Sector Skills Plan

Contents of a Sector Skills Plan

The Sector Skills Plan (SSP) represents the 'road map' for the work of Fasset and organisations in the Fasset sector in terms of skills development. In addition to outlining long-term and short-term skills development deliverables, Fasset's vision and mission, the SSP provides information on:

• Sector profile
• Factors influencing future change in the sector
• Current education and training supply for the sector
• Sector development strategy
• Employment and skills needs
• Implications for skills policy and skills provision
• Vision, mission, objectives, priorities, outcomes and key performance indicators
• Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluating

Developing the Sector Skills Plan

The SSP should be based on the following:

• Sector-wide without exclusion (i.e. including all sub-sectors, sizes of enterprise within the sector and both public and private organisations, geographical distribution)
• Comprehensive vision based on long, medium and short-term perspective for the optimum development of the sector
• Sector analysis and prognosis focusing on occupations and skills levels
• Full stakeholder participation and commitment
• Alignment with national objectives and priorities, in particular the NSDS
• Clear objectives, strategy and action plan for implementation

Responsibility for producing the SSP rests with Fasset and, therefore, the members of Fasset representing organised labour, organised employers (including small business), relevant government departments and other members appointed by Fasset. Thus, as a seta document, the main stakeholders of the sector must endorse the SSP.

It is recommended that the composition of the stakeholder committee developing the SSP should consist of persons with the following skills:

• members who have a thorough knowledge of the sector in terms of sector background and future prospects
• members qualified in skills development with considerable experience of employer and worker needs in the sector
• members with experience of statistics and quantitative analysis
• members selected to ensure a full understanding of issues and developments within the sector

Getting involved in the Development of the Sector Skills Plan

Should you wish to participate in the SSP research and development process, please contact Lauren Derman by email Lauren.Derman@Fasset.org.za.