THE ROLE OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY (SASSETA)

IN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA PRESENTED

BY

TERRY SCALLAN

FIS (SA) MSYI (UK) AISM (INDIA)

MEMBER SASSETA PRIVATE SECURITY CHAMBER IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF SECURITY

WHAT ARE SETA’S

SECTOR EDUCATION TRAINING AUTHORITIES

21 THAT COVER THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTIONS

ESTABLISHED UNDER THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1998

RESPONSIBLE TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY WHO RESORT UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (DHET)

CONSIST OF BOARDS AND CHAMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MINISTER AND INDUSTRY CONCERNED

MAIN ROLE OF THE SETAS

DEVELOP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN TERMS OF SKILLS REQUIRED IN VARIOUS SECTORS

IMPLEMENT SECTOR SKILLS PLANS

UPLIFTMENT OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER LEARNERSHIPS AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES

SUPPORT THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (NQF)

UNDERTAKE QUALITY ASSURANCE

IMPLEMENT NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

SASSETA

SETA RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY

CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING CHAMBERS

• DEFENCE• POLICING (NOW INCLUDING METRO POLICE AND

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT)• CORRECTIONAL SERVICES• LEGAL

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• PRIVATE SECURITY• INTELLIGENCE SERVICES• JUSTICE

BOARD APPOINTED BY MINISTER AND CONSISTS OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE BODIES

CHAMBERS REPORT TO BOARD AND CONSIST OF MINISTERIAL APPOINTEES AS WELL AS AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF NOMINATED EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE BODIES

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SASSETA CONTROLLED BY A CEO ELECTED BY BOARD AND CONFIRMED BY MINISTER

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LARGEST SECTOR IN SASSETA IS THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY

WHAT DOES SASSETA DO AS THE TRAINING AUTHORITY WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECURITY

INDUSTRY

ADMINISTERS AND ALLOCATES DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

ADMINISTERS AND PAYS MANDATORY GRANTS

DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS SKILLS PLANS

QUALITY ASSURANCE•

ACCREDITS TRAINING PROVIDERS

REGISTERS ASSESSORS AND MODERATORS

ADMINISTERS LEARNERSHIPS, QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES

CERTIFICATION

INVESTIGATES IRREGULARITIES•

ADMINISTERS FINANCE AS ALLOCATED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE (SARS) FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

REPORTS TO SAQA AND DHET

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SASSETA AND THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PSIRA)

MOU IN 2005 TRANSFERRED TRAINING AUTHORITY FROM PSIRA TO SASSETA

TRAINING TO BE BASED ON UNIT STANDARDS REGISTERED BY SAQA AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUTCOMES BASED AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

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NEW DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE SECURITY PROMULGATED IN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE IN 2009

NEW TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS

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TYPES OF SECURITY TRAINING ADMINISTERED AND QUALITY ASSURED BY SASSETA

LEARNERSHIPS = QUALIFICATIONS

• NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL SECURITY, SPECIALIST SECURITY, CLOSE PROTECTION, LOCKSMITHING, ELECTRONIC SECURITY INSTALLATION

• SECURITY SKILLS PROGRAMMES

YET TO DEVELOP A SPECIFIC UNIT STANDARD FOR CAMPUS PROTECTION•

CONCLUSION

SASSETA PLAYS A VITAL PART IN ENSURING QUALITY

TRAINING WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRYIN SOUTH AFRICA