| Department of Labour Website |
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| The Department of Labour hosts an impressive website containing contact
details, Seta and statutory body information. There is an entire section
devoted to the Labour Programme, Skills Development which includes: |
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Centres and Offices
Full contact details for all Labour Centres and Provincial Offices, listed by
region. |
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Media Desk
Details latest Media Statements and Speeches by the Minister of Labour, such as
National Skills Conference Address, organised by year for ease of reference. |
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Acts & Amendments
Labour legislation published as Acts and Amendments to the Acts. |
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Basic Guides
Plain English summaries of key topics within labour legislation. |
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Forms and Sample Documents
Download application forms, claim forms, reports, and samples of employment
documents with instructions. You can also download templates of documents
issued by the Department of Labour. |
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Regulations and Notices
Regulations and Notices promulgated by the Department of Labour. |
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How To
Simple step-by step instructions for processes and procedures. |
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Useful Documents
Download special reports, guides, and other useful information, including the
National Skills Development Strategy 2005 - 2010.
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| Click through to www.labour.gov.za
to find the information you need. |
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| JIPSA’s Scarce and Priority Skills |
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| Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, who heads the AsgiSA and JIPSA
initiative announced at the end of July that the JIPSA team has identified a
list of scarce and priority skills. These are:
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high-level, world-class engineering and planning skills for the ‘network
industries’ – transport, communications and energy - all at the core of our
infrastructure programme
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city, urban and regional planning and engineering skills - desperately needed
by our municipalities
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artisan and technical skills, with priority attention to those needs for
infrastructure development
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management and planning skills in education, health and in municipalities
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teacher training for mathematics, science, information and communication
technologies (ICT) and language competence in public education
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specific skills needed by the priority AsgiSA, sectors starting with tourism
and business process outsourcing and cross-cutting skills needed by all
sectors, especially finance; project managers and managers in general
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skills relevant to the local economic development needs of municipalities,
especially developmental economists.
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Information on the government initiatives, AsgiSA and JIPSA can be found at www.info.gov.za/asgisa.
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| National Skills Development Strategy 2005 - 2010 |
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The National Skills Development Strategy for the period 1 April 2005 to 31
March 2010 (NSDS II) was launched by the Minister of Labour at the National
Skills Conference on 3 and 4 March 2005. The adjusted Strategy replaces the
first National Skills Development Strategy 2001 - 2005. The five objectives of
NSDS II are listed below and further details can be found on the Department of
Labour's website at www.labour.gov.za. |
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Objective 1 |
Prioritising and communicating critical skills for sustainable growth,
development and equity |
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Objective 2 |
Promoting and accelerating quality training for all in the workplace |
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Objective 3 |
Promoting employability and sustainable livelihoods through skills
development |
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Objective 4 |
Assisting designated groups, including new entrants to participate in
accredited work, integrated learning and work-based programmes to acquire
critical skills to enter the labour market and self-employment |
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Objective 5 |
Improving the quality and relevance of provision |
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| DoL 2005 NSDS Conference |
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| The Department of Labour's annual NSDS Conference was held at Gallagher
Estate (Gauteng) on 3 and 4 March 2005. |
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| Minister Mdladlana delivered a keynote address at the National Skills
Conference which included the launch of the National Skills Development
Strategy (2005 - 2010) and the announcement of the New Seta Landscape (2005 -
2010). A copy of the Minister's speech can be viewed at
www.labour.gov.za. |
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| New Seta Landscape 2005 - 2010 |
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| The process to renew Seta certificate of establishment commenced in February
2004 and included, amongst others, submission of formal applications by each of
the existing Setas during March 2004, commissioned research on future economic
sector trends and future skills needs between May and August 2004, a detailed
performance assessment of each Seta against agreed NSDS 2001 - 2005 targets,
and public hearings under the leadership of the NSA during October and November
2004. All information was debated within the National Skills Authority and
government departments during the cabinet preparation process and after
considering the plight of learners in the system, grants employers expected,
momentum and work already achieved, the Minister of Labour decided on a
landscape of 20 Setas for the period 2005 - 2010. |
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| The new Seta Landscape was announced by the Minister of Labour at the
National Skills Conference on 3 and 4 March 2005. |
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| Fasset is 1 of the 20 Setas who received full certification to continue
operations for another five years. |
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| Full details can be found on the Department of Labour's website at
www.labour.gov.za. |
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| Process leading up to Seta renewal of Certificates of
Establishment |
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| Fasset was established on 20 March 2000 as one of the 25 Setas set up by the
Department of Labour (DoL) in terms of the Skills Development Act (SDA) and the
Skills Development Levies Act (SDLA). In 2003 the SDA was amended, giving the
Minister of Labour the authority to merge Setas. Based on this authority, in
September 2004, the National Skills Authority (NSA) released a document titled
"The Proposed New Seta Landscape". In this document it was proposed
that the Finance, Banking and Insurance Setas be merged into one, to be called
the FBI Seta. Intensive research was undertaken by the NSA in this regard and
an Economic Research Document was released at a similar time for stakeholders
to view before the public hearings. |
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| In October 2004, the expected notification from the Minister of Labour
regarding the revision of the Seta landscape was published. Attached to the
Notice was a copy of the commissioned research proposal and item 17 was of
specific interest to Fasset stakeholders, ie : " 17) FBISETA - A proposed
new Finance, Banking and Insurance activities SETA that could arise from
mergers of the current BANK SETA; Finance (FASSET) and Insurance
(INSETA)." |
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| The public hearings were held in November 2004 and in total, 54 submissions
covering all Setas were heard. The Board of Fasset and the various Fasset
sector stakeholders made submissions. The content of the Fasset Board
submission was prepared by a sub-committee appointed by the Management Board of
Fasset and represented the views and concerns raised by this stakeholder
representative body.
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