordinated

• Not early enough

• Semi National

• QCTO Delegations



National Situational Analysis

1. Detailed, accurate, current data for artisan trade prioritization, workplaces,

& placement, scientific target setting & monitoring & evaluation.

2. Single guaranteed funding model for all artisan trades applicable to all

sectors including single, simple artisan learner administration and grant

disbursement system.

3. Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) system that is focused on

supporting persons who are working as support workers in the

engineering field to become certificated artisans.

4. Labour legislation that controls employer and artisan learner

employment relationships and conditions of service that inhibit an

increase in the number of approved artisan learner workplaces.



Cost Analysis Artisan Trade Programme

Policy

1%

D & S

1% Career

0%

Theory

22%

Contracts

1%

Practical

35%

Workplace

35%

Q & Ps

0%

Accreditation

1%

Workplace

QA

3%

Trade testing

1%

Certification

0%

Average Total Cost = R400k



Challenge 1 = Throughput

54%

Registered

24 750

Qualified

13 485

-

5 000

10 000

15 000

20 000

25 000

30 000

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Average

Artisan Learners

R4,5bn

pa

Wastage



Challenge 2 = Industry Cost of Quality

0

Cost

Time of Learner in Labour Market

Industry

Cost of

Quality Reality

Ideal



Solution Strategy

1. Planning ‘as usual’ for NATED and NCV programmes, and

listing of learnerships etc.

2. Continue to deliver while expanding occupational programmes

3. Repositioning for occupational programmes in high demand

4. Tackle 7 Step Programme CONCERNS to improve

THROUGHPUT and reduce Cost of Quality Gap


Provincial Overview: Western Cape Government Perspective


The need and how our target relates to this

Targets

The Western Cape economy is about 10% of the

national economy so estimated shortfall of 10 000

over the next five years. This translates into a

demand for 2 000 artisans p.a. Currently we are

producing about 1 000 artisans p.a. 50% of them

linked to priority trades.

Western Cape

An estimated shortfall of 100 000 artisans over the

next 5 years. National



Demand for vocational skills is intensifying and supply of

artisanal skills is limited

Vocational Skills

Development is

critical to

economic growth

in the Western

Cape

It is a cross-cutting

mandate through

spheres of

government and

various

departments

Supply does not match demand

Industry demand for artisans is intensifying

Significant infrastructural and manufacturing projects identified through SIPs

Provincial economic growth sectors require trained artisans

Operation Phakisa (National) requires trained

artisans/ vocational skills

Demand

Provincial (and National) shortage of vocational skills

Through-put

Lack of foundational quality

Aging population (average age of 55 years)

Ineffective funding mechanisms

The artisan/ vocational development process is problematic

Supply

Why should Vocational skills be a Game Changer?



Artisanal Skills: Problem, Goal and Vision

Problem Statement

Goal

Target

Problem:

Young people not

equipped with

foundational skills to

become artisans and

mismatch between training

offered and needs of the

economy

Target: 1 000 learners qualified p.a.

across 16 priority trades

and 80% placed in jobs

Goal:

Sufficient, appropriately

qualified artisans to meet

the needs of priority

sectors and economic

growth


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Artisanal Skills Development System: Identifying the

Problem


Grade 9 - 12

NCV NATED

Work Integrated

Learning

Trade Test

• English & Maths

and Science fundamentals

• Lack of life skills • Lack of exposure

to artisan opportunities

Relevance of training & Retention

• Work Readiness • Mentors • Work place

Approval • Legal employment

challenges • Funding

Practical/

CBMT

Supply Demand


How we think change could happen...

Enhanced access to Maths teachers in no fee schools

Increased enrolment by NEETS and High School

learners into artisan

bridging programmes

Improved access

to consolidated artisan bursary programmes Increased

access to work placement

opportunities by prospective

artisans

Enhanced awareness

of artisans as a career option

1

4

3

2a

2b

Reduction in regulatory barriers

faced by stakeholders across

the Skills pipeline

5

Sufficient

appropriately

qualified artisans to

meet the

needs of

priority sectors and economic

growth


Partnership opportunities


Proposals

Dedicated Maths teachers for feeder primary schools. WCED to fund educators.

SUPPORT… funding of accommodation for teachers

Maths teachers

Work placement

Work placement is key to becoming a qualified artisan

SUPPORT…Approved workplaces for hosting artisans for 18 months

Industry Workgroup

TVET and Industry to work collaboratively to ensure graduates that speak to

industry needs. Topics to include curriculum, work-integrated learning

opportunities.

SUPPORT… Regional Skills workgroups that unblock challenges that should

include at a minimum Industry, TVET College and Municipality


Thank you

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