INSURANCE SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY

1. Labour INSURANCE SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY MIKE ABEL: INSETA CEO SHIRLEY STEENEKAMP: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

2. Labour Progress Report NSDS HIGHLIGHTS & KEY NSDS ACHIVEMENTS FOR 2005/06 Overall, the INSETA has achieved 115% in the final SETA Performance Assessment as conducted by the Department of Labour in the NSDS related activities. DoL categorises this as performance “above requirement”. SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

3. Labour Progress Report Provinces • MAIN ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PROVINCES • National Training of 620 SDFs • Career Guide Manuals developed - 4000 printed and distributed. • Training of 60 SDFs on the use of the manual in: • - Western Cape • - Gauteng • - KZN • Invitations to this training were also accepted and attended by Department of Education and Labour from: • - North West Province • - Northern Cape • - Limpopo SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

4. Labour Progress Report Provinces WSP/ATR Submitted for 2005/2006 SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

5. Labour Progress Report Provinces Geographical distribution of employees Geographical distribution of employers SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

6. Labour Progress Report Provinces INVOLVEMENT WITH PSDFs • Participation in Skills Development Exhibitions in • Eastern Cape in East London - 2005 • Western Cape in Cape Town - 2006 • North West in Klerksdorp – 2006 • Establishment of Steering Committees & Contracting of Regional Advisors in: • Western Cape • KZN • Gauteng • Eastern Cape • Free State SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

7. Labour Progress Report: Learners Registered Learners per Province/Race/Gender SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

8. Labour Progress Report Learners Learners registered in Programmes SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

9. Labour Progress Report Learners Learners Completed in Programmes SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

10. Labour Progress Report Learners EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT OF LEARNERS • All 144 learners on Internship programmes are placed • NSF Learnership 1,247 completed – 498 are placed, i.e. 40% • Standard Learnerships 434 completed The INSETA is currently conducting tracer studies on these 434 learners. We have traced 177 of them to date, of which 128 have been placed, i.e. 72,3%. SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

11. Labour Progress Report Learners Internship Project Breakdown2005/2006 BM = Black MalesWM = White MalesBF = Black FemalesWF = White Females SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

12. Labour Progress Report FETs ACTIVITIES WITH FET COLLEGES The INSETA has Memoranda of Understanding with the following Provincial Departments of Education: • Gauteng • KZN • Eastern Cape • Western Cape The INSETA has engaged the following FET Colleges to provide training: • Umfolozi – KZN (Learnership) • Ethekwini – KZN (Currently engaging) • False Bay – Western Cape (Learnership for the disabled) • Buffalo City – Eastern Cape (Engaging in: Learnerships, Skills Programmes and Internships) SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

13. Labour Future Plans for Organisation Programmes Learners will be assisted with: • FAIS – Skills Programmes with an ABET focus for Funeral Brokers • Learnerships at NQF Levels 5, 6 & 7 • Internships for recently graduated learners at NQF Levels 6 & 7, both nationally and abroad SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

14. Labour Future Plans for Organisation The INSETA will: • Establish a Regional Presence through Circuit Regional Advisors in the other provinces, starting with: • Limpopo in October 2006 • North West in October 2006 • Mpumalanga in October 2006 • Northern Cape in January 2007 • Participate in Provincial Skills Development Exhibitions in all provinces • Build on the existing relationships with Provincial Departments of Education and Labour through participating in PSDFs & PGDS • Establish relationships with key role players in various Education and Training Institutions SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

15. Labour Future Plans for Organisation NOTES: In general, Provincial Growth and Development Strategies focus mainly on Mining, Tourism and Agriculture and do not recognize Insurance as one of the key skills to be focused on and developed. This is why the INSETA is pushing to make the public aware of the importance of Insurance and the funds available to get people qualified in this industry. CHALLENGES THE INSETA FACES RE INVOLVEMENT WITH PSDFs etc. • Few invitations to PGDS • If invitations come, INSETA is not on the agenda to address the forum • Little national sectoral representation SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises

16. Labour CONTRIBUTION TO ASGISA • SECTOR STRATEGIES Employment Equity Project • EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Train the Trainer: OBE Material Developed • THE SECOND ECONOMY SMME Support Project • MACRO ECONOMIC ISSUES FAIS Act Support Project • GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL INTERVENTIONS Coaching and Mentoring Project SETA Report to Select Committee on Labour and Public Enterprises