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Skills Planning
Click here to download the Sector Skills Planning document 2005 - 2009 (Adobe Pdf: 622 Kb).

Functions of the Department
The skills development department is responsible for:
  • Collecting and disbursing skills development levies;
  • Developing and implementing the Sector Skills Plan;
  • Facilitating Chamber Committee operations;
  • Implementing the National Skills Development Strategy
  • Liaising with the sector
  • Monitoring and auditing skills development implementation
The Levies and Grants Section is responsible for:
  • Receiving levies from the Department of Labour
  • Administering the grant disbursement schedules
  • Receiving the Workplace Skills Plans (WSP) and Implementation Reports (IR)
  • Conducting administrative validation of the WSP and IR
  • Facilitating reallocation of any misallocated employers
  • Administering Change of Jurisdiction applications
  • Compiling a Skills Development Facilitators database
  • Preparing Grant Disbursement Schedules for qualifying employer organisations
  • Capturing WSP, IR, and other grants as required by THETA
  • Administering queries on levies and grants
The Chamber Co-ordinators are responsible for:
  • Sector liaison on skill development in the respective sectors.
  • Providing necessary strategic information to Chamber Committees and facilitating implementation of Chamber initiatives.
  • Supporting development of sub sector capacity building in implementing the National Skills Development Strategy.
  • Monitoring and auditing implementation of Skills Development initiatives by employers in the respective THETA sub sectors.
  • Participating in THETA committees as required by THETA management.
  • Validating WSP and Implementation Reports from the respective sub sectors.
  • Developing stakeholder databases.
THETA is responsible for developing a Sector Skills Plan (SSP), which is a four-year strategic document. The SSP represents the implementation framework for achieving the objectives and targets as set out in the National Skills Development Strategy. The first Sector Skills Plans were developed for the period 2000 – 2004. Currently THETA has begun a process of developing a SSP document for the period 2005 – 2009, this document will be aligned to the National Skills Development Objectives and Targets, which are under review.
The Sector Skills Plan is a strategic vision of the SETA for implementation of skills development in the sector, to be based on an assessment of economic and development trends, and associated skills requirements.
Avenues for compiling data include:
  • SETA commissioned research
  • Ongoing research and surveys conducted by sub sectors
  • Department of Labour research and other government research institutes
  • Focus groups from the sector
  • Analysis of Workplace Skills Plan and Implementation Reports from employers
NSDS Implementation
There are specific NSDS objectives that the Skills Development Department is directly responsible for implementing and the balance are implemented in conjunction with other THETA core departments and projects.
The Skills Development Department is directly responsible for:
  • Fostering skills development in the formal economy for productivity and employment growth. (Administering Levies and Grants)
Monitoring
Through the Skills Development Act of 1998 and the Skills Development Levies Act of 1999 SETAs are required to monitor, audit and inspect employer organization, in implementing the Skills Development Strategy. In a bid to implement and meet the NSDS targets, monitoring plays a crucial role in ensuring quality management. This is achieved through the process of verification of the implementation of the Workplace Skills Plan and putting developmental programme where required.
In a bid to implement and meet the NSDS targets, monitoring plays a crucial role in ensuring quality management. This is achieved through the process of verification of the implementation of the Workplace Skills Plan’s and putting developmental programmes in place where required.

Organogram
Executive Manager:
Skills Development Manager: Muzi Mwandla
Operations:
Learnership Coordinator: Minah Matlala – minah@theta.org.za
Levies and Grants Co-ordinator: Abigail Shabangu – abigail@theta.org.za
Hospitality Co-ordinator: Buyisiwe Dube – buyisiwe@theta.org.za
Gaming & Lotteries Co-ordinator: Leonard Strong – leonard@theta.org.za
Sport, Recreation & Fitness Co-ordinator: Maureen Mashabane – maureen@theta.org.za
Tourism and Travel Services Co-ordinator: Vacant – refer to muzi@theta.org.za
Conservation and Guiding Co-ordinator: Veronica Rikhotso – veronica@theta.org.za
Administration Support:
Departmental Administrator: Sylvia Ledwaba sylvia@theta.org.za
Chamber Administrator: Felicia Lepule felicia@theta.org.za
Learnership Administrator: Moore Monyela moore@theta.org.za
Learnership Administrator: Shivanthini Nagalingam shivanthini@theta.org.za
Levies and Grants Administrator: Nomhle Shabangu – nomhle@theta.org.za
 
 
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