Implementation Strategy Options 1. Functional Illiteracy 2. Forestry in school education 3. Learnerships

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Implementation Strategy Options1. Functional
Illiteracy2. Forestry in school education 3.
Learnerships Skills Programmes

• Ideas for Today and Tomorrows Forestry
  Development
• Facilitated by Kerry Davies

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Vision Statement

• Increase levels of functional literacy in rural
  communities working in Forestry
• Encourage learners in secondary school to get
  involved in careers related to scarce critical
  skills in Forest Industry
• Actively sign-up learners on Learnerships and
  Skills Programmes

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1.1 Functionally Illiterate Adults Goals
Objectives

• Governments goal is to halve illiteracy by 2015
• Rural people are the most effected
• forestry operates in rural areas - the industry
  must take some responsibility
• Spend money wisely joint initiatives

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1.2 Functionally Illiterate Adults Todays
Situation

• Functionally illiterate adults estimated at
  12.5mill in early 2000s no sign of reducing.
• Prevalent in rural areas
• AIDS orphans older children not attending
  school add to figures
• ABET programmes struggle
• Physically exhausted after work
• Commitment should come from individual employer
• Training provider Facilitator crucial to
  success
• Suitable, accessible venue

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1.3 Functionally Illiterate Adults Available
Options

• Wait for government FIETA initiatives to make a
  difference
• Contractor representative groups take initiative
  to implement with FIETA
• 50/50 commitment learner employer
• Make suitable venues available

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1.4 Functionally Illiterate Adults Commitments

• List Contractor representative Groups and contact
  person to initiate programme
• Ask for pledge and feedback from each What? By
  when?
• FIETAs role?
• Who else can make a difference? How? What
  commitment is needed?

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2.1 Forestry in School Education Goals
Objectives

• Raise the FORESTRY profile in youth
• Teaching promotional material
• Link this to Arbour Day and other Environmental
  celebrations or initiatives
• Take a broad stroke approach (Multiple
  agricultural land use) for future forestry
  needs

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2.2 Forestry in School Education Available
options

• Start by asking
• Is it practical to develop a full curriculum for
  forestry (Secondary education/FET level)? (The
  cost of subject advisors in each province etc.)
• If forestry future is multiple land use approach
  would agricultural science be adequate?

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2.3 Forestry in School Education Commitments

• What is in place now in each province?
• Is it adequate? Does it warrant the manpower to
  maintain the curriculum?
• Recommendations?

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3.1 Forestry Learnerships Skills Programmes
Goals Objectives

• L4 General Forestry qualification registered
  and register a Learnership
• Constantly review L3 L1 qualifications and
  Learnerships
• Encourage structured learning programmes
• 1st Line Supervisors (new)
• Chainsaw Operators (existing)
• L5 Short Learning Programmes (NMMU, SUN) to
  say abreast with latest technology empowerment

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3.2 Forestry Learnerships Skills Programmes
Available Options

• KEY POSITION 1st Line Supervisor must compile
  Industry Skills Programme
• Learnership L4 General Forestry register once
  qualification is registered
• Critical Skills Programmes what are they?

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3.3 Forestry Learnerships Skills Programmes
Commitments

• Who will register L4 General Forestry
  qualifications? By when?
• L4 General Forestry Learnership registration?
• Industry commitment to Skills Programme and
  curriculum development FSA/FIETA/FITPA?
• What Skills Programmes must be implemented? By
  when?