Skills for Employability: the Project

Remo ChipatisoHead: Education & Society

International Skills Partnership Conference, South Africa 2014

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South African Context

The shortage of skilled labour in South Africa is one of the most challenging socio-economic issues which need to be addressed. The skills development challenges South Africa faces are complex and span across numerous industries and skill levels.

Deloitte: Skills Development, developing people for the future of Business

The South African government is giving skills shortages considerable attention however; skill shortages are still very real in South Africa today.

There have been a number of policy developments in South Africa pre and post 2009.

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Key Policy Developments

New Growth Path, 2009

National Skills Development Strategy III, 2011

National Skills Accord, 2011

National Development Plan (NDP), 2012

Industrial Policy Action Plan, 2014/15

Human Resource Development Plan, 2014

White Paper on Post-school Education and Training, 2014

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Skills for Employability

Its purpose is to enhance quality of skills systems by encouraging closer links between education, employers and policy makers in the UK and worldwide. The global goal of SfE is to enhance UK leadership of, and shared learning from international education.

This will be achieved through

higher quality skills development including vocational and higher technical education and training,

professional education and enterprise skills training that meets industry needs and helps young people prosper.

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There are 7 outcomes that SfE seeks to achieve. This framework is loosely implemented by various countries and they hardly focus on all the outcomes.

Active network of local and global employers, employer representative organisations and other skills stakeholders established

Improved knowledge and understanding of effective approaches to skills development

Young people better prepared for the world of work and enterprise

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SfE Global Framework

SfE Global Framework continued

Increased understanding and recognition of the benefits of working internationally and how to do this effectively

New approaches to skills development implemented at institution/organization level

Policy changes and/or new approaches to skills development implemented at national and/or system level

Higher quality skills development that meets industry needs

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Global Picture

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South Asia

Bangladesh

Pakistan

India

East Asia

Vietnam

China

Myanmar

Indonesia

Middle East and North Africa

Bahrain

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Qatar

UAE

Yemen

Egypt

Libya

Morocco

Tunisia

Oman

Jordan

Americas

Brasil

Colombia

Mexico

Trinidad and Tobago

Jamaica

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Africa

European Union

Spain

Italy

SfE in South Africa

Alignment

Speaks to Commitment 2 and 8 of the Skills Accord.

Commitment 2: Internship and placement opportunities in industry;

Commitment 8: Improving role and performance of Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges

Project Categories (implementation so far….

Association of Colleges South Africa (AOCSA)

International Skills Partnerships (ISP)

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AoCSA

This would promote the effectiveness of South African FET colleges by creating an organisation to support the sector’s approaches to:

teaching and learning;

curriculum design and delivery;

quality;

working with employers; and

engaging with local communities.

Most importantly, the strategic thrust of the AoCSA will be to contribute to building communities of trust amongst key role players, to help to develop a coherent and integrated post-school system.

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ISP Model

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ISP in South Africa

Eastcape Midlands College and Walsall College and Black County University Technical College

The partnership aims to develop a Bridging Programme to increase the progression of learners from level 2 to level 3 NCV and to support the development of Eastcape Midland

College’s ‘Learning Company’ model.

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Sedibeng and Harrow, Dudley and Belfast Metropolitan College

The partnership focuses on Curriculum design; lecturer development; employer engagement and quality

assurance in the automotive sector only.

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Northlink and Gwent and Llandrillo Menai College

The project aims to develop skills relating to Renewable Energy technologies by developing relevant curriculum, delivery methodology and resource capability. The focus will be on awareness of renewable energy, solar heating and Gas.

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Orbit and Harrow, Dudley and Belfast Metropolitan College

The project aims to focus on Curriculum design; lecturer development; employer engagement and quality

assurance in the automotive sector.

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Gert Sibande and Highbury and North Hertfordshire College

The partnership aims to develop and utilize appropriate information technology systems for both learning and

management performance monitoring, which builds on a system already developed by the college to monitor

teaching and learning practices.

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Q & A

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