Report to the Select Committee on the activities of the LGWSETA for the period 1 April 2002 – 28 February 2003 MR VUSI MAGAGULA CHAIRPERSON LGWSETA 19

Report to the Select Committee on the activities of the LGWSETA for the period 1

April 2002 – 28 February 2003

MR VUSI MAGAGULACHAIRPERSON LGWSETA 19th March 2003

INTRODUCTION

In this the third year of operation of the Local Government Water and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (LGWSETA) the

emphasis was on delivery

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LGWSETA GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

LGWSETALGWSETAAUTHORITY

(BOARD)

AUDIT COMMITTEE

NATIONALGOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENTS:

EMPLOYERS SALGASAAWU

TRADE UNIONS: ORGANISED LABOUR

IMATU SAMWU

WATER CHAMBER

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

SKILLS PLANNING

COMMITTEE

ETQA COMMITTEE

FINANCE COMMITTEE

8X SUB SECTORTASK

TEAMS

LEARNERSHIP COMMITTE

9 x PROVINCIAL COMMITTEES

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TASK TEAMS

COORDINATORS X 5

2 x Secretaries

SMME Officer

AUDIT COMMITTEE

FINANCE MANAGER

FINANCE OFFICER

1 x FINANCEASSISTANT

1 x FINANCEASSISTANT

NSF PROJECTCONTROLLER

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CEOs SECRETARY

ADMIN & COMMUNICATIONSMANAGER

ETQA MANAGERSKILLS PLANNINGMANAGER

WATERCHAMBER

MANAGERWATER CHAMBER

LEARNERSHIPMANAGER

GOVERNING BODYSETA (AUTHORITY)

IT OFFICER

2 x GENERALWORKERS

COMMUNICATION& INFO OFFICER

SECRETARY

RESEARCH/POLICYOFFICER

SECRETARY

RESEARCH/POLICYOFFICER

SECRETARY

RESEARCH/POLICYOFFICERSECRETARY

NEW

EXISTINGW.Cape - 2 - PROVINCIAL

MANAGER/ASST.

KZN - 2 PROVINCIAL MANAGER /ADMIN

POLICYCOMMITTEE

POLICYCOMMITTEE

POLICYCOMMITTEE

Admin. AsstPrint Room

Print RoomAdmin. Asst

Resources Room

RECEPTIONIST

CONTRACTS

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

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LGWSETA

Sector Skills Plan (SSP)

Levy Collection &Disbursements

Learnerships& Skills Programs

SETA Functions

Reporting & Monitoring

Marketing & Communication

ETQA

Accreditation & Quality Assurance

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SCOPE OF COVERAGE Public Water enterprises Irrigation Boards Private Water Companies Public and Private Waste Water

Companies All Municipalities(Category A,B&

C) Organized Local Government Waste management companies

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Work concentrated on the following sub-sectors, which were previously listed as matter of priority by the LGWSETA: Finance and Public Administration Water Sanitation Environment &Waste

Management Public Safety Primary Health Community Services LED and IDP Councillor Development Urban Planning

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GOVERNANCEThe Authority met once during the period under the EXCO of the Authority met five times in all the following is the structure of LGWSETA:

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE NUMBER OF MEETINGS

Authority 1 (one)

Executive Committee 5 (five)

Water Chamber 3 (three)

Provincial Co-ordinating Committees Each Provincial Committee met at least twice

Policy Committees· ETQA· Learnership· Skills Planning· Audit Committee· HR Committee· Tender Committee

3 (three)1 (one)1 (one)2 (two)1 (one)1 (one)

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GOVERNANCEOperations and Systems

• Delegation of authority

- CEO- Managers- Emergency Committee

* Recruitment of the CEO

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POLICIES HR policies Disciplinary procedures Procurement policies Financial Policies ETQA Policies Learnership Incentives


Focus of the Sector Skills Plan

Sector Profile

Demand for Skills Supply of Skills

Sector Needs

Strategic Plan


A summary of the research results of the SSP review process illustrated below in charts:

Training needs identified as percentagesby functional area

Health4% 9%

3%3%8%

3%

26%

32%

1%1%1% 9%

Administration Communication Counselling

Financial Management ITC Life Skills

Management Medical Skills Public Relations

Research Skills Technical Skills Unsure


Summary charts cont//…

Training needs identified as percentages by functional area

Councillors

21%

13%

5%3%6%

45%

5% 1%1%

Communication Financial Management Legal KnowledgeITC Life Skills ManagementPolitical Skills Public Relations Unsure


Summary charts cont//…Training needs identified as percentages

by functional area Environment

4% 12%6%

10%

12%26%

9%

3%3%

15%

Administration Communication ITCLegal Knowledge Life Skills ManagementMedical Skills Public Relations Technical SkillsUnsure


Summary charts cont//…Training needs identified as percentages

by functional area

Community Services

5% 11%2%

4%2%

6%7%

28%

4%

17%

14%

Administration Communication Customer RelationsFinancial Management Health & Safety ITCLife Skills Management Secretarial SkillsTechnical Skills Unsure


Synopsis of the compliance level in the submission of WSP’s:

WSP Submitted for year 3District Council

2% 2%0% 11%2%0%

9%

0%9%

65%

Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KZN Limpopo

Mpumalanga Northern Cape North West Western Cape Not submitted


Synopsis cont//…

WSP Submitted for Year 3Local Municipality

2% 7% 2%11%

2%

3%5%4%

8%

56%




WSP Submitted for Year 3METRO

17%0%

32%17%

0%0%0%0%

17%

17%




SDFs REGISTERED FOR YEAR 3

PROVINCE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DISTRICT METRO

EASTERN CAPE 11 4 1

FREE STATE 14 4 0

GAUTENG 5 2 1

KZN 22 3 1

LIMPOPO 5 1 0

MPUMALANGA 11 1 0

NORTHERN CAPE 13 1 0

NORTH WEST 11 2 0

WESTERN CAPE 21 5 1

TOTAL 113 23 4


WSPs SUBMITTED FOR YEAR 3

PROVINCE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DISTRICT METRO

EASTERN CAPE 5 1 1

FREE STATE 17 1 0

GAUTENG 4 0 2

KWAZULU-NATAL 26 5 1

LIMPOPO 4 1 0

MPUMALANGA 7 0 0

NORTHERN CAPE 11 4 0

NORTH WEST 9 0 0

WESTERN CAPE 19 4 1

TOTAL 102 16 5


FINANCEFinance Report on Levy Income and Grant Disbursement80% OF EMPLOYER LEVIES RECEIVED BY LGWSETA

YEAR ONE YEAR TWO YEAR THREE

Period 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001

Period 1 April 2001 to 31 31 March

2002

Period 1 April 2002 to 31 31 December

2002

Total Levy received by the LGWSETA (80%)

R52 990 010.00 R97 898 753.99 R83 373 281.69

Admin Income (Including V.A.T) R19 730 550.00 R13 502 432.92 R10 417 177.58

Unappropriated Funds R73 622.00 R6 100 557.1 R10 193 076.89

Mandatory Grants Fund R33 185 838.00 R78 295 763.95 R62 763 027.22


Skills Development Levy Paid by Employers and Grants Disbursed

The following tables and graphs by the province the 100% Skills Development Levy paid by employers and Grants disbursed:

Year One

EASTERN CAPE 4 493 955.91 2 118 017.29

FREE STATE 3 371 608.38 91 671.97

WESTERN CAPE 11 902 967.99 5 318 631.88

NORTHERN CAPE 1 330 614.30 496 691.38

NORTH WEST 2 134 272.66 681 118.97

MPUMALANGA 2 032 105.48 675 095.76

LIMPOPO 1 528 755.10 425 520.07

KWA ZULU NATAL 11 887 617.03 4 954 928.11

GAUTENG 25 331 848.61 10 496 634.85

TOTAL 64 013 745.46 26 081 310.28

Levies Paid by Employers 100%Province

Total Grants disbursed


Levies Paid By Employers Period 1March 2000 to 31 March 2001

7%5%

19%

2%

3%

3%

2%19%

40%

EASTERN CAPE

FREE STATE

WESTERN CAPE

NORTHERN CAPE

NORTH WEST

MPUMALANGA

LIMPOPO

KWAZULU-NATAL

GAUTENG

Year One Cont//…


GRANTS DISBURSED PERIOD 1 April 2000 TO 31 March 2001

8%

4%

20%

2%

3%

3%

2%19%

39%

EASTERN CAPE

FREE STATE

WESTERN CAPE

NORTHERN CAPE

NORTH WEST

MPUMALANGA

LIMPOPO

KWAZULU-NATAL

GAUTENG


Year Two

EASTERN CAPE 1 859 911.12 5 146 566.71

FREE STATE 7 287 472.27 2 569 905.61

WESTERN CAPE 23 838 735.23 14 287 743.92

NORTHERN CAPE 2 897 788.14 1 366 778.09

NORTH WEST 3 921 187.97 1 695 372.31

MPUMALANGA 5 410 052.28 1 435 867.33

LIMPOPO 3 540 516.80 774 100.41

KWA-ZULU NATAL 12 068 660.53 12 942 417.89

GAUTENG 42 803 932.59 24 017 594.32

TOTAL 113 628 256.93 64 236 346.59

Province Levies Paid by Employers

Total Grants Disbursed


Levies Paid by Employers for the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002

10%

6%

21%

3%3%

5%3%11%

38%

EASTERN CAPE

FREE STATE

WESTERN CAPE

NORTHERN CAPE

NORTH WEST

MPUMALANGA

LIMPOPO

KWAZULU-NATAL

GAUTENG


GRANTS DISBURSED PERIOD 1 APRIL 2001 to 31 MARCH 2002

4%

22%

2%

3%

2%

1%20%

38%

8% EASTERN CAPE

FREE STATE

WESTERN CAPE

NORTHERN CAPE

NORTH WEST

MPUMALANGA

LIMPOPO

KWAZULU-NATAL

GAUTENG


Year ThreeApplications for Planning Grants for Year Three have been submitted and are currently being evaluated. It is envisaged that approximately 75% (fifteen per cent of the one per cent levy paid) of the amount received for planning grants will be disbursed by 31 March 2003.

The Skills Development Levy (100%) paid by employers is for the period 1 April 2002 to 30 September 2002. The grants disbursed reflect all grants disbursed as at 28 February 2003. Due to the upgrade of the SDGDIS system the split of levies paid by employers by province as at the 31 December 2002 was not accessible on the SDGDIS system. Therefore the levies paid is as at the 30 September 2002


EASTERN CAPE 4 625 241.26

FREE STATE 2 968 051.40

WESTERN CAPE 10 514 860.43

NORTHERN CAPE 1 191 229.21

NORTH WEST 1 506 708.48

MPUMALANGA 2 429 509.73

LIMPOPO 1 453 214.08

KWA-ZULU NATAL 11 021 518.04

GAUTENG 18 587 947.18

TOTAL 54 298 279.81

PAYMENTS BY PROVINCE PERIOD 1st APRIL2002 to 31ST SEPTEMBER 2002

Province Levies Paid Employers


Levies Paid by Employers for the period 1 April 2002 to 30 September 2002

9%

5%

19%

2%

3%4%

3%20%

35%

EASTERN CAPE

FREE STATE

WESTERN CAPE

NORTHERN CAPE

NORTH WEST

MPUMALANGA

LIMPOPO

KWAZULU-NATAL

GAUTENG


Discretionary FundsDiscretionary Funds committed to learnership development have been paid to the following:

SERVICE PROVIDER PROJECT COMMITTED AMOUNT

PAID TO DATE

Mvula Trust Water Learnership 2 400 000.00 489 100.00

NCWSTI Community, Water and Sanitation Skills Programme

1 800 000.00 206 010.00

SALGA Councillor Development 4 465 000.00 First payment due 31/03/ 2003

Peninsula Technikon Ten skills programmes and 3 sanitation learnerships

3 090 000.00 First payment due 31/03/ 2003

Institute of Waste Management

3 Learnerships for the waste management sector4 Learnerships for the water sector3 Learnerships for the sanitation sector10 Skills programmes for the sanitation sector3 Learnerships for waste management sector

2 345 750.00 First payment due 31/03/ 2003

Joint Eastern Cape Colleges Development of learning materialsMunicipal Finance Learnership

524 000.00 First payment due 31/03/2003

TOTAL 14 624 750.00 695 110.00


LEARNERSHIPSThe learnership function is fully operational and the development process is managed through the task team model.

The need to make a strategic intervention arose due to slow delivery of SGBs in delivering both unit standards and qualifications timely to enable the SETA to fulfil its functions. To this end the LGWSETA developed an SGB support programme and an agreement with SAQA has been signed to implement this programme and an amount of R2 417 000.00 has been committed to this process over a period of 18-months starting October 2002 to April 2004.


This table illustration of all SGBs that have been identified for support:

Category A Level of Intervention Category B Level of

Intervention Category C Level of Intervention

Emergency fire and rescue

Support and Coordination Electricity Support and

Part coordination Public Admin Support

Traffic & Law Enforcement

Support and Coordination

OccupationalHealth and Safety

Support and Part coordination Libraries Support

Visible Policing Support and Coordination

PrimaryHealth Support Environment Coordination and

support

Water Support and Coordination Support Support Construction Support

Finance Support and Coordination Waste Management Support and

CoordinationTourism andRecreation Support

LED Support and Coordination

Councillor Development

Support and Coordination


LEARNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLIMENTATION ROLL OUT

LEARNERSHIP TITLE NQF LEVEL

SUB SECTOR

BENEFICIARY GROUP

IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

REGISTRATION STATUS

Waste Water process operator NQF2 Water 60% employed40% unemployed

Full development of Learning materials

Submitted to DoL

Water Purification Process Operator

NQF2 Water 60% employed40% unemployed

Full development of learning materials

Submitted to DoL

Water Reticulation Services (Water Service Hand)



Submitted to DoL

Water Reticulation Services (Water Service Hand)



Submitted to DoL


CURRENT SKILLS PROGRAMMES COMMENCED BASED ON THE COMMUNITY WATER AND SANITATION WORKER LEARNERSHIP

Supply network assistant NQF2 Water Unemployed youth (rural) x 20

Learning provision in progress

Registered

Network planning and design assistant

NQF2 Water Unemployed youth (rural) x 20


Registered

Waste water treatment assistant plant operator



Registered

Community water supply systems civil maintenance assistant


Learner selection in progress

Registered

Sanitation systems mechanical maintenance assistant

NQF2 Water Learner selection in progress

Learner selection in progress

Registered

Basic certificate in municipal finance

NQF5 Municipal finance

118 learners identified

Development of learning material

Registered

Intermediary certificate in municipal finance


Pilot sites identified Qualification re-scoping

Registered

Advanced certificate in municipal finance


Pilot sites identified Qualification re-scoping

Registered


SCOPE OF THE WATER CHAMBER

169 registered employers in water utilities, sanitation and waste management (total includes some domestic and industrial cleaning companies misallocated by SARS to LGWSETA instead of to Services SETA [approximately 25])

Estimate of 14 000 employees (excluding DWAF)

Of the 169 registered employers – 131 are paying levies

The top 5 levy paying employers contribute approximately 70% of the Chamber’s levy income

Average levy income p.a. = R8,6 million

Of the 131 levy payers only 21 have submitted WSPs for 2002/2003


EXECUTIVE REPORT ON THE WATER SECTOR LEARNERSHIPS(ACHIEVEMENTS)

The LGWSETA water, waste and sanitation task team (WWSTT). has identified ten (10)learnerships in the last 12 months and subsequently the SGB (Standard Generating Body) was initiated by the LGWSETA with the participation of all the critical stakeholders in the formulation of qualifications that are relevant to the identified learnerships:

4 in the Water Sector 3 in the Sanitation Sector 3 in the Waste Management Sector Six new qualifications in water services registered


WATER SECTOR LEARNERSHIPS (cont.)• Mvula Trust has been contracted to project manage the

full development of the first round of the four technical learnerships namely:1. Water Purification Process Operator (NQF 2)2. Waste Water Process Operator (NQF 2)3. Water Reticulation (Water Service Hand) NQF 24. Water Reticulation (Water Service Hand) NQF 4

• Completion of the first draft of the practical learnership implementation manual.

• Preparation of the Learner Information Pack.


WATER SECTOR LEARNERSHIPS (cont.)

Selection of the workplace providers. So far about 20 positive responses have been received.

Full development of training materials. 110 Assessors in the water sector are trained. Identification of Training Providers. At least 5 verifiers will be trained. 400 Learners selected by June 2003 Have set up the Project Steering Committee for

this 8-month project



STILL TO COME

The second phase of the water sector learnership will consist of:

three sanitation learnerships three waste management learnerships which

will be developed in the next eight months.

The following will be the outcome of round two learnerships.



SANITATION 300 learners enrolled in three sanitation

learnerships,100 of which will be from the unemployed young people under the age of 30 years.

1000 learners enrolled in ten Employable Skills Units (ESUs).

Three sanitation qualifications registered with SAQA Three sanitation learnerships registered with DoL. Ten ESUs registered. Staff of at least five SMMEs will have received

structured training.


WATER SECTOR LEARNERSHIPS (cont.)WASTE MANAGEMENT 300 learners enrolled in three waste management

learnerships, 60 of which will be from the unemployed young people under the age of 30 year

Three waste management qualifications registered with SAQA.

Three waste management learnerships registered with DoL.

Staff of at least five SMMEs will have received structured training.


COUNCILLOR TRAINING

The LGWSETA is responsible for coordinating the evaluation of training material presented to 6 500 councillors for municipal finance training. 1800 have successfully completed all the 5modules The LGWSETA is also responsible for aligning it with the requirements of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) to ensure that it is outcomes based. The modules presented were as follows:


MODULE TOPIC

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Budgeting and FinanceSources of operating and revenues and capital budgetFinancial reportingRoles and functions of municipal councillors on financial managementAccounting Principles (GAMAP)Is under development in budget reform

This programme was co-ordinated by DPLG and funded by the European Union. The LGWSETA will be committing more resources in terms of the development of an outcomes-based curriculum for councillor development.

The LGWSETA is responsible for co-cordinating the evaluation of training material presented to 6 500 councillors for municipal finance training. The LGWSETA is also responsible for aligning it with the requirements of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) to ensure that it is outcomes based. The modules presented were as follows:

COUNCILLOR TRAINING


CHALLENGES

Effective communications to stakeholders

Effective funding of SETA projects Understanding of Sector Clients needs Acceleration of delivery of

learnerships


Conclusion‘Our Strategy is to develop integrated plans for a Knowledge Sharing, capacity building and leadership development, that will enable the systematic sharing of knowledge, best practice and lessons learned between local governments and between spheres of government in order to accelerate the local government transformation process’

‘To move away from talk & Chalk approaches by creating a real learning environment, that can deliver models of best practice municipal learning


Our sincerest Gratitude to The Chairperson Honorable Members of the committee All relevant

stakeholders/constituencies in Local Got for their support.

I THANK YOU. Sidwell Mofokeng 011 456 –8579 0823236526 E:mail

[email protected]

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Report to the Select Committee on the activities of the LGWSETA for the period 1 April 2002 – 28 February 2003 MR VUSI MAGAGULA CHAIRPERSON LGWSETA 19