Strategic Initiatives in Closing the Skills Gap for Manufacturing and Engineering

Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA merSETA Strategic Plan Imperatives Inter-Chamber Conference Workshop 15 February 2018 LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Strategic Goals of The merSETA Improved responsiveness of research to the transformation and transitional needs of the sector Increase functional efficacy of good governance and deployment and management of resources A skilled and capable workplace for manufacturing sector-current, emerging and future occupations and skills LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Green Economy Industrial Policy Action Plan Oceans Economy National Small, Micro, Cooperatives and Informal Enterprise Development Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPS) Development Plan (NDP) -Workers- -Employers- -Youth- White Paper on Post School Education and Training -Women- Human Resources Development Strategy People with Disability- Comprehensive Rural Development Programme New Growth Path National Skills Development Strategy LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Advanced Manufacturing Industry 4.0 -Workers- Stabilising Current Industry Innovation and Growth -Employers- -Youth- Women- Stemming Job Looses LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

New Growth Path & merSETA Response NGP Priority merSETA Response Key Relevant Objectives Re-industrialisation of the Increased investment in development of artisans & Increased publication of research products that economy and expansion of engineering professionals (learnerships, informs cutting edge solutions in the sector manufacturing sector apprenticeships, bursaries, skills programmes) in Increased contribution to employment & growth formal, SME, cooperatives and informal opportunities Create 5 million jobs enterprises Strengthening partnerships (TVETC, HEI, State, Focus on skills development Research of new occupations & skills for new Private Sector) for improved responsiveness to particularly artisanal and growth opportunities, to result in reviewed sector needs engineering skills qualification & curricula Improved competency levels of SME, Informal & Reskilling and upskilling of workers cooperatives Develop 50 000 artisans by Education & skills development of new entrants & Increased responsiveness to sector through 2020 unemployed provision of occupational qualifications Staff development for TVET Colleges, HEIs & Increased throughput of learners in occupation industry based training programmes Modernised career guidance LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Industrial Policy Action Plan (incl. Green and Oceans Economy) & merSETA Response IPAP Priority merSETA Response Key Relevant Objectives Metal & Steel industry: local Increased investment in development of artisans & Increased publication of research products that procurement, beneficiation and engineering professionals (learnerships, informs cutting edge solutions in the sector tax incentives for investment apprenticeships, bursaries, skills programmes) in Increased contribution to employment & growth formal, SME, Cooperatives & informal enterprises opportunities Automotive Industry development: Research of new occupations & skills for new Strengthening partnerships (TVETC, HEI, State, investment in local manufacturing growth opportunities, to result in reviewed Private Sector) for improved responsiveness to OEM and components qualification & curricula; sector needs Boatbuilding Reskilling & upskilling of workers Improved competency levels of SME, informal & Education & skills development of new entrants & cooperatives Plastics: recycling for local unemployed Increased responsiveness to the mer sector through manufacturing Staff development for TVET Colleges, HEIs & provision of occupational qualifications Black industrialists Scheme industry based training Increased throughput of learners in occupation HEI support for innovation in industry programmes Operation Phakisa (marine Modernised career guidance economy) International knowledge/skills exchange network Green industries: renewable energy wind and solar Creation of new jobs LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPS) & merSETA Response SIP Priority merSETA Response Key Relevant Objectives 18 catalytic projects at local Participation in and support for development Strengthening partnerships (TVETC, HEI, level to fast track of centres of specialisations for trade State, Private Sector) for improved development and growth qualifications; strengthening TVETC Industry responsiveness to sector needs whilst providing essential partnerships for skills development for trade Increased responsiveness to the mer sector infrastructure for service occupations through provision of occupational delivery Reskilling & upskilling of workers qualifications Skills development for unemployed youth Increased throughput of learners in occupation Development of artisans, Local government & provincial government programmes technologists, engineers, partnerships project managers LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Small, Micro, Cooperatives and Informal Enterprise Development & merSETA Response SBD Priority merSETA Response Key Relevant Objectives Industrial park revitalisation Research into the economies of these enterprises Increased publication of research products that at regional level to identify needs & opportunities informs cutting edge solutions in the sector IDZ and SEZ for skills development support Strengthening partnerships (TVETC, HEI, State, Community based education National, Provincial and Local government Private Sector) for improved responsiveness to and training for cooperatives partnerships sector needs and informal entrepreneurs TVET College & HEI capacity building to support Improved competency levels of SME, informal & these enterprises cooperatives Skills development for unemployed youth & adults Increased responsiveness to the mer sector Use of ICT for apprenticeship/artisan training through provision of occupational qualifications LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Comprehensive Rural Development Programme & merSETA Response CRDP Priority merSETA Response Key Relevant Objectives Rural development Research of rural economy and Increased publication of research products Sustainable livelihoods identification of opportunities for skills that informs cutting edge solutions in the Skills development Economic communities development support sector empowerment of rural Strengthening partnerships (TVETC, HEI, Funding for learnerships, internships, State, Private Sector) for improved apprenticeships and bursaries responsiveness sector needs Improved competency levels of SME, Supporting TVET colleges to provide small informal & cooperatives business support Increased responsiveness to the mer Support to rural HEIs sector through provision of occupational qualifications Establishing training and trade test centres Entrepreneurship, engagement with provincial departments LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Human Resource Development Strategy; NSDS; WPSET & merSETA Response Priority merSETA Response Key Relevant Objectives Foundational Education Investment in STEM at technical schools Increased publication of research products that informs Strengthening quality of TVET Colleges through college cutting edge solutions in the sector TVET (midlevel skills development) industry partnerships; staff development; TVET Increased contribution to employment and growth HEI, Research and Innovation (high research; opportunities level skills development) Bursaries for employed & unemployed; WIL support; Strengthening partnerships (TVETC, HEI, State, Private TVET graduate placement on Sector) for improved responsiveness to sector needs Skills for the economy (workers learnerships/apprenticeship for trade related Improved competency levels of SME, informal & career advancement, adults, NEET occupations; HEI graduate placement internships for cooperatives Youth, addressing socially and professional registration Increased responsiveness to the mer sector through economically excluded) Research future occupations & skills to result in provision of occupational qualifications reviewed/new qualifications and curricula Increased throughput of learners in occupation Developmental State (building Reskilling & upskilling of workers programmes capability of state; State as Skills for NEET, unemployed adults Increasing public sector capacity for improved service employer to expand workplace skills Support to SME, Cooperatives, Informal Enterprises delivery & supporting and building a developmental state. training opportunities) Local government & provincial government partnerships Turning every workplace into a Modernised career guidance training space merSETA staff & governance structures development programmes Industry partnerships LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Advanced Manufacturing, Innovation and Growth & merSETA Response Priority merSETA Response Key Relevant Objectives Disruptive technology e.g. Increased investment in development of artisans & Increased publication of research products that robotics, artificial intelligence, engineering professionals in formal, SME, informs cutting edge solutions in the sector Cooperatives and Informal enterprises Increased contribution to employment and growth Changing manufacturing Research of new occupations & skills for new opportunities production processes growth opportunities, to result in reviewed Strengthening partnerships (TVETC, HEI, State, Flexibility and adaptability of skills qualification & curricula; Private Sector) for improved responsiveness sector Reskilling & upskilling of workers needs Critical thinking skills Education & skills development of new entrants and Improved competency levels of SME, informal & Unemployment of 11 million by unemployed cooperatives 2020 (ILO) Staff development for TVET Colleges, HEIs & Increased responsiveness to the mer sector through industry based training the provision of occupational qualifications Decline in unskilled and semi HEI support for innovation in industry Increased throughput of learners in occupation skilled , increase of skilled and Modernised career guidance programmes highly skilled International knowledge/skills exchange network 39% of core skills in RSA completely different by 2020 LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

Stabilising current industry and stemming job losses & merSETA Responses Priority merSETA Response Key Relevant Objectives Job shedding 11 million jobs Increased investment in development of artisans & Increased publication of research products that since Quarter 4 of 2015 engineering professionals in formal, SME, informs cutting edge solutions in the sector Cooperatives and Informal enterprises Increased contribution to employment and growth Dis-investment Research of new occupations & skills for new opportunities Effects of Industry 4.0 growth opportunities, to result in reviewed Strengthening partnerships (TVETC, HEI, State, qualification & curricula; Private Sector) for improved responsiveness sector Unemployment of 11 million by Reskilling & upskilling of workers needs 2020 (ILO) Training Lay-O ff Scheme & Retrenchment Improved competency levels of SME, informal & Decline in unskilled and semi Assistance Programme cooperatives skilled , increase of skilled and Education & skills development of new entrants and Increased responsiveness to the mer sector through highly skilled unemployed provision of occupational qualifications Staff development for TVET Colleges, HEIs & Increased throughput of learners in occupation industry based training programmes HEI support for innovation in industry Modernised career guidance International knowledge/skills exchange network LEADERS IN CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP

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