STATUS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

Presented by

Minister

Head of Human Resource Development

Council of SA (HRDCSA) Secretariat

14 November 20121

Presentation Outline HRDCSA Governance Structures Mandate of the HRDCSA Objectives of the Human Resource Development Strategy

(HRDSA) Five Point Plan of Council Achievements of Council Progress on the HRDSA Progress on the work of the TTT’s Core features of the HRDSA New approach to the HRDSA Principles of the HRD Plan HRD Challenges in SA Priority areas of the draft plan Critical success factors Conclusion 2

HRDCSA Governance Structures

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Mandate• Advise DP on the implementation of HRD policies and strategies;

guide and shape the HRD agenda; • Medium for constant dialogue and consensus building on HRD;• Identify skills blockages and recommend solutions;• Promote knowledge management and benchmarking at enterprise

and national level;• Monitoring and evaluation; and • Advocacy and communication.

The role of Council is not to implement the strategy, but to create a platform where social partners engage in coming up with solutions to address bottlenecks in the development of human resources in

South Africa

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Objectives of the HRDSA• Increase responsiveness of training and

education to social and economic development agenda;

• Address quality issues in the education and skills development pipeline;

• Address skills shortages in priority areas;• Establish institutional mechanism for

coordination, integration, coherence, accountability and reporting; and

• Optimise efficacy and outcomes of HRD in respect of SA development agenda.

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Five Point Work Plan

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Achievements

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Progress made on the Strategy

Stakeholders Issues

COMMITMENT THREE: Department of Basic Education

Strategy and Action Plan Annual National Assessments (ANA) Developed .

COMMITMENT SIX: Department of Science and Technology

Strategy and Action Plan

COMMITMENT TWO: Economic Development Department

New Growth Path and its impact on HRDCSA

COMMITMENT FOUR: South African Maritime Safety Authority

Maritime Skills Study

COMMITMENT FOUR: South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

Thuthuka Model to develop black Chartered Accountants

COMMITMENT SIX: Department of Communications

National E-Skills Strategy

COMMITMENT THREE : Department of Higher Education and Training and Department of Basic Education

Integrated Teacher Development Strategy

COMMITMENT SIX: Google/Vodacom/DTI Launch of Woza online Websites for SMME’s;Partnership with Regenesys Business school

COMMITMENT SEVEN: Department of Public Service and Administration

The HRD Strategy of the Public Service and on Professionalizing the Public Service.

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Alignment of HRDSA with NGPAlignment in process

Foundational Learning

In the process of commissioning study

Commitment 1 Artisan &

Technician DevelopmentWork Completed

FET Colleges Study Commissioned:

Continuous Lecturer Development

Production of Academics and

Industry Partnerships

Production of ProfessionalsCompleted draft

proposals to be tabled at Council early in 2013

Just started – finalised t.o.r . to finalise work plan

Worker Education Study just

commissioned work to be completed by April

2013

Skills System

Review

In process of commissioning

study

Progress: Technical Task Teams

Education & Entrepreneurship

In process of completing its work, to

be tabled at Council early in 2013

Core Features of the current HRDSA

• A performance indicator approach with many targets and strategic priorities;

• An approach which covered a wide array of priority areas; and

• A replication of the key performance demands facing the constituent departments participating in the HRDSA 2010-2030.

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New approach for the National HRD Plan

• Ownership and buy-in from participating Departments and entities;

• A clear set of protocols that clarify roles of implementers;

This model is based on the following key premises:• Government has limited institutional capacity to

resolve all socio-economic problems simultaneously; • Only a limited set of priority interventions can be

adopted at any one time; and• Horizontal coordination within National and Provincial

government is a crucial area of intervention in resolving persistent socio-economic problems. 11

Principles

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Challenges addressed on the plan

CHALLENGES

Poverty; Inequality; Unemployment

CHALLENGES

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Foundation Schooling Post schooling Work place

Quality ECD

•Practitioners

•Facilities

•Recognising the need

•Development

Quality Schooling ;

Competence and capacity of school principals;

Teacher Development

Resourcing

FET Colleges

Universities

Universities of Technology

Education <–> Industry Partnerships;

Higher Education enrollment & throughput

Production of Academics

Recognition of Prior Learning

Career Development

Career Progression

Every work place a training place

Information and Communications Technology

CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES Social issues

PRIORITY AREAS FOR NATIONAL HRD PLAN

Enterprise Development / Enabling Entrepreneurship

Rural Development

Critical success factors

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The End

• Together we can achieve more

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Ngiyabonga

Thank You!

PARTNERING TO INNOVATIVELY DEVELOP SA’s HUMAN POTENTIAL