SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SPORT, RECREATION AND FITNESS

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENTSPORT, RECREATION AND FITNESS

• MIKE TSOTETSI

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SCOPE OF PRESENTATION

• THETAs strategic guidance
• THETAs connection to Sport, Recreation and
  Fitness
• Contribution by Sub-sector
• Demand and Supply of skills
• The Future (2010)
• Strategy
• Allocations

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STRATEGIC GUIDANCE
Theta operates within the National Skills
Development Strategy

• National priorities outlined in the NSDS (2005
  2010)
• Prioritise and Communicate critical skills
• Stimulate quality training in the workplace
• Promote employability and sustainable livelihoods
  through skills development
• Assist designated group including new entrants
  into the labour market and self employment
• Improve quality and relevance of provision

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ACHIEVEMENTS
First 5 year cycle

• 97 000 workers on NQF 1 achievement 54 of
  target
• 140 000 average per year completed structured
  learning - achieved 151
• 24 Enterprises in IIP achieved 120
• 2403 SMMEs supported in skills dev. Initiatives
  - achieved 173
• 6919 in learnerships registered achieved 46
• Rating 61 - 80 considered over performance

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TARGETS
Next 5 year cycle

• Mandatory grants payments to 60 large, 92 medium
  and 468 small firms per annum
• 20 Firms on National Standard of Goods Practice
• BEE not yet established
• 25000 learners on ABET level 4
• 2750 unemployed learners on learnerships

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TARGETS
Next 5 year cycle

• 82 non paying levy firms assisted in skills
  development
• 7500 learners in critical skills (FET/HET)
• 409 young persons to form new ventures
• 10 institutions supported to developed people in
  critical skills
• 1 institute supported to manage new venture
  creation qualification

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COMPANIES BY PROVINCE
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DEMAND FOR SKILLS

• Management and leadership development in sector
  Targets groups unemployed graduates, teacher
  training to produce against industry needs
• Assessor and moderator training
• HIV/Aids training
• ABET
• IT computer literacy
• Financial management skills
• Link between training institutions and industry
  regarding qualifications needed

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SKILLS SHORTAGES

• Shortage of qualified sports personnel
• Sport practitioners are mainly volunteers
• Shortage in managers and sport administrators of
  sport and recreation facilities and sport
  federations
• Need - Trainers for beginners and specialist
  trainers
• Multi skills training in fitness, sport and
  coaching is needed
• Senior management level training huge gap

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SUPPLY OF SKILLS

• Standard Setting and Qualifications Generating
• Review and development 2005 2007
• Chamber Projects
• Management Development Program
• Fitness Learnerships
• Sports Facility Management

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QUALIFICATIONS REGISTERED

• Hospitality 10
• Gaming 4
• Guiding 2
• Nature Conservation 9
• Sport, Recreation and Fitness 5
• Travel, Tourism and Events 12
• Total 42
• 510 Unit Standards Registered

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CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT FRATENITY
Qualifications developed
Title Level
Sport, Recreation Fitness Leadership 4
Fitness 5
Fitness 5
Coaching Science 5
Coaching Science 5
SRF Management 5
SRF Management 5
SRF 2
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CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT FRATENITY
Mandatory Grants disbursed R 1 500 000 SGB /
projects R 7 270 000 In partnership with
Sport Recreation South Africa, THETA
co-ordinates the Fitness Regulations Board
established with the mandate from the Ministry of
Sport Recreation
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CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT FRATENITY
Fitness Regulations R 20 000.00 SGB
Working Groups R1 800 000.00 Chamber
Committee R 40 000.00 Task Team R 10
000.00 NATP R 400 000.00 SRF Project
2005 R5 000 000.00 (MDP/SFM/ Fitness
Learnerships)
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CONSULTATIVE FORUMS

• Technical Intergovernmental Committee (TIC)
• Chamber Committee
• Fitness Board
• Theta Board
• Sport SGB
• Recreation and Fitness SGB
• SSP Focus Group

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SPORT CHAMBER COMMITTEE

• Members and Representation
• Gerhard du Plessis Planet Fitness
• Paul Treu Rugby Players Association
• John Moeti SA Football Players Union
• Leon Fleiser Disability Sport South Africa
• Sam Ramsamy NOCSA
• Doreen Solomons Gymnastic South Africa
• Denver Hendricks SRSA
• Ntambi Ravele Netball South Africa
• Banele Sindani Athletics South Africa
• Danny Jordaan SAFA

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SECTORS

• Levy Employees
• Payers
• Hospitality 67 477 800
• Tourism and Travel 16 39 700
• Gaming and Lotteries 1 20 500
• Conservation and Gaming 3 30 300
• Sport, recreation and Fitness 13 34 400
• 100 602 700

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SECTOR NOTE

• 20 of levy payers pay 80 of the levies
• 18 out of Top 50 levy payers are Casinos
• Top 50 levy payers contribute 25 of levies
• 33 of Top 50 levy payers are from Hospitality

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STRATEGY GOING FORWARD

• IN- HOUSE TRAINING mandatory grants, NQF
  aligned training, learnerships, skills programs
• HIV TRAINING discretionary grants, HIV/AIDS
  toolkit
• SPECIALISED IT TRAINING bursaries NSF and THETA
  Learnerships, mandatory grants, skills programs
• MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR NEW ENTRANTS -
  Learnerships, Tour Guides, Hospitality, Sport

PRIORITY TRAINING
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STRATEGY GOING FORWARD

• ABET discretionary grants NSF / Donor funding
  for ABET initiatives
• MANAGEMENT SKILLS UPGRADING - Learnerships,
  mandatory grants
• SMME DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS
• BLACK MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

PRIORITY TRAINING
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STRATEGY GOING FORWARD

• Continued collaboration with SRSA
• Continued input by THETA at Technical
  Intergovernmental Committee
• Continued participation by Sport at THETA Board
• Demarcate initiatives by sub-sector
• Lay more emphasis on demographics in particular,
  rural, youth and disability.

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STRATEGY GOING FORWARD

• PROVIDER CAPACITY assist with accreditation
  processes, develop and upgrade capacity of
  assessors.
• FUNDING lack of funds is a huge constraint -
  assistance needed from DoL and DEAT ( including
  donor funding from private institutions and other
  countries).
• QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK current to be
  reviewed, new ones developed.
• COLLABORATION BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS one driver,
  analyse over lapping
• SMME lack of finance, lack of Tourism,
  marketing and business knowledge

CONSTRAINTS
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FUTURE ALLOCATIONS
Sport Theta Funded Learnerships Targets Per Province Sport Theta Funded Learnerships Targets Per Province Sport Theta Funded Learnerships Targets Per Province
Province Projected Number Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
Eastern Cape 40 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
Free State 40 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
Mpumalanga 40 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
Limpopo 80 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
North West 40 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
Gauteng 90 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
Western Province 60 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
Kwa-Zulu Natal 40 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
Northern Cape 20 Note The figures (450) in this table are not inclusive of the existing allocation done to both North West and Western Province in National Certificate in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Leadership at Level 4. Otherwise the rest signifies projected allocations that the sector can take advantage of.
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LEARNERSHIP TARGETS

• THETA is committed to spend R 10.1 million to
• Sports Learnerships during 2005-2006
• 450 unemployed learners on THETA sponsored
  Learnerships
• Commit to a further 300 to 400 on average per
  annum for Learnerships up to 2009
• Total commitment from THETA R 40 million over 5
  years to the development of sports through
  Learnerships

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THANK YOU!

• TOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND SPORT
• EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY