parliamentary committee annual report presentation 2009-10

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEEANNUAL REPORT PRESENTATION

2009-10

23 March 2011

VISION

A competent, health and safety orientated mining and minerals workforce

MISSIONEnsure that the mining and minerals sector has sufficient competentpeople who will improve health and safety, employment equity and increase productivity standards

VALUES

• Continuous Learning

• Empowerment

• Professionalism

• Honesty and Mutual Respect

• Service Excellence

2VISION, MISSION AND VALUESVISION, MISSION AND VALUES

1. Transformation of the sector through skills development;

2. Health and Safety training and development;

3. The development of our current workforce and new entrants to the labour market;

4. Re-skilling of employed/unemployed for sustainable employment;

5. The delivery of quality training and development.

3STRATEGIC OBJECTIVESSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

MQA BUSINESS PLANNING MODELMQA BUSINESS PLANNING MODEL

2005-2010Sector Skills Plan

2005-2011National Skills Development Strategy 2

Board Strategic Planning

Workshop

Transformation

Current Workforce & New Entrants

Health & Safety

Re-skilling of Employed & Unemployed

Quality Training and Development

Business Plan Budget

Mining Charter Support Strategy

MQA Skills Development

Strategic Objectives

National and Sectoral Strategies

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Good Governance and Advocacy

GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCETripartite Board Structure

Four (4) Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), Five (5) Organised Labour Five (5) Employer Representatives

Chairperson: Chief Inspector of Mines

Seven Standing Committees: Audit Committee including Risk Remunerations Committee Finance Committee SGB Committee Skills Research and Planning Learning Programmes ETQA Committee

The MQA regards good governance as fundamental to the future sustainability of the organisation

Annual declarations of interest for staff and the board members

A toll free fraud and corruption hotline is also operational

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PROFILE OF THE SECTORPROFILE OF THE SECTOR 6

Source: Draft SSP

Total Employment: 551 195 employees

EMPLOYMENT PER SUBSECTOR: 2009-10

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYEES : 2009-10GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYEES : 2009-10

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Source: Draft SSP

PROFILE OF THE SECTORPROFILE OF THE SECTOR

TRENDS IN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN MINING SUBSECTORSTRENDS IN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN MINING SUBSECTORS2009-102009-10

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Source: Draft SSP

THE DEMAND FOR LABOURTHE DEMAND FOR LABOUR

• The Mining Charter was revised in 2009-2010 through the Mining Industry’s

Growth, Development and Employment Task Team (MIDGETT) in order to review

progress, streamline and expedite objectives

• This resulted in the Stakeholders’ Declaration on the strategy for sustainable growth

and meaningful transformation of SAs mining industry on 30 June 2010

• The Broad Based Socio-economic Empowerment Charter for the SA mining and

minerals industry was also amended in September 2010 as well as the scorecard

• The MQA continues to focus on the objectives of the Mining Charter by adhering to

the employment equity principles when selecting learners onto its programmes

• The MQA also supports the Human Resource Development Strategy through its

learnerships, ABET, bursaries, internships, work experience, maths and science and

other programmes

• Going forward the MQA SSP aims to fully integrate the Mining Charter in its

strategic planning processes.

9THE MINING CHARTERTHE MINING CHARTER

2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

R Mill R Mill R Mill

INCOME Restated Restated

Mandatory (50%) 213 260 313 337

Discretionary (20%) 86 106 127 137

Admin Income (10%) 42 52 63 67

Skills development levy income 341 418 502 542

Investment income 18 28 39 30

Other income 0 0 1 0

TOTAL INCOME 359 446 542 572

EXPENDITURE (340) (395) (484) (612)

Administration (34) (39) (46) (46)

Mandatory grants (Wsp&Atr) (179) (247) (267) (308) Discretionary grants & projects (127) (109) (171) (258)

SURPLUS/ (DEFICIT) 19 51 58 (40) ACCUMULATED SURPLUS - BEGINNING 137 156 207 266 ACCUMULATED SURPLUS - END 156 207 266 225

Audit Reports UNQUALIFIED

COMMITMENTS – Discretionary – R195million

10STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENTSFINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Our income has been erratic but has improved. Also, improved

allocations are foreseen in the future

The MQA achieved an unqualified audit report from the Auditor General for the 2009-10 financial year

Skills Development Revenue increased by a moderate 8% as opposed to 20% last year as a result of shrinkages in employment in the sector

Interest accumulated on bank accounts decreased from 41% last year to 24% this year because of timeous disbursement of funds

91% mandatory grants levy income was claimed

190% discretionary grants were disbursed whereas only 20% levy contributions were received

Refer to page 74-77 in AR

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IdentifySkills

Required

FacilitateDelivery

QualityAssure

Certificate“AQP”

Assessment Quality Partner

Sector Skills Plan(WSP-ATR)

Research

LearningProgrammes

ETQA Monitoring &

Evaluation

QualificationsStandardsMaterials

DevelopProgrammes

“DQP”Development

Quality Partner

Support Services such as:Support Services such as:Information Technology, Finance, Procurement, Information Technology, Finance, Procurement,

Customer Service, Communication and Human ResourcesCustomer Service, Communication and Human Resources

MQA SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VALUE CHAINMQA SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VALUE CHAIN 12

ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

OPERATIONAL STATISTICS514 (491) organisations submitted their WSPs and ATRs

497 (417) WSP-ATRs approved with only 17 non approvals due to missing signatures, incomplete information or late submissions

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Standards Generation11 additional qualifications and associated unit standards registered

3 qualifications and associated unit standards out for public comment

6 new learnerships were developed and registered

31 new skills programmes were developed and approved with 21 being reviewed and approved

1 154 Learning Packs were approved

29 active Technical Reference Groups

Skills Planning & Research Skills Planning & Research

Learning ProgrammesLearning Programmes14

Rural Reach:Our Learning Programmes (Learnerships, Artisans, Skills Programmes and ABET) learners aresituated in our mines. The majority of our mines are situated in remote areas that are rural withsurrounding townships.Below are the provinces where the MQA has programmes based on mining activity:

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

North West

Kwa-Zulu Natal

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

North Cape

Western Cape

Walmer, Port Elizabeth, Swartkops, Alexandria

Welkom, Virginia, Viljoensdrift, Bothaville, Theunissen

Walkerville, Germiston, Edenvale, Kempton Park, Elandsfontein, Carletonville, Meyerton

Rustenburg, Klerksdorp, Fochville, Orkney, Kroondal, Mooinooi, Brits, Marikana, Stilfontein

Durban, Newcastle, Vryheid, Empangeni, Richards Bay Estcort.

Mokopane, Thabazimbi, Phalaborwa, Polokwane, ATOK,

Middelburg, Witbank, Nelspruit, Learaatsfontein, Carolina, Secunda, Delmas, Standerton, Kriel, Machadadorp

Beeshoek, Kimberley, Kathu

Mosselbay, Khayalitsha


OPERATIONAL STATISTICS

Refer to page 50 in AR

Employed Learners (18.1)

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RURAL REACH (see slide 14)

REGISTRATIONSEmployed Learners

COMPLETIONSEmployed Learners

Learning programme

Target

ActualLearners

Registered Women Target

Actual Learners

Competent Women

Learnerships 2 000 2 890 1 530 1 000 1 419 110

Skills programmes

5 000 9 522 452 4 500 11 929 502

TOTAL 7 000 12 412 1 982 5 500 13 348 612

Learning ProgrammesLearning Programmes


Refer to page 50 in AR

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Unemployed Learners (18.2)


REGISTRATIONSUnemployed Learners

COMPLETIONSUnemployed Learners

Learning programme

Target

ActualLearners


Actual Learners

Competent Women

Learnerships 2 200 2 303 574 1 000 1 044 523




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Adult Basic Education & Training


REGISTRATIONSABET

COMPLETIONSABET

Programme

Target

ActualLearners


Actual Learners

Competent Women

ABET 1 3 000 4 769 351 1 984 1 687 197

ABET 2 2 000 3 966 607 1 323 1 577 307

ABET 3 1 000 3 527 592 663 1 288 268

ABET 4 800 1 668 296 530 519 85

TOTAL 6 800 13 930 1 846 4 500 5 071 857




ProjectsProjects

18ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

ALL PROJECTS WERE FOCUSED ON RURAL REACH AND INCORPORATED WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

14 lecturers were appointed to lecture in mining, geology and mine survey in six

participating universities on the Lecture and Trainer Support Project

668 (target 290) bursars entered HET institutions and were funded by the MQA and

48 (100) learners successfully completed their studies on the Bursary Scheme Project

661 (target 112) learners were placed with 20 mining companies to gain

work experience in five provinces. This includes 99 who were assisted with vacation

work

113 (target 70) learners on internships were placed in various mining related

disciplines

At least 2 000 (target 800) retrenched workers in various skills programmes

were supported on the Training Voucher Project

ProjectsProjects

19ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

ALL PROJECTS WERE FOCUSED ON RURAL REACH AND INCORPORATED WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

697 (target 400) learners including women in nine provinces received training on the

Small Scale Mining Project

166 learners were trained in four provinces on the New Venture Creation Project

151 (target 133) new ventures were in operation 12 months after completion of the

programme

500 learners were trained in five provinces on the Maths and Science Project.


The MQA accreditation status as an ETQA has been extended to September 2011

54 accreditation audits were conducted

10 programme approval audits were conducted

Foundational Learning Competence (FLC) Pilot Facilitator Development commenced.

626 Assessors and 102 Moderators were registered

23 accreditation scope extensions were granted by SAQA for Quality Assurance

28 training providers were assisted to achieve ISO certification

16 Institutions of Sectoral and Occupational Excellence (ISOE’s) were recognised and 8 institutions were assisted to be recognised as ISOEs in the future

150 Personal Digital Assistance (PDA) assessment guides were developed and concluded

The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) guideline and strategy document has been developed. The focus was on the Engineering artisan area.

This approach will be rolled out to other occupational areas.

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Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance


Stakeholder and Community EngagementA range of engagement forums in the provinces listed below took place to supportstakeholders, rural communities and to provide career guidance to learners.

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PROVINCE AREA/S EVENT/S

KwaZulu Natal Vryheid, Inkandla, Richards Bay

Mthashana FET College Community Information Session, Inkunz’isemetholeni Expo, Richards Bay Roadshow

Limpopo Phalaborwa, Polokwane

Lulekani Community Roadshow, International Literacy Day, Polokwane Roadshow

Northwest Bapong, Rustenburg Segwaelane Hall Roadshow, Lonmin Career Expo, Taung Career Day, Rustenburg Roadshow,

Northern Cape Namakwaland, Kimberley

Trans Hex Mine Roadshow, Kimberly Roadshow

Western Cape Cape Town, Khayalitsha

Cape Town Roadshow, Mining Indaba, Khayalitsha Jewellery Event

Free State Welkom Free State Career Focus, Beatrix Expo, Welkom Roadshow,

Eastern Cape East London, Mthatha

DMR Learner Focus Week, Mthatha Roadshow,

Mpumalanga Nelspruit, Secunda, Witbank

Nelspruit Community Event, Secunda Roadshow, Witbank Roadshow

Gauteng Soweto, Randburg, Sandton, Fourways

Soweto Careers Diepkloof Hall, Minquiz Expo, Jewellex Expo, HRD Expo, Annual Consultative Conference, InterSETA Conference

Refer to page 67-68 in AR


DHET SCORECARDDHET SCORECARD

Indicator Skills Score

1.1 Skills Development supports growth development, equity Achieved

1.2 Information of critical skills available to learners Achieved

2.5 Increasing small BEE firms and BEE co-operatives supported by skills development

Achieved

2.7 Learners on ABET level 1-4 to enter / complete programmes Achieved

2.8 Workers assisted to enter and at least 50% complete programmes

Achieved

3.2 Non Levy paying companies such as NGOs, CBOs and community based co-operatives supported by skills development

Achieved

4.2 100% of learners in critical skills programmes covered by sector agreements from HET and FET institutions with70% finding employment or self-employment

Achieved

Governance Achieved

Provincial Linkages Achieved

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OVERALL ASSESSMENT – KEY ACHIEVEMENTSOVERALL ASSESSMENT – KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Indicator

Skills Score

4.1 Unemployed people assisted to enter and at least 50% successfully completing programmes

Achieved

4.3 Young people trained and mentored to form sustainable new ventures and at least 70% of new ventures in operation 12 months after completion

Achieved

5.1 Support of ISOEs Achieved

Equity Principles Good

Funds Management Achieved

2.1 & 2.2.

Large, medium firms employment equity targets supported by skills development

Needs improvement

Small firms employment equity targets supported by skills development

Achieved

5.2 Each province has 2 provider institutions accredited to manage delivery of NVC

Achieved

5.3 Measurable improvements in the quality of services delivered by skills development institutions responsible for NQF

Good

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OVERALL ASSESSMENT – KEY ACHIEVEMENTSOVERALL ASSESSMENT – KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

DHET SCORECARDDHET SCORECARD

In relation to our strategic objectives; In relation to our strategic objectives;

• There are still transformational challenges in the sectorThere are still transformational challenges in the sector

• Accidents in the mines Accidents in the mines “one life lost is one too many”“one life lost is one too many”

• Income decreased resulting in a reduction in allocating Income decreased resulting in a reduction in allocating learners for learning programmes and a re evaluation learners for learning programmes and a re evaluation of some projectsof some projects • Staff turnover resulting in institutional memory loss.Staff turnover resulting in institutional memory loss.

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GOING FORWARD – NEXT 5 YEARS GOING FORWARD – NEXT 5 YEARS

RE ESTABLISHMENT AS A SETA

We are forging ahead with greater confidence being re established “AS IS” as a SETA

NSDS 3 & MINING CHARTER SUPPORT

Implement NSDS3 and support skills development in terms of the Mining Charter as per the MMS priority skills

STRATEGY ALIGNMENT

We have amended our strategic objectives to include objective decision making through research as well as the enhancement of information management and monitoring, evaluation and review

TRANSFORMATION – DEVELOPING BLACK MANAGERS

More learners entering in our bursary scheme, work experience and internships to ensure transformation in the sector takes place, particularly the development of black managers

MINE SAFETY

40 000 OHS Representatives and Shop Stewards will be trained in the

next 5 years, so far over 10 000 have been trained

STRATEGY STRATEGY

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IMPROVING WOMEN PARTICIPATION

Increasing the number of women in our programmes is a constant focus. Previous programmes had male intakes that are still reflected as high in the system, but this is turning around

DISABILITY

Concerted efforts are being made to encourage employers to take on learners with disabilities. A Disability and Reasonable Accommodation Toolkit is being compiled and workshops will take place during 2011

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

We are finalising our RPL implementation strategy as we recognise the importance of this in our sector

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EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT


PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES CAREER GUIDANCE

We have developed a career guidance book which is distributed to schools. We also visit schools and host exhibitions. We also host or partner career days with other organisations, DMR, DHET, DoL, SAQA, municipalities and mining houses throughout the year

QUALIFICATIONS

All qualifications out for public comment are finalised within set timeframes so that effective implementation takes place

IMPROVING LITERACY

Of the estimated 550 000 employees in our mines, 50% have education below

NQF Level 1. We are ensuring increased learner intakes, that ABET facilitators are well trained, the curriculum is improved and assessment processes are eing standardised

LEARNER INTAKES

Employers are being incentivised to take on learners on ABET, learnerships, artisans and skills programmes. A funding policy has been approved.

Workshops are taking place to communicate benefits of active participation

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PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES (continued) (continued)

MATHS AND SCIENCE

This project has now been extended to eight provinces as opposed to five. The budget has also been increased. The project was intended to assist learners to obtain appropriate maths and science results for them to pursue mining related careers. It is also intended to be a feeder project to the MQA bursary scheme project

BURSARIES

Over 600 learners are on the MQA bursary scheme project and intakes take place annually for learners from previously disadvantaged communities that pursue mining related careers

WORK EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS

We are increasing numbers and already have a 90% success rate

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SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN

WASTEFUL AND FRUITLESS EXPENDITURE

Procurement is centralised and tightened approval processes are in place

CURBING OF FRAUD AND CORRUPTION

Internal processes have been tightened in terms of supply chain processes and the PFMA and a fraud hotline are used by the sector

AUDIT REPORT FEEDBACK

The Auditor General has given a favourable interim report for the 2010-2011 financial year

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PARTNERSHIPS PARTNERSHIPS

FET COLLEGE COLLABORATION

We are establishing relationships with FETs for a more collaborative approach to skills development for example Vhembe and Sekhukhune FET Colleges

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• The new economic growth path announced on 10 February 2011 aims to contribute to:

creating five million jobs and reduce unemployment

from 25% to 15% over the next 10 years

• The is to address employment, inequality and poverty.

• Employment opportunities need to be unlocked with the mining sector being one of the

sectors identified

• Areas in the sector where jobs can be created must be identified.

• More than a million jobs were lost in 2009, the mining sector being a contributor

• The state, employers and labour will need to develop partnerships in order to achieve the

new growth plan and turn this around.

• The MQA has a role to play in terms of developing skills to prepare those employed and

unemployed for job opportunities.

• Research needs to be conducted to monitor skills and employment created

• The MQA through the NSDS can get involved in co-ordinating activities

to support the New Economic Growth Path.

31GOING FORWARD – NEXT 5 YEARS GOING FORWARD – NEXT 5 YEARS

THE NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH PATHTHE NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH PATH


MONITORING MONITORING

PROJECT TRACKING

Our projects are tracked and disbursements are monitored

TRACKING OF LEARNER ACHIEVEMENTS

We are hard at work identifying ways to track our learners

Some learner successes …….

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• Sindisiwe Mkhwanazi is an MQA bursar

• She completed her matric in 2007 at Emhlwaneni High School in KwaZulu

Natal

• She was named the “Top Academic Student in Natural Science and

Geography” in her school

• She had limited career guidance at school and did not know what to

study

• Based on an MQA roadshow she heard that there were bursaries in

mining and choice Mining Engineering as a career, not even knowing

what to expect as she wanted to be different

• Was offered a bursary through the MQA and was accepted to study

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mining Engineering at Wits University in

2009

• She was awarded at Wits for obtaining an overall A symbol in grade 12 in

2008 and A symbols in her second year of study at Wits in 2010

• She is currently a third year student at Wits

• The world is her oyster!

From Rural Vryheid to University Bursar Sindisiwe Mkhwanazi

33INVESTING IN PEOPLE DEVELOPMENTINVESTING IN PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

• Patricia Hulana is a learner at Harmony Gold Mine in the Free State.

• She could not read or write until she enrolled for classes in Adult

Basic Education and Training (ABET). She believes that all

illiterate

women to attend these classes, as education improves knowledge

of your rights

• She is now able to assist her children with their school work.

• She believes she could not achieved this without the help of her

employer as she attended the ABET programmes on a fulltime

basis.

• She did acknowledged that it is costing the mine a lot of money to

pay for other people to replace her while she is on ABET but she

knows she will be able to contribute even more as she can now

read,

write, understand instructions better and work safely.

From illiterate to valuable literate employee Patricia Hulana


• George Leyiri is an ABET learner at AngloGold Ashanti, Mponeng

Mine

• As a mature adult he enrolled for ABET in 1993

• He was considered illiterate, because he was a slow learner.

• He believes education changed his life

• His dream from a very young age was to write and deliver a speech

to a large audience and he achieved this at the International

Literacy Day Event organised by the MQA where he presented to

an attentive audience of 3 000 people

• Today he is empowering his children by encouraging them to be

educated by providing them with all the required tools to learn

• He believes that those who train individuals like him are gifted

people

• He is currently busy with his NQF Level 3.

From illiterate employee to NQF level 3George Leyiri


• Luckyboy matriculated at Tisand Technical High School in 2010 at

Esikhaweni

• He obtained 100% in Physical Sciences and a distinction Maths

• Luckyboy says he was fortunate to be part of the MQA Maths and

Science extra curricula programme as it taught him discipline and

provided the opportunity for him to excel in maths and science

• He is now a history maker in his family, as he will be the first person

in his entire family to go to a tertiary institution

• He is registered at the University of Cape Town to pursue his

• studies towards Chemical Engineering , thanks to the MQA for

awarding him a bursary

• Through all these challenges that he has faced with other fellow

learners who have a similar background, Luckyboy never allowed

poverty to deter him from his goal.

Top achiever of the MQA 2010 maths and science projectLuckyboy Buthelezi


Ke yaleboga!

Ndiyabulela!

Ke a leboga!

Ndiyabonga!

Ke a leboha!

Ndikhou livhuha!

Dankie!

Ngiyathokoza!

Ngiyabonga!

Inkomu!

37THANK YOU !THANK YOU !

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