DHET MEETING THE SKILLS DEMAND FOR SIPS DHET

DHET

MEETING THE SKILLS DEMAND FOR SIPS DHET Special Projects Unit

Vision for Skills Plan: ‘Skilling South Africans - for SIPs and through SIPs’ Core Principle: Building people is as critical as building physical assets

The SIPs Projects SIPs 1 - 9 SIPs 10 - 18 SIP 1: Unlocking the Northern Mineral Belt with Waterberg as the Catalyst SIP 10: Electricity transmission and distribution for all SIP 2: Durban- Free State– Gauteng Logistics and Industrial Corridor SIP 11: Agri-logistics and rural infrastructure SIP 3: South Eastern node & corridor development SIP 12: Revitalisation of public hospitals and other health facilities SIP 4: Unlocking economic opportunities in the NW Province SIP 13: National school build programme SIP 5: Saldanha-Northern Cape Development Corridor SIP 14: Higher Education infrastructure SIP 6: Integrated Municipal Infrastructure Project SIP 15: Expanding access to communication technology SIP 7: Integrated Urban Space and Public Transport Programme SIP 16: SKA and Meerkat SIP 8: Green energy in support of the South African economy SIP 17: Regional integration for African cooperation and development SIP 9: Electricity generation in support of socioeconomic development SIP 18: Bulk water supply and distribution 4

SIP and Sector Skills Co-ordinators across SIPs Road Rail Ports Water Energy ICT Ind. Social Sanral Transnet TCTA Eskom - IDC - ICT projects in SIP 1 Ind. Projects in SIP 1 Social projects in SIP 1 Ind. Projects in SIP 2 Social projects in SIP 2 Ind. Projects in SIP 3 Social projects in SIP 3 SIP 1 (Eskom) Road projects in SIP 1 Rail projects in SIP 1 Ports projects in SIP 1 Water projects in SIP 1 Energy projects in SIP 1 SIP 2 (Transnet) Road projects in SIP 2 Rail projects in SIP 2 Ports projects in SIP 2 Water projects in SIP 2 Energy projects in SIP 2 ICT projects in SIP 2 SIP 3 (TCTA) etc. Road projects in SIP 3 Rail projects in SIP 3 Ports projects in SIP 3 Water projects in SIP 3 Energy projects in SIP 3 ICT projects in SIP 3 5

METHODOLOGY used to determine skill requirements & scarcities: Step One Identify standard sectors Step Two Define sub-sectors Typical Projects in sector Step Three Skills reqd. for design, construction & O&M e. g. Energy, Water and Sanitation, … Size of typical project (unit of measure / size) “Skill Prototype” Step Four Estimation of which skills are scarce? Four categories: Adequate supply; Critical, Significant or ‘scarce’ Step Five Scale prototypes up or down to get skill estimation of real projects Scale up ‘scarce’ skills for scarce skill lists 6

Focus Area One: Information: top scarce skills MANAGERS 1. Construction Project Manager / Site Manager 2. Quality Systems Manager 3. Environmental Manager 4. Engineering Manager 5. Programme or Project Manager 6. Policy and Planning Manager 7. Finance Manager 8. Health and Safety Manager 9. Contract Manager PROFESSIONALS 1. Civil Engineer 2. Electrical Engineer (incl. power and railway signalling engineer) 3. Mechanical Engineer 4. Geologist 5. Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHE&Q) Practitioner 6. Quantity Surveyor 7. Biomedical Engineer 8. Environmental Impact Analyst TECNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS 1. Electrical Engineering Technician 2. Chemical Engineering Technician 3. Mechanical Engineering Technician 4. Civil Engineering Technician 5. Forestry Technician 6. Surveying or Cartographic Technician 7. Associate Legal Professional. . .

Focus Area One: Information – top scarce skills CLERICAL AND SERVICE WORKERS PLANT OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. Excavator Operator 2. Earthmoving Plant Operator (General) 3. Loader Operator 4. Crane or Hoist Operator 5. Grader Operator 6. Backhoe Operator ELEMENTARY WORKERS 7. Bulldozer Operator … 1. Cement and Concrete Plant Worker (incl. placer and finisher) 2. Drainage, Sewerage and Storm Water Worker 3. Earthmoving Worker 4. Handyperson 5. Sign Erector 6. Surveyor's Assistant 7. Builder’s worker … Program or Project Administrators Traffic Officer Security Officer Secretary (General) Accounts Clerk General Clerk 7. Contract Administrator TRADE WORKERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pipe Fitter Electrician 9. Scaffolder Boilermaker 10. Carpenter & Millwright Joiner Concreter 11. Welder Wood Preparer 12. Plumber 13. Plasterer Bricklayer Diesel Mechanic 14. Painter

Question: How best to meet the skills demand? Demand Needed where? Needed when? ? Supply? ? From where? How urgent?

Demand: from where, when? Option: Beyond our best estimates: Request / require all SIP projects to report vacancies onto DOL ESSA system Demand Needed where? Needed when? This will enable key actors to monitor demand signals on a regular basis. NOTE: This is NOT the same as requiring all projects to recruit from ESSA, although as system improves this will hopefully become increasingly attractive. PROPOSAL ONE: PROJECTS TO

Demand: For employees only? For training places too? Option: Beyond our best estimates: Demand Needed where? Needed when? Projects to list all training places (as per training plan required by cidb Training Standard) on ESSA – as a one-stop-shop for graduates and providers PROPOSAL TWO: PROJECTS TO REPORT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ONTO ESSA. LEGISLATE?

Scarce Occupations Need to focus on the pipeline But work backwards to respond to demand • Recruit retirees / international experts / public officials (productive experts and mentors) • RPL and gap training locally or internationally • Workplace training for graduates • Secure / train mentors • Efficiency at institutions (throughput) • Expand recruitment • Maths and Science at schools or bridging programmes • General literacy etc. S/T M/T LL/T 12

School Theory Meeting the Demand: Occupational Teams • Lecturers who teach theory Practical Workplace Experience 13 • Employers and unions • Trainers from the training institutions Theoretical foundation Practical training Structured workplace learning Final assessment • Those who assess the occupation

How do you participate in OTs? OCCUPATIONAL CLUSTER 14 Management Professionals and Associate Professionals Service and clerical workers Trades Plant and Machine Operators Elementary and non-trade production workers INTERMEDIATE BODY DPSA CBE Services SETA NAMB TETA Cidb

Electronic Portal to facilitate communication: Mechanical Engineering Occupational Team Work Place Training Convener Theory Training Convener Practical Training Convener University of Technology Assessor Further Education and Trainin Work Placed Training 15

Example Mechanical Engineering Theory Network Mechanical Engineering Theory Convener University of Technology Further Education and Trainin Work Placed Training 16

Example Mechanical Engineering Work Place Network Mechanical Engineering Work Place Convener University of Technology Further Education and Trainin Work Placed Training 17

E. g. : Mechanical Engineering Occupational Team and Network Practical convener Workplac e convener Theory convener Assessor s Occupational Team University of Technology Further Education and Trainin Work Placed Training 18

CIDB Training Standard All contractors will be required to commit to a Contract Skills Development Goal (CSDG); This can be achieved in four ways: Method 1: structured workplace learning opportunities for learners towards the attainment of a part or a full occupational qualification; Method 2: structured workplace learning opportunities for apprentices or other artisan learners towards the attainment of a trade qualification leading to a listed trade (GG No. 35625, 31 August 2012) subject to at least 60% of the artisan learners being holders of public FET college qualifications; Method 3: work integrated learning opportunities for University of Technology or Comprehensive University students completing their national diplomas; Method 4: structured workplace learning opportunities for candidates towards registration in a professional category by a recognized professional body or statutory council 19