SEIFSA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
HUMAN CAPITAL AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
SEIFSA, acting through direct representation on the Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) Standing Committee on Education and Training (SUB-CET), plays a major role in co-ordinating the views of business and lobbying for employer-friendly skills development policies and approaches at national level.
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This year the HC&SD division also formed part of the NEDLAC Labour Market Chamber engagement team with the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to table the Skills Strategy for Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan by social partners. The objective was to revive the National Skills Development Plan Task Team.
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The HC&SD Division is represented on and engages in the following platforms: • merSETA Board; • merSETA Metal Chamber; • merSETA Regional Committees;
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BUSA Social & Policy Transformation Committee; BUSA Sub-Committee on Education & Training; & the Sub-Committee for Skills Strategy in ERRP; Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) (Champion for Skills Development and Transformation); National Artisan Development Advisory Body (NAMB); Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO); The South African Society for Co-Operative Education Board (SASCE); and Steel Master Plan – Human Resources and Transformation Workstreams;
In order to effectively represent the interests of the membership and to advance the HC&SD agenda in the sector, it is critical that SEIFSA continues to play an active role in these various platforms.
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