Sector Skills Planning

Tebogo Makgatho

Gallagher Estates

August 2002

THE FACTS…

• ISETT covers IT,Telecoms and Electronics• Approximately 6800 companies in the ISETT sector• Approximately 3500 are registered with SARS and

pay the levy

Grant Participation F/Y 1, 2 and 3

234166

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Unallocated funds F/Y 2001/2 • Unclaimed funds from all grants• 27 Projects awarded to the value of R33m• Projects addressing a number of objectives

– Computer literacy

– Rural

– Women

– High-end skills (CISCO, S/W Programming )

– Telecommunications skills

– AIDS awareness

– Maths and Science etc

Skills development projects

•Both unallocated funds & Management initiatives

Matrix of skills projectsArea of skill Impact Intervention Province Commitment

Maths and Science 1500 Saturday and holiday

classes

•EC •KZN

•Venda •Gauteng •NWR 5 m

SDF 175 •Masters •Diploma

•3 Day w/shops•Countrywide R 2 m

Software dev 105 Java, C++, VB, HTML •WC •KZN

•Limpopo •GautengR 4m

Computer literacy 2000 Computer literacy •Gauteng •FS • MPL R 4.3m

HIV Awareness 9000 Workshops Countrywide R 0.8 m

SMME Dev 500 •Mentorship • Business skills Country wide R 2.5 m

Technology bus 44000 Awareness, literacy EC R 1.8m

Retrenched workers 500 Telecomms tech Coutrywide R 1.7 m

Telecoms law 25 Telecomms regulations Gauteng R 0.5 m

Telecentres 2000 Computer literacy •FS •MPL •KZN R 2.7m

ABET 100 ABET EC R 0.2m

Networking 180 A+,MCSE, Cisco NC R 1m

Telecoms skills/ Electronic skills

1125 •Postgraduate •Technicians

•Calibration

•Rural telecoms

•Limpopo •Countrywide R 15.2m

Sector skills projects

• Projects worth R42m ( social responsibility and unallocated funds)

• Impact on more than 62000 people – 70% youth• Countrywide• Largely address concept of additionality• Most will lead to job creation – either short term

or long term• Aim to bridge the digital divide• Across spectrum – to address both NSDS

objectives and SSP

Future sector needs – New Sector Skills planning

• Sectoral strategy document that will map efforts w.r.t. skills development in the sector

• Input data– Various research reports

• International benchmarking study• WSP aggregated report• SMME needs analysis• Career guidance report• Skills audit/ collection of labour market stats

– Workshops/ Focus groups– Desktop research

• SSP Committee / Stakeholder Board

Key Findings

ICT Labour market statistics /

Skills audit

Key input to the updated SSP

Total employees & ICT users by chamber – ISETT Sector

133,700.00

117,400.00

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Total UsersICT Users

• 212,000 employees and 186,400 ICT users• IT chamber makes up 63% of ISETT Sector employees• The electronics chamber has the lowest % of ICT users

ICT Users per Occupational category – ISETT sector

2,900.00

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Low level technology users

Admin support

Electrical and electronics mechanic

Other technicians

Physical and engineering technicians

Engineers and related

computing professionals

Managers and supervisors

Male

Female

• More males than females in most categories except Admin support and low level technology users • Large emphasis should be on training for females

ICT Users by SOC and Race

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Low level technology users

Admin support

Electrical and electronics mechanic

Other technicians

Computer and associated professionals

Physical and engineering technicians

Business professionals

Engineers and related

Computing professionals

Managers and supervisors

African Coloured Indian White

•Manager/supervisor has large % of white males•Admin support has large % of white females•EE not being implemented

Profile of the ICT EmployeeProfile ISETT Non-ISETT

Demographics Average Average

Age 20-30 year old 20-30 year old

Gender Male Male

Race White White

Union Representation No representation No representation

Length of service More than 2 years

More than 2 years

Worked overseas No No

Intend working overseas

Yes Yes

Highest qualifications National diploma National diploma

Way Forward

• Workshops / Focus groups to discuss recommendations/strategy– 19,21,22 August 2002

• Briefing session on the findings – 27 August 2002

• Complete SSP by November 2002

Thank You

tebogo.makgatho@isett.org.za

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