AgriSETA

2007/2008
Annual Report

Contact Details:

Telephone: +27 (0) 12 325 1655

Facsimile: +27 (0) 12 325 1677/24
Website: http://www.agriseta.co.za
Email: info@agriseta.co.za

Physical Address:

AgriSETA House
529 Belvedere Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
0083
South Africa

Postal Address:

PO Box 26024
Arcadia
Pretoria
0007
South Africa

ISBN Number: 978-0-621-37795-8

RP No: RP67/2008

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AGRICULTURAL SECTOR EDUCATION TRAINING AUTHORITY
CONTENTS

Vision 4

Mission 4

Acronyms 5

Chairperson's Report 6
Voorsitter se Verslag 10
Pehelo ya Modulasetulo 14
Ingxelo Kashihlalo 18

Chief Executive Officer's Report 22

Hoof-Uitvoerende Beampte se Verslag 26
Pehelo Ya Mohlanka E Moholo Wa Phethahatso 30
Ingxelo Yegosa Eliyintloko 34

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Governing Board 38
Executive Committee 39
Human Resource Committee 39
AgriSETA Personnel 40

DEPARTMENTAL REPORTING

Marketing and Communications 46

Education and Training Quality Assurance 49
Learnerships and Skills Programmes 53
Skills Planning 57
NSDS Objectives 61
Mandatory Grants 66

FINANCIALS 1 APRIL 2007 – 31 MARCH 2008

Report of the Audit Committee 68

Report of the Auditor-General 70
Report of the Accounting Authority 72
Annual Financial Statements 76
Vision
The Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSETA) will be a true and legitimate partner to the
stakeholders that represent the agricultural sector. AgriSETA will be a recognised and much appreciated vehicle to
speed up training and development in order to establish sustainable, prosperous enterprises, also within rural
communities, and a competent workforce.

Through trust and honest efforts, AgriSETA will gain credibility which will enhance communication and create
understanding among all stakeholders. AgriSETA will stand tall as a successful authority that has improved
productivity and the viability of enterprises, and has conquered the menace of illiteracy and the scourge of
unemployment.

Our success will benefit everyone. Workers will be proud of their widely-recognised abilities and will enjoy a well-
deserved, higher standard of living. Employees and employers countrywide, keen to participate in training, will
inundate our offices with requests for learnerships and skills programmes.

AgriSETA will be particularly recognised for its efforts to develop its learners as whole beings. Personal horizons will
be recreated and an array of unique, market-related skills across the total value chain will be stimulated to help
establish prosperous and stable enterprises. These critical skills will be jealously nurtured and protected by a
grateful industry.

AgriSETA will serve as a model of excellence and perform like a smooth-running engine – quiet yet powerful –
setting new standards, acclaimed both locally and internationally. Loyalty to one another will be our trademark.
The tenacity to secure funds for achieving our objectives will be our obsession, and quality will be our passion.
AgriSETA will challenge the peril and inherent risk of agriculture in Africa with versatility and vigour, to meet the
changing demands of the business world.

Mission
AgriSETA creates and promotes opportunities for social, economic and employment growth for agri-enterprises, in
conjunction with other stakeholders in agriculture, through relevant, quality and accessible education, training
and development in both primary and secondary agriculture.

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 Acronyms
18.1 – Permanent employees
18.2 – Unemployed persons and under-resourced
farmers
ABET – Adult Basic Education and Training
AGM – Annual General Meeting
AgriSETA – Agricultural Sector Education and
Training Authority
ASGISA – Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative
for South Africa
ATR – Annual Training Report
BEE – Black Economic Empowerment
CBO – Community-based Organisation
CETA – Construction Education and Training
Authority
CFO – Chief Financial Officer
DoL – Department of Labour
eRPL – Electronic Recognition of Prior Learning
ESETA – Energy Sector Education and Training
Authority
ESSA – Employment Services for South Africa
ETQA – Education and Training Quality Assurance
FAWU – Food and Allied Workers Union
FET – Further Education and Training
FGWU – Food and General Workers Union
HET – Higher Education and Training
ISOE – Institute of Sectoral or Occupational
Excellence
JIPSA – Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition
LRAD – Land Reform and Distribution
MERSETA – Manufacturing Engineering and
Related Services Sector Education and Training
Authority
MIS – Management Information System
MQA – Mining Qualifications Authority
NAFU – National Agricultural Farmers Union
NGO – Non-Governmental Organisation
NLRD – National Learner Records Database
NQF – National Qualifications Framework
NSDS – National Skills Development Strategy
NSF – National Skills Fund
NUF – National Union of Farm Workers
OFO – Organising Framework for Occupations
PAETA – Primary Agriculture Education and
Training Authority
PPP – Public Private Partnerships
QC – Quality Control
QCTO – Quality Council for Trade and Occupations
QMR – Quarterly Monitoring Report
QMS – Quality Management System
RPL – Recognition of Prior Learning
SAFATU – South African Food and Textile Workers
Union
SAQA – South African Qualifications Authority
SARS – South African Revenue Service
SDF – Skills Development Facilitator
SETA – Sector Education and Training Authority
SETASA – Sector Education and Training Authority
for Secondary Agriculture
SLA – Service Level Agreement
SMME – Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise
SSC – Sub-Sector Committee
SSP – Sector Skills Plan
TAU SA – Transvaal Agricultural Union of South
Africa
WSP – Workplace Skills Plan
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Chairperson’s REPORT
Mzikayise Khumalo
In the foreword to the National Skills Development Strategy
(NSDS) for the period 2005–2010, the Honourable Minister
of Labour states:
“It is my belief that through the NSDS
2005–2010, together with our social partners, we
will support the broader goals of government to
halve unemployment and poverty and reduce
inequality by 2014, and further to ensure that the
institutions of skills development, which in the
main are the SETAs and the National Skills Fund
(NSF), use their resources to advance our skills
revolution.”
It is against this background that I have the pleasure to
report to you, the agricultural sector stakeholder, on
progress made by AgriSETA during the 2007/2008 financial
year. In the spirit of what the Minister said, we have
contributed to the 'broader goals of Government'. However,
I also want to state clearly that we have experienced a
number of barriers and bottlenecks within the system
which have frustrated us in achieving the overall goals of the
... AgriSETA achieved or exceeded most
NSDS-related targets ...
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Chairperson
National Skills Development Strategy. We believe that this is
not within the spirit of the NSDS. I will report on both
achievements and frustrations.
Future of SETAs
I regret that I am not in a position to give stakeholders more
clarity on the future 'face of the SETAs'. Given the
performance of some SETAs over the past eight years, we
support any initiative to revisit the SETA landscape.
AgriSETA's Governing Board and management are
committed and ready to participate in initiatives to have a
fresh look at SETAs.
We appeal to the Department of Labour and related
structures such as the National Economic Development and
Labour Council (NEDLAC) and the National Skills Authority
(NSA) to be more transparent in their thinking. At this stage,
information pertaining to the new face of SETAs is cryptic
and ad hoc. With 2010 looming, we suggest that we start to
engage in discussions in an open and frank manner. The
current state of affairs leaves us with limited opportunities
Chairperson’s REPORT
to engage in long-term strategic planning. By the time you
read this report we will be less than a year and a half away
from the end of the current NSDS cycle. If we are to ensure a
smooth transition into a new or revised system, we need to
make headway immediately.
Performance targets
I am glad to report that AgriSETA achieved or exceeded
most NSDS-related targets. As reported last year, the
AgriSETA Governing Board took a firm decision that our
limited discretionary funds would be allocated mainly to
the benefit of the employed worker. During the past year
the SETA staff implemented this strategic focus successfully
and numerous learnerships, skills programmes and
apprenticeship grants were allocated to our employers in
the field of farming operations and those responsible for
agricultural inputs and agricultural processing.
Whilst we also achieved and exceeded our targets with
regard to the unemployed (or in the case of the primary sub-
sector, the under-resourced farmer) these were achieved on
the basis of low targets set for ourselves. AgriSETA simply
does not have the discretionary funds to engage with the
unemployed as it should. I want to quote again what my
predecessor said in last year's Annual Report – “simply too
little is being collected from too few to address the human
development needs of too many”.
Our limited support to the under-resourced farmer and the
unemployed is mainly due to our limited access to the
National Skills Fund. It is our belief that there is not
sufficient understanding of our economic sector:
nThe under-resourced component of our sector is vast –
it is estimated that there may be more than 350 000
small-scale farmers, let alone small-scale, home-based
processing initiatives.
nThe general education level in our sector is low – it is
estimated that as much as one third of those who work
and live in our sector are illiterate and 50% are so
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poorly educated that they can only engage in very
limited learning programmes.
nThe profile of those structures (NGOs, CBOs and
Community-based Cooperatives) which apply for
funding, indicates that the beneficiaries are older –
young people tend to avoid the agricultural sector as
an employer of choice.
We are now implementing specific, focused strategies to
attempt to address our limited participation in this area:
Firstly, we engaged Professor Nic Vink, an agricultural
n
economist from the University of Stellenbosch to
research skills development funding models
worldwide. The research clearly indicated that the
current funding model is inadequate in sectors where
the non-levy payer outnumbers the levy payer by such
a large ratio as in our case (levies are only collected from
approximately 4 000 enterprises). We plan to engage
the Minister of Agriculture on the basis of this
knowledge and then approach the Department of
Labour and the National Treasury at the highest level to
create an awareness of our situation and to attempt to
source additional funding.
Secondly, during the past year our Skills Planning
n
Department worked intensively with officials from the
office of the Commissioner for the Restitution of Land
Rights to develop a proposal to the National Skills Fund
for long-term (three years) stable funding to engage
effectively with selected Restitution Projects. The value
of this submission is R214 million. My Governing Board
as well as the Commissioner in person is supporting this
submission and we will soon sign a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions.
Following the signing of the MoU, the application will
be forwarded to the Department of Labour.
Thirdly, we have implemented an accelerated artisan
n
development programme. A total of 247 apprentices
will participate in this initiative. They are all pre-
Chairperson’s REPORT
employed learners. The NSF invited us to submit a
proposal for financial support – which we did towards
the end of 2007. Following numerous consultations
with the NSF and the completion of a due diligence visit
by the NSF, the NSF indicated that the project had been
approved in principle. However, to date no contracts or
agreements with the NSF have materialised. I
deliberately share this information to illustrate the
frustration we experience as a result of bottlenecks
which exist in the delivery system. However, AgriSETA
committed itself to the apprenticeship project and,
even if the NSF is not forthcoming with its portion of the
funding (less than 50% of project cost or R9,66 million),
AgriSETA will still continue with the initiative.
Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET)
Adult Basic Education and Training is and will remain a
stumbling block. Over the years, AgriSETA (to include the
former PAETA and SETASA) has funded approximately
20 000 ABET learners. The success rate has been low. Most
learners drop out once they have completed
Communication at ABET level 1 or 2. Furthermore, learners
avoid Numeracy. ABET is a huge drain on our discretionary
funds and does not sufficiently contribute to life-long
learning. My Board and I are formulating a stance on this
matter. Is it really the task of a SETA to make people literate
and numerate? Or is it the task of Government and more
specifically the Department of Education?
... is to increase our efforts to ensure that our
workforce is skilled and able to contribute
productively to the economy ...
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General overview
The matter of ABET brings me back to the Service Level
Agreement (SLA) targets. We are seriously underperforming
on the throughput of ABET learners and this will have a
negative effect on our performance as measured by the
Department of Labour.
Another matter that needs our attention in the new year is
how to increase the participation of levy payers in the levy
grant system. We have 4 249 levy payers of whom 1 553 are
submitting claims for Mandatory Grants. We understand the
reasoning behind this – most enterprises in our sector are
very small, contributing very little to the skills levy. Even
though we have simplified the Mandatory Grant claim
system for employers with less than 50 employees, the
effort to claim the grant is not worth the effort to complete
the forms or the amount which can be claimed. This is not
easily understood by others. We have, however, accepted
that this is another area where we will most likely not score
adequately on the Department of Labour's performance
measurement system. Nevertheless, this does not discharge
us from our responsibility to increase our efforts to ensure
that all our levy-paying enterprises eventually participate
fully in the system. I have already instructed the SETA staff to
do so.
The agricultural sector in general had favourable climatic
conditions during the past year and this resulted in good
crops, increases in production on the secondary side and
Chairperson’s REPORT
improved profits. This also filtered through to employment
and remuneration – even though our levy-paying
enterprises decreased from 4 300 to 4 000 (a decrease of 7%)
our annual levy income increased by an estimated
R15.7 million (an increase of 13.55%). Whilst this bodes well
for the sector at large, and AgriSETA in particular, one should
keep in mind that increases in production costs will 'kick in'
in the new financial year. This is already visible in the massive
increase in fuel prices (especially diesel) and the weakening
of the Rand against the currencies of our major trading
partners. We should not lose sight of the fact that most
agricultural equipment is imported from the United States
of America (USA) and Europe. Inflation and interest rates are
high and will remain high for the next financial year. It is
therefore foreseen that, combined with moves to curtail
food prices, profit margins will come under pressure in the
next financial year which in turn will have a negative effect
on the stability of employment and job creation.
I am of the view that one of the best ways in which to
counter cost pressure tendencies in the economy, is to
increase our efforts to ensure that our workforce is skilled
and able to contribute productively to the economy.
AgriSETA should and will play its role in this regard.
Finally, I would like to thank those who made AgriSETA work
for the sector. As such, I would like to thank the Vice-
Chairperson, Mr Jack van Dyk and all the Governing Board
members for the manner in which we cooperated and the
extent to which we are able to guide the AgriSETA on a
strategic level through discussion, debate and decision-
making by consensus.
... the staff of AgriSETA must be commended ...
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I also have to mention the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in
person. Machiel van Niekerk is one of the few SETA CEOs
who have been in the position since the inception of SETAs
in 2000. This has created stability in the sector and internally
within AgriSETA. We are looking forward to continuing the
excellent relationship which exists between the Governing
Board and the CEO.
Our delivery agents, training providers, assessors and
moderators – we thank you for your commitment to our
sector. We know it is not easy and we know that you are
sometimes frustrated when projects are not approved. Be
assured that we do not take these decisions lightly – we
attempt to optimise the spending of our limited
discretionary funds.
Last, but not least, the staff of AgriSETA must be
commended. At the end of the day strategies can be
designed and formulated, but to have any effect they have
to be implemented at an operational level. The staff of
AgriSETA has done so to our satisfaction.
We all need to keep up the good work and make sure that in
the coming year we exceed what we achieved in 2007/2008
– we owe it to our sector and its people.
Mzikayise Khumalo
Chairperson
Voorsitter se VERSLAG
Mzikayise Khumalo
In die voorwoord van die Nasionale
Vaardigheidsontwikkelingstrategie (NVOS)(National Skills
Development Strategy – NSDS) vir die tydperk 2005-2010,
sê Sy Edele die Minister van Arbeid die volgende:
"Ek glo dat ons deur middel van die NVOS 2005-
2010, saam met ons maatskaplike vennote,
ondersteuning sal bied vir die breër doelwitte
van die Regering om werkloosheid en armoede
te halveer en ongelykheid teen 2014 te
verminder, en verder om te verseker dat die
vaardigheidontwikkelinginstellings, wat
hoofsaaklik die SETAs en die Nasionale
Vaardigheidsfonds (NVF)(National Skills Fund -
NSF) is, hul hulpbronne gebruik om ons
Vaardigheidrevolusie te bevorder."
Dit is teen hierdie agtergrond dat dit vir my aangenaam is
om aan u, die landbousektor-belanghebbers, verslag te
doen oor vordering van die AgriSETA gedurende die
2007/2008 finansiële jaar. In die gees van wat die Minister
... ek rapporteer met genoeë dat
AgriSETA die meeste NVOS-verwante
teikens bereik of oortref het ....
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Voorsitter
gesê het, het ons bygedra tot die 'breër doelwitte van die
Regering'. Ek wil dit egter duidelik stel dat ons 'n aantal
struikelblokke en knelpunte binne die stelsel ondervind het
wat sake vir ons bemoeilik het met die bereiking van die
algemene doelwitte van die Nasionale
Vaardigheidsontwikkelingstrategie. Ons meen dat dit nie
binne die gees van die NVOS is nie. Ek sal egter oor
prestasies sowel as frustrasies verslag doen.
Die toekoms van SETAs
Ek is ongelukkig nie in 'n posisie om aan belanghebbers
meer duidelikheid oor die toekomstige 'gesig van die SETAs'
te gee nie. In die lig van die prestasie van sommige SETAs
oor die afgelope agt jaar, ondersteun ons enige inisiatief om
weer die SETA-landskap in oënskou te neem. AgriSETA se
Beheerraad en bestuur is toegewyd en gereed om deel te
neem aan inisiatiewe wat opnuut na die SETAs gaan kyk.
Ons doen 'n beroep op die Departement van Arbeid en
verwante strukture soos die Nasionale Ekonomiese,
Voorsitter se VERSLAG
Ontwikkelings- en Arbeidsraad (NEOAR)(National
Economic Development and Labour Council - NEDLAC) en
die Nasionale Vaardigheidsowerheid (NVO)(National Skills
Authority - NSA), om meer deursigtig in hul denke te wees.
Op hierdie stadium is inligting oor die nuwe gesig van SETAs
kripties en ad hoc. Met 2010 voor die deur, stel ons voor dat
ons met openhartige en eerlike gesprekvoering begin. Die
huidige stand van sake laat ons met beperkte geleenthede
om met langtermyn strategiese beplanning te begin. Teen
die tyd dat u hierdie verslag lees, is daar minder as 'n jaar en
'n half van die huidige NVOS-siklus oor. As ons 'n gladde
oorskakeling na 'n nuwe of hersiene stelsel wil verseker,
moet ons onmiddellik voorwaarts beweeg.
Prestasieteikens
Ek rapporteer met genoeë dat AgriSETA die meeste NVOS-
verwante teikens bereik of oortref het. Soos verlede jaar
gerapporteer is, het die AgriSETA-beheerraad 'n vaste
besluit geneem dat ons beperkte diskresionêre fondse
hoofsaaklik tot voordeel van die indiens werker toegewys
sal word. Gedurende die afgelope jaar het die SETA-
personeel hierdie strategiese fok us suksesvol
geïmplementeer en talle leerderskappe,
vaardigheidsprogramme en vakleerlingskappe is toegewys
aan ons werkgewers op die gebied van boerderybedryf en
diegene verantwoordelik vir landbou-insette en
landbouprosessering.
Alhoewel ons ook ons teiken ten opsigte van die werkloses
(of, in die geval van die primêre subsektor, die boere met
minder hulpbronne) bereik en oortref het, is dit bereik op
grond van die lae teikens wat ons vir onsself gestel het.
AgriSETA het eenvoudig nie die diskresionêre fondse om na
behore met die werkloses om te gaan nie. Ek wil weer
aanhaal uit wat my voorganger in verlede jaar se Jaarverslag
gesê het – "daar word eenvoudig te min ingevorder van te
min (mense) om aandag te gee aan die menslike-
ontwikkelingsbehoeftes van te veel".
Die beperkte ondersteuning wat ons aan die boer met te
min hulpbronne en die werkloses kan gee, is hoofsaaklik te
wyte aan ons beperkte toegang tot die NVF. Ons glo dat
daar nie voldoene begrip vir ons ekonomiese sektor is nie:
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nOns sektorkomponent wat te min hulpbronne het, is
geweldig – daar word geraam dat daar meer as
350 000 kleinskaalse boere kan wees, om nie te praat
van die kleinskaalse, tuisgebaseerde prosessering-
inisiatiewe nie.
nDie algemene onderwysvlak in ons sektor is laag – na
raming is soveel as een derde van dié wat in ons sektor
leef en werk, ongeletterd en 50% is so swak geskool
dat hulle slegs aan baie beperkte leerprogramme kan
deelneem.
nDie profiel van die strukture (Nieregerings-
organisasies, Gemeenskapsgebaseerde Organisasies
en Gemeenskapsgebaseerde Koöperasies) wat om
befondsing aansoek doen, dui aan dat die
begunstigdes ouer persone is – jong mense neig om
die landbousektor as 'n werkgewer van keuse te
vermy.
Ons implementeer nou spesifieke, gefokusde strategieë in
'n poging om werk te maak van ons beperkte deelname in
hierdie gebied:
n
Eerstens het ons vir professor Nic Vink, 'n landbou-
ekonoom van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch, gekry
om modelle van vaardigheidsontwik keling-
befondsing wêreldwyd na te vors. Die navorsing het
duidelik getoon dat die huidige befondsingsmodel
onvoldoende is in sektore waar die nie-heffingbetaler
die heffingbetaler met so 'n groot meerderheid soos in
ons geval oortref (heffings word slegs van ongeveer
4 000 ondernemings ingevorder). Ons beplan om die
Minister van Landbou op grond van hierdie kennis te
kontak en dan die Departement van Arbeid en die
Nasionale Tesourie op die hoogste vlak te nader om 'n
bewustheid van ons situasie te skep en bykomende
befondsing te probeer bekom.
n
Tweedens, gedurende die afgelope jaar het ons
Departement Vaardigheidsbeplanning (DVB) intensief
saam met beamptes van die kantoor van die
Kommissaris vir die Restitusie van Grondregte gewerk
aan die ontwikkeling van 'n voorstel aan die Nasionale
Vaardigheidsfonds (NVF) vir langtermyn(drie jaar)-
Voorsitter se VERSLAG
stabiele befondsing ten einde effektief met gekeurde
Herstelprojekte voort te gaan. Die waarde van hierdie
voorlegging is R214 miljoen. My Beheerraad, asook die
Kommissaris persoonlik, ondersteun hierdie
voorlegging en ons sal binnekort 'n Memorandum van
Verstandhouding (MvV) tussen die twee instellings
onderteken. Na die ondertekening van die MvV, sal die
aansoek na die Departement van Arbeid deurgestuur
word.
n
Derdens het ons 'n versnelde ambagsman-
ontwikkelingsprogram geïmplementeer. Altesaam
247 vakleerlinge sal aan hierdie inisiatief deelneem.
Hulle is almal reeds-indiensgeneemde leerders. Die
NVF het ons genooi om 'n voorstel oor finansiële steun
in te dien – wat ons aan die einde van 2007 gedoen
het. Na talle konsultasies met die NVF en die
afhandeling van 'n kontroleringsbesoek deur die NVF,
het die NVF aangedui dat die projek in beginsel
goedgekeur is. Daar het egter tot nou toe nog geen
k o n t r a k t e o f o o re e n k o m s t e m e t d i e N V F
gematerialiseer nie. Ek deel doelbewus hierdie
inligting met u ter illustrasie van die frustrasie wat ons
ondervind as gevolg van beperkings wat in die
leweringstelsel bestaan. AgriSETA het homself egter
verbind tot die vakleerlingskapprojek en, selfs al gaan
die NVF nie sy gedeelte van die befondsing (minder as
50% van die projekkoste, of R9,66 miljoen) nakom nie,
sal AgriSETA steeds met die inisiatief voortgaan.
Volwassene Basiese Onderwys en Opleiding (VBOO)
(Adult Basic Education and Training - ABET)
Volwassene Basiese Onderwys en Opleiding is en bly 'n
... die beste maniere om
kostedrukneigingsteë te werk is om ons
pogings te verskerp ...
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struikelblok. Oor die jare het AgriSETA (om die voormalige
PAETA en SETASA hierby in te sluit) ongeveer 20 000 ABET-
leerders befonds. Die sukseskoers was baie laag omdat die
meeste leerders staak sodra hulle Kommunikasie op ABET
vlak 1 of 2 voltooi het. Verder probeer leerders Gesyferdheid
vermy. ABET is 'n groot las op ons diskresionêre fondse en
dra nie voldoende tot lewenslange leer by nie. Ek en my
Raad formuleer tans ons posisie ten opsigte van hierdie
saak. Is dit werklik die taak van 'n SETA om mense geletterd
en gesyferd te kry? Of is dit die taak van die Regering, en
meer spesifiek die Departement van Onderwys?
Algemene oorsig
D i e A B E T- k w e s s i e b r i n g m y t e r u g n a d i e
Diensvlakooreenkoms(DVO)(Service Level Agreement –
SLA)-teikens. Ons onderpresteer geweldig met die
slaagsyfers ABET-leerders, en dit sal 'n negatiewe invloed hê
op ons prestasie soos gemeet deur die Departement van
Arbeid.
Nog 'n saak wat in die nuwe jaar ons aandag verg, is hoe om
die deelname van heffingbetalers aan die
heffingtoekenningstelsel te vergroot. Ons het 4 249
heffingbetalers van wie 1 553 eise vir Verpligte Toekennings
indien. Ons verstaan die redenasie hieragter – die meeste
ondernemings in ons sektor is baie klein en dra baie min tot
die vaardigheidsheffing by. Alhoewel ons die eisestelsel
van Verpligte Toekennings vereenvoudig het vir
werkgewers met minder as 50 werknemers, is dit steeds nie
vir hulle die moeite werd om die vorms in te vul vir die
bedrag wat geëis kan word nie. Dit word nie maklik deur
ander begryp nie. Ons het egter aanvaar dat dit nog 'n
gebied is waar ons waarskynlik nie voldoende sal presteer
Voorsitter se VERSLAG
op die Departement van Arbeid se prestasiemetingstelsel
nie. Nogtans word ons nie daardeur vrygestel van ons
verantwoordelikheid van verskerping van ons pogings om
toe te sien dat al ons heffingbetalende ondernemings
naderhand ten volle aan die stelsel deelneem nie. Ek het
reeds die SETA-personeel opdrag gegee om dit te doen.
Die landbousektor het gedurende die afgelope jaar oor die
algemeen gunstige klimaatstoestande gehad, wat gelei het
tot goeie oeste, verhoogde produksie aan die sekondêre
kant en verhoogde winste. Dit het ook deurgesypel na
indiensneming en vergoeding, en hoewel ons
heffingbetalende ondernemings gedaal het van 4 300 tot
4 000 ('n daling van 7%), het ons jaarlikse heffinginkomste
verhoog met 'n geraamde R15.7 miljoen ('n verhoging van
13.55%). Alhoewel dit goeie beloftes vir die sektor in die
algemeen en AgriSETA in die besonder inhou, moet daar in
ag geneem word dat produksiekoste in die nuwe finansiële
jaar sal styg. Dit is reeds sigbaar in die massiewe verhoging
van brandstofpryse (veral diesel) en die verswakking van die
Rand teenoor die geldeenhede van ons grootste
handelsvennote. Ons moenie uit die oog verloor dat die
meeste landboutoerusting uit die Verenigde State van
Amerika en Europa ingevoer word nie. Inflasie en
rentekoerse is hoog en sal vir die volgende finansiële jaar
hoog bly. Daar word dus voorsien dat winsmarges, saam
met pogings om voedselpryse te besnoei, in die volgende
finansiële jaar onder druk sal kom, wat dan weer op hulle
beurt 'n negatiewe invloed op die stabiliteit van
werkverskaffing en werkskepping sal hê.
Ek is van mening dat een van die beste maniere om
kostedrukneigings teë te werk, is om ons pogings te
verskerp om seker te maak dat ons werksmag vaardighede
het en in staat is om produktief tot die ekonomie by te dra.
AgriSETA moet en wil graag sy deel in hierdie verband doen.
Laastens wil ek graag diegene bedank wat AgriSETA vir die
... verdien die personeel van AgriSETA ons waardering ...
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sektor laat werk het. In hierdie verband bedank ek graag die
Vise-Voorsitter, mnr Jack van Dyk, en al die Beheerraadslede
vir die wyse waarop ons kon saamwerk, en die mate waarin
ons in staat was om die AgriSETA op strategiese vlak te lei
deur besprekings, debat en konsensus besluitneming.
Ek moet ook die Hoof Uitvoerende Beampte (HUB)
persoonlik noem. Machiel van Niekerk is een van die min
SETA-HUB's wat sedert die ontstaan van die SETA's in 2000 in
dié posisie was. Dit het in die sektor sowel as intern binne
AgriSETA stabiliteit geskep. Ons sien daarna uit om die
uitstekende verhouding tussen die Beheerraad en die HUB
voort te sit.
Ons leweringsagente, opleidingverskaffers, assessors en
moderators – ons dank u vir u verbintenis tot ons sektor. Ons
weet dit is nie maklik nie en weet dat u soms gefrustreerd is
as projekte nie goedgekeur word nie. Maar u kan verseker
wees dat ons nie hierdie besluite ligtelik neem nie – ons
probeer net die besteding van ons beperkte diskresionêre
fondse optimaliseer.
Laaste, maar nie die minste nie, verdien die personeel van
AgriSETA ons waardering. In die finale instansie kan
strategieë ontwerp en geformuleer word, maar om werklik
enige effek te hê, moet dit op operasionele vlak
geïmplementeer word. Die personeel van AgriSETA het dit
tot ons tevredenheid gedoen.
Ons moet almal volhou met die goeie werk en in die
komende jaar seker maak dat ons dit wat ons in 2007/2008
bereik het, oortref – ons skuld dit aan ons sektor en sy
mense.
Mzikayise Khumalo
Voorsitter
Pehelo ya MODULASETULO
Mzikayise Khumalo
Selelekeleng sa Lewa la Naha la Ntshetsopele ya Bokgoni
(LNNB) (National Skills Development Strategy – NSDS) la
2005 – 2010, Letona le Hlomphehang la tsa Mesebetsi le
bolela:
“Ke tumelo ya ka hore ka LNNB (NSDS) 2005 -
2010, mmoho le balekane ba rona ba setjhaba, re
tla tshehetsa maikemisetso a phatlalletseng a
mmuso ho fokotsa tlhokeho ya mesebetsi le
bofuma le ho theosa ho se lekalekane ka 2014, le
ho netefatsa hore mekgatlo ya ntshetsopele ya
bokgoni, eo ka bongata e leng diSETA le Letlole la
Bokgoni la Naha (LBN) (National Skills Fund –
NSF), e sebedisa disebediswa tsa yona ho
tswellisa phetoho ya bokgoni ba rona.”
Ke ka tshetleho ena ke thabelang ho beha ho lona,
bakgathatema ba lefapha la tsa temo, ka tswelopele e
entsweng ke AgriSETA dilemong tsa 2007/2008 tsa
ditjhelete. Papisong le maikutlo a boletsweng ke Letona, re
bile le nyehelo ho maikemisetso a phatlalletseng a Mmuso.
Leha ho le jwalo, ke rata ho boela ke hlakisa hore re bile le
dithibelo tse mmalwa ka hara mokgwatshebetso tse re
nyahamisitseng ho ka fihlella maikemisetso a Lewa la Naha
la Ntshetsopele ya Bokgoni la kaofela. Re tshepa hore sena
... AgriSETA e fihlelletse kapa e fetile boholo ba diphihlello
tse amanang le LNNB (NSDS) ...
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Modulasetulo
ha se maikutlong a LNNB (NSDS). Ke tla beha ka diphihlello
le dinyahamiso ka bobedi.
Bokamoso ba diSETA
Ke maswabi hore ha ke kgone ho hlakisetsa bakgathatema
ka bokamoso ba diSETA. Ho latela tshebetso eo ho fanweng
ka yona ya diSETA tse ding dilemong tse robedi tse fetileng,
re tshehetsa matsapa afe kapa afe a ho lekola ponahalo ya
SETA hape. Boto ya Taolo le botsamaisi baAgriSETA di
ikemiseditse ho ba le seabo ho matsapa a ho lekola diSETA
botjha.
Re etsa boipiletso ho Lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi le mekga e
amanang le lona e jwaloka Lekgotla la Naha la Ntshetsopele
ya Moruo le Mesebetsi (LNNMM) (National Economic
Development and Labour Council – NEDLAC) le Bolaodi ba
Bokgoni ba Naha (BBN) (National Skills Authority – NSA) ho
beha menahano ya bona pepeneneng. Boemong ba jwale,
tsebiso e lebaneng le tjhebeho e ntjha ya diSETA ha e so
tsebahale mme e a hlophiswa. Ka ho se hlake hantle ha 2010,
re etsa tlhahiso ya hore re qale ho tshwara dipuisano ka ho
otloloha. Maemo a jwale a ditaba a re siya le menyetla e
haellang ho ba morerong wa lewa la nako e telele. Ka nako
eo o tla beng o bala pehelo ena re tla be re le ka tlase ho
Pehelo ya MODULASETULO
selemo le halofo ho tloha mafelong a saekele ya jwale ya
LNNB (NSDS). Ebang re tlameha ho netefatsa phetoho e
tsamayang habonolo ho kena mokgwatshebetsong o
motjha kapa o boeleditsweng, re hloka ho hatela pele
hanghang.
Diphihlello tsa tshebetso
Ke motlotlo ho beha hore AgriSETA e fihlelletse kapa e fetile
boholo ba diphihlello tse amanang le LNNB (NSDS) Jwaloka
ha ho behilwe selemong se fetileng, Boto ya Bolaodi ya
AgriSETA e nkile qeto e tsitsitseng ya hore ditjhelete tsa rona
tse haellang tse so kang di abelwa ho etsa ho itseng boholo
di tla ajwa molemong wa mosebeletsi ya sebetsang.
Nakong ya selemo se fetileng basebetsi ba SETA ba ile ba
kenya tshebetsong tjhadimo ena e mawa ka katleho mme
dithuso tse ngata tsa ditjhelete tsa boithuti, mananeo a
bokgoni le borutwatshebetso di ile tsa abelwa basebetsi ba
rona lekaleng la ditshebetso tsa temo le bao ba nang le
boikarabelo diphehisong tsa temo le tshebetsong ya temo.
Ha re boela hape re fihlelletse le ho feta diphihlello tsa rona
mabapi le ba hlokang mesebetsi (kapa tabeng ya karolwana
ya lekala ya ntlha, molemi ya haellwang ke disebediswa)
tsena di ile tsa fihlellwa ka diphihlello tse tlase tseo re
ipehetseng tsona. AgriSETA ha e na ditjhelete tse so kang di
abelwa ho etsa ho itseng tsa ho kenya le ba hlokang
mesebetsi jwaloka ha e tshwanetse. Ke batla ho qotsa hape
seo moetellipele wa ka a se boletseng Pehelong ya Selemo
se fetileng – “ho kolekilwe bonyane ho tswa ho ba mmalwa
ho rarolla ditlhoko tsa ntshetsopele ya botho ya ba
bangata”.
Tshehetso ya rona e haellang ho molemi ya haellwang ke
disebediswa le ba hlokang mesebetsi boholo ke ka baka la
phihlello e haellang ho Letlole la Bokgoni la Naha. Ke
... Ho phethela, basebetsi ba AgriSETA
ba tlameha ho thoholetswa ...
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tumelo ya rona hore ha ho na kutlwisiso e lekaneng ya lekala
la rona la moruo:
nKarolo e haellwang ke disebediswa ya lekala e kgolo –
Ho lekantswe hore ho ka ba le balemi ba kgolo e
lekanyeditsweng ba fetang 350 000 ho sa bolelwe
kgolo e lekanyeditsweng, matsapa a etswang lapeng.
nBoemo ba thuto ka kakaretso karolong ya rona bo
tlase – Ho lekantswe hore bongata ba karolo e le
nngwe borarong ba bao ba sebetsang le ho dula
lekaleng la rona ha ba a ruteha mme diperesente tse
50 thuto ya bona ke e tlase haholo hore ba ka kgona
feela ho kena mananeong a lekanyeditsweng haholo
a thuto.
nporofaele ya mekga eo (diNGO, diCBO le Mekgatlo ya
Baahi ya Kopanelo (Community-based Cooperatives))
e etsang kopo ya kabelo ya tjhelete, e bontsha hore
baamohedi ba baholwanyana – batjha ba qoba lekala
la temo jwaloka ka ramosebeletsi wa kgetho ya bona.
Jwale re kenya tshebetsong mawa a totobetseng, a nang le
tjhadimo ho leka ho rarolla seabo sa rona se haellang
karolong ena:
n
Ntlha ya pele, re kentse Moporofesara Nic Vink,
setsebi sa moruo ho tsa temo ho tswa Yunivesithing ya
Stellenbosch ho etsa diphuputso ka mekgwa ya
kabelo ya ditjhelete ntshetsopeleng ya bokgoni
naheng ka bophara. Phuputso e bontshitse ka ho
hlaka hore mokgwa wa jwale wa kabo ya tjhelete ha o a
lekana makaleng ao motho ya sa lefeng lekgetho ba
fetang ba lefang ka palo e kgolo jwaloka ho rona
(lekgetho le bokellwa feela ho dikgwebo tse ka bang 4
000). Re rera ho kenya Letona la Temo re itshetlehile
tsebong ena mme ebe re buisana le Lefapha la tsa
Mesebetsi le Polokelo ya Naha boemong bo
Pehelo ya MODULASETULO
phahameng ka ho fetisisa ho tsebahatsa maemo a
rona le ho leka ho batla thuso e nngwe ya tjhelete.
n
Ntlha ya bobedi, nakong ya selemo se fetileng
Lefapha la rona la Thero ya Bokgoni le sebeditse ka
matla le bahlanka ba mmuso ho tswa kantorong ya
Mokomishenara wa Puseletso ya Ditokelo tsa Naha ho
ntshetsapele tshisinyo ho Letlole la Bokgoni la Naha
bakeng sa kabo e tsitsitseng ya tjhelete nako e telele
(dilemo tse tharo) ho tshwarahana hantle le
Diporojeke tse kgethilweng tsa Puseletso ya Naha.
Boleng ba kopo ena ke dimiliyone tse 214 tsa diranta.
Boto ya ka ya Taolo hammoho le Mokomishenara ka
seqo ba tshehetsa kopo ena mme haufinyana re tla
saena Memorandamo wa Kutlwisiso (MoK )
(Memorandum of Understanding – MoU) pakeng tsa
mekgatlo e mmedi. Ho lateleng ho saenwa ha MoK
(MoU), kopo e tla fetisetswa Lefapheng la tsa
Mesebetsi.
nNtlha ya boraro, re kentse tshebetsong lenaneo la
ntshetsopele ya ho ithuta mosebetsi le
potlakisitsweng. Palo kaofela ya baithutamosebetsi ba
247 e tla ba le seabo matsapeng ana. Kaofela ke
baithuti ba eso sebetse. LBN (NSF) le re memme ho
kenya tshisinyo, eo re e entseng, bakeng sa tshehetso
ya tjhelete –ho ya mafelong a selemo sa 2007. Ho latela
dikopano tse ngata le MBN le ho qetwa ha ketelo e
mafolofolo ka MBN, LBN le boletse hore porojeke e
ananetswe ka molao. Leha ho le jwalo, ho fihlela
letsatsing lena ha ho na dikonteraka kapa ditumellano
tse tswetseng pele le LBN. Ke fana ka tsebiso ena ka
boomo ho bontsha matshwenyeho ao re shebanang
le oona ka lebaka la dithibelo tse leng teng
mokgwatshebetsong wa phumantsho ya
ditshebeletso. Leha ho le jwalo, AgriSETA e itlamme
porojekeng ya borutatshebetso mme, leha LBN le sa
hlahelle ka karolo ya yona ya kabo ya tjhelete (ka tlase
ho diperesente tse 50 tsa ditjeho tsa porojeke kapa
... ke ho nyolla boiteko ba rona ho netefatsa
hore basebetsi ba rona ba na le bokgoni le ho kgona ho
nyehela ka katleho moruong ...
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dimiliyone tse 9,66 tsa diranta), AgriSETA e tla nne e
tswele pele ka matsapa.
Thuto le Thupello ya Batho ba Baholo (ABET)
Thuto ya Motheo le Thupello ya Batho ba Baholo ke tshitiso
mme e tla dula e le jwalo. Dilemong tse fetileng, AgriSETA
(ho kenyeletsa PAETA le SETASA tsa pele) di abetse baithuti
ba ABET ba ka bang 20 000 ka tjhelete. Sekgahla sa katleho
ha e sale se le tlase. Baithuti ba bangata ba tlohela hang ha
ba qeta Thuto ya Kgokahano boemong ba 1 le 2 ba ABET. Ho
feta moo, Baithuti ba qoba Nyumerasi. ABET ke mohlodi o
moholo wa ditjhelete tse so kang di abelwa ho etsa ho o
itseng mme ha e nyehele ka tshwanelo ho thuto e tswellang
(life-long learning). Nna le Boto ya ka re nka qeto tabeng
ena. Ana hantlentle ke mosebetsi wa SETA ho etsa hore
batho ba rutehe? Kapa ke mosebetsi wa Mmuso,
haholoholo lefapha la Thuto?
Thadimo ka kakaretso
Taba ya ABET e nkgutlisetsa morao ho diphihlello tsa
Tumellano ya Boemo ba Tshebeletso (TBT) (Service Level
Agreement – SLA). Ha re sebetse ka tshwanelo ho baithuti
ba ABET mme sena se tla ba le tshwaetso e mpe
mosebetsing wa rona jwaloka ha o lekanngwa ke Lefapha la
tsa Mesebetsi.
Taba e nngwe e hlokang tlhokomediso ya rona selemong se
setjha ke hore ho ka nyollwa jwang seabo sa balefi ba
lekgetho mokgwatsbetsong wa phumantsho ya lekgetho.
Re na le balefi ba lekgetho ba 4 249 bao ho bona ba ka bang
1 553 ba kenyang dikopo bakeng sa Thuso tsa ditjhelete tsa
Thomo. Re utlwisisa tlhaloso e latelang/ka mora sena –
dikgwebo tse ngata lekaleng la rona di nyane haholo, di
nyehela hanyenyane ho lekgetho la bokgoni. Leha re
bebofaditse mokgwatshebetso wa kopo ya Phumantsho ya
Pehelo ya MODULASETULO
tjhelete ya Thomo bakeng sa boramosebetsi ba nang le
basebetsi ba ka tlase ho 50, boiteko ba ho kopa thuso ya
tjhelete ha bo lekane le boiteko ba ho tlatsa diforomo kapa
tjhelete e ka kotjwang Sena ha se utlwisisi habonolo ke ba
bang. Leha ho le jwalo, re amohetse hore ena ke karolo e
nngwe eo ho nang le kgonahalo ya hore re ke ke ra fumana
dintlha ho mokgwatshebetso wa tekanyo ya tshebetso ya
lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi. Leha ho le jwalo, sena ha se re
lokolle maikarabelong a rona a ho eketsa boiteko ba rona ho
netefatsa hore kaofela dikgwebo tsa rona tse lefang
lekgetho di qetella di na le seabo mokgwatshebetsong. Ke
se ke bile ke laetse basebetsi ba SETA ho etsa jwalo.
Lekala la tsa temo ka kakaretso le bile le maemo a boemo ba
lehodimo a amohelehileng nakong ya selemo se fetileng
mme sena se tswetse dijalo tse ntle, dinyollo tlhahisong
lehlakoreng la bobedi le diphaello tse ntlafetseng. Sena se
boetse sa tswella ho tlhokeho ya mosebetsi le moputso –
leha dikgwebo tsa rona tse lefang lekgetho di theohile ho
tloha ho 4 300 ho isa ho 4 000 (theolelo ya diperesente tse 7)
moputso wa rona wa selemo wa lekgetho o nyolohile ka ka
palo e kaalo ka R15.7 ya dikete (nyollo ya diperesente tse
13.55). Leha sena se shebahala hantle bakeng sa lekala
kaofela, haholoholo AgriSETA, motho o tlameha ho hopola
hore dinyollo ho ditjeho tsa tlhahiso di tla kena selemong se
setjha. Sena se se se ntse se bonahala nyollong e ngata
ditjehong tsa mafura (haholoholo disele) le phokolo ya
Ranta kgahlanong le moruo wa bahwebisane ba rona ba
baholo. Ha re a tlameha ho lebala ke ntlha ya hore
disebediswa tse ngata ba disebediswa tsa temo bo tswa
Dinaheng tse Kopaneng tsa Amerika (USA) le Yuropa.
Infleishene le sekgahla sa tswala di phahame mme di tla
dula di phahame selemong se tlang sa ditjhelete. Kahoo ho
bonahala hore, ho kopantswe le metsamao ya ho fokotsa
ditheko tsa dijo, meedi ya phaello e tla ba tlasa kgatello
selemong se tlang sa ditjhelete e tla ba le tshwaetso e
nekethifi ho tsitseng ha mesebetsi le tlhahiso ya mesebetsi.
Ke na le mohopolo wa hore e nngwe ya ditsela tse ntle
haholo tseo o ka bang kgahlanong le ditlwaelo tsa kgatello
ya ditjeho moruong, ke ho nyolla boiteko ba rona ho
netefatsa hore basebetsi ba rona ba na le bokgoni le ho
... re a le leboha bakeng sa boitelo ba lona lekaleng la rona ...
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kgona ho nyehela ka katleho moruong. AgriSETA e tlameha
ebile e tla bapala karolo ya yona mabapi le sena.
La ho qetela, ke rata ho leboha ba entseng hore AgriSETA e
sebeletse lekala. Ka hona, ke rata ho leboha Motlatsa
Modulasetulo, Mong. Jack van Dyk le ditho tsa Boto ya Taolo
kaofela bakeng sa tsela eo re sebedisaneng ka yona le
boholo boo re kgonang ho tataisa AgriSETA kgatong ya
lewa ka dipuisano, ngangisano le ho nka qeto ka tumellano.
Ke tlameha hape ho bolela Moofisiri e Moholo wa
Phethahatso (MMP) (CEO) ka seqo. Machiel van Niekerk ke e
mong wa boMMP (diCEO) ba mmalwa ba SETA bao e sa leng
ba le maemong haesale ho qaleha ha diSETA ka selemo sa
2000. Sena se hlahisitse botsitso lekaleng le ka hara
AgriSETA. Re lebelletse ho ntshetsapele kamano e ntle ka ho
fetisisa e leng teng pakeng tsa Boto ya Taolo le MMP (CEO).
Baemedi ba rona ba phumantsho ya tshebeletso,
bafumantshi ba thupello, bahlahlobi – re a le leboha bakeng
sa boitelo ba lona lekaleng la rona. Re a tseba hore ha ho
bonolo mme re a tseba hore ka nako tse ding le a nyahama
ha diporojeke di sa ananelwa. Kgodisehang hore ha re nke
diqeto tsena bobebe – re leka ho sebedisa ditjhelete tsa
rona tse haellang hantle.
Ho phethela, basebetsi ba AgriSETA ba tlameha ho
thoholetswa. Qetellong mawa a ka ralwa le ho etswa, empa
hore a be le tshwaetso efe kapa efe a tlameha ho kenngwa
tshebetsong. Basebetsi ba AgriSETA ba entse jwalo ka ho re
kgotsofatsa.
Kaofela re hloka ho tswela pele ka mosebetsi o motle mme
re etse bonnete ba hore selemong se tlang re feta seo re se
fihletseng dilemong tsa 2007/2008 – re lokela ho etsetsa
lekala la rona le batho ba lona sena.
Mzikayise Khumalo
Modulasetulo
Ingxelo KASIHLALO
Mzikayise Khumalo
Kule ntshayelelo yesiCwangciso sokuPhuhliswa
kwezaKhono kuZwelonke (National Skills Development
Strategy - NSDS) kwisithuba sika-2005 ukuya ku-2010,
oHlonophekileyo uMphathiswa wezeMisebenzi uthe:
“Kuyinkolo yam ukuba ngeNSDS ka-2005 ukuya
ku-2010 sikunye nabalingane bethu, siya
kuzixhasa iinjongo zikaRhulumente
eziphangaleleyo zokuphungula ngesiqingatha
i nt s we l a - n g q e s h o n e nt l u p h e k o k u nye
nokunciphisa ukungalingani ngo-2014 kunye
nokuqhubeka nokuqinisekisa ukuba amaziko
okuphuhliswa kwezakhono nawona aphambili
kuwo ziiSETA kwaye iNkxaso-mali yezaKhono
kaZwelonke (National Skills Fund - NSF)
isebenzise imithombo yawo yolwazi kwiphulo
lethu lenguqulo yezakhono.”
Kungesi sizathu ke ukuba ndibe ndininika le ngxelo
ngovuyo kuni, baxhamli kwicandelo lezolimo, ngenkqubela
phambili eyenziwe yiAgriSETA ngesithuba sonyaka-mali ka-
2007 ukuya ku-2008. Kumoya wokuthethwe
nguMphathiswa, sincedisile 'kwiinjongo zikaRhulumente
eziphangaleleyo'. Nangona kunjalo, ndifuna ukuyibeka
icace into yokuba siye sagagana nemiqobo emininzi
kwinkqubo eye yasiphazamisa ekuphumezeni zonke
iinjongo zesiCwangciso sokuPhuhliswa kwezaKhono
kuZwelonke. Sikholelwa ukuba oku akukho kumoya
... iAgriSETA ifikelele kwaye yadlula kwezona zinto
bekujoliswe kuzo ezinxulumene neNSDS ...
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Usihlalo
weNSDS. Ndiza kunika ingxelo ngempumelelo kunye
neziphazamiso esibenazo.
Ikamva leeSETA
Ndilusizi kukuba ndingekho kwinqanaba lokunika
abaxhamli ingcaciso malunga nekamva 'lenkangeleko
yeeSETA'. Ngokunikwa kwengxelo ngokusebenza
kwenxenye yeeSETA kule minyaka isibhozo idlulileyo,
sixhasa naliphi na ilinge lokuqwalasela kwakhona ubume
beeSETA. IBhodi eLawulayo kunye nabalawuli beAgriSETA
bazibophelele kwaye bakulungele ukuthatha inxaxheba
kumalinge okujonga ngeliso elitsha iiSETA.
Sicela iSebe lezeMisebenzi kunye namacandelo
anxulumene nalo anje ngoPhuhliso lwezoQoqosho
kuZwelonke kunye neBhunga lezeMisebenzi (National
Economic Development and Labour Council - NEDLAC)
kunye neGunya lezaKhono kuZwelonke (National Skills
Authority - NSA) ukuba ibeselubala ngakumbi kwiingcinga
zazo. Kweli nqanaba iinkcukacha malunga nenkangeleko
entsha yeeSETA zisafihlakele kwaye, yenzelwe iinjongo
ezithile. Njengoko u-2010 esondele, sicebisa ukuba siqalise
ukuzibandakanya kwiingxoxo ngendlela evulelekileyo
nekhululekileyo. Imeko ekuyiyo ngoku isibeka kumathuba
ambalwa okuzibandakanya kucwangciso lobuchule
lwexesha elide. Ngexesha oya kufunda ngalo le ngxelo siya
kube singaphantsi ngonyaka onesiqingatha ngaphambi
Ingxelo KASIHLALO
kokuba uphele umjikelo wangoku weNSDS. Ukuba sifanele
ukuqinisekisa utshintsho olulungileyo kwinkqubo entsha
okanye ehlaziyiweyo, kufuneka senze inkqubela-phambili
ngoko nangoko.
Izinto ekujoliswe kuzo zokusebenza
Ndinovuyo lokuchaza ingxelo yokuba iAgriSETA ifikelele
kwaye yadlula kwezona zinto bekujoliswe kuzo
ezinxulumene neNSDS. Njengoko bekuxeliwe kulo nyaka
uphelileyo, iBhodi eLawulayo yeAgriSETA yathabatha
isigqibo esingaguqukiyo sokuba imali yethu enganelanga
iya kwabiwa ikakhulu ukuba kufumane umsebenzi
oqeshiweyo. Kulo nyaka uphelileyo abasebenzi beSETA
bafezekise olu gqaliso lobuchule ngempumelelo kunye
nokuqeqesheshwa kwabantu abaninzi beqeqeshelwa
imisebenzi, iinkqubo zezakhono kunye nezibonelelo
ngemali yokuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi ngaphambi kokuba
uqeshwe zazabelwe abasebenzi bethu kwicandelo
lokuqhuba ezolimo kunye nakwaba bannoxanduva
legalelo kwezolimo kunye nolawulo lolwazelelo
kwezolimo.
Ngelixa sikwafikelele kwaye sadlula kwebesizimisele
ukugxila kuko malunga nabantu abangaphangeliyo
(okanye kwimeko yecandelwana lodidi lokuqala, umfama
ongenazixhobo zaneleyo zokusebenza) ezi zafikelelwa
ngokweemeko eziphantsi esasizimisele ngokwethu.
IAgriSETA ayinamali inikwe igunya lokuba ingayisebenzisa
ngokuzithandela yokuba ingazibandakanya nabantu
abangaphangeliyo njengoko kumele ukuba kubenjalo.
Ndifuna ukucaphula kwakhona okwathethwa
ngendimlandelayo kwesi sikhundla kwiNgxelo yoNyaka
yonyaka ophelileyo – “okuncinci kakhulu kuqokelelwa
kwabambalwa kakhulu ukujongana neemfuno zophuhliso
loluntu zabaninzi kakhulu.
Inkxaso yethu engagqibelelanga kumfama ongenazixhobo
zaneleyo zokusebenza kunye nabantu abangaphangeliyo
ibangelwa ngakumbi kukufikelela kwethu
okungagqibelelanga kwiNkxaso-mali yezaKhono
kaZwelonke. Sikholelwa kwinto yokuba akukho kuqonda
kwaneleyo kwicandelo lethu lezoqoqosho:
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Isebe elisilela ngezixhobo kwicandelo lethu likhulu
kakhulu - kuqikelelwa ukubaangangaphezulu kwama-
350 000 amafama avelisa ngemiyinge emincinci,
ukuyeke ukuvelisa ngemiyinge emincinci, amalinge
olimo aqhubeka ekhaya.
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Inqanaba lemfundo jikelele liphantsi kwicandelo lethu
- kuqikelelwa ukuba baninzi kangangesinye
kwisithathu abantu abasebenzayo nabangafundanga
kweli candelo lethu kwaye, iipesenti ezingama-50 kubo
imfundo yabo isezantsi kakhulu kangangokuba
bangazibandakanya kuphela kwiinkqubo zokufunda
ezimbalwa kakhulu.
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Iprofayile yaloo mibutho (iiNGO, iiCBO kunye
noManyano lwamaShishini asekwe kwiiNdawo ezihlala
abantu) afuna ukufaka isicelo senkxaso-mali
abonakalise ukuba abaselungelweni ngabantu
abadala - abantu abancinci banento yokuliphepha
icandelo lezolimo njengomqeshi wabo
wokuzikhethela.
Ngoku sifezekisa okukhethekileyo, sigxile kwizicwangciso
zokuzama ukulungisa inxaxheba yethu engaphelelanga
kule ngingqi:
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Okokuqala, sibandakanya uNjingalwazi Nic Vink,
ongusoqoqosho k wezolimo ok wiYunivesithi
yaseStellenbosch ukuba aphande ngeemodeli
zenkxaso-mali yokuphuculwa kwezakhono
kwihlabathi liphela. Uphando lukubonakalise
ngokucacileyo ukuba imodeli yenkxaso-mali ekhoyo
ngoku ayonelanga kumacandelo apho abantu
abangahlawuli rhafu belinani elingaphezulu kwabo
bayihlawulayo, bebodlula ngomlinganiselo ophezulu
njengoko kunjalo kuthi (irhafu iqokelelwa ukuya kuthi
ga kumashishini angama-4 000). Siceba
ukubandakanya uMphathiswa weZolimo ngenxa yolu
lwazi kunye nendlela yokusondela kwiSebe
lezaBasebenzi kunye neSebe lezeZimali likaZwelonke
ngenqanaba eliphezulu lokudala uqaqambiso
lwemeko yethu kunye nokuzama ukukhupha inkxaso-
mali eyongezelelweyo.
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Okwesibini, ngesithuba sexesha lonyaka odlulileyo
iSebe lethu eliCwangcisa izaKhono lisebenze
ngamandla kunye namagosa kwiofisi kaKhomishina
yoBuyekezo lwamaLungelo oMhlaba ukwenza isicelo
kwiNkxaso-mali yezaKhono kaZwelonke ukwenzela
isithuba sexesha elide (iminyaka emithathu) senkxaso-
mali ezinzileyo ukubandakanya ngokufanelekileyo
neeProjekthi ezikhethekileyo zoBuyekezo. Ixabiso lolu
ngeniso luzizigidi ezingama-214 zeerandi. IBhodi yam
eLawulayo kunye noKhomishina buqu bayaluxhasa olu
ngeniso k waye k ungek udala siza k usayina
iMemorandum yokuQonda (Memorandum of
Ingxelo KASIHLALO
Understanding - MoU) phakathi kwala maziko mabini.
Emva kokusayina iMoU, isicelo siya kuthunyelwa
kwiSebe lezeMisebenzi.
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Okwesithathu, sifezekise ngokukhawuleza inkqubo
yokuphuhlisa ubugcisa. Inani lilonke labafundi
abaqeshiweyo abaza kuthabatha inxaxheba kweli linge
lingama-247. Bonke bangabafundi abaqeqeshelwa
umsebenzi ngaphambi kokuba baqeshwe. INSF
yasimema ukuba singenise isicelo senkxaso-mali –
kwaye sakwenza oko ngaphambi kokuba uphele lo
nyaka uphelileyo. Ukulandela iindibano ezininzi neNSF
kunye nokugqitywa kondwendwelo olunyamekileyo
yiNSF, INSF yachaza ukuba isicelo sethu siphumelele
ngokusemthethweni. Nangona kunjalo, ukuza kuthi ga
ngoku akukabikho zikhontrakthi okanye zivumelwano
esesenzekile. Ndinazisa ngamabom ngezi nkcukacha
ndifuna ukunicacisela ukuphazamiseka kunye namava
esihlangana nawo ngenxa yamiqobo ekhoyo
kwinkqubo yokuhambisa iinkonzo. Nangona kunjalo,
iAgriSETA izibophelele kwiprojekthi yokuqeqesha
abafundi ngaphambi kokuba baqeshwe kwaye,
nokuba iNSF ayizi nesayo isahlulo senkxaso-mali
(ngaphantsi kweepesenti ezingama-50 kwiindleko
zeprojekthi okanye izigidi zeerandi ezingu-9,66),
iAgriSETA iya kuqhubeka neli linge.
Imfundo yaBantu Abadala kunye Noqeqesho (ABET)
Imfundo yaBantu Abadala kunye Noqeqesho ihleli kwaye
iya kuhlala ingumqobo. Ngaphezulu kweminyaka emininzi,
iAgriSETA (kuquka nekwakufudula iyiPAETA kunye
neSETASA) ixhase ngemali malunga nama- 20 000 abafundi
bemfundo yabantu abadala. Izinga lempumelelelo
belilincinci. Abafundi abaninzi baye basishiya isikolo emva
kokuba begqibe uNxibelelwano kwinqanaba 1 okanye 2
kuABET. Ngaphezu koko, abafundi bayaluphepha ulwazi
loKubala. Imfundo yabantu abadala yeyona lahleko inkulu
kwimali yethu enganyanzelisiyo kwaye ayinagalelo
ngokwaneleyo kwimfundo yexesha elide. IBhodi yam
... zokuphikisana neemo zoxinzelelo lokubalwa kweendleko
kwezoqoqosho, kukonyusa imizamo yethu ukuqinisekisa ukuba
abasebenzi bethu banezakhono kwaye banako ukuncedisa
ngokunemveliso kwezoqoqosho ...
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kunye nam siyilalo indlela ekunokujongwa ngayo le meko.
Ingaba ngowona msebenzi weSETA ukwenza abantu ukuba
bafunde kwaye bakwazi ukubala? Okanye ngumsebenzi
kaRhulumente kwaye nangakumbi iSebe lezeMfundo?
Isishwankathelo ngokubanzi
Umcimbi wemfundo yabantu abadala (ABET) undibuyisela
umva kwiinjongo yesiVumelwano seNqanaba leeNkonzo
(Service Level Agreement – SLA). Sisilela
ngokuxhalabisekileyo kwisiphumo sabafundi bemfundo
yabantu abadala (ABET) kwaye oku kuya kuba neziphumo
ezingezibi kumsebenzi wethu njengoko uvavanywa liSebe
lezeMisebenzi.
Omnye umcimbi ofuna ukuqwalaselwa sithi kulo nyaka
mtsha ngowokuba siya kulonyusa njani uthabatho
nxaxheba lwabahlawuli berhafu kwinqkubo
yokunikezelwa kwerhafu. Sinabantu abangama-4 249
abahlawula irhafu abali-1 553 kubo bangenisa amabango
eziBonelelo eGunyazisiweyo. Siyasiqonda isizathu
esingaphaya koku - kukuba amashishini amaninzi kweli
candelo lethu mancinci kwaye ancedisa kancinci kwirhafu
yezakhono. Nangona siyenze lula inkqubo yebango
lesiBonelelo esiGunyazisiweyo kubaqeshi abanasebenzi
abangaphantsi kwama-50, umzamo wokubanga
isibonelelo awululingani nomzamo wokugcwaliswa
kweefomu okanye isixa semali esinokubangwa. Oku
akuqondwa lula ngabanye. Nangona kunjalo, sikwamkele
ukuba le yenye indawo apho singayi kufumana
ngokwaneleyo kwinkqubo yokuvavanya ukusebenza
yeSebe lezeMisebenzi. Kodwa ke, oko akusikhuphi
kuxanduva lethu lokunyusa imizamo yethu yokuqinisekisa
ukuba onke amashishini ahlawula irhafu aze ekugqibeleni
athabathe inxaxheba kwinkqubo ngokugcweleyo. Sele
ndibayalele abasebenzi beSETA ukuba benze njalo.
Icandelo lezolimo ngokubanzi liye lanemozulu entle
kwisithuba salo nyaka udlulileyo kwaye, oko kukhokelele
kwizityalo ezilungileyo, ukonyuka kwiimveliso zodidi
Ingxelo KASIHLALO
lwesibini kunye nengeniso ephucukileyo. Oku kukhokelele
kwingqesho nakwimivuzo - nangona amashishini ahlawula
irhafu ehle ukusuka kuma-4 300 ukuya kuma-4 000 (ehle
ngeepesenti ezingu-7) imali yethu yonyaka yerhafu
yonyuke ngesixa esiqikelelelwa kuzigidi ezingu-15.7
(inyuke ngeepesenti ezingu-13.55). Ngelixa oku
kuthembisa ngokuncomekayo kwicandelo ngokubanzi
nangakumbi kwiAgriSETA, umntu kufuneka ekufake
engqondweni ukuba ukunyuka kwamaxabiso eemveliso
'kuya kungena' kunyaka-mali omtsha. Oku sele kubonakala
kulonyuko olukhulu lwamaxabiso epetroli (ngakumbi
idizili) kunye nokwenza ethe-ethe iRandi kwiimali
zamaqabane ethu amak hulu esir hweba nawo.
Masingaphulukani nokubona inyaniso yokuba izixhobo
zolimo ezizezona zininzi zivela eMelika (USA) nase-Europe.
Unyuko lwamaxabiso kunye nezinga lenzala liphezulu
kwaye liya kuhlala liphezulu kulo nyaka-mali uzayo.
Kuyabonwa ngenx'engaphambili ke ngoko ukuba,
ngokudibene neenzame zokuthotywa kwamaxabiso
okutya, inzala engaphezulu kwekuqikelelwa ukuba
iyimfuneko iya kuza iphantsi koxinzelelo kulo nyaka-mali
uzayo noyakuthi wona ube neziphumo ezingesihlanga
kuzinzo lwengqesho kunye nokudalwa kwemisebenzi.
Ndikumbono wokuba enye yeendlela ezingcono
zokuphikisana neemo zoxinzelelo lokubalwa kweendleko
kwezoqoqosho, kukonyusa imizamo yethu ukuqinisekisa
ukuba abasebenzi bethu banezakhono kwaye banako
ukuncedisa ngokunemveliso kwezoqoqosho. IAgriSETA
ifanele ukudlala okanye iya kudlala indima yayo
ngokubhekiselele kule meko.
Okokugqibela ndingathanda ukubulela abo benze ukuba
iAgriSETA isebenzele icandelo. Ngako oko, ndingathanda
ukubulela uSekela-sihlalo uMnu uJack van Dyk kunye nawo
o n k e a m a l u n g u e B h o d i e L a w u l a yo n g e n d l e l a
esisebenzisene ngayo kunye nendlela esithe sakwazi ngayo
... beAgriSETA kufuneka baqhwatyelwe izandla ...
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ukukhokela iAgriSETA kwinqanaba lobuchule ngengxoxo,
ngengxoxo-mpikiswano nangokuthatha isigqibo
ngemvumelwano.
Ndikwafanele kukulibalula iGosa eliyiNtloko (CEO)
ngenkqu. UMachiel van Niekerk ngomnye wamaGosa
ayiNtloko (CEOs) abekweso sikhundla ukusukela ngomhla
wokumiliselwa kweeSETA ngo-2000. Oku kudale uzinzo
kwicandelo nangaphakathi kwiAgriSETA. Sijonge phambili
ngokuqhubeka nobudlelwane obubalaseleyo obukhoyo
phakathi kweBhodi eLawulayo kunye neGosa eliyiNtloko
(CEO).
Iiarhente zethu zokuhambisa iinkonzo, abanikezeli
ngeenkonzo zoqeqesho, abavavanyi nabalamli -
siyanibulela ngokuzibophelela kwenu kwicandelo lethu.
Siyazi ukuba akukho lula kwaye ngamaxesha athile niye
niphazamiseke xa iiprojekthi zingamkelwa. Siyaniqinisekisa
ukuba ezi zigqibo asizithathi yeke-yeke - sizama
uk uyisebenzisa ngok ufanelek ileyo imali yethu
enganelanga.
Okokugqibela abasebenzi beAgriSETA kufuneka
baqhwatyelwe izandla. Ekugqibeleni izicwangciso
zingayilwa kwaye zenziwe, kodwa ukuba zibenalo naliphi
ifuthe kufuneka zifezekiswe kwinqanaba lokusebenza.
Abasebenzi beAgriSETA bakwenze oku sakholwa.
Sonke sinqwenela ukuwugcina umhle umsebenzi wethu
kwaye siqinisekise ukuba kulo nyaka uzayo siyadlulisa koko
siphumelele kuko ngo-2007 ukuya ku-2008 - oko sikutyala
kwicandelo lethu nabantu bethu.
Mzikayise Khumalo
Usihlalo
Chief Executive Officer’s REPORT

Machiel van Niekerk Chief Executive Officer

Year after year the intensity of skills development activities in the country increases.
This is especially true at AgriSETA. Barring one or two smaller issues, the wheels of AgriSETA are well-oiled and forward momentum is clearly
visible. We are interacting well with our direct structures – our Governing Board and its various standing committees – and with those
structures with which we have strong relationships, specifically the Departments of Labour and Agriculture. We have forged an especially
strong working relationship with the Department of Agriculture. These relationships provide the necessary oil for our wheels and we will
protect them in order not to lose momentum.

Relationship with the National Department of
Agriculture
We are participating more often in initiatives of the
Department of Agriculture. An overarching MoU has been
signed which outlines, in broad terms, how we will interact
with and support one another.
AgriSETA has taken up a seat on the National Agricultural
Education and Training Forum (NAETF) – a strategic human
resource structure established by the Department of
Agriculture in order to inform and guide its Minister.
Apart from the above, we meet regularly and participate in
tender evaluation committees and interview panels for the
appointment of senior staff at the Department.
The largest initiative to date has been our interaction with
the Commissioner for the Restitution of Land Rights. Jointly
we prepared a R214 million proposal to the NSF to focus
intensively on selected restitution projects in the
agricultural sector. We will soon seek the direct support of
the Minister of Agriculture for this initiative which will then
enable us to take the proposal to the highest level at the
Department of Labour.

One of the achievements is that, with financial support from
the National Department of Agriculture, we were able to
conclude a two-year process to develop generic learning
material for the primary qualifications of Plant Production,
Animal Production and Mixed Farming Systems. These sets
of material are comprehensive and include a Learner Guide,
a Learner Workbook, a Facilitator Guide and an Assessment
Guide for each fundamental and core unit standard. This
material is available to our provider fraternity free of charge.
As our sector has many small and emerging providers, we
believe that this material assists in the difficult and costly
task of developing learning material. Instead of developing
materials providers only have to contextualise the material
as being prescribed by a specific training intervention.
Relationship with the Department of Labour
We have a cordial and active relationship with the
Department of Labour. AgriSETA participates fully in
Departmental structures and initiatives. We are regular
members of the SETA Forum, the CEO's Forum, the Quality
Learning Forum and various other structures. Our quarterly
reports are verified by the Department each quarter and
over the past year all reports were accepted as submitted.
Despite the above and the good relationship that exists, I
will fail in my duty if I do not report two frustrations we
experience and which break our momentum:
Firstly, the future of the SETAs is unclear. Various
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proposals regarding the future of the SETAs appear on a
regular basis. These range from continuing with the

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SETAs in their current format after 2010 to reducing the
SETAs to 5 mega-SETAs. Most of the fluctuating
information regarding the future of the SETAs is found
in the media. We agree that the structures and format of
the SETAs need to be revisited. However, we also believe
that it should be an open and transparent process and
that the Department of Labour should interface
intensively with the SETAs on this matter. The current
process creates uncertainty amongst stakeholders and
staff which in turn leads to instability. We are constantly
being questioned by stakeholders and staff on this
matter and as management we cannot give clear and
decisive answers.
Secondly, it is our belief that one of the main tasks of
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the National Skills Fund is to assist the SETAs in their
responsibility to support the non-levy paying
component of their sectors. The agricultural sector is
vast and has an enormous small-scale, emerging,
under-resourced component. This component is most
likely 100-fold the size of the levy paying component. It
is simply impossible for AgriSETA to make any impact
on the under-resourced component by using some of
the discretionary income derived from the levy payer.
AgriSETA needs to be able to access the NSF on a large
scale – not only for higher levels of learning but also at
NQF levels one and two. The profile of our sector and
that of land reform beneficiaries prescribes that.
Communicating with our stakeholders
Our small (one person) Communication section is active.
AgriSETA is proud of its website which, according to
statistics, is being visited more and more. This is mainly due
to the regular updating of the website and the publication
of a bi-monthly electronic newsletter.
In October 2007, our annual conference was attended by
180 stakeholders. Our annual road show, arranged by the
Communication section, was spearheaded by our Skills
Planning Department this year. A total of 230 stakeholders
attended the road show at five different venues.
Apart from these direct initiatives, we are in constant
contact with our stakeholders. Education and Training
Quality Assurance (ETQA) communicates mainly with the
provider network, Finance Department mainly with levy
payers (with regard to the Workplace Skills Plans and Annual
... initiatives by the Department of Education with
its intended R6 billion investment in ABET ...
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Training Reports), Skills Delivery communicates with
stakeholders across the board wishing to engage in skills
delivery, and the Skills Planning Department mainly has
contact with other stakeholders such as government
departments, premiers' offices, etc.
Two years ago at our Annual General Meeting we received a
'slap on the wrist' from our stakeholders with regard to our
level of communication. We have taken the criticism to heart
and I believe we have come a long way since then. Of course,
there is still much room for improvement and we are keenly
awaiting feedback from our customer satisfaction survey
because this will guide us on where to focus our
improvement efforts.
Skills Planning
Apart from its normal functions, this Department took over
the responsibility for Sub-Sector Committees (SSCs). The
nine existing SSCs continued and a tenth, a Primary
Agricultural SSC, was added. Our full sector (in terms of our
demarcation) is now covered.
Over the past year the Sector Skills Plan was updated,
submitted on the due date and accepted by the
Department of Labour. This was also the case with the
updating of the Scarce and Critical Skills in the sector.
Stakeholders should take note that discretionary funds will
increasingly flow towards eradicating scarce and critical
skills.
On the data capturing and processing side, positive strides
have been made. The Management Information System
(MIS) is still not working optimally. Nevertheless, as the
ETQA Department continues to upload assessors so our
ability to link learners correctly improves. We believe that
any hiccups with the data system will be eradicated in the
first half of the next financial year.
A major headache for the SETA remains the issue of ABET
(which is treated as a project within the Skills Planning
Department). The funds invested do not yield the required
return. In its current format, ABET is not successful and the
discretionary funds channelled to this area can be used
much more productively elsewhere. We are looking forward
to initiatives by the Department of Education with its
intended R6 billion investment in ABET. Hopefully this will
release some of the pressure on the SETAs to perform in this
area.
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Delivering skills
Service Level Agreement (with the Department of Labour)
targets in terms of what we should deliver are clear. In the
case of the employed learner we exceeded our target by
61% and for the unemployed learner by 69% (though from a
small base as our focus is on the employed rather than the
unemployed). This is quite an achievement taking into
consideration the size of the Skills Delivery Department. We
have taken steps to strengthen the Department by adding
two staff members.
It should be stated again (as in each Annual Report) that we
are inundated with applications but can only approve a few
due to our limited discretionary funds. Should we have more
success in accessing the NSF we will be able to avoid diluting
our discretionary funds by focussing more on the employed
whilst the NSF funds will be used to address the skills
development needs of the unemployed or under-
resourced.
Assuring quality of training
The biggest challenge for our ETQA Department remains
the unrealistically high numbers of applications from
potential providers to become accredited. Linked to this is
the high turnover of assessors. I believe that the current
system is flawed in this regard. Others have also realised this,
and we are very glad about the initiative to institute a new
quality assurance body, the Quality Council for Trades and
Occupations (QCTO). The QCTO is already provided for in the
Skills Development Amendment Bill. We strongly support
this initiative as it will free up our ETQA resources to do what
we always believed they should: assuring quality of learning
in the workplace.
Our ETQA Department has also increased the number of
Institutes of Sectoral or Occupational Excellence (ISOEs)
from one Institute to three Institutes. These are the TSB
Training Centre in Malelane, Shukela Training Centre in
Mount Edgecombe, and Scientific Roets in Kokstad. I am
very happy with developments in this regard and we are
well-set to achieve our target of five ISOEs by 2010. Our
focus should now shift from accrediting ISOEs to
capacitating them.
... of the employed learner we exceeded
our target by 61% and for the unemployed
learner by 69% ...
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Financial performance
AgriSETA faced the challenge of preparing financial
statements in terms of the revised accounting policies.
These changes are explained in detail below:
Annual Financial Statement Process
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As legislated by the PFMA, AgriSETA provides the
Auditor-General with financial statements on or before
31 May annually. These annual financial statements are
prepared in terms of the Statements of Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) and the Public
Finance Management Act (PFMA), 1999 (Act No. 1 of
1999) as amended, including any interpretations of
such Statements issued by the Accounting Practices
Board. The annual financial statements are approved by
the accounting authority.
National Treasury also requires that AgriSETA applies
the three effective standards of Generally Recognised
Accounting Practice (GRAP). The Minister of Finance
has, in terms of Section 91 of the PFMA, prescribed
additional GRAP Standards which apply to Public
Entities listed in schedule 3a of the PFMA and are
effective for periods beginning on or after 1 April 2009.
These Standards are disclosed in the notes to the annual
financial statements.
The annual financial statements are prepared in a
format prescribed by the Department of Labour to
achieve consistency in presentation, as far as possible,
with other SETAs.
New interpretation of revenue recognition
n
During the financial year, a revised accounting policy
was developed for the recognition and measurement of
monies paid over by the Department of Labour to the
Sector Education and Training Authorities.
The entitlement to recognise levy income is not when
the employer pays the levy to SARS, but only on receipt
of the funds from the Department of Labour in the bank
account of the SETA, or upon allocation of such income,
whichever takes place first. This is in accordance with
the provisions of GRAP and should thus not be viewed
as a cash basis of accounting.
Chief Executive Officer’s REPORT

The effect of the above revised accounting policy is that
SETAs will have to restate the prior year figures. This
should exclude legitimate payables and receivables
that were raised upon confirmation.
The annual financial statements have been prepared in
terms of a revised set of accounting rules. The impact
and effect of this has been explained in the notes to the
financial statements.
Grant regulation amendment
n within the Department and related tasks).
The grant regulation was amended with relation to the
discretionary grants paid. Effective from 1 April 2007,
the new grant regulation stipulates that project costs
for any project funded by a discretionary grant,
inclusive of project administration costs for that specific
project, is subject to the approval by a SETA's
accounting authority. A separate budget for the project
administration costs may not exceed a maximum of
10% of the total project cost.
Coordinator) and Cathy Salmon (Chief Financial Officer). The
posts of Skills Planning Advisor and Project Coordinator
were not filled again. Instead, the Governing Board
approved a new structure for the Skills Planning
Department which created a post for a Skills Planning
Administration Manager (to administrate the wide range of
projects within the Skills Planning Department, e.g. ABET,
I n t e r n s, B u r s a r i e s, Wo r k p l a c e E x p e r i e n c e a n d
Apprenticeships) and a post for a Personal Assistant (mainly
responsible for the logistics of the 11 standing committees
At the same time we welcome Shaun Starr – Manager: Skills
Delivery (contract), Chantelle Trytsman (contracted from
Deloitte to provide the CFO services), Johannah
Masombuka (a temporary worker now contracted full-time
as data capturer), and Manuel de Bruin as Administrator in
the Skills Delivery Department.
Word of thanks

AgriSETA's 80% levy income increased by 13,55% from

n As in the past, I would like to thank my Governing Board. We
R115 million for the 2006/2007 financial year to still have one of the most stable Boards of all SETAs and your
R131 million for the 2007/2008 financial year. Changes commitment and urge to work towards consensus is much
in levy income estimates relating to prior years, as well appreciated.
as SETA transfers, are included in the current year
balances, contributing to the R3 million administration During the past year we put a lot of effort into improving
surplus (2006/2007 – R0,6 million). The actual systems and our speed of delivery. I can only direct
administration levy income for the current financial operations – the actual tasks have to be executed by our
year was R18 million (2006/2007 – R16 million). members of staff. I wish to thank them for their dedication.

Discretionary project expenditure for the 2007/2008
financial year was R38 million. The mandatory grant
pay-out percentage was 76% for the 2007/2008
financial year.
All project-related costs are directly allocated to
projects and are not allocated to operational
expenditure. AgriSETA had allocated approximately
74% of its available surplus as at 31 March 2008. The
remainder of the available surpluses will be allocated
during the 2008/2009 financial year.
Staffing matters
To all the stakeholders, levy payers, non-levy payers,
providers, and many others – your participation is
welcomed. Thank you for your support but also thank you
for your criticism. It keeps us on our toes and contributes to
keeping us focused on our central and only task – the
learner.
Machiel van Niekerk
Chief Executive Officer

At the close of the financial year, AgriSETA had a staff

complement of 24 permanent and four temporary staff
members. Of the permanent staff, three are contracted
whilst the balance are on normal employment contracts.
This again illustrates the insecurity which exists. We believe
it is not responsible to employ new staff on a permanent
... We still have one
basis, whilst being aware that the landscape of SETAs may
change in April 2010. Therefore, no contracts are now signed of the most stable Boards of
beyond March 2010.

During the financial year we lost the services of Myra

all SETAs ...
Hoffman (Skills Planning Advisor), Fano Luthuli (Projects

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Machiel van Niekerk
In ons land neem die intensiteit van vaardigheid-
ontwikkelingsaktiwiteite jaar na jaar toe. Dit geld veral vir
AgriSETA. Behalwe vir een of twee kwessies, is die wiele van
AgriSETA goed geolie en is voorwaartse momentum
duidelik sigbaar. Ons het goeie wisselwerking met ons
direkte strukture – ons Beheerraad en sy verskillende
staande komitees – en die strukture met wie ons sterk
verhoudinge het, spesifiek die Departemente van Arbeid en
Landbou. Ons het veral met die Departement van Landbou
sterk werksverhoudinge gevestig. Hierdie verhoudinge
voorsien die nodige olie vir ons wiele, en ons sal dit beskerm
ten einde nie momentum te verloor nie.
Verhoudinge met die Nasionale Departement van
Landbou
Ons neem meer dikwels aan inisiatiewe van die
Departement van Landbou deel. 'n Oorkoepelende MvV is
onderteken wat in hooftrekke beskryf hoe ons met mekaar
gaan saamwerk en mekaar gaan ondersteun.
AgriSETA neem nou ook deel aan die Nasionale
Landboukundige Onderwys- en Opleidingsforum (NLOOF)
– 'n strategiese mensehulpbronstruktuur wat deur die
Departement van Landbou ingestel is om sy Minister in te
lig en te lei.
Een van die prestasies is dat ons, met die finansiële
ondersteuning van die Nasionale Departement van
Landbou, in staat was om 'n twee-jaar-lange proses te
voltooi om generiese leermateriaal te ontwikkel vir die
primêre kwalifikasies van Plantproduksie-, Diereproduksie-
en Gemengdeboerdery-stelsels. Hierdie materiaal is
omvattend en sluit in 'n Leerdergids, 'n Leerderwerkboek, 'n
Fasiliteerdergids en 'n Beoordelingsgids vir elke
fundamentele en kern eenheidstandaard. Hierdie materiaal
is gratis tot beskikking van ons verskaffersgemeenskap.
Aangesien ons sektor talle klein en opkomende verskaffers
het, vertrou ons dat hierdie materiaal van hulp sal wees in
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die moeilike en duur taak van ontwikkeling van
leermateriaal. In plaas daarvan om materiaal van nuuts af te
ontwikkel, hoef verskaffers slegs die materiaal te
kontekstualiseer soos wat dit deur 'n spesifieke opleiding-
intervensie voorgeskryf word.
Daarbenewens vergader ons gereeld en maak deel uit van
evalueringskomitees en onderhoudpanele vir die
aanstelling van senior personeel by die Departement.
Die grootste inisiatief tot op datum was ons interaksie met
die Kommissaris vir die Restitusie van Grondregte. Ons het
gesamentlik gewerk aan 'n voorstel van R214 miljoen aan
die NVF om intensief te fokus op gekeurde herstelprojekte
in die landbousektor. Ons sal binnekort die direkte steun
van die Minister van Landbou vir hierdie inisiatief vra, wat
ons dan in staat sal stel om die voorstel na die hoogste vlak
van die Departement van Arbeid te neem.
Verhoudinge met die Departement van Arbeid
Ons het 'n hartlike en aktiewe verhouding met die
Departement van Arbeid. AgriSETA neem ten volle deel aan
Departementele strukture en inisiatiewe. Ons is gereelde
lede van die SETA-forum, die HUB se Forum, die
Gehalteleer("Quality learning")-forum en verskeie ander
strukture. Ons kwartaallikse verslae word deur die
Departement geverifieer en oor die afgelope jaar is alle
verslae aanvaar soos ingedien.
Ondanks bogemelde en die goeie verhouding wat bestaan,
sal ek my plig versuim as ek nie verslag doen oor twee
frustrasies wat ons ondervind en wat ons momemtum
gebreek nie.
n
Eerstens, die toekoms van die SETAs is onduidelik.
Voorstelle oor die toekoms van die SETAs verskyn op
gereelde grondslag. Dié varieer van voortgaan met
die SETAs in hul huidige formaat, tot die vermindering
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van die SETAs tot 5 mega-SETAs. Die meeste van die
wisselende inligting oor die toekoms van die SETAs
word in die media gevind. Ons gee toe dat die
strukture en formaat van die SETAs hersien moet word.
Ons glo egter ook dat dit 'n oop en deursigtige proses
moet wees en dat die Departement van Arbeid die
SETAs intensief oor hierdie aangeleentheid moet
raadpleeg. Die huidige proses skep onsekerheid
onder belanghebbers en personeel, wat op sy beurt
tot onstabiliteit lei. Ons word gedurig deur
belanghebbers en personeel oor dié saak uitgevra, en
as bestuur kan ons nie duidelike en afdoende
antwoorde gee nie.
nTweedens is ons van mening dat een van die hooftake
van die NVF is om die SETAs te help met hul
verantwoordelikheid om die nie-heffingbetalende
komponent van hul sektore te ondersteun. Die
landbousektor is geweldig groot en het 'n enorme
kleinskaalse, ontluikende komponent met te min
hulpbronne. Hierdie komponent is heel waarskynlik
100 keer groter as die heffingbetalende komponent.
Vir AgriSETA is dit eenvoudig onmoontlik om enige
impak op hierdie komponent met te min hulpbronne
te maak deur van die diskresionêre inkomste te
gebruik wat van die heffingbetaler af kom.
nAgriSETA moet op groot skaal toegang tot die NVF hê –
nie net vir hoër vlakke van leer nie, maar ook vir vlakke
1 en 2 van die Nasionale Kwalifikasieraamwerk
(NKR)(National Qualifications Framework - NQF). Die
profiel van ons sektor en dié van grondhervorming-
begunstigdes skryf dit so voor.
Kommunikasie met ons belanghebbers
Ons klein (net een persoon) Kommunikasie-afdeling is baie
aktief. AgriSETA is trots op sy webwerf wat, volgens
statistieke, al meer en meer besoek word. Dit is hoofsaaklik
te danke aan die gereelde bywerk van die webwerf en die
publikasie van 'n tweemaandelikse elektroniese nuusbrief.
In Oktober 2007 is ons jaarlikse konferensie deur 180
belanghebbers bygewoon. Ons jaarlikse
bekendstellingstoer, wat deur die Kommunikasie-afdeling
gereël is, is vanjaar deur die Departement
Vaardigheidsbeplanning gelei. 'n Totaal van 230
belanghebbers het die bekendstellingstoer op vyf
verskillende plekke bygewoon.
Behalwe hierdie direkte inisiatiewe, bly ons deurlopend in
kontak met ons belanghebbers. Onderwys- en Opleiding-
gehalteversekering (OOGV) (Education and Training Quality
Assurance – ETQA) kommunikeer hoofsaaklik met die
verskaffersnetwerk; die Finansiele Depar tement
hoofsaaklik met heffingbetalers (ten opsigte van die
Werk plek vaardigheidsplanne en Jaarlikse
Opleidingsverslae); Vaardigheidslewering kommunikeer
met alle belanghebbers wat aan vaardigheidslewering deel
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wil hê; en die Departement Vaardigheidbeplanning het
hoofsaaklik kontak met ander belanghebbers soos
staatsdepartemente, premierskantore, ens.
Twee jaar gelede tydens ons Algemene Jaarvergadering,
het ons belanghebbers ons oor die vingers getik oor ons
vlak van kommunikasie. Ons het die kritiek ter harte
geneem en het sedertdien baie aan die saak gedoen. Daar is
natuurlik steeds baie ruimte vir verbetering en ons wag
gretig op terugvoer oor ons kliënttevredenheidopname,
want dit sal aandui waarop ons verbeteringpogings moet
fokus.
Vaardigheidsbeplanning
Hierdie Departement het, bykomend tot sy normale
funksies, die verantwoordelikheid vir Subsektor-komitees
(SSK's) oorgeneem. Die nege bestaande SSK's het
voortgegaan en 'n tiende, 'n Primêre Landbou-SSK, is
bygevoeg. Ons hele sektor (volgens ons afbakening) is nou
gedek.
Die Sektor-vaardigheidsplan is gedurende die afgelope jaar
bygewerk, op die bestemde datum ingedien, en deur die
Departement van Arbeid aanvaar. Dit was ook die geval met
die bywerk van die Skaars en Kritieke Vaardighede in die
sektor. Belanghebbers moet daarop let dat diskresionêre
fondse toenemend deur die Departement van Arbeid
bestee word aan die uitwissing van skaars en kritieke
vaardighede.
Wat datavaslegging en prosessering betref, is positiewe
vordering gemaak. Die Bestuursinligtingstelsel (BIS) werk
nog nie optimaal nie. Na gelang die Departement OOGV
egter meer assessorname op hul datalys laai, so verbeter
ons vermoë om leerders elektronies korrek in te skakel. Ons
vertrou dat ons in die eerste helfte van die volgende
finansiële jaar ontslae sal raak van alle tydelike probleme
met die datastelsel.
'n Groot kopseer vir die SETA is steeds die kwessie van ABET
(wat as 'n projek binne die Departement
Vaardigheidsbeplanning hanteer word). Die fondse wat
belê is, lewer nie die verlangde opbrengs nie. In sy huidige
formaat is die ABET nie suksesvol nie, en die diskresionêre
fondse wat na hierdie gebied gekanaliseer word, kan elders
meer produktief aangewend word. Ons sien uit na
inisiatiewe deur die Departement van Onderwys met sy
beoogde R6 miljard-belegging in ABET. Dit sal hopelik
verligting bring van die druk wat SETAs ervaar om op hierdie
gebied te presteer.
Lewering van Vaardighede
In Diensvlakooreenkomste (met die Departement van
Arbeid) word duidelike teikens gestel ten opsigte van wat
ons moet lewer. In die geval van die werkende leerders, het
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ons ons teiken met 61% oortref, en in dié van die werklose
leerders met 69% (hoewel van 'n klein basis af, aangesien
ons fokus op die werkendes eerder as op die werkloses is).
Dis nogal 'n groot prestasie as die grootte van die
Departement Vaardigheidslewering in ag geneem word.
Ons stappe ter versterking van die Departement het die
byvoeging van twee personeellede behels.
Daar moet weer, soos in elke Jaarverslag, gemeld word dat
ons deur aansoeke toegegooi word, maar slegs 'n paar
goedgekeur kan word, te wyte aan ons beperkte
diskresionêre fondse. Indien ons meer sukses behaal met
toegang tot die NVF, sal ons in staat wees om die
verwatering van ons diskresionêre fondse te vermy deur
meer op werkendes te fokus, terwyl die NVF-fondse gebruik
sal word vir vaardigheidontwikkelingsbehoeftes van die
werkloses of mense sonder hulpbronne.
Versekering van opleidingsgehalte
Die grootste uitdaging vir ons Departement OOGV bly
steeds die onrealisties hoë aantal aansoeke van potensiële
verskaffers om geakkrediteer te word. Die hoë omset van
assessors word ook hieraan gekoppel. Volgens my is die
huidige stelsel gebrekkig in hierdie opsig. Ander het dit ook
al besef, en ons is baie bly oor die inisiatief om 'n nuwe
gehalteversekeringsliggaam in te stel: die Gehalteraad vir
Ambagte en Beroepe (GRAB)(Quality Council for Trades and
Occupations - QCTO). Daar is reeds vir die GRAB voorsiening
gemaak in die Wysigingswetsontwerp op
Vaardigheidsontwikkeling. Ons steun hierdie inisiatief
heelhartig, aangesien dit ons OOGV-hulpbronne sal bevry
om te doen wat ons nog altyd gereken het dit moet doen:
versekering van die gehalte van leer in die werkplek.
Ons Departement OOGV het ook die aantal Institute van
Sektorale Beroepsvoortreflikheid (ISBV's)(Institutes of
Sectoral or Occupational Excellence – ISOEs) van een na drie
Institute vermeerder. Dit is die TSB-opleidingsentrum in
Malelane, die Shukela-opleidingsentrum in Mount
Edgecombe, en die Scientific Roets opleiding-sentrum in
Kokstad. Ek is baie tevrede met die vordering in hierdie
verband en ons is in 'n goeie posisie om teen 2010 ons
teiken van vyf ISBV's te bereik. Ons fokus sal nou moet
verskuif vanaf die akkreditering van, na kapasiteit-
voorsiening aan ISBV's.
Finansiële prestasie
AgriSETA het voor die uitdaging te staan gekom om
finansiële state op te stel ooreenkomstig die hersiene
rekeningkundige beleide. Hierdie veranderinge word
vervolgens in besonderhede verduidelik:
n
Proses van jaarlikse finansiële state
Soos bepaal in die Wet op Openbare Finansiële
Bestuur (WOFB)("PFMA"), voorsien AgriSETA die
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finansiële state. Hierdie jaarlikse finansiële state word
opgestel ingevolge die State van Algemeen
Aanvaarde Rekeningkundige Praktyke
(AARP)(Generally Accepted Accounting Practice -
GAAP) en die Wet op Openbare Finansiële Bestuur
(WOFB)(Public Finance Management Act - PFMA),
1999 (Wet No 1 van 1999), soos gewysig, insluitend
enige interpretasies van sodanige State uitgereik deur
die Raad op Rekeningkundige Praktyke. Die jaarlikse
finansiële state word deur die rekeningkundige gesag
goedgekeur.
Nasionale Tesourie vereis ook dat AgriSETA die drie
geldige standaarde van Algemeen Erkende
Rekeningkundige Prakt yk (AERP)(Generally
Recognised Accounting Practice – GRAP) toepas. Die
Minister van Finansies het, ingevolge artikel 91 van die
WOFB, bykomende AERP-standaarde voorgeskryf wat
op Openbare Entiteite in Skedule 3a van die WOFB van
toepassing is en geldig is vir tydperke wat op of na 1
April 2009 begin. Hierdie Standaarde word in die notas
by die jaarlikse finansiële state bekendgemaak.
n Die jaarlikse finansiële state word opgestel in 'n
formaat soos voorgeskryf deur die Departement van
Arbeid ter wille van eenvormigheid van aanbieding,
vir sover moontlik, deur alle SETAs.
n
Nuwe interpretasie van inkomste-erkenning
Gedurende die finansiële jaar is 'n hersiene
rekeningkundige beleid ontwikkel vir die erkenning
en meting van gelde wat deur die Departement van
Arbeid aan die SETAs oorbetaal is.
Die aanspraak om heffingsinkomste te erken, is nie
wanneer die werkgewer die heffing aan Suid-
Afrikaanse Inkomste Diens betaal nie, maar slegs by
ontvangs van die fondse vanaf die Departement van
Arbeid in die bankrekening van die SETA, of by
toewysing van sodanige inkomste, welke een ook al
eerste plaasvind. Dit is volgens die bepalings van AERP,
en moet dus nie as 'n kontantbasis van rekeningkunde
gesien word nie.
Die gevolg van bogemelde hersiene rekeningkundige
beleid is dat SETAs die vorige jaar se syfers weer sal
moet aangee. Dit mag nie regmatige, betaalbare
bedrae en ontvangbare rekenings wat by bevestiging
verkry is, insluit nie.
Die jaarlikse finansiële state is opgestel ingevolge 'n
hersiene stel rekeningkundige reëls. Die impak en
uitwerking hiervan is verduidelik in die notas by die
finansiële state.
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n
Wysiging van Toekenningsregulasie
Daar was 'n wysiging in die toekenningsregulasie
betreffende die diskresionêre toekennings wat betaal
word. Die nuwe toekenningsregulasie, wat vanaf 1
April 2007 van krag is, stipuleer dat projekkoste vir
enige projek wat deur 'n diskresionêre toekenning
befonds word, onderworpe is aan goedkeuring deur
die rekeningkundige gesag van 'n SETA. 'n
Afsonderlike begroting vir die projekadmini-
strasiekoste mag nie 'n maksimum van 10% van die
totale projekkoste oorskry nie.
nAgriSETA se 80% heffingsinkomste het met 13,55%
verhoog, van R115 miljoen vir die 2006/2007
finansiële jaar, tot R131 miljoen vir die 2007/2008
finansiële jaar. Veranderinge in die heffingsinkomste-
ramings van vorige jare, asook SETA-oorplasings, word
ingesluit in die saldo's van die huidige jaar, en dra by
tot die R3 miljoen administrasiesurplus (2006/2007 –
R0,6 miljoen). Die werklike administrasieheffing-
inkomste vir die huidige finansiële jaar was
R18 miljoen (2006/2007 – R16 miljoen).
Diskresionêre projekuitgawes vir die 2007/2008
finansiële jaar was R38 miljoen. Die
uitbetalingspersentasie van die verpligte toekenning
was 76% vir die 2007/2008 finansiële jaar.
Alle projek-verwante koste word direk aan projekte
toegewys, en nie aan operasionele uitgawes nie.
AgriSETA het ongeveer 74% van sy beskikbare surplus
soos op 31 Maart 2008, toegewys. Die oorblywende
beskikbare surplusse sal gedurende die 2008/2009
finansiële jaar toegewys word.
Personeelvoorsiening
Aan die einde van die finansiële jaar het AgriSETA 'n
personeel van 24 permanente en vier tydelike
personeellede gehad. Van die permanente personeel is drie
gekontrakteer, terwyl die res normale dienskontrakte het -
dit illustreer weer die onsekerheid wat daar bestaan. Ons glo
dat dit onverantwoordelik is om nuwe personeel op 'n
permanente basis in diens te neem terwyl ons
daarvan bewus is dat die hele SETA-landskap in
April 2010 kan verander. Daarom word tans
geen kontrakte vir langer as Maart 2010
onderteken nie.
Gedurende die finansiële jaar het ons die
dienste verloor van Myra Hoffman
(Vaardigheidsbeplanningsadviseur), Fano
Luthuli (Projekkoördineerder) en Cathy Salmon
(Hoof-Finansiële Beampte). Die poste van
Va a rd i g h e i d s b e p l a n n i n g s a d v i s e u r e n
Projekkoördineerder is nie weer gevul nie. In
plaas daarvan het die Beheerraad 'n nuwe
struktuur goedgekeur vir die Departement
Vaardigheidsbeplanning, wat 'n pos vir 'n
Vaardigheidsbeplanning-administrasiebestuurder geskep
het (vir die administrasie van die wye verskeidenheid
projekte binne die Departement Vaardigheidsbeplanning,
bv ABET, finalejaar-prakties ("interns"), beurse,
werkplekondervinding en vakleerlingskappe, asook 'n pos
vir 'n Persoonlike Assistent (hoofsaaklik verantwoordelik vir
die logistiek van die 11 staande komitees binne die
Departement, en verwante take).
Terselfdertyd verwelkom ons Shaun Starr – Bestuurder:
Vaardigheidslewering (kontrak), Chantelle Trytsman (van
Deloitte gekontrakteer om die dienste van Hoof-Finansiële
Beampte te verskaf ), Johannah Masombuka ('n tydelike
werker wat nou voltyds as data-vaslegger gekontrakteer is),
en Manuel de Bruin, as administrateur in die Departement
Vaardigheidslewering.
Woord van dank
Soos in die verlede, wil ek graag my Beheerraad bedank. Ons
het steeds een van die stabielste Rade van al die SETAs, en u
verbintenis tot en werkywer vir die bereiking van
konsensus, word opreg waardeer.
Ons het die afgelope jaar hard gewerk om verskeie stelsels
en ons spoed van lewering te verbeter. Ekself kan net leiding
gee met werksaamhede - die eintlike take moet deur ons
personeellede uitgevoer word. My hartlike dank vir al jul
toewyding.
Aan al die belanghebbers, heffingbetalers, nie-
heffingbetalers, en vele ander – julle deelname word
verwelkom. Baie dankie vir julle ondersteuning, maar
dankie ook vir julle kritiek. Dit hou ons op ons tone en dra
daartoe by dat ons gefokus bly op ons sentrale en enigste
taak – die leerder.
Machiel van Niekerk
Hoof Uitvoerende Beampte
... Ons het steeds een van die
stabielste Rade van al die SETA's ...
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Pehelo Ya Mohlanka E MOHOLO WA PHETHAHATSO
Machiel van Niekerk
Selemo le selemo bohlokwa ba mesebetsi ya ntshetsopele
ya bokgoni ka hara naha bo a nyoloha. Sena haholoholo ke
nnete ho AgriSETA. Kantle le ntlha e le nngwe kapa tse pedi
tse nyenyane, maikemisetso a AgriSETA a a tshepisa mme
momenthamo e tswetseng pele e bonahala ka ho hlaka. Re
buisana hantle le mekga eo re sebetsang le yona – Boto ya
rona ya Taolo le dokomiti tsa yona tsa tshebetso – le mekga
eo re nang le dikamano tse matla le yona, haholoholo
Mafapha a a tsa Mesebetsi le temo. Re entse kamano e matla
ya tshebetso le Lefapha la Temo. Dikamano tsena di fana ka
tshepo e hlokehang bakeng sa maikemisetso a rona mme re
tla di tshireletsa hore re se lahle momenthamo.
Kamano le Lefapha la Temo la Naha
Re na le seabo kgafetsa matsapeng a Lefapha la Temo.
Memorandamo ya Kutlwano (MyK) (MoU) e saennwe e
bolelang ka ho otloloha kamoo re tla buisana le ho
tshehetsana.
AgriSETA e na le karolo Foramong ya Thuto le Thupello ya
Temo ya Naha (FTTTN) (National Agricultural Education and
Training Forum - NAETF) – mokga o mawala wa mohlodi wa
botho o thakgotsweng ke Lefapha la Temo ho tsebisa le ho
tataisa Letona la lona.
E nngwe ya diphihlello ke hore, ka tshehetso ya tjhelete ho
tswa Lefapheng la Temo la Naha, re kgonne ho qeta
tshebetso ya dilemo tse pedi ho ntshetsa pele disebediswa
tsa thuto bakeng sa thuto ya mantlha ya Tlhahiso ya
Dipalesa, Tlhahiso ya Diphoofolo le Mekgwatshebetso ya
Bolemi o Tswakilweng. Dihlopha tsena tsa disebediswa di a
utlwisiseha mme di kenyeletsa Tataiso ya Moithuti, Buka ya
Tshebetso ya Moithuti, Tataiso ya Motataisi le Tataiso ya
Tlhahlobo bakeng sa boemo bo bong le bo bong ba
bohlokwa. Disebediswa tsena di fumaneha ho
mofumantshi wa rona ntle le tefo. Kaha lekala la rona le na le
bafumantshi ba bangata ba ba nyenyane le ba hlahang, re
kgolwa hore disebediswa tsena di thusa bothateng le
mosebetsing o ditjeho tse hodimo wa ho ntshetsapele
disebediswa tsa ho ithuta. Ho na le ho hlahisa disebediswa,
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Mohlanka e Moholo wa Phethahatso
bafumantshi ba tlameha feela ho fana ka moelelo wa
disebediswa jwaloka ha o behetswe ke ntlafatso ya thupello
e totobaditsweng.
Kantle le tse ka hodimo, re kopana kgafetsa le ho ba le seabo
dikomiting tsa tlhahlobiso ya dithendara le diphaneleng tsa
dipuisano tsa mosebetsi ho hira basebetsi ba baholo
Lefapheng.
Ho fihlela ha jwale matsapa a maholo ka ho fetisisa e bile
dipuisano tsa rona le Mokomishenara wa Puseletso ya
Ditokelo tsa Naha. Mmoho re hlophisitse tshisinyo ya
dimiliyone tse 214 tsa diranta ho LBN ho sheba ka hloko
diporojeke tsa puseletso ya naha tse itseng/kgethilweng
lekaleng la temo. Haufinyana re tla batla tshehetso e
tobileng ya Letona la Temo bakeng sa matsapa ana eo jwale
e tla etsa hore re kgone ho nkela tshisinyo kgatong e
phahameng ka ho fetisisa Lefapheng la tsa Mesebetsi.
Kamano le Lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi
Re na le kamano e mofuthu le e mafolofolo le Lefapha la tsa
Mesebetsi. AgriSETA e na le seabo se felletseng mekgeng le
matsapeng a Lefapha. Re ditho tse tlwaelehileng tsa Foramo
ya SETA, Foramo ya Mohlanka e Moholo wa Phethahatso
(CEO's Forum), Foramo ya Boleng ba Thuto le mekga e meng
e fapaneng. Dipehelo tsa rona tsa kotara di tiisetswa ke
Lefapha kotara e nngwe le e nngwe mme selemong se
fetileng dipehelo kaofela di ile tsa amohelwa jwaloka ha di
isitswe.
Kantle letse ka hodimo le kamano e ntle e teng, ke tla
lahlehelwa ke mosebetsi wa ka haeba ke sa etse pehelo ka
dintho tse pedi tse re nyahamisitseng mme e le tse qetang
momenthamo wa rona:
n
Ya pele, bokamoso ba SETA bo lerootho. Ditshisinyo
tse fapafapaneng mabapi le bokamoso ba SETA di
hlahella kgafetsa. Tsona di tloha ho tswelopele ya
diSETA ka sebopeho sa tsona sa jwale ka mora 2010 ho
isa ho fokotseng ha diSETA ho ba diSETA tse kgolohadi
Pehelo Ya Mohlanka E MOHOLO WA PHETHAHATSO
tse 5 Boholo ba tsebiso e fetofetohang mabapi le
bokamoso ba diSETA bo fumanwa masedinyaneng. Re
a dumela hore mekga le sebopeho sa diSETA di hloka
ho shebisiswa hape. Leha ho le jwalo, re kgolwa hape
le hore e tlameha ho ba tshebetso e bulehileng le ho
bonaletsa mme Lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi le tlameha ho
iteanya ka hohlehohle le diSETA tabeng ena.
Tshebetso ya jwale e hlahisa ho se be le bonnete hara
bakgathatema le basebetsi e boelang e lebisa
maikutlong a sa tsitsang. Re dula re botswa ke
bakgathatema le basebetsi ka taba ena mme jwaloka
botsamaisi ha re kgone ho fana ka dikarabo tse
hlakileng tse supang qeto e nkilweng.
n Ya bobedi, ke tumelo ya rona hore o mong wa
mesebetsi e meholo ya Letlole la Bokgoni la Naha ke
ho thusa diSETA maikarabelong a tsona a ho tshehetsa
karolo e sa lefeng lekgetho ya makala a tsona. Lekala la
Temo le leholo mme le na le karolo e lekanyeditsweng
haholo, e hlahang, e haellwang ke disebediswa. Karolo
ena e batla e ba boholo ba 100 ba karolo e lefang
lekgetho. Ha ho kgonahale hore AgriSETA e be le
tshwaetso karolong e haellwang ke disebediswa ka ho
sebedisa moputso o mong o salang kamora dikgulo o
fumanweng ho molefi wa lekgetho.
nAgriSETA e hloka ho kgona ho fumana LBN (NSF) ka
kgonahalo e kgolo – eseng feela bakeng sa boemo bo
phahameng ba thuto empa le ka boemo ba nngwe le
pedi ba NQF. Porofaele ya lekala la rona le leo la
baamohedi ba phetoho ya naha e balletse seo.
Kgokahano le bakgathatema ba rona
Karolo ya rona e nyane (motho a le mong) ya Dikgokahanyo
e a sebetsa. AgriSETA e motlotlo ka websaete ya yona, eo, ho
ya ka dipalopalo, e etelwang haholoholo. Sena ke ka lebala
la ho ntjhafatswa kgafetsa ha websaete le phatlalatso ya
bukana ya elektroniki hanngwe kgweding tse pedi.
Ka Mphalane 2007, khonferense ya rona ya selemo e ne e
kenetswe ke bakgathatema ba 180. Letsholo la rona la
selemo, le hlophisitsweng ke karolo ya Dikgokahanyo, le ne
le etellwa pele ke Lefapha la rona la Thero ya Bokgoni
selemong sena. Palo e kaalo ka 230 ya bakgathatema e
kenetse letsholo dibakeng tse hlano tse fapaneng.
Kantle le matsapa ana a tobileng, re na le boiteanyo bo
tsitsitseng le bakgathatema ba rona. Tiisetso ya Boleng ba
Thuto le Thupello (TBTT) (Education and Training Quality
Assurance - ETQA) e ikgokahanya haholo le marangrang a
bafumantshi, Lefapha la tsa ditjhelete le nang le balefi ba
lekgetho boholo (mabapi le Meralo ya Bokgoni ya Sebaka sa
... Re lebelletse matsapa a Lefapha la Thuto ka
matsete a dibiliyone tse 6 tsa diranta ao le
ikemiseditseng ka oona ho ABET ...
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Mosebetsi le Dipehelo tsa Thupello tsa Selemo),
Phumantsho ya Bokgoni e buisana le bakgathatema kaofela
ba batlang ho kena phumantshong ya bokgoni, mme
Lefapha la Thero ya Bokgoni boholo le iteanya le
bakgathatema ba bang ba jwaloka mafapha a mmuso,
dikantoro tsa ditonakgolo, jj.
Dilemong tse pedi tse fetileng Kopanong ya rona e
Akaretsang ya Selemo re fumane ditshehollo ho tswa ho
bakgathatema ba rona mabapi le boemo ba rona ba
kgokahano. Re amohetse ditshehollo ka dipelo tse ntle
mme ke kgolwa hore re tsamaile tsela e teletsana ho tloha
moo. Le jwale, ho sa na le nako e lekaneng ya ntlafatso mme
re emetse karabo ho tswa ho phuputso ya kgotsofalo ya
bareki ba rona hobane sena se tla re tataisa hore re lebise
boiteko ba ntlafatso ya rona hokae.
Thero ya Bokgoni
Kantle le mesebetsi ya lona e tlwelehileng, Lefapha lena le
nkile boikarabelo ba Dikomiti tsa Karolwana ya Lekala
(diKKL) (Sub-Sector Committees – SSCs). DiKKL (SSCs) tse
robong tse leng teng di tswetse pele mme ya leshome, KKL
ya Temo ya Mantlha e ile ya eketswa. Lekala la rona le
felletseng (ho ya ka moedi wa rona) jwale le akareditswe.
Selemong se fetileng Thero ya Bokgoni ya Lekala e ile ya
ntjhafatswa, ya kenngwa ka letsatsi le behetsweng mme ya
amohelwa ke Lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi. Sena se etsahetse le
ntjhafatsong ya Bokgoni bo Haellang le ho Hlokeha
lekaleng. Bakgathatema ba tlameha ho ela hloko hore
ditjhelete tse so kang di abelwa ho etsa ho o itseng di tla
eketseha ho phalla ho fedisa bokgoni bo haellang le bo
bohlokwa.
Lehlakoreng la ho kenngwa ha datha le ho tshebetso ya
yona, maiteko a tshepisang a entswe. Mokgwatshebetso wa
Tsebiso ya Botsamaisi (MTB) (Management Information
System - MIS) o ntse o sa sebetse ka tshwanelo. Leha ho le
jwalo, jwaloka ha Lefapha la TBTT (ETQA) le tswelapele ho
kenya bahlahlobi hore bokgoni ba rona ba ho hokahanya
baithuti ka nepo bo ntlafale. Re kgolwa hore mathata afe
kapa afe ka mokgwatshebetso wa datha a tla fediswa
halofong ya selemo se tlang sa ditjhelete.
Bothata bo boholo bo opisang SETA hloho e ntse e le taba ya
ABET (e nkwang e le porojeke ka hara Lefapha la Thero ya
Bokgoni). Ditjhelete tse tsetetsweng ha di kgole poello e
hlokehang. Sobopehong sa yona sa jwale, ABET ha e a
atleha mme ditjhelete tse so kang di abelwa ho etsa ho o
itseng, tse lebisitsweng karolong ena di ka sebediswa hantle
Pehelo Ya Mohlanka E MOHOLO WA PHETHAHATSO
karolong e nngwe. Re lebelletse matsapa a Lefapha la Thuto
ka matsete a dibiliyone tse 6 tsa diranta ao le ikemiseditseng
ka oona ho ABET. Re tshepa hore sena se tla fokotsa kgatello
e nngwe ho diSETA ho sebetsa karolong ena.
Phumantsho ya bokgoni
Diphihlello tsa Tumellano ya Boemo ba Tshebeletso (Le
Lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi) ho ya ka seo re tlamehang ho se
fumantsha di hlakile. Bakeng sa moithuti ya sebetsang re
fetile phihlello ya rona ka diperesente tse 61 mme bakeng sa
moithuti ya sa sebetseng ka diperesente tse 69 (leha e tswa
ho motheo o monyenyane ka ha tadimo ya rona e le ho ya
sebetsang ho na le ya sa sebetseng). Sena ke phihlello e
kgolo ha ho shejwa boholo ba Lefapha la Phumantsho ya
Bokgoni. Re nkile mehato ho matlafatsa Lefapha ka ho
eketsa basebetsi ba babedi.
Ho tlameha ho bolelwa hape (jwaloka Pehelong e nngwe le
e nngwe ya Selemo) hore re saletse morao ka dikopo empa
re ka kgona feela ho ananela tse mmalwa ka lebaka la
ditjhelete tsa rona tseo ho ka etswang qeto ya hore re ka di
sebedisetsa eng, tse haellang. Ha re ka ba le katleho e ngata
ho fihlella LBN re tla kgona ho qoba ho hlapholla ditjhelete
tse so kang di abelwa ho etsa ho o itseng ho sheba haholo
ho ba sa sebetseng ha matlole a LBN a tla be a sebedisetswa
ho rarolla ditlhoko tsa ntshetsopele ya bokgoni tsa ba sa
sebetseng kapa ba haellwang ke disebediswa.
Ho netefatsa boleng ba thupello
Phepetso e kgolohadi ya Lefapha la rona la TBTT (Tiisetso ya
Boleng ba Thuto le Thupello) (ETQA) e ntse e le dipalo tse
hodimo bo sa kgolweheng tsa dikopo tse tswang ho
bafumantshi ba nang le bokgoni hore ba amohelwe
semmuso. Se hokahantsweng le sena ke poello e hodimo ya
bahlahlobi. Ke kgolwa hore mokgwatshebetso wa jwale o
fokodisitswe haholo mabapi le sena. Ba bang le bona ba
hlokometse sena, mme re thabile haholo ka matsapa a ho
kenya tshebetsong mokgatlo o motjha wa tiisetso ya
boleng, Lekgotla la Boleng la Dikgwebisano le Mesebetsi
LBDM (Quality Council for Trades and Occupations - QCTO).
LBDM (QCTO) le se le amohetswe Biling ya Phetoho ya
Ntshetsopele ya Bokgoni. Re tshehetsa matsapa ana haholo
ka ha a tla bebofaletsa disebediswa tsa rona tsa LBDM
(ETQA) ho etsa seo e sa leng re kgolwa hore di tshwanetse ho
se etsa: ho netefatsa boleng ba thuto sebakeng sa
mosebetsi.
Lefapha la rona la LBDM (ETQA) le boetse le nyollotse palo ya
Mekgatlo ya Lekala kapa Bokgabane ba Mosebetsi ho tloha
ho mokgatlo o le mong ho ya ho e meraro. Tsena ke Ditsi tsa
Thupello tsa TSB tse Malelane, Setsi sa Thupello sa Shukela
se Mount Edgecombe, le Scientific Roets e Kokstad. Ke
thabile haholo ka dintshetsopele mabapi le sena mme re
ikemiseditse ho fihlella diphihlello tsa rona tsa diISOE tse
hlano ka 2010. Thadimo ya rona jwale e tlameha ho sutha ho
beheng maemo a diISOE ho di etsa di be le bokgoni.
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Tshebetso ya tsa ditjhelete
AgriSETA e shebane le phepetso ya ho hlophisa
diteitemente tsa ditjhelete ho ya ka melao ya tsa ditjhelete e
boeleditsweng. Diphephetso tsena di hlalosiswe ka botlalo
ka tlase:
n
Tshebetso ya Diteitemente tsa Ditjhelete ya Selemo
Jwaloka ha e kentswe molaong ke PFMA, AgriSETA e
neha Mohlahlobi Kakaretso wa tsa Ditjhelete
diteitemente ka la kapa pele ho la 31 Motsheanong
selemo le selemo. Diteitemente tsena tsa ditjhelete tsa
selemo di hlophisitswe ho ya ka Diteitemente tsa
Tshebetso ya Ditjhelete e Amohelehang ka Kakaretso
(GAAP) le Molao wa Bolaodi ba Ditjhelete tsa Setjhaba
(PFMA), wa 1999 (Molao wa. 1 wa 1999) jwaloka ha o
fetotswe, ho kenyeletswa tlhaloso efe kapa efe ya
Diteitemente tse jwalo tse ntshitsweng ke Boto ya
Ditshebetso tsa Ditjhelete. Diteitemente tsa ditjhelete
tsa selemo di ananelwa ke bolaodi ba tsa ditjhelete.
Lekala la Matlotlo a Naha le boela le hloka hore
AgriSETA e sebedise maemo a mararo a sebetsang
hantle a Tshebetso ya Ditjhelete e Ananelwang ka
Kakaretso (GRAP). Ho ya ka Karolo ya 91 ya PFMA,
Letona la Ditjhelete le fane ka Maemo a mang a GRAP a
sebetsang ho Mekgatlo ya Setjhaba e boletsweng
shejuleng ya 3a ya PFMA mme a sebetsa qalong kapa
kamora la 1 Motsheanong 2009. Maemo ana a
boletswe dinoutseng tsa diteitemente tsa ditjhelete
tsa selemo.
Diteitemente tsa ditjhelete tsa selemo di hlophisitswe
ka popeho e behetsweng ke Lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi
ho fihlella botsitso tlhahisong, ka kgonahalo, le diSETA
tse ding.
n
Tlhaloso e ntjha ya kananelo ya kuno
Nakong ya selemo sa ditjhelete, molao wa tsa
ditjhelete o boeleditsweng o ntsheditswe pele bakeng
sa kananelo le tekanyo ya ditjhelete tse lefilweng ke
Lefapha la tsa Mesebetsi ho Lekala la Bolaodi ba Thuto
le Thupello.
Tokelo ya ho ananela moputso wa lekgetho ha se ha
ramosebetsi a lefa lekgetho ho SARS, empa ha ho
amohelwa ditjhelete ho tswa Lefapheng la tsa
Mesebetsi akhaonteng ya banka ya SETA feela, kapa ha
ho ajwa moputso o jwalo, ho sa natse hore ke efe e
qalang. Sena ke ho ya ka ditlhoko tsa GRAP mme kahoo
ha se a tlameha ho shejwa e le tshebediso ya tjhelete
bakeng sa mabaka a akhaonting.
Kameho ya molao wa tsa ditjhelete o boeleditsweng
ke hore SETA e tla tlameha ho bolela dipalo tsa selemo
se ka pele hape. Sena se tlameha ho behela ka thoko
ditefello le tse amohetsweng semolao tse ileng tsa
fumanwa ha ho tiisetswa.
Pehelo Ya Mohlanka E MOHOLO WA PHETHAHATSO
Diteitemente tsa ditjhelete tsa selemo di hlophisitswe
ho ya ka sehlopha sa melao ya tsa ditjhelete e
boeleditsweng. Kameho le thswaetso ya sena e
hlalositswe dinoutsung diteitementeng tsa ditjhelete.
n
Phetolo ya molawana wa thuso ya tjhelete
Molawana wa thuso ya tjhelete o fetotswe ka kamano
le dithuso tsa ditjhelete tse so kang di abelwa ho etsa
ho o itseng tse lefilweng. Molawana o motjha wa thuso
ya tjhelete, o kenang tshebetsong ho tloha ka la 1
Motsheanong 2007, o bolela hore ditjeho tsa porojeke
tsa porojeke efe kapa efe e lefellwang ka thuso ya
tjhele e so kang e abelwa ho etsa ho o itseng, e
kenyeletsang ditjeho tsa tsamaiso porojeke bakeng sa
porojeke eo, e itshetlehile ho kananelo ka bolaodi ba
tsa ditjhelete ba SETA. Tekanyetso e ka thoko ya ditjeho
tsa tsamaiso ya porojeke e ke ke ya feta maksimamo ya
diperesente tse 10 ya ditjeho tsa porojeke kaofela.
n
Moputso wa lekgetho wa diperesente tse 80 wa
AgriSETA o nyolohile ka diperesente tse 13,55 ho tloha
ho dimiliyone tse 115 tsa diranta selemong sa
2006/2007 sa ditjhelete ho isa ho dimiliyone tse 131 tsa
diranta selemong sa 2007/2008 sa ditjhelete.
Diphetoho ditekanyetsong tsa moputso wa lekgetho
tse amanang le dilemo tse ka pele, hammoho le
diteransfere (ditshuthiso) tsa SETA, di kenyeleditswe
ditjheleteng tse setseng tsa selemo sena ho nyehela
ho dimiliyone tse 3 tsa diranta tsa tjhelete e salletseng
ya tsamaiso (2006/2007 – dimiliyone tse 0,6 tsa
diranta). Moputso wa nnete wa lekgetho wa tsamaiso
wa selemo sena sa ditjhelete e ne e le dimiliyone tse 18
tsa diranta (2006/2007 – dimiliyone tse 16 tsa diranta).
Tshenyeheloi ya porojeke e salang kamora dikgulo ya
selemo sa ditjhelete sa 2007/2008 e ne e le dimiliyone
tse 38 tsa diranta. Peresente e leshwang ya thuso ya
tjhelete e ne e le diperesente tse 76 selemong sa
ditjhelete sa 2007/2008.
Ditjeho kaofela tse amanang le porojeke di abetswe
diporojeke mme ha di a abelwa ditshenyehelo tsa
tshebetso. AgriSETA e ne e abetse diperesente tse ka
bang 74 tsa tjhelete ya yona e setseng. Ditjhelete tse
setseng tse fumanehang di tla ajwa selemong sa
ditjhelete sa 2008/2009.
Ditaba tsa basebetsi
Ha ho kwalwa selemo sa ditjhelete, AgriSETA e ne e na le
basebetsi ba 24 bao e seng ba nakwana le ba bane ba
nakwana. Ho basebetsi bao e seng ba nakwana, ba bararo ke
ba konteraka ha ba setseng ba sebetsa ka dikonteraka tse
tlwaelehileng. Sena hape se bontsha ho hloka tshireletso ho
teng. Re kgolwa hore ha e na boikarabelo ba ho hira
basebetsi ba batjha ba nako e telele, e ntse e tseba hore
ponahalo ya diSETA e ka fetoha ka Motsheanong 2010.
Kahoo, ha ho na dikonteraka tse saenwang ha jwale ho feta
Tlhakubele 2010.
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Nakong ya selemo sa ditjhelete re lahlehetswe ke
ditshebeletso tsa Myra Hoffmann (Moeletsi wa Thero ya
Bokgoni), Fano Luthuli (Mohokahanyi wa Porojeke) le Cathy
Salmon (Mohlanka e Moholo wa tsa Ditjhelete). Diposo tsa
Moeletsi wa Thero ya Bokgoni le Mohokahanyi wa Porojeke
ha di a ka tsa tlatswa hape. Ho na le hoo, Boto ya Taolo e ile ya
ananela sebopeho se setjha sa Lefapha la Thero ya Bokgoni
se hlahisitseng poso ya Motsamaisi wa Tsamaiso ya Thero ya
Bokgoni (ho tsamaisa kgetho e phatlalletseng ya diporojeke
ka hara Lefapha la thero ya Bokgoni, mohl. ABET, Baithuta
Mosebetsi, Dithuso tsa ditjhelete tsa ho ithuta, Boitemohelo
Sebakeng sa Mosebetsi le Borutwatshebetso) le poso ya
Mothusi (eo boholo ba boikarabelo ba hae e leng tshebetso
ya dikomiti tse 11 tse sebetsang ka hara Lefapha le
mesebetsi e amanang le seo).
Ka yona nako ena re amohela Shaun Starr – Motsamaisi:
Phumantsho ya Bokgoni (konteraka), Chantelle Trytsman (o
konterakeng ho tswa Deloitte ho fana ka ditshebeletso tsa
CFO), Johannah Masombuka (mosebetsi wa nakwana eo ha
jwale a leng konterakeng ya jwaloka motlanyi wa datha), le
Manuel de Bruin jwaloka Motsamaisi wa Boithuti Lefapheng
la Phumantsho ya Bokgoni.
Diteboho
Jwaloka nako e fetileng, ke rata ho leboha Boto ya ka ya
Taolo. Re sa na le e nngwe ya diBoto tse tsitsitseng tsa diSETA
mme boitelo ba lona le tjhesehelo ya ho sebeletsa
tumellano e ananelwa haholo.
Nakong ya selemo se fetileng re beile boiteko bo bongata
ho ntlafatseng mekgwatshebetso le potlako ya
phumantsho ya tshebeletso. Nka kgona ho laola tshebetso
feela – mesebetsi ka bo yona e tlameha ho phethwa ke
basebetsi. Ke rata ho ba leboha bakeng sa boikemisetso ba
bona.
Ho bakgathatema kaofela, balefi ba lekgetho, ba sa lefeng
lekgetho, bafumantshi, le ba bang ba bangata – ho ba le
seabo ha lona ho a amohelwa. Ke leboha tshehetso ya lona
empa hape ke leboha tshehollo tsa lona. E etsa re dule re le
malala-a-laotswe mme e nyehela hore re dule re
fadimehetse mosebetsi wa rona o le mong feela mme e le
wa bohlokwa – moithuti.
Machiel van Niekerk
Mohlanka e Moholo wa Phethahatso
... Re sa na le e nngwe
ya diBoto tse tsitsitseng
tsa diSETA ...
Ingxelo Yegosa ELIYINTLOKO
Machiel van Niekerk
Unyaka nonyaka ubunzulu bemisebenzi yokuphuhliswa
kwezakhono elizweni buye busanda. Oku kuyinyani
kwiAgriSETA. Oku kunyaniseke ngakumbi kwiAgriSETA.
Ngaphandle kokuba mnye okanye mibini imicimbi,
iAgriSETA ikulungele kakuhle ukusebenza kwaye,
ayabonakala amandla okuya phambili. Sisebenzisana
kakuhle namaqumrhu ethu athe ngqo - iBhodi yethu
eLawulayo kunye neekomiti zayo ezimiyo ezahlukeneyo -
kwaye ngaloo maqumrhu abangela ukuba sibe
nobudlelwane obuluqilima, ngakumbi kumaSebe
ezeMisebenzi kunye neZolimo. Siye sakha ubudlelwane
bokusebenza obuluqilima ngokukhethekileyo kunye
neSebe lezeMisebenzi kunye neleZolimo. Obu budlelwane
bunika amandla okuya phambili afanelekileyo kwaye siya
kuwakhusela ukuze singaphulukani namandla.
Ubudlelwane neSebe leZolimo likaZwelonke
Sihlala sithatha inxaxheba ngakumbi kumalinge eSebe
leZolimo. IMemorandam yokuQonda equka konke
o k u k u m m a n d l a w a yo i s a y i n i we,
eshwankathela,ngokuphangaleleyo, indlela esiza
kusebenzisana kunye nesiza kuxhasana ngayo.
IAgriSETA ithathe isihlalo kwiForum yezeMfundo
noQeqesho kweZolimo kuZwelonke (National Agricultural
Education and Training Forum - NAETF) – iqumrhu
lesicwangciso secandelo lezabasebenzi esisekwe liSebe
leZolimo ukwezela ukwazisa kunye nokucebisa
uMphathiswa walo.
Enye yeempumelelo zethu kukuba, ngenkxaso-mali evela
kwiSebe leZolimo likaZwelonke, sibe nako ukuqukumbela
inkqubo yethu yeminyaka emibini yokuphucula uhlobo
oluthile lweencwadi zokufunda zeziqinisekiso zemfundo
yokuVeliswa kweZityalo, ukuVeliswa kweMfuyo kunye
neeNkqubo zoLimo eziXubeneyo. Eli qela leencwadi
liphelele kwaye, liquka iSikhokelo soMfundi, iNcwadi
yoMfundi yokuSebenza, isiKhokelo soMqeqeshi kunye
nesiKhokelo soHlolo somgangatho weyunithi ngamnye
osisiseko nongundoqo. Ezi ncwadi zifumaneka kumanyano
lwabanikezeli nkonzo bethu simahla. Njengoko icandelo
lethu linabanikezeli ngeenkonzo abaninzi abancinci
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Igosa eliyiNtloko
nabasakhulayo, sikholelwa ukuba ezi ncwadi ziyanceda
kumsebenzi onzima nonexabiso eliphezulu wokwenziwa
kweencwadi zokufunda. Endaweni yokwenza iincwadi,
abanikezeli ngeenkonzo kuya kufuneka kuphela
balungiselele ezo ncwadi nanjengoko kumiselwe
lungenelelo oluthile loqeqesho.
Ngaphandle koku kulapha ngasentla, sihlangana rhoqo
kwaye sithatha inxaxheba kuvavanyo kwiikomiti zovavanyo
lweziniki-maxabiso nakwiszgqeba zodliwano-ndlebe xa
kuqeshwa abasebenzi abaphezulu beSebe.
Elona linge likhulu ukuza kuthi ga ngoku
i b i y i nt s e b e n z i s wa n o n e K h o m i s h i n a yo B u y i s e l o
lwamaLungelo oMhlaba. Ngokudibeneyo silungise isicelo
esiya kwiNSF sama-214 ezigidi zeerandi kwiMali yezaKhono
kuZwelonke ukuba igxile ngamandla kwiiprojekthi ezithile
zobuyiselo kwicandelo lezolimo. Kungekudala siza kufuna
inkxaso ethe ngqo yoMphathiswa weZolimo kweli linge
eliya kusenza sibe nako ukuthatha isicelo sisise kwelona
nqanaba eliphezulu leSebe lezeMisebenzi.
Ubudlelwane neSebe lezeMisebenzi
Sinobudlelwane obububo nobusebenzayo neSebe
lezeMisebenzi. IAgriSETA ithabatha inxaxheba egcweleyo
kumaqumrhu nakumalinge eSebe. Singamalungu esiqhelo
eForam yeSETA, iForam yeGosa eliyiNtloko, iForam
yokuFunda okusemGangathweni kunye namanye
amaqumrhu angamanye. Iingxelo zethu zekota
ziyaqiniekiswa liSebe kwikota nganye kwaye kulo nyaka
udlulileyo zonke iingxelo zamkelwa njengezingenisiweyo.
Ngaphandle koku kungasentla kunye nobudlelwane
obufanelekileyo obusele bukhona, ndingabe ndisilele
emsebenzini wam ukuba andizichazi iziphazamiso esiye
sahlangana nazo zasiwisa amandla:
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Okokuqala, ikamva leeSETA limfiliba. Iindidi zezicelo
malunga nekamva leeSETA zibonakala rhoqo. Ezi
zibalelwa ekuqhubekeni neeSETA kwindlela yazo
ekhoyo ngoku emva ko-2010 ukuya ekunciphiseni
iiSETA ukuba zibe ziiSETA ezinkulu ezi-5. Uninzi
Ingxelo Yegosa ELIYINTLOKO
lweenkcukacha ezijikelezayo ngokubhekisele
kwikamva leeSETA lufumaneka kwimithombo
yeendaba. Siyavuma ukuba amacandelo kunye
nendlela ezenziwe ngazo iiSETA zifuna ukuphinda
ziqwalaselwe. Nangona kunjalo, sikwakholelwa
kwinto yokuba kufuneka iyinkqubo evulelekileyo
necacileyo kwaye iSebe lezeMisebenzi kufuneka
lingenelele ngamandla kwiiSETA kulo mba. Inkqubo
ekhoyo ngoku idala intandabuzo phakathi
kwabaxhamli nakubasebenzi abathi bona babuye
bakhokelele kuguqu-guquko. Sihlala sibuzwa
ngabaxhamli nangabasebenzi ngalo mba kwaye
njengabalawuli asinako ukunika iimpendulo
ezicacileyo nezigqibeleleyo.
nOkwesibini, siyakholwa kwinto yokuba omnye
kweyona misebenzi yethu yeNkxaso-mali yezaKhono
kuZwelonke kukuncedisa iiSETA kuxanduva lwazo
lokuxhasa amasebe amacandelo azo angayihlawuliyo
irhafu. Icandelo lezolimo likhulu kwaye linesebe
elik hulu labavelisa ngemiyinge emincinci,
labasakhulayo, labasilela ngezixhobo. Eli sebe
lilindeleke ukuba libe ngumlinganiselo wokusongwa
kalikhulu wecandelo elihlawula irhafu. Kucacile ukuba
akunakwenzeka ukuba iAgriSETA yenze naliphi na
ifuthe kwisebe elisilela ngezixhobo ngokusebenzisa
enye yengeniso yokuzikhethela evela kubahlawuli
berhafu.
nIAgriSETA ifuna ukuyifikelela ngenqanaba eliphezulu
iNSF - hayi ngenqanaba eliphezulu lemfundo kuphela
kodwa nangenqanaba lokuqala nelisibini leNQF.
Iprofayile yecandelo lethu kunye nabaselungelweni
lokulbuyiselwa umhlaba iyakuchaza oko.
Ukunxibelelana nabaxhamli
Icandelo lethu elincinci (umntu omnye) loNxibelelwano
liyasebenza. IAgriSETA iyazingca ngewebhusaythi yayo,
ngokokubalwa kwamanani abantu, indwendwelwa
ngaphezulu nangaphezulu. Oku ke ikakhulu kulindeleke
kuhlaziyo oluqhelek ileyo lewebhusaythi kunye
nokupapashwa kwencwadi esekhompyutheni
ethunyelelwa amalungu ombutho othile ekhutshwa kabini
ngenyanga.
Ngenyanga kaOktobha ka-2007, ingqungquthela yethu
yonyaka nonyaka yayizinyaswe ngabaxhamli abali-180.
Umboniso wethu wasezindleleni wonyaka nonyaka
owawulungiswe licandelo loNxibelelwano, kulo nyaka
wawukhokelwe liSebe lethu lokuCwangciswa kwezaKhono.
Babengama-230 abaxhamli ababezimase umboniso
wasezindleleni kwiindawo ezintlanu ezahlukeneyo.
Ngaphandle kwala malinge athe ngqo, siqhagamshelana
ngokungaguqukiyo nabaxhamli bethu. UkuQinisekiswa
komGangatho weMfundo noQeqesho (Education and
Training Quality Assurance - ETQA) linxubelelana ikakhulu
nothungelwano lonikezelo, iSebe lezeziMali ikakhulu
nabahlawuli berhafu (ngokubhekisele kweziCwangciso
zezaKhono kwiNdawo yokusebenza nakwiiNgxelo
zoQeqesho zoNyaka nonyaka), ukuHanjiswa kwezaKhono
kunxibelelana nabaxhamli ngomnqweno
wokubandakanyeka kunikezelo lwezakhono, kwaye
isiCwangciso sezaKhono seSebe ikakhulu
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siqhagamshelana nabanye abaxhamli abanje ngamasebe
karhulumente, iiofisi zeekulumbuso, njl.njl.
Kwiminyaka emibini edlulileyo kwiNtlanganiso yethu
kaWonke-wonke yoNyaka nonyaka sifumene 'izigxeko'
kubaxhamli bethu malunga nenqanaba lethu
lokunxibelelana. Sikuthathele ingqalelo ukugxekwa kwaye
ndikholelwa ukuba sihambe indima endlela ukusukela
ngoko. K ananjalo, sisenethuba elininzi lokuba
singaphucula ukusebenza kwethu kwaye silinde
ngenzondelelo iimpendulo ezivela kuphando lwethu
lokwaneliseka kwabaxhasi kuba oku kuya kusikhokela
k wiindawo emasigxile k uzo k wimizamo yethu
yokuziphucula.
Isicwangciso sezaKhono
Ngaphandle kwemisebenzi eqhelekileyo, eli Sebe
liluthathele kulo uxanduva lweeKomiti zamaCandelwana
(Sub-Sector Committees - SSCs). Iikomiti zamacandelwana
esele zikho ezilithoba ziyaqhubeka kwaye eyeshumi,
iKomiti yeCandelwana yeZolimo ePhambili (Primary
Agricultural SSC) yaye yongezwa. Icandelo lethu
elipheleleyo (ngokwemiqathango yethu yokumiswa
kwemida) libandakanyiwe ngoku.
Kulo nyaka odlulileyo isiCwangciso sezaKhono seCandelo
sahlaziywa, sangeniswa ngomhla ofanelekileyo kwaye,
samkelwa liSebe lezeMisebenzi. Kwenzeka ngolo hlobo ke
namalunga nohlaziyo lwezaKhono eziNqabileyo
neziBalulekileyo kweli Candelo. Abaxhamli kufuneka
bayithathele ingqalelo into yokuba imali
enganyanzelekanga iya kukhutshwa ngaphezulu
nangaphezulu ukuzama ukuphelisa izakhono ezinqabileyo
nezibalulekileyo.
Kwicala logcino nolawulo lweekcukacha, kuthathwe
amanyathelo aqinisek ileyo. IN kqubo yoLawulo
lweeNkcukacha (Management Information System - MIS)
ayikasebenzi ngeyona ndlela ilungileyo. Kodwa ke,
nanjengoko iSebe le-ETQA liqhubeka nokongeza
abavavanyi ngokunjalo nokukwazi kwethu
ukunxulumanisa abafundi ngokuchanekileyo iyaphucuka.
Sikholelwa ukuba naziphi na iingxaki kwinkqubo yogcino
nkcukacha ziya kupheliswa kwisithuba sesiqingatha
sokuqala kulo nyaka-mali uzayo.
Eyona ngxaki inkulu yeeSETA ihlala ingumcimbi kwakwa-
ABET (othathwa njengeprojekthi kwisiSebe lesiCwangciso
sezaKhono). Iimali ezityaliweyo azivelisi okulindelekileyo.
Kwindlela ayiyo ngoku, uABET akayompumelelo kwaye
iimali ezinganiki gunya lokuzisebenzisa ngokuzithandela
ezinikelwa kulo mmandla zingasetyenziswa ngokufaneleke
ngakumbi kwenye indawo. Sijonge phambili kumalinge
eSebe lezeMfundo notyalo-mali lwalo olulucebayo
oluzizigidi zezigidi ezi-6 zeerandi kuABET. Ngethemba oku
kuya kuthatha olunye loxinzelelo olukwiiSETA nokusebenza
kwazo kule ngingqi.
Ukunikezela izakhono
Okujoliswe kuko sisiVumelwano somGangatho weenkonzo
(neSebe lezeMisebenzi) ngesifanele ukukunikezela
Ingxelo Yegosa ELIYINTLOKO
kucacile. Kwimeko yomfundi ongumsebenzi sidlulisile
kumgqaliselo wethu ngeepesenti ezingama-61 kunye
nezingama-69 kubafundi abangaqeshwanga (nangona
k wisiseko esincinci isiseko nanjengoko sigxile
kwabaqeshiweyo kunokuba sigxile kwabo
bangaqeshwanga). Yimpumelelo yokwenene le ethathela
ingqalelo ubungak anani beSebe lokuNikezelwa
kwezaKhono. Sithathe amanyathelo okuqinisa iSebe
ngokongeza abasebenzi ababini.
Kufuneka kuchazwe kwakhona ukuba (njengakwiNgxelo
yoNyaka nganye) sigqibile ngezicelo kodwa siyakwamkela
kuphela ezimbalwa ngenxa yemali yethu elinganiselweyo.
Ukuba siye sanempumelelo engaphezulu yokufikelela
kwiiMali yezaKhono kuZwelonke, siya kuba nako
ukuphepha ukuxutywa kweemali zethu ezinganikwanga
igunya lokuyisebenzisa ngokuzithandela ngokugxila
ikakhulu kwabo baqeshiweyo ngelixa iiMali zeNSF ziya
kusetyenziselwa ukujongana neemfuno zokuphuhliswa
kwezakhono kwabo bangaqeshwanga kunye nabo basilela
ngezixhobo.
Ukuqinisekisa umgangatho woqeqesho
Owona mngeni mkhulu kwiSebe lethu le-ETQA ihlala
ingamanani amakhulu angafezekiyo eefomu zezicelo
zabanikezeli ngeenkonzo abanokubakho ukuba bamkelwe.
Okunxulumene noku bubukho obuphezulu babavavanyi.
Ndikholelwa ukuba le nkqubo ikhoyo ngoku inesiphene
ngokubhekisele kulo mba. Abanye nabo bakuqondile oku,
kwaye siyalivuyela ilinge lokuqalisa ibhodi entsha
yokuqinisekisa umgangatho, iBhunga loMgangatho
wezoRhwebo kunye neMisebenzi (Quality Council for
Trades and Occupations - QCTO). IQCTO sele lilungiselelwe
kumThetho-sihlomelo oYilwayo woPhuhliso lwezaKhono
(Skills Development Amendment Bill). Silixhasa ngamandla
eli linge njengoko liya kukhulula imithombo yethu yolwazi
ye-ETQA ukuba senze into ebesisoloko sikholelwa ukuba
beliya kuyenza: ukuqinisekisa umgangatho wokufunda
kwindawo yokusebenza.
ISebe lethu le-ETQA likwandise inani lamaZiko eCandelo
okanye okuBalasela emSebenzini (ISOEs) lathi belilinye
kwaphela sele emathathu. La maziko ngala, iZiko
lokuQeqesha iTSB eliseMalelane, iZiko lokuQeqesha
iShukela eliseMount Edgecombe kunye neScientific Roets
eseKokstad. Ndonwabe kakhulu luphuhliso
ngokubhekisele kulo mba kwaye sikulungele ukufikelela
kumgqaliselo wethu weeISOE ezintlanu ngo-2010.
Umgqliselo wethu ngoku kufuneka usuke ekwamkeleni ii-
ISOE koko ube sekuzenzeni zikwazi ukuba zifaneleke.
Ukusebenza kwezezimali
IAgriSETA ijongene nomngeni wokulungisa amaxwebhu
ezimali ngokwemigaqo-nkqubo ehlaziyiweyo yobalo-mali.
Olu tshintsho lucacisiwe apha ngezantsi.
nInkqubo yeNgxeloo yezeziMali yoNyaka nonyaka
Njengoko ikuwiso-mthetho elenziwe yiPFMA,
iAgriSETA inika uMphicothi-zincwadi-Jikelele iingxelo
zezimali ngomhla okanye ngaphambi komhla wama-
31 kuMeyi unyaka nonyaka. Ezi ngxelo zezezimali
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zonyaka nonyaka zilungiswe ngokwemiqathango
yeeNgxelo zokuziQhelanisa noBalo-mali
olwamKelweyo Jikelele (Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice - GAAP) kunye noMthetho
wokuLawulwa kweeMali zikaRhulumente (Public
Finance Management Act – PFMA), ka-1999
(umThetho nomb.1 ka-1999) njengoko ulungisiwe,
kuquka nakuphi na ukutolikwa kwezo Ngxelo
zikhutshwe yiBhodi yokuziQhelanisa noBalo-mali
(Accounting Practices Board). Iinkcazo zezezimali
zonyaka nonyaka zivunywa ligunya lobalo-mali.
UnoNgxowa kaZwelonke ukwafuna ukuba iAgriSETA
iyisebenzise ngokufanelekileyo yomithathu le
m i G a n g a t h o yo k u z i Q h e l a n i s a n o B a l o - m a l i
oluQondwayo Jikelele (Generally Recognised
Accounting Practice – GRAP). UMphathiswa weziMali
ngokwemiqathango yeCandelo lama-91 lePFMA,
umisele imiGangatho eyongezelelweyo yeGRAP
esebenza kwiziNto ezikhoyo zoluNtu ezidweliswe
k wiShedyuli 3a yePFMA k waye, zisebenza
angamathuba ekuqaleni ngomhla okanye emva
komhla woku-1 kaEpreli ka-2009. Le miGangtho
ichaziwe kwiingcaciso zeengxelo zezimali zonyaka
nonyaka.
Iingxelo zezezimali zonyaka nonyaka zilungiswa
n g e n d l e l a e m i s e l we l i S e b e l e ze M i s e b e n z i
u k u p h u m e z a u k u n g a g u q u k i k w i z i n i k e ze l o
ezenziwayo, kangangoko, nezinye iiSETA.
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Ukutolikwa ngokutsha kokwamkelwa kwengeniso
Ngexesha lonyaka-mali, umgaqo-nkqubo wobalo-
mali ohlaziyiweyo waphuhliselwa ukuqondwa kunye
nomlinganiso weemali ezihlawulwe liSebe
lezeMisebenzi kwikumaGunya eMfundo noQeqesho
lweCandelo.
Ilungelo lokuqondwa kwengeniso yerhafu akukho xa
umqeshi ehlawula irhafu kwaSARS, koko kuphela
ek ufunyanweni k weemali ezivela k wiS ebe
lezeMisebenzi kwiakhawunti yebhanki yeSETA
okanye xa bekusabiwa loo ngeniso, nokuba yeyiphi
eqale yenzeka. Oku kuhambelana namagatya eGRAP
kwaye ke ngoko akufanelanga ukuba ajongwe
njengemali ezinkozo kubalo-mali.
Isiphumo salo mgaqo-nkqubo uhlaziyiweyo wobalo-
mali ulapha ngentla kukuba iiSETA zichaze kwakhona
amanani onyaka ongaphambili. Oku akuyi kuziquka
iintlawulo ezisemthethweni kunye nokwamkelwa
kwezifunyenweyo ebeziphakanyiswe ngexesha
lokuqinisekiswa.
Iingxelo zezezimali zonyaka nonyaka bezilungiswe
ngok wemiqathango yemigaqo yobalo -mali
ehlaziyiweyo. Ifuthe kunye nesiphumo soku
kucacisiwe kwiingcaciso zeengxelo zezezimali.
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Ukuhlonyelwa komgaqo wokunikwa imali
Umgaqo wokunika imali wahlonyelwa
ngokunxulumene nokuhlawula obuyinik we
ngaphandle kwegunya lokuyisebenzisa
Ingxelo Yegosa ELIYINTLOKO
ngokuzithandela. Uqala ukusebenza ukusukela
ngomhla woku-1 kaEpreli ka-2007, umgaqo wokunika
imali ubeka into yokuba iindleko zazo naziphi na
iiprojekthi ezixhaswe ngezimali yimali eziyinikwe
ngaphandle kwegunya lokuyisebenzisa
ngokuzithandela, kuquka neendleko ezikhethekileyo
zokulawulwa kweprojekthi, kuxhomekeke
ekuvunyweni kobalo-mali olugunyazisiweyo
lweeSETA. Ulwabiwo-mali olulodwa lweendleko
zokulawulwa kweprojekthi azinakudlula kobona
bukhulu buziipesenti ezili-10 zeendleko zeprojekthi
zizonke.
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Irhafu yengeniso yeAgriSETA ezipesenti ezingama-80
yenyukile, yenyuke ngeepesenti ezili-13,55 ukusukela
kwizigidi ezili-115 zeerandi kunyaka-mali ka-
2006ukuya ku-2007 ukuya kwizigidi ezili-131 zeerandi
kunyaka-mali ka-2007 ukuya ku-2008. Iinguqu
kuqikelelo lwengeniso yerhafu ngokunxulumene
neminyaka engaphambili, kuquka neemali zeSETA
ezigqithisiweyo, kubandakanywa ukulawulwa
kwentsalela yalo nyaka ngokunikela ngezigidi ezi-3
zeerandi (ngo-2006 ukuya ku-2007). Olona lawulo
lwengeniso yerhafu yalo nyaka-mali sikuwo
yayizizigidi ezili-18 zeerandi (ngo-2006 ukuya ngo-
2007 - izigidi ezili-16 zeerandi).
Inkcitho yeprojekthi enganikwanga gunya lokuba
isebenze ngokuzithandela kunyaka-mali ka-2007
ukuya ku-2008 yayizizigidi ezingama-38 zeerandi.
Iipesenti zokuhlawulwa kwemali egunyazisiweyo
zazingama-76 ngonyaka-mali ka-2007 ukuya ku-2008.
Zonke iindleko ezinxulumene neeprojekthi zabiwe
ngokuthe ngqo kwiiprojekthi kwaye azabelwa
kwinkcitho eqhubayo. IAgriSETA kangangeepesenti
ezingama-74 eentsalela zayo ezikhoyo izabile
ukususela ngomhla wama-31 kaMatshi ka-2008.
Iintsalela eziseleyo kwezo ntsalela zikhoyo ziya
kwabiwa ngexesha lonyaka-mali ka-2008 ukuya ku-
2009.
Imicimbi yengqesho
Ukuvalwa konyaka-mali iAgriSETA iye yanabasebenzi
abangama-24 abaqeshwe ngokusisigxina kunye nabane
abaqeshwe okwethutyana. Kubasebenzi abasisigxina
abathathu baqeshwe ngekhontrakthi logama abaseleyo
beqeshwe ngekhontrakthi yomsebenzi eqhelekileyo. Oku
kwakhona kubonisa ukungakhuseleki okukhoyo.
Sikholelwa ukuba ayinaxanduza lokuqesha abasebenzi
abatsha ngokusisigxina, ngelixa siyazi ukuba ubume
beAgriSETA bunokutshintsha ngoEpreli ka-2010. Ngako
oko, akukho zikhontrakthi zisayinwayo ngoku aphaya
kukaMatshi ka-2010.
Ngesithuba sexesha lonyaka-mali siphulukene neenkonzo
zaba bantu balandelayo, uMyra Hoffmann (Umcebisi
w o Cw a n g c i s o l w e z a K h o n o ) , u Fa n o Lu t h u l i
(Umlungelelanisi weeProjekthi) kunye noCathy Salmon
(IGosa lezezimali eliyiNtloko). Izithuba, esomcebisi
woCwangciso lwezaKhono kunye nesoMlungelelanisi
weeProjekthi azikavalwa kwakhona. Endaweni yoko, iBhodi
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eLawulayo iye yamkela ubume obutsha beSebe
lesiCwangciso sezaKhono obudale isithuba soMphathi
oLawula iSicwangciso sezaKhono (ukuba alawule iintlobo
ezininzi zeeprojekthi kwiSebe lesiCwangciso sezaKhono,
umz. imfundo yabantu abadala (ABET), ukuqeqeshelwa
umsebenzi ofundelweyo, izipho-mali, amava kwindawo
yokusebenza kunye nokuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi
ngaphambi kokuqeshwa) kunye nesithuba somNcedisi
(ikakhulu oza kuqwalasela izicwangciso ezibanzi zeekomiti
ezizizigxina ezili-11 kwiSebe kunye neminye imisebenzi
enxulumene noko).
Kwangaxeshanye, samkela uShaun Starr – onguMphathi:
wokuHanjiswa kwezaKhono (ikhontrakthi), uChantelle
Trytsman (oqeshwe kwaDeloitte ukuba azokunika iinkonzo
zokuba liGosa lezeziMali eliyiNtloko (CFO)), uJohannah
Masombuka (obengumsebenzi wethutyana, ngoku
oqeshwe ngokusisigxina njengomfaki-nkcukacha
ezigcinwayo ekhompyutheni). Kunye noManuel de Bruin
oqeshwe njengoMlawuli wokuqeqeshela umsebenzi
kwiSebe lokuHanjiswa kweZakhono.
Izwi lombulelo
Njengangaphambili, ndingathanda ukubulela iBhodi yam
eLawulayo. SiseneBhodi ezinzileyo kuzo zonke iiSETA kwaye
ukuzibophelela kwenu kunye nokuzimisela kwenu
ukusebenzela ukufikelela kwisivumelwano kuyancomeka.
Ngesithuba sonyaka odlulileyo senze eyona mizamo
mikhulu yokuzama ukuphucula iinkqubo kunye nesantya
sokuhambisa iinkonzo. Ndinganika nje imiyalelo
yokusebenza - eyona misebenzi kufanele yenziwe
ngabasebenzi bethu. Ndithanda ukubabulela
ngokuzinikezela kwabo.
Kubo bonke abaxhamli, abarhafi, abo bangarhafiyo,
abanikezeli nkonzo nabanye abangabanye - inxaxheba
yenu yamkelek ile. Siyabulela ngenkxaso yenu
nangokuhlaba kwenu amadlala. Kusenza sime ngeenyawo
kwaye kunegalelo ekusigcineni sigqalisele kumsebenzi
wethu ophambili nokuphela kwawo - ukujongana
nomfundi.
Machiel van Niekerk
Igosa eliyiNtloko
... SiseneBhodi ezinzileyo
kuzo zonke iiSETA
kwaye ...
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GOVERNING BOARD
At the Annual General Meeting held on 24 October 2007, the following Board members were nominated:

Employees:

Name Name of Organisation Race Gender

Mr Mzikayise Khumalo Food and Allied Workers Union African Male
(CHAIRPERSON)
Mr Atwell Nazo Food and Allied Workers Union African Male
Mr Mfaniseni Mtshali South African Food and Allied Trade Union African Male
Ms Seihloiso Manoto Food and Allied Workers Union African Female
Mr Katishi Masemola Food and Allied Workers Union African Male
Mr Mbulelo Jolisa Food and General Workers Union African Male
Mr Itlhobogeng Mokwena Food and Allied Workers Union African Male
Ms Pulane Maine Food and Allied Workers Union African Female
Mr Andre Marais Solidarity White Male
Mr Paseka Mohanoe National Union of Farm Workers African Male

Employers:

Name Name of Organisation Race Gender

Mr Jacobus Van Dyk Agri (Western Cape) White Male
(VICE-CHAIRPERSON)
Prof Daan Prinsloo Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa White Male
Ms Di Goodwin South African Green Industry Council White Female
Dr Gerhardus Neethling Red Meat Abattoir Association White Male
Mr Jacques van Niekerk Henwil Chickens White Male
Ms Jacqueline Bhana Tongaat Hulett Sugar Ltd Indian Female
Mr Willem Strydom Grain South Africa White Male
Mr Leonard Hansen Astral Operations Ltd White Male
Mr Otto Mbangula National African Farm Workers Union African Male
Mr Adriaan Gerritzen Vrystaat Koöperasie Beperk White Male

Mr Zola Nkoma and Mr Mzomtsha Jonase representing the Food and Allied Workers Union were replaced by Mr Atwell Nazo and
Mr Katishi Masemola.

Mr Andre Marais of Solidarity replaced Mr Johnny Burger who resigned from the Governing Board in March 2007.

Dates of Governing Board meetings

11 July 2007
24 October 2007
22 November 2007
22 February 2008
27 March 2008

Attendance of Governing Board meetings

Date of Meeting Employees Employers Total
11 July 2007 7 9 16
24 October 2007 10 10 20
22 November 2007 10 8 18
22 February 2008 10 8 18
27 March 2008 10 7 17

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Governing Board Equity

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
HUMAN
Mr Mzikayise Khumalo Food and Allied Workers Union
RESOURCE
(CHAIRPERSON)
Mr Jacobus Van Dyk Agri (Western Cape)
COMMITTEE
HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE

(VICE-CHAIRPERSON) The Human Resource Committee met in

Ms Jacqueline Bhana Tongaat Hulett Sugar Ltd March 2008.
Mr Willem Strydom Grain South Africa
Ms Seihloiso Manoto Food and Allied Workers Union The members of the Human Resource
Mr Paseka Mohanoe National Union of Farm Workers Committee are:

Dates and attendance of Executive Committee meetings Mr Mzikayise Khumalo –

Date of Meeting Employees Employers Total Food and Allied Workers Union
24 April 2007 3 3 6 (CHAIRPERSON)
17 October 2007 3 1 4
22 November 2007 3 3 6 Mr Jacobus van Dyk –
28 February 2008 3 3 6 Agri (Western Cape)
(VICE-CHAIRPERSON)

Mr Machiel van Niekerk –

AgriSETA

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Organisational STRUCTURE

AgriSETA Personnel
Permanent and contracted employees

Name Amanda Victor

Race White
Gender Female
Position Secretary / Administrator

Amandie Gerber Name

White Race
Female Gender
Grants Coordinator Position

Name Annetjie Labuscagne

Race White
Gender Female
Position Admin Coordinator

Caren Cleinwerck Name

Coloured Race
Female Gender
Marketing and Communications Position

Name Cynthia Nkabinde

Race African
Gender Female
Position Admin Assistant Quality Control:
Accreditation

Dineo Mlambo Name

African Race
Female Gender
Finance Assistant Position

Name Dominicus Yotwana

Race African
Gender Male
Position Quality Control Coordinator:
Accreditation

Emily Thulare Name

African Race
Female Gender
Admin Assistant Position

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Name Fanny Phetla

Race African
Gender Male
Position Quality Assurance Manager

Farhana Rahaman Name

Indian Race
Female Gender
Personal Assistant: CEO and
Managers Position

Name Francis Senona

Race African
Gender Male
Position Quality Control Coordinator:
Monitoring

Johann Engelbrecht Name

White Race
Male Gender
Skills Planning Manager Position

Name Johannah Masombuka

Race African
Gender Female
Position Data Capturer

Koos Sihlangu Name

African Race
Male Gender
Learnership Administrator Position

Name Machiel van Niekerk

Race White
Gender Male
Position Chief Executive Officer

Manuel de Bruin Name

Coloured Race
Male Gender
Administrator Position

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Name Minah Matloa

Race African
Gender Female
Position Admin Assistant Quality Control:
Monitoring

Moses Meko Name

African Race
Male Gender
Internal Messenger / Security Position

Name Racquel Bergman

Race Coloured
Gender Female
Position Grants Admin Assistant

Rosa Bollard Name

White Race
Female Gender
Finance Assistant Position

Name Shaun Starr

Race Coloured
Gender Male
Position Skills Delivery Manager

Sonia Mathe Name

African Race
Female Gender
Skills Planning Coordinator Position

Name Theuns Henning

Race White
Gender Male
Position Grants Administrator

Thobile Muthwa Name

African Race
Female Gender
Skills Programme Coordinator Position

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Organisational STRUCTURE

Temporary employees

NAME RACE GENDER POSITION

Dunisani Sithole African Female Admin Assistant: Learnerships
Ina du Preez White Female Data Capturer
Marissa Kok White Female ABET Administrator
Rita de Bruyn White Female ETQA Admin Assistant
*Lulu Engelbrecht White Female Admin Assistant
*Shereen Wentzel Coloured Female Finance Assistant

Ms Engelbrecht is assisting in the Grants Department on a temporary basis.

n

Ms Wentzel assisted in the Finance and Administration Department while Ms Dineo Mlambo was on maternity leave.
n

Staff equity

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Appointments

Mr Francis Senona joined AgriSETA in May 2007, in the ETQA Department as Quality Control Coordinator: Monitoring.

Mr Shaun Starr was employed as the Skills Delivery Manager in September 2007.

Ms Johannah Masombuka was employed as a Data Capturer in January 2008.

Mr Manuel de Bruin was employed as Administrator in the Learnership Department at the beginning of March 2008.

Resignations

Ms Cathy Salmon, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), resigned at the end of September 2007. The function of the CFO is vested in the
Chief Executive Officer, Mr Machiel van Niekerk. Deloitte is appointed as the Financial Manager of AgriSETA.

Ms Myra Hoffman, the Skills Planning Advisor based in Cape Town, resigned at the end of September 2007.

Mr Fano Luthuli, the Project Coordinator tendered his resignation at the end of October 2007.

Remuneration structure

Position Annual Total Cost to Company Number of Employees

CEO R600 000 – R699 000 1

Senior Management R500 000 – R599 000 1

Senior Management R400 000 – R499 000 2

Middle Management R300 000 – R399 000 2

Administrative Staff / Middle Management R200 000 – R299 000 2

Administrative Staff R100 000 – R199 000 12

Administrative Staff R 50 000 – R 99 000 3

Administrative Staff <R50 000 1

TOTAL PERMANENT EMPLOYEES 24

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MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

The Marketing Department focussed on learners who were eager to know about
various careers to follow within the agricultural sector. Exhibitions were held at High
Schools to inform learners of the list of scarce and critical skills within the agricultural
sector.
On invitation from the Department of Agriculture, a A successful conference focussing on Quality Learning was
presentation was made at a two-day seminar attended by held, with presentations by Dr Florus Prinsloo as well as Mr
learners from top-performing High Schools. They were Shaafig Fredericks, the Learnership Manager at the
made aware of the various careers in agriculture. Once again Department of Labour.
the scarce and critical skills were emphasised. Exhibitions
were attended in the Red Meat Sector, as well as at the Mr Fredericks made a detailed presentation on the
Department of Labour's World Day for Safety and Health implementation of the occupationally directed learning
which was held in Rustenburg. initiatives. His presentation was very important to
stakeholders and training providers.
Road shows were attended across the country along with
the Skills Planning Department. Stakeholders and training In future, all the qualifications will be structured in
providers were updated on the latest developments within accordance with the Organising Framework for
AgriSETA. Occupations (OFO). A new structure, the Quality Council for
Trades and Occupations (QCTO), will be formed under the
Women's Day auspices of the South African Qualifications Authority
(SAQA). This structure will in future be responsible for
Women's Day was also celebrated with the AgriSETA accrediting providers according to their specialisation
women. An invitation was received from the Moretele Local within occupations. The SETA ETQAs will be tasked more
Municipality for AgriSETA to make a presentation to the with workplace quality assurance.
attendees at their Women's Summit. The theme for the
event was, 'Building the Unity of Women in their diversity', Ms Gail Elliot, a consultant of the German Technical Co-
and awards were given for the 'Woman Farmer of the Year'. Operation (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit)
(GTZ) also made a presentation on the implications of
Annual General Meeting and Conference quality provision for training providers.

The Annual General Meeting held in October 2007, saw Mr Mr Joe Samuels, of the South African Qualifications

Mzikayise Khumalo of the Food and Allied Workers Union Authority (SAQA), closed the conference with some final

(FAWU) elected as the Chairperson of the Board. Mr Jacobus comments and contextualised the conference within the

van Dyk of Agri Western Cape was elected as the Vice- framework of Quality Learning.

Chairperson.

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Stakeholders were thanked at a Gala Dinner event. We had the honour of having Ms Vangile Titi, Deputy Director-General: Sector
Services and Partnerships of the National Department of Agriculture, as the guest speaker at the dinner.

Left, Jack van Dyk, AgriSETA Vice-

Chairperson and right, Ms Vangile Titi,
Deputy-Director General: Sector Services
and Partnerships, with an ALDP learner

Learners who had completed the Agricultural Leadership Foreign delegation visit

Development Programme (ALDP) were certificated at the

event. The ALDP came to fruition after organised A Canadian delegation from the Industry Training Authority
agriculture and businesses in South Africa identified the visited the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) in
need for such a programme. The AgriSETA Governing Board February 2008. The team was interested in how the South
supported 40 learners (13 farmers, 12 SSC members and 15 African National Qualifications Framework (NQF) has been
Union nominees) to attend the ALDP. The programme was implemented, the roles of different role players, as well as
developed in close cooperation with the different role how stakeholders have experienced the NQF development
players and is being offered by the University of Pretoria, and implementation.
Executive Education. The University of Pretoria offers a
progressive range of Continuing Management Education Members of the Industry Training Authority from Canada,
L-R: Nick Danford, Russel Robertson & Jeff Nugent
programmes designed to develop leadership potential and
competencies at all managerial levels. The University thinks
globally, acts locally and strives to be internationally
competitive whilst being relevant locally. The programme is
spread over three to four months and consists of four
modules of one week in duration each.

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The team consisted of Jeff Nugent (Director of Policy and
Research), Russel Robertson (Director of Product
Development) and Nick Danford (Project Management
Assistant).
The team visited the AgriSETA to discuss the NQF levels,
concentrating on what has worked and what to avoid.
They plan to develop a model and a pilot plan for a robust
skills assessment system and standards framework by
utilising best practices and lessons learned in other
jurisdictions. The ultimate goal of the project is to develop a
pilot implementation plan for a more responsive flexible
method to improve capability in the area of Foreign
Credential Recognition.

... plan to develop a model and a pilot plan for a robust

skills assessment system and standards framework ...

Website statistics

The website acts increasingly as a communication medium with stakeholders and the following statistics were recorded:

Electronic newsletters are sent

to stakeholders on a bi-
monthly basis, informing them
of the latest developments
within the SETA.

Advertisements were placed

in various publications. These
focussed on the small-scale
farmer situated in the Eastern
Cape and Western Cape.

A new Communication Policy and Communication Strategy was also developed for the AgriSETA and implemented at the end of
March 2008.

A Customer Satisfaction Survey was commissioned in 2007 and will be implemented in the 2008/2009 financial year.

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE
South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) audit
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) has
completed the first cycle of compliance audits for the
Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) bodies.
The first cycle compliance audits were designed to establish
whether or not ETQA bodies have the necessary policies,
procedures, infrastructure and capacity in place to fulfil
their legal mandate. The performance audit is a further step
towards establishing how well ETQA bodies are fulfilling
their mandates. While the auditing focuses on performance
this time around, ETQA bodies are nevertheless expected to
maintain the baseline compliance as a minimum
requirement.
AgriSETA's ETQA audit was conducted from 17 to 20 March
2008. While accepting that the audit process was very
strenuous and frustrating, it is also fair to point out that it
was full of lessons and an eye-opening exercise. Brief
feedback was given to the ETQA personnel on the last day of
the audit. As usual, the feedback has pointed out strengths
and weaknesses in our performance. At the moment the
detailed report is not yet available to enable the ETQA staff
to start putting together plans and strategies to address the
identified gaps.
Department of Labour
The Department of Labour (DoL) has identified five SETAs to
help it accredit its providers. These are AgriSETA, ESETA,
MQA, MerSETA and CETA. DoL has entered into an
agreement with each SETA to support 60 providers per SETA
which will be distributed provincially. From a capacity-
building point of view, it is a good attempt by the DoL to
assist the SETAs in their endeavours to accredit training
providers and more so in building the capacity needed to
comply with accreditation requirements. The only
challenge with this approach is that the training providers
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which are not yet accredited would expect the DoL to
support them in becoming accredited. So far, we are proud
to report that the project has taken off with great
momentum. Three provinces, Western Cape, Limpopo and
Eastern Cape, have already commenced with Quality
Management System training and hope to wrap up the
training by the beginning of June 2008.
Institute of Sectoral or Occupational Excellence (ISOE)
The ETQA Department is proud to report that three
institutions have been recognised as ISOEs to date. They are
Transvaal Suiker Beperk (TSB) in Malelane, Mpumalanga;
Shukela Training Centre (STC), in Mount Edgecombe,
KwaZulu-Natal; and Scientific Roets in Eastern Cape. Our
recognition of these three institutions was by and large
informed by, but not limited to, scarce and critical skills as
well as their capacity to –
design, develop, and deliver learning material and
n
respond to training needs in specific occupational areas
where skills have been identified as cutting-edge or
best practice;
create practices in the workplace that provide
n
opportunities for successful learners for transition into
jobs;
offer technologically advanced equipment, research,
n
assessment, moderation and RPL services;
enable surrounding communities and industry to
n
access best practice, relevant, and quality information
on training, and other services related to the specific
occupations;
be acknowledged by employers or employer bodies as
n
reputable institutions; and
simulate workplace scenarios, e.g. workshops to train
n
tractor mechanics, good maintenance practice,
calibration etc.
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The next step requires the SETA and the Institutes to enter requirements and the responsibility it takes to offer training
into a performance agreement which takes cognisance of to the learners. Our records also show that participation in
the question of scarce and critical skills in the agricultural learnership programmes and training in general has
sector and the occupations which are linked to these skills. slowed-down tremendously. This is by and large perceived
The indicators which will be agreed upon will measure to have been caused by limited funding. To survive this
performance in the context of: situation, training providers have begun to diversify their
training services into the sectors represented by other
What the planned objectives are (Are they clearly spelled
n SETAs. From the look of things, this situation will be
out and agreed upon?) unbearable for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME)
How the planned objectives are to be achieved?
n providers, especially in light of the introduction of the new
What the impact of achieving these objectives will be?
n quality assurance architecture, known as the Quality
What resources are needed to deliver on the planned
n Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO), due to be
objectives? launched in the coming year. The QCTO model will place a
lot of emphasis on workplace providers such as companies
The planned objectives will be projected over a period of and/or farms that have active learning places to cater for the
three years and will be subjected to annual reviews. skills which are required by the trades and occupations. It
also shows that the FET colleges will become 'much-talked-
Accredited training providers about institutions' in terms of consideration for the trades
and occupations because of their capacity to deliver on the
The number of applications for accreditation has declined trade and occupational needs of the QCTO model.
over the past year. Obvious reasons for this are that the
applicants have started to realise the magnitude of the

ACCREDITED TRAINING PROVIDER FIGURES

Accredited by other SETAs Number of AgriSETA
Province (offering in AgriSETA) providers

LIMPOPO 4 27

MPUMALANGA 4 13

GAUTENG 6 55

NORTH WEST 2 22

KWAZULU-NATAL 10 11

FREE STATE 1 10

NORTHERN CAPE 0 3

EASTERN CAPE 6 18

WESTERN CAPE 8 24
TOTAL 41 183

GRAND TOTAL 224 TABLE 1

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180
160
140
120
100
80 No. of
60 providers
40
20
0 FIGURE 2
5

8
200

200

200

200

Accredited Training Providers

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
The Agricultural sector has begun to engage in the
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Optimism is growing
significantly in the sector and especially so within its
secondary sub-sector. More and more enquiries on RPL
services are being received by our offices.
and skills of the applicant, but to recognise the knowledge
and skills by assessing the evidence that the applicant has
submitted or demonstrated. The process of collecting
evidence should support the principles of validity,
authenticity, sufficiency, consistency and fairness.
There are challenges in the RPL system:

It seems that the Grain Silo Industry Pilot Project has
stimulated other industries such as Grain Milling to consider
the RPL system as a mechanism to assist its employees to
acquire recognition for knowledge and skills through
informal learning experiences. It is interesting to note that
people from all walks of life are beginning to take this
opportunity to acquire credits toward nationally recognised
unit standards and qualifications. As we are aware, the
fundamental basis of RPL is not to re-assess the knowledge
nThe illiterate learners require more time and attention
to interpret the questions, and as a result this prolongs
the assessment period and impacts on the costs.
nToo much guidance required may compromise the
principles of assessment (validity, authenticity,
sufficiency, consistency and fairness).
nThe learners still have to overcome the fear of being
assessed.

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Dates of ETQA Committee Meetings:

27 August 2007

16 November 2007

Planned Meetings for 2008:

13 June 2008

10 October 2008

ETQA Personnel

Mr Fanny Phetla Quality Assurance Manager

Mr Dominicus Yotwana Quality Control Coordinator: Accreditation

Ms Cynthia Nkabinde Administrative Assistant Quality Control: Accreditation

Mr Francis Senona Quality Control Coordinator: Accreditation: Monitoring

Ms Minah Motloa Administrative Assistant Quality Control: Monitoring

Ms Rita de Bruyn Administrative Assistant (Temporary Employee)

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LEARNERSHIPS AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES

The purpose of the Skills Delivery Department can be defined as follows:

To develop learnership and skills programmes policies, procedures and guidelines in accordance with the objectives of the
n

Department's business plan and the requirements of the DoL.

To deliver the identified skills requirements in terms of the SETA SLA, focusing on learnerships and skills programmes
n

allocations.
To visibly monitor and evaluate the allocated projects in terms of quality, service delivery, and administration requirements
n

and to report on the successes thereof.

Introduction

The Skills Delivery Department interacts directly with the targets that are outlined in the SLA with the DoL. The relevant criteria are
taken into account when allocations are made on the agreed targets. Last year we exceeded the targets, and with proper planning
we are quite positive that the current SLA targets will be exceeded as well.

... last year we exceeded the targets,

and with proper planning we are quite positive that the
current SLA targets will be exceeded as well ...

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We are particularly sensitive to the scarce and critical skills shortages in the agricultural sector and to allocating projects that
contribute to building the economic viability of our sector.

The Skills Delivery Department has worked hard to ensure that the allocations are done effectively and is continuing to make
decisions regarding the training that our sector needs. Although we have concluded a large number of allocations, we are in the
process of maintaining these projects and capturing the learner data on the MIS system.

Learnerships

AgriSETA has the following learnerships registered with the DoL:

Learnership Programmes registered with the Department of Labour

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The Skills Delivery Department focuses on the following:

Maintaining current projects

n

Maintaining an accurate database of implemented

n

programmes Skills programmes

The statistics that we have reflecting Learnership Allocations are as The allocations of the skills programmes have
follows: been completed. The summarised data,
reflecting the allocations, is as follows:
Total Learnership Allocations

712 Learners
Secondary Secondary
389 40
Learners Companies
Primary
323 Primary Learners 88
Companies
Amount on
3 395 750
Secondary
Amount on
1 880 040
Primary
5 275 790 Total Amount Total Companies 128

Projects to which funding has been allocated are being

implemented. The progress of each project is being monitored
with the assistance of the various service providers.

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Conclusion Our Department has had a workshop to clearly define roles

As the data suggests, we have exceeded our targets for skills
programmes. We received a number of high-quality
applications that made the selection process somewhat
easier. It is also evident that we have a huge responsibility in
our sector for short skills courses.
Most of the skills programmes have commenced and many
have already been completed. We are in the process of
obtaining the information from these projects in order to
update our completed learner database.
We handle queries and requests from our stakeholders on a
daily basis and it is perhaps fitting for me to acknowledge
the staff for their efforts. We also welcome our additional
staff, and wish them well in the Department. For the first
time we have an administrator who will manage all
documentation and share statistics between the relevant
depar tments. We look for ward to an accurate
administration system in the Skills Delivery Department.
and responsibilities within the Department. The roles and
responsibilities are clearly linked to the Quality
Management System.
We have redesigned the Learnership and Skills Programme
application forms, so as to reflect the precise information we
require. This was done in consultation with other
departments in order to mirror the information that all
departments require.
In conclusion, it is widely documented that the
discretionary funds available do not address the needs of
the sector, especially the unemployed sector and
specifically the Land Reform and Distribution (LRAD)
beneficiaries. We have approached the NSF for assistance,
and if successful, this will contribute significantly to
addressing skills shortages in this under-resourced area.
We thank all stakeholders for their cooperation in making a
positive difference to so many beneficiaries' livelihoods and
look forward to furthering our existing partnerships.

The Learnership Committee is represented as follows:

Organisation or
Title Name Surname Gender Race Representing Constituency
Company Name
Food and Allied Workers
Ms Pulane Maine Female A Employee Learnership Chairperson
Union
Vice-
Mr Andre Marais Male W Employee Learnership Solidarity
Chairperson
Learnership /
Mr Leonard Hansen Male W Employer Astral Operations Ltd
Audit
National African Farmers
Mr Otto Mbangula Male A Employer Learnership
Union
Food and Allied Workers
Mr Atwell Nazo Male A Employee Learnership
Union

Dates of Learnership Committee Meetings Skills Delivery Personnel

Mr Shaun Starr Skills Delivery Manager

Due to there being no Manager for the period Ms Thobile Muthwa Skills Programme Coordinator
February 2007 to September 2007, no Mr Koos Sihlangu Learnership Administrator
Mr Manuel de Bruin Administrator
Learnership meetings took place, for the
Ms Dunisani Sithole Administrative Assistant
reporting year. (Temporary Employee)

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SKILLS PLANNING

The task of the Skills Planning Department within AgriSETA is three-fold:

Skills planning
n

Skills reporting
n

Special SETA projects

n

Skills planning

The focus of a SETA is guided by its Sector Skills Plan (SSP). This document is
developed for a five-year period. In terms of the current National Skills
Development Strategy (NSDS) cycle, it has been developed for the period
2005-2010. However, the SSP is not a static document and should be
sensitive to structural, economic and social changes within the sector it
represents. As such, it is updated on an annual basis. Collectively all SSPs of all
SETAs combined, assist the Department of Labour (DoL) to develop national
skills advancement strategies. Thus the annual update of the SSP is
submitted to the DoL for consideration.

In the light of the Accelerated and Shared Growth

Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA), the focus of
skills planning shifted towards the eradication of
scarce and critical skills. Through stakeholder- ... the focus of skills planning
driven processes, a 'Scarce and Critical Skills
Guide' was developed and 5 000 copies were shifted towards the
eradication of scarce and
widely distributed throughout the sector. This
guide is also available on the AgriSETA website. In
order to fur ther promote the concept,
stakeholders were informed of the initiative by critical skills ...
means of a road show. The road show, which was
well attended, was held in Cape Town, Durban,
Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Tzaneen. During the
course of the year a total of 411 sector specialists were reached by means of
workshops and the road show (the NSDS target in terms of the SLA with the
DoL was 400).

The Sector Skills Plan update and the Scarce and Critical Skills list were
ratified by the Sector Skills Planning Committee. This Committee met twice
during the 2007/2008 financial year.

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Skills reporting

It is the task of the Skills Planning Department to ensure that data relating to learners is captured and that learner results are
uploaded to the National Learner Records Database (NLRD). Data is also needed for various other reporting purposes required on an
ad-hoc basis from other structures such as the Office of the Minister of Labour, the Department of Agriculture, researchers, etc.

One of the main uses of the data is the preparation of the Quarterly Monitoring Report (QMR). These reports were submitted on or
before the set due dates. The following table illustrates AgriSETA's actual performance against SLA targets set for the 2007/2008
financial year:

Notes:

nAgriSETA over-performed on most of the SLA targets.

nA special effort will have to be made to increase the participation of small firms – due to the fact that small firms only contribute
a very small amount annually to the Skills Development Levy, most elect not to submit the WSP and ATR – the funds received
back (50% of the annual levy) do not justify the effort – even though AgriSETA simplified the procedure for claiming for firms
with less than 50 employees.
nIn the case of ABET, the SETA underperformed drastically. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find employers willing to
institute ABET programmes – most enrolments were done in the previous financial year (2006/2007) when 9 664 enrolments
were recorded. It is also the case that very few learners progress – once a learner has completed the first ABET level, he/she
normally drops out of the programme. It is also worth noting that a very small percentage of learners actually participate in
the Numeracy subject – most only opt to participate in the Communication subject. Most of the ABET learners in agriculture
are old (generally 50 years+) and are only interested in the very basics of communication. Once they can read at a basic level,
they have no further motivation to continue with the programme. This also applies for numeracy – learners avoid numeracy
and in most cases learners will only participate in communication.

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Departmental REPORTING
Special SETA projects
Apart from ABET, which has been referred to above, the
other major special project of the AgriSETA is its
participation in the Accelerated Artisan Development
Project. Due to the critical national shortage of artisans in
South Africa, the DoL launched a project whereby young
persons with the correct qualifications can participate in a
two-year artisan development programme. AgriSETA fully
participates in this initiative. Coupled to this, the FoodBev
SETA approached AgriSETA to engage in an apprenticeship
project with them, as a joint venture. AgriSETA was to
commit 100 learners for this project. Enterprises in our
sector were approached and firm commitments were
obtained from 25 of our large enterprises, to engage a total
of 247 apprentices. By the end of the financial year most
learners were contracted in trades covering millwrights'
fitters, fitter and turners, boilermakers, electricians,
cooling/refrigeration and diesel/tractor mechanics.
The NSF was approached in November 2007 to assist in
funding the cost of this project. Although AgriSETA had met
all the requirements of the NSF (including a due diligence
visit which was conducted by NSF staff ) and the NSF had
indicated that the project had been approved 'in principle',
no agreement had been received by the end of the financial
year. This is highly frustrating as it affects budgeting, and
funds which could have been used elsewhere now need to
be retained, while the NSF funds are awaited. However, the
AgriSETA will continue with the project, with or without NSF
support.
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A second major development during the past year was to
work intensively with staff from the office of the
Commissioner for the Restitution of Land Rights to develop
a comprehensive proposal to the NSF to support selected
agricultural restitution projects. It is well known that the
AgriSE TA has ver y limited discretionar y funds
(approximately R50 million per annum). In the light of this,
the Governing Board decided that most of the discretionary
funds should flow towards the development of employed
workers. Our engagement with the unemployed or the
under-resourced farmer should be supported financially by
the NSF.
It is believed that this proposal, which is strongly supported
by the Commissioner, will put pressure on the NSF in some
way or the other, to become involved financially. In essence,
this proposal calls for an allocation of R214 million which will
be used over a five-year period to support 150 selected
projects. It is estimated that this project will affect the lives
of 428 000 people directly. The approach of the project is to
engage beneficiaries in a holistic manner and over an
extended period of time. Each project will be analysed in
terms of its own peculiar needs and a range of interventions
will be used such as learnerships, skills programmes, ABET
and mentorships. A general 'one-size-fits-all' approach will
be avoided. It will, however, require innovative thinking
from all involved, including the NSF.
Departmental REPORTING

The Skills Planning Committee is represented as follows:

Dates of Skills Planning Committee Meetings

19 June 2007
18 September 2007

Skills Planning Personnel

Mr Johann Engelbrecht Skills Planning Manager

Ms Sonia Mathe Skills Reporting Coordinator
Ms Emily Thulare Administrative Assistant
Ms Johannah Masombuka Data Capturer
Ms Marissa Kok ABET Administrator (Temporary employee)
Ms Ina du Preez Data Capturer (Temporary employee)

Resignations
Mr Fano Luthuli Projects Coordinator
Ms Myra Hoffman Skills Planning Advisor

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NSDS Objectives - PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Skills for sustainable growth, development

and equity
Objective 1:
Prioritising and communicating critical skills for sustainable growth, development and equity

NSDS Success Indicator AgriSETA Target Progress/ Variance

Compliance

Success Indicator 1.1

Skills development supports Timeous design and Complied with 0%

national and sectoral growth, delivery of the SSP and its
development and equity annual updating
priorities.

Success Indicator 1.2

Information on critical skills
is widely available to
learners. Impact of
information dissemination
researched, measured and
communicated in terms of
rising entry, completion and
placement of learners.
Annual Guide with SETA Exposed 411 +3%
information, focusing on sector specialists
scarce skills Attendance figures at road show (5
venues) higher than forecasted
Annually train 400 Skills
Development Facilitators
(SDFs) countrywide

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NSDS Objectives - PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Objective 2:
Promoting and accelerating quality training for all at the workplace
NSDS Success Indicator
Success Indicator 2.1
Employment equity targets
of large and medium firms
are supported by skills
development. Impact on
overall equity profile
assessed
Success Indicator 2.2
Skills development is
supported in at least 40% of
small levy paying firms and
the impact of the support is
measured.
Success Indicator 2.5
Annually increase the
number of small BEE firms
and BEE Cooperatives
supported through skills
development.
Progress measured through
an annual survey of BEE firms
and BEE Cooperatives within
the sector from the 2nd year
onwards.
Impact of support measured
AgriSETA Target
231 large firms
(150+ employees) and 412
medium firms
(50-149 employees) to
receive Mandatory Grants
1 020 small enterprises to
receive financial support
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Progress/ Variance
Compliance
Large: 215 -7%
Medium: 301 -27%
The two main reasons for
underperforming are that a number
of large and medium enterprises
(a) submitted this year for the first
time and did not qualify for a
Mandatory Grant payment; and
(b) did not submit the ATR/WSP as
required.
545 -47%
The small levy paying sector is
simply too large for AgriSETA to
impact directly on 40% of the
sector, given AgriSETA's limited
discretionary funds
28 +27%
Improved recording system enables
AgriSETA to identify its support to
BEE firms and Cooperatives more
accurately.
NSDS Objectives - PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Objective 2:
Promoting and accelerating quality training for all at the workplace
NSDS Success Indicator
Success Indicator 2.7
Number of workers who
have achieved at least ABET
level 4.
Success Indicator 2.8
Number of workers assisted
to enter and at least 50%
successfully complete
programmes, including
learnerships and
apprenticeships, leading to
basic entry, intermediate and
high-level scarce skills.
Impact of assistance
measured
Objective 3:
Promoting employability and sustainable livelihoods through skills development
NSDS Success Indicator
Success Indicator 3.2
At least 2 000 non-levy
paying enterprises, NGOs
and CBOs and Community-
based Cooperatives are
supported by skills
development.
Impact of support on
sustainability measured
with a targeted 75%
success rate
(continued)
AgriSETA Target
The target for 2007/2008
is 4 700 learners to enrol
in any ABET level.
Assisting employed
workers on learning
programmes.
The target for 2007/2008
is 1 500 learners.
AgriSETA Target
5 NGOs, CBOs or other
non-paying enterprises
assisted with skills
development
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Progress/ Variance
Compliance
2 076 -56%
Given the formula applied by the
DoL to allocated ABET targets,
AgriSETA cannot achieve the ABET
targets with its resources and
discretionary funding. Also, ABET
has a very high drop-out rate.
2 441 +63%
The over-performance is mainly
linked to the popularity of skills
programmes within the primary
sector.
These programmes are short in
nature and higher than planned
figures were achieved.
Progress/ Variance
Compliance
7 +40%
Due to the low target set initially, it
was possible to over-perform
NSDS Objectives - PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Objective 4:
Assisting designated groups, including new entrants, to participate in accredited work-
integrated learning and work-based programmes to acquire critical skills to enter the labour
market and self-employment

NSDS Success Indicator AgriSETA Target Progress/ Variance

Compliance
Success Indicator 4.1

Number of unemployed 628 learners from the

people assisted to enter
and at least 50%
successfully complete
programmes, including
learnerships and
apprenticeships, leading to
basic entry, intermediate
and high-level scarce skills.
Impact of assistance
measured.
1 088 +73%
unemployed sector
(plus 1 632 non-
supported by means of
sponsored. Not This over-performance is largely
learning programmes
included in figures) boosted by the capturing of non-
sponsored skills programmes (an
initiative of the National Department
of Agriculture (NDA).
As for 2.8, the primary sector is biased
towards skills programmes – the
shorter nature thereof enables
AgriSETA to achieve higher figures.

Success Indicator 4.2

Number of young students 100 unemployed learners 97 -3%

in sector-relevant exposed to Critical Skills
programmes from FET and Programmes Insufficient applications for workplace
HET institutions assisted to experience received.
gain work experience, of
whom at least 70%
successfully find
placement.

Success Indicator 4.3

Number of young people 5 persons exposed to new 46 +820%

trained and mentored to
form sustainable new
ventures and at least 70%
of new ventures in
operation 12 months after
completion of programme.
ventures
This figure is boosted by one project
where a number of farmers participate
in a land reform project and are now
established apple export farmers.

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Objective 5:
Improving the quality and relevance of provision
NSDS Success Indicator AgriSETA Target Progress/ Variance
Compliance
Success Indicator 5.1

SETA recognises and 2 ISOEs supported 3 +50%

supports at least 5
Institutes of Sectoral or Two new ISOEs established and one
Occupational Excellence existing ISOE assisted with continued
(ISOEs) within public or support.
private institutions and
through the Public Private
Partnerships (PPPs) where
appropriate.
These are spread as widely
as possible so that people
can attain identified critical
occupation skills.
Excellence is measured in
terms of the number of
learners successfully placed
in the sector and employer
satisfaction ratings of their
training.

Success Indicator 5.2

Each province has at least 2 Support 1 provincial 2 +100%

accredited provider provider to deliver new
institutions to manage the venture creation.
delivery of the new venture
creation qualification.

70% of new ventures still

operating after 12 months
will be used as a measure
of the institution's success.

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NSDS Objectives - PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

MANDATORY GRANT PAYMENTS

AgriSETA had 16 638 employers registered in terms of the Skills Development Act, for the 2007/2008 financial year.

Of the 16 638 registered employers, 4 249 employers paid the Skills Development Levy. The total amount received in levies for the
12-month period relating to the 2007/2008 financial year as at 31 March 2008, was R131 535 million.

Of the 4 249 levy paying employers, 1 553 applications for Mandatory Grants were received by 30 June 2007 of which 1 006 were
paid the Mandatory Grant.

In cases where the Mandatory Grant was not paid to employers who had submitted an application, this was mainly due to first-time
submissions, and rejections as a result of insufficient detail and/or proof of training or exemption.

The total amount paid towards Mandatory Grants in 2007/2008, was R61 171 million. This also included payments made with regard
to prior-year levies received. The Mandatory Grant payout percentage was 76% and related to levies received for the scheme year
2007/2008.

Finance and Administration Personnel

Ms Annetjie Labuscagne Administration Coordinator

Ms Dineo Mlambo Finance Assistant
Ms Rosa Ballard Finance Assistant
Ms Amanda Victor Secretary/Administration
Mr Moses Meko Reception/Internal Messenger/Security
Mr Theuns Henning Grants Administrator
Ms Amandie Gerber Grants Coordinator
Ms Racquel Bergman Grants Administrator Assistant

Resignations
Ms Cathy Salmon Chief Financial Officer

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Annual Financial STATEMENTS

Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority

Financial Statements
for the period ended 31 March 2008

The Annual Financial Statements for the period ended 31 March 2008, set out on pages 72 to 100, have been approved by the
Accounting Authority in terms of section 51(1) (f ) of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), No 1 of 1999 on 29 May 2008, and
are signed on their behalf by:

Machiel van Niekerk (CEO) Mzikayise Khumalo (Chairperson)

CONTENTS

Report of the Accounting Authority 72

Statement of Financial Performance 76
Statement of Financial Position 77
Statement of Changes in Net Assets 78
Cash Flow Statement 79

Accounting Policies to the Annual Financial Statements 80

Notes to the Annual Financial Statements 85

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Report OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

INTRODUCTION

The Audit Committee met four times during the financial year. The following table shows the attendance of Audit Committee
members indicated by an X.

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

The Audit Committee charter complies with the principles of good governance and the PFMA and is regularly visited by the Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee is accountable to the accounting authority and has an oversight function with regard to the
following:
n
Financial management and other reporting practices;
n
Internal controls and the management of risks;
n
Compliance with laws, regulations and good ethical practices;
n
The external audit function;
n
The internal audit function, and
n
The fraud prevention function.

The Audit Committee has executed its responsibilities in compliance with its terms of reference in the Audit Committee charter.

REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee addressed the following activities during the period under review:
n
Reviewed the risk analysis of the AgriSETA;
n
Reviewed the internal audit charter;
n
Reviewed the internal audit coverage plan and budget;
n
Considered the internal audit reports and made appropriate recommendations;
n
Monitored internal audit's coverage of the three-year audit rolling plan;
n
Monitored management's follow-up of matters that require attention identified by internal audit;
n
Monitor compliance with the AGRISETA policies and applicable legislation;
n
Approved the SETAs updated and revised fraud prevention plan;
n
Reviewed the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2008;
n
Reviewed the audit report of the Auditor- General on the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2008, and
n
Reviewed the audited annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2008 and recommended the statements for
approval by the accounting authority.

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CONCLUSION

The Audit Committee wishes to report that in its opinion:

n
The internal audit plan was structured to ensure proper risk management;
n
Matters requiring management's attention have been adequately addressed;
n
The internal control systems are effective;
n
The internal auditors are effective, objective and independent;
n
The external auditors are effective, objective and independent;
n
The Auditor-General has not raised any matters of significance within the control of the AgriSETA;
n
The Audit Committee accepts the opinion expressed by the Auditor-General;
n
The Audit Committee has carried out its operations appropriately, diligently and in accordance with the statutory and other
requirements, and
n
The annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2008 fairly present the financial position of the AgriSETA.

Prof Deon Scott

Chairperson

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Report OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL TO PARLIAMENT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR EDUCATION TRANING
AUTHORITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2008
REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Introduction
1. I have audited the accompanying financial
statements of the Agricultural Sector Education
and Training Authority which comprise the
statement of financial position as at 31 March
2008, statement of financial performance,
statement of changes in net assets and cash
flow statement for the year then ended, and a
summary of significant accounting policies and
accounting authority's report, as set out on
pages 72 to 75.
Responsibility of the accounting authority for
the financial statements
2. The accounting authority is responsible for the
preparation and fair presentation of these
financial statements in accordance with the
basis of accounting determined by the National
Treasury, as set out in note 1 to the financial
statements and in a manner required by the
Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of
1999) (PFMA). This responsibility includes:
? designing, implementing and maintaining
internal control relevant to the preparation
and fair presentation of financial statements
that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error
? selecting and applying appropriate
accounting policies
? making accounting estimates that are
reasonable in the circumstances.
Responsibility of the Auditor-General
3. As required by section 188 of the Constitution of
the Republic of South Africa, 1996 read with
section 4 of the Public Audit Act, 2004 (Act
No. 25 of 2004) and section 14(6)(a) of the Skills
Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998), my
responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on my audit.
4. I conducted my audit in accordance with the
International Standards on Auditing and General
Notice 616 of 2008, issued in Government
Gazette No. 31057 of 15 May 2008. Those
standards require that I comply with ethical
requirements and plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance on whether the
financial statements are free from material
misstatement.
5. An audit involves performing procedures to
obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor's
judgement, including the assessment of the risks
of material misstatement of the financial
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statements, whether due to fraud or error. In
making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the entity's
preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
the effectiveness of the entity's internal control.
6. An audit also includes evaluating the:
? appropriateness of accounting policies used
? reasonableness of accounting estimates
made by management
? overall presentation of the financial
statements.
7. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
my audit opinion.
Basis of accounting
8. The public entity's policy is to prepare financial
statements on basis of accounting determined
by the National Treasury, as set out in note 1 to
the financial statements.
Opinion
9. In my opinion the financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Agricultural Sector Education and
Training Authority as at 31 March 2008 and its
financial performance and cash flows for the
year then ended, in accordance with the basis of
accounting determined by the National Treasury
as set out in note 1 to the financial statements
and in the manner required by the Public
Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act no.1 of
1999).
Emphasis of matter
Without qualifying my audit opinion, I draw attention
to the following matters:
Significant uncertainties
10. As disclosed in note 17 to the annual financial
statements, the Agricultural Sector Education
and Training Authority is continuing action
instituted by the Seta for Secondary Agriculture
(SETASA) regarding payments made to a
company without services being rendered.
Restatement of corresponding figures
11. As disclosed in accounting policy note 3 and in
note 25 to the annual financial statements the
accounting policy for the recognition and
measurement of skills development levy income
has been amended by National Treasury and the
Department of Labour on the basis of a revised
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Report OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL

interpretation of the Skills Development Act, Act Matters of governance

no 97 of 1998 and the Skills Development Levies
Act, Act no 9 of 2001. Revenue and the related
receivables and mandatory grant payments and
the related payables have been adjusted
accordingly. The corresponding figures for 31
March 2007 have been restated as result of
revised interpretation.
12. The PFMA tasks the accounting authority with a
number of responsibilities concerning financial
and risk management and internal control.
Fundamental to achieving this is the
implementation of certain key governance
responsibilities, which I have assessed as
follows:

OTHER IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES procedures selected depend on the auditor's

REPORT ON PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
13. I have reviewed the performance information
as set out on pages 61 to 65.
Responsibility of the accounting authority for
the performance information
judgement.
17. I believe that the evidence I have obtained is
sufficient and appropriate to report that no
significant findings have been identified as a
result of my review.
APPRECIATION

14. The accounting authority has additional
responsibilities as required by section 55(2)(a)
of the PFMA to ensure that the annual report
and audited financial statements fairly present
the performance against predetermined
objectives of the public entity.
18. The assistance rendered by the staff of the
Agricultural Sector Education and Training
Authority during the audit is sincerely
appreciated.

Responsibility of the Auditor-General

15. I conducted my engagement in accordance Pretoria

with section 13 of the PAA read with General
Notice 616 of 2008, issued in Government 31 July 2008
Gazette No. 31057 of 15 May 2008.

16. In terms of the foregoing my engagement

included performing procedures of an audit
nature to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence
about the performance information and related
systems, processes and procedures. The

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 March 2008
Report OF THE ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY
Honourable Minister, it is with pleasure that the Accounting
Authority presents to you the Annual Financial Statements
for the Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority
for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008.
1. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT
SKILLS PLANNING
For the second year in a row, the Department of Labour
accepted AgriSETA's updated Sector Skills Plan as
submitted, including the definitions of scarce and critical
skills within the sector. This was quite an important
achievement as the SSP and the definitions of scarce and
critical skills guide the AgriSETA at a strategic level. The SSP
also becomes the guide for the development of the annual
Service Level Agreement with the Department of Labour
and, at an operational level, guides the process of allocating
learnerships and skills programmes.
The Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) and the
new quality assurance body, the Quality Council for Trades
and Occupations (QCTO), were most likely the most
interesting developments during the past year. AgriSETA is
one of the leading SETAs with regard to the definition and
clarification of occupations within its demarcated sector.
With the financial assistance of GTZ, the German Aid
organisation, huge strides have been made in this regard.
Starting early in the new financial year, the process will be
taken a step further towards the development of new
qualifications (aligned to the OFO) and the structuring of
curricula and unit standards. Three pilot projects will be
implemented in the new financial year.
Finally, the process of developing learning material for the
primary component of our sector is now virtually
concluded. High quality, generic learning material for NQF
levels 1 to 4 for the various primary qualifications is now
available on our website and in CD format. Feedback to date
has been positive and the material has assisted significantly
to capacitate providers (mainly the smaller accredited
providers who neither have the capacity nor the funding
base to develop their own unit standard-aligned learning
material).
There are two initiatives which will take place in the coming
financial year and which will be the responsibility of the
Skills Planning Department. Firstly, a proposal and
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) have been
developed between the Skills Planning Department and
staff from the Office of the Commissioner for the Restitution
of Land Rights. This proposal and MoU have been
scrutinised and accepted and will be signed early in the
2008/2009 financial year. The proposal will then be
forwarded to the Department of Labour (at the highest
possible level and hopefully with the direct support of the
Minister of Agriculture) to gain commitment from the
National Skills Fund to allocate an amount of R214 million to
AgriSETA over a 4-year period. This will enable AgriSETA to
effectively address the skills needs of those who benefit
from the restitution process, in as far as the farming
community is concerned, in partnership with the Office of
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the Commissioner.
The second initiative, which has already commenced but
which will roll out on a full scale over the next two financial
years, is that of an accelerated artisan development
programme. Over and above AgriSETA's annual
commitment towards artisans (approximately 50
allocations per annum), this initiative will ensure that a
further 247 young persons with correct academic
qualifications will be trained to attain artisan status within
two years in a wide range of trades needed in our sector.
EDUCATION TRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
It is interesting to note that since the introduction of the
eRPL in the Grain Sector, enquiries received with regard to
this have increased. Other industries have indicated an
interest in assisting their employees to acquire credits
through the RPL approach. The aim of RPL is not to re-assess
(re-test) the knowledge and skills of the applicant, but to
recognise the skills and knowledge already possessed by
individuals, by assessing the evidence that has been
submitted or demonstrated. It is for this reason that people
from all walks of life see an opportunity to obtain a
qualification(s) or part of a qualification(s) through the RPL
approach.
The challenges:
The process of collecting evidence should be
n
consistent with the principles of assessment as
regulated by SAQA. In simple terms, this means that the
candidates are able to receive credits toward nationally
recognised unit standards and qualifications through
the RPL system, provided that the evidence produced
meets the requirements in terms of validity,
authenticity, sufficiency, consistency and fairness.
Illiterate learners require more time and attention to
n
interpret the questions, and this prolongs the
assessment of their portfolios.
Too much guidance during assessment may
n
compromise the principles of assessment (validity,
authenticity, sufficiency, consistency and fairness).
Quality Management System (QMS)
A Quality Management System was implemented. Each
department gave inputs with regard to the processes to be
followed. The development of the system is well underway.
The next phase, which is more challenging, is to integrate
the processes of all the departments and to ensure synergy
between these processes.
Assessors and Moderators
The registration of assessors and moderators is also well
underway. Although 1 050 assessors and 700 moderators
have been trained to date, many assessors have moved from
one provider to another. This has posed a challenge to our
system. Every training provider is required to have a
registered assessor(s). However, the mobility meant that the
providers were not able to control their records or submit
the correct data on their assessors.
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Qualifications and Unit Standards
All the qualifications which had either expired or were
nearing their expiry dates, were re-submitted with few or no
changes. Although the process became tedious in many
instances, we are happy to report that many of the
qualifications which were submitted have been re-
registered.
Department of Labour
The Department of Labour (DoL) has identified five SETAs to
help it accredit its providers. These are AgriSETA, ESETA,
MQA, MerSETA and CETA. DoL has entered into an
agreement with each SETA to support 60 providers per SETA
which will be distributed provincially. From a capacity-
building point of view, it is a good attempt by the DoL to
assist the SETAs in their endeavours to accredit training
providers and more so in building the capacity needed to
comply with accreditation requirements. The only
challenge with this approach is that the training providers
which are not yet accredited would expect the DoL to
support them in becoming accredited. So far, we are proud
to report that the project has taken off with great
momentum. Three provinces, Western Cape, Limpopo and
Eastern Cape, have already commenced with Quality
Management System training and hope to wrap up the
training by the beginning of June 2008.
Institute of Sectoral or Occupational Excellence (ISOE)
The ETQA Department is proud to report that three
institutions have been recognised as ISOEs to date. They are
Transvaal Suiker Beperk (TSB) in Malelane, Mpumalanga;
Shukela Training Centre (STC), in Mount Edgecombe,
KwaZulu-Natal; and Scientific Roets in Eastern Cape.
SKILLS DELIVERY – LEARNERSHIPS AND SKILLS
PROGRAMMES
The Skills Delivery Department is responsible for the
implementation of the Service Level Agreement that the
SETA concludes with the DoL. This Department is
responsible for the implementation of the targets agreed
upon in the specific NSDS target. We significantly exceeded
these targets during the reporting period, both in terms of
the Learnerships and the Skills Programmes. The benefit of
this is that we managed to reach far more beneficiaries than
expected, which meant that the training had a greater
impact than anticipated. We are also pleased about the
quality of the training that was conducted against the said
allocations, which can be attributed to the efforts of the
ETQA Department as well as those of our accredited service
providers.
We supported various major projects in both our Skills
Programmes and Learnerships. In the Skills Programmes, we
supported 1 500 learners in the Deciduous and Citrus fruit
sector with Occupational Health and Safety training, which
had been identified as a scarce and critical skill in our sector.
Various commodity organisations also benefited
significantly from our funding.
In the Learnerships, we supported a large project in the Fruit
Processing sector, which will provide critical skills to this
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sector. We were also part of a large initiative in the Eastern
Cape for unemployed learners in the Poultry farming sector,
which will provide resources and income to the Eastern
Cape area.
These are just a few examples of the ongoing support that
we provided.
We have engaged our stakeholders on the current
application forms for Learnerships and Skillls Programmes.
Subsequent to that exercise, we changed the application
forms to reflect the information that we require when
evaluating applications more accurately. This was met with
enthusiasm and has made a positive impact on the
application status of projects.
We appointed two permanent employees to assist in the
administration of projects, which forms a large component
of the work done by this Department. The impact that the
two new employees have had on the Department has been
clearly visible.
2. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
AgriSETA's performance is measured by the Department of
Labour against the objectives of the National Skills
Development Strategy and upon submission of Quarterly
Monitoring Reports.
3. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Executive Committee and Governing Board met
quarterly and a Special Board meeting was held at the end
of February 2008.
The Human Resource Committee met twice during the year.
Policies
A Marketing Communication Policy and a Marketing
Communication Strategy were approved and
implemented.
4. HUMAN RESOURCES
Performance Management System
The per formance management system will be
implemented in the new financial year.
5. RECOMMENDATIONS
Accounting Authority Members
The members of the Accounting Authority received a daily
allowance and the following amounts were paid to the
Board members:
Chairperson - R1 200
Vice-Chairperson - R1 100
Ordinary members - R1 000
A comprehensive table is attached, as per Treasury
Regulation 28.1.
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31 March 2008

Report OF THE ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY

Board members also represent the Board on various 6. DIRECTOR'S NOTE

standing committees of the SETA such as Skills Planning,
ETQA, Human Resources, Learnerships, and Sub-Sector
Committees.
An overnight fee of R100-00 per overnight stay per member
is paid and travelling expenses are reimbursed in the
amount of R2,46 (two rand forty-six cents) per kilometre.
EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE
No material or significant events took place after year-end.
The Audit Committee report, which forms part of the
Annual Financial Statements, was approved on 30 July 2007.
Generic nature of prior period error
As a collective, SETAs and their respective stakeholders
further interpreted various pieces of legislation and
accounting principles governing revenue recognition
flowing from the Skills Development Levies. This
necessitated the restatement of revenue in line with GRAP 3.
In prior years the SETAs recognised revenue when the
employers submitted the EMP201 to SARS. However,
revenue is now recognised upon receipt of funds or receipt
of the allocation from the DoL, whichever occurs first. This
revenue was delayed by approximately two months.

The calculation for the provision of grants was affected by

this interpretation, as was the allocation for Admin
Expenditure. For further disclosure please refer to note 24
of the Annual Financial Statements.

BUSINESS ADDRESS
AgriSETA House
529 Belvedere Street
Arcadia
0083
Republic of South Africa

Mzikayiso Khumalo
Chairperson of the Board
31 May 2008

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31 March 2008

Report OF THE ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY

Disclosure of remuneration in terms of Treasury Regulation 28.1

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Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
Note R’000 R’000

INCOME
Skills Development Levy: income from non-exchange transactions 2 131 536 115 836
Skills Development Levy: penalties and interest from non-exchange 941 1 003
transactions 12 695 8 820
National Skills Fund income 13 - 167
Donations for special projects 3 11 741 7 841
Investment income 4 192 1 691
Other income
145 105 135 358
Total revenue

EXPENSES
Employer grant and project expenses 5 (100 457) (122 761)
Administration expenses 6 (15 443) (15 588)
National Skills Fund expenses 12 ( 695) (8 820)
Special project expenditure 13 - ( 167)

Total expenses (116 328) (147 336)

NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE PERIOD 1 28 510 (11 978)

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement OF FINANCIAL POSITION

as at 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
Note R’000 R’000

ASSETS

Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 7 5 898 7 364

Current assets
Accounts receivable from non-exchange transactions 8 1 228 549
Accounts receivable other 9 1 312 296
Cash and cash equivalents 10 144 779 111 317
Total assets 153 217 119 526

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables from exchange transactions 11 28 405 23 097
Government Grants and donor funding received in advance 13 819 819
National Skills Fund received in advance 12 2 904 3 030
Provisions 14 163 164
Total Liabilities 32 291 27 110

NET ASSETS 120 926 92 416

Funds and reserves

Administration reserve 956 849
Employer grant reserve 185 181
Discretionary reserve 116 548 87 882
Capitalisation reserve 3 237 3 504
120 926 92 416

TOTAL FUNDS AND RESERVES 120 926 92 416

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 Administration Employer grant Discretionary Capitalisation Unappropriated
reserve reserve reserve reserve surplus Total
Note R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000

Balance at 31 March 2006 - Nine Month Period 798 68 112 252 2 907 - 116 025
Effect of change in accounting interpretation - - (11 631) - - (11 631)
as at 31 March 2008

Restated balance 24 798 68 100 621 2 907 - 104 394

Net deficit per Statement of Financial Performance - - - - (11 978) (11 978)
Transfer from revaluation reserve - - - -
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Transfer from capitalisation reserve 485 - - (485) - -

Transfer to capitalisation reserve (1 082) - - 1 082 - -
Allocation of unappropriated surplus 2 443 16 413 (30 834) - 11 978 -
Excess reserves transferred to Discretionary reserve (1 795) (16 300) 18 095 - - -
Reclassification of reserve balances -
Balance at 31 March 2007 849 181 87 882 3 504 - 92 416
Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority

Net surplus per Statement of Financial Performance - - - - 28 510 28 510

Transfer from capitalisation reserve 267 - - (267) - -
Allocation of unappropriated surplus 3 034 19 835 5 641 - (28 510) -
1
Excess reserves transferred to Discretionary reserve (3 194) (19 831) 23 025 - - -
Balance at 31 March 2008 956 185 116 548 3 237 - 120 926

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Balance at 31 March 2008
An amount of R 185 000 (2007:R 181 000) is disclosed in the employer grant reserve for newly registered companies, participating after the legislative cut-off date.

An amount of R956 000 (2007: R849 000) is retained in the administration reserve equal to the carrying value of Property, plant and equipment (excluding the carrying value of any
project assets).
Statement OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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Cash Flow STATEMENT

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
Note R’000 R’000

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Operating activities
Cash receipts from stakeholders and customers 131 990 117 944
Cash paid to stakeholders, suppliers and employees (108 694) (141 186)
Cash generated utilised in operations 15 23 296 (23 242)
Interest Received 3 11 741 7 841
Net Special Project funds paid 12 & 13 (1 142) 5 594
Net cash outflow from operating activities 33 895 (9 807)

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchase of property, plant and equipment 7 ( 433) (2 180)
Proceeds from disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment 7 - 1 919

Net cash outflow from investing activities ( 433) ( 261)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 33 462 (10 068)

Opening Balance 15 111 317 121 385
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 10 144 779 111 317

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Accounting Policies TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

1. Basis of preparation
The annual financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except where adjusted for present/fair values as
required by the respective accounting standards. The annual financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
Statements of General Accepted Accounting Practice and the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999) as
amended. including any interpretations of such Statements issued by the Accounting Practices Board, with the effective standard of
Generally Recognised Accounting Practices (GRAP) issued by the Accounting Standards Board replacing the equivalent GAAP
Statement as follows:

Standard of GRAP Replaced Statement of GAAP

GRAP 1: Presentation of f financial statements AC101: Presentation of financial statements
GRAP 2: Cash flow statements AC118: Cash flow statements
GRAP 3: Accounting policies, changes in accounting AC103: Accounting policies, changes in accounting
estimates and errors estimates and errors

Currently the recognition and measurement principles in the above GRAP and GAAP Statements do not differ or result in material
differences in items presented and disclosed in the financial statements. The implementation of GRAP 1, 2 & 3 has resulted in the
following changes in the presentation of the financial statements:

1. Terminology differences:

Standard of GRAP Replaced Statement of GAAP

Statement of financial performance Income statement
Statement of financial position Balance sheet
Statement of changes in net assets Statement of changes in equity
Net assets Equity
Surplus/deficit Profit/loss
Accumulated surplus/deficit Retained earnings
Contributions from owners Share capital
Distributions to owners Dividend

2. The cash flow statement can only be prepared in accordance with the direct method.

3. Specific information has been presented separately on the statement of financial position such as :
(a) receivables from non-exchange transactions, including taxes and transfers;
(b) taxes and transfers payable;
(c) trade and other payables from non-exchange transactions

4. Amount and nature of any restrictions on cash balances is required.

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below and are, in all material
respects, consistent with those of the previous year, except as otherwise indicated.

2. Currency
These financial statements are presented in South African Rands since that is the currency in which the majority of the entity
transactions are denominated.

3. Revenue recognition

3.1 Levy income

The accounting policy for the recognition and measurement of skills development levy income has been amended on the basis of a
revised interpretation of the Skills Development Act, Act No 97 of 1998 and the Skills Development Levies Act, Act No 9 of 1999.
Skills Development Levy (SDL) transfers are recognized when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the SETA and
these benefits can be measured reliably. This occurs when the Department of Labour (DoL) either makes and allocation or payment,
whichever comes first, to the SETA, as required by Section 8 of the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 (Act No. 9 of 1999). The new
policy is effective from 1st April 2007.

The revision was completed and issued by National Treasury on the 27th July 2007 and is effective from 1st April 2007.

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for the period ended 31 March 2008

In terms of section 3(1) and 3(4) of the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 (Act No. 9 of 1999), registered member companies of the
Seta pay a skills development levy of 1% of the total payroll cost to the South African Revenue Services (SARS), who collects the
levies on behalf of the Department of Labour (DoL). Companies with an annual payroll cost less than R 500 000 are exempted in
accordance with section 4 (b) of the Skills Development Levies Act, No. 9 of 1999, effective 1 August 2005.

80% of skills development levies are paid over to the Seta (net of the 20% contribution to the National Skills Fund). The Seta was not
in a position to verify that SARS has collected all potential skills levy income.

Levy income is recognised on the accrual basis.

Revenue is adjusted for interSeta transfers due to employers changing Seta's. Such adjustments are separate disclosed as interSeta
transfers. The amount of the interSeta adjustment is calculated according to the Standard Operating Procedure re-issued by the
Department of Labour.

When a new employer is transferred to the Seta, the levies transferred by the former Seta are recognised as revenue and allocated to
the respective category to maintain its original identity.

3.2 Interest and penalties

Interest and penalties received on the skills development levy are recognised on the accrual basis.

3.3 Funds allocated by the National Skills Fund for Special Projects
Funds transferred by the National Skills Fund (NSF) are accounted for in the financial statements of the Seta as a liability until the
related eligible special project expenses are incurred, when the liability is extinguished and revenue recognised.

Property, plant and equipment acquired for NSF Special Projects are capitalised in the financial statements of the Seta, as the Seta
controls such assets for the duration of the project. Such assets could however only be disposed of in terms of agreement and
specific written instructions by the NSF.

3.4 Government grants and other donor income

Conditional government grants and other conditional donor funding received is recorded as deferred income when they become
receivable and is then recognised as income on a systematic basis over the period, necessary to match the grants with the related
costs which they are intended to compensate. Unconditional grants received are recognised when the amounts have been
received.

3.5 Investment income

Interest income is accrued on a time proportion basis, taking into account the principal outstanding and the effective interest rate
over the period to maturity.

4. Grants and project expenditure

A registered employer may recover a maximum of 50% of its total levy payment as a mandatory grant (excluding interest and
penalties) by complying with the criteria in accordance with the Skills Development Act, 1998 Seta Grant regulations regarding
monies received and related matters (the Seta Grant Regulations).

Mandatory grants
Grants equivalent to 50% of the total levies received by the Seta during the corresponding financial period, if the employer meets
the criteria in the Seta Grant Regulations.

Discretionary grants & project expenditure

A Seta may allocate discretionary grants to employers who have submitted an application for a discretionary grant in the prescribed
form within the agreed upon cut-off period. The grant payable and the related expenditure are recognised when the application
has been approved.

A Seta may out of any surplus monies determine and allocate funds to employers, education and training providers and workers of
the employers who have submitted an application for the funds in the prescribed form within the agreed upon cut-off period.
Project expenditure comprises:
- costs that relate directly to the specific contract;
- costs that are attributable to contract activity in general and can be allocated to the project; and
- such other costs as are specifically chargeable to the Seta under the terms of the contract.

Such costs are allocated using methods that are systematic and rational and are applied consistently to all costs having similar
characteristics.

Project costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred.

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for the period ended 31 March 2008

Retrospective adjustments by SARS

The Seta refunds amounts to employers in the form of grants, based on information from SARS. Where SARS retrospectively
amends the information on levies collected, it may result in grants that have been paid to certain employers that are in excess of the
amount the Seta is permitted to have granted to employers. A receivable relating to the overpayment to the employer in earlier
periods is raised at the amount of such grant overpayment, net of bad debts and provision for irrecoverable amounts.

5. Irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure

Irregular expenditure means expenditure incurred in contravention of, or not in accordance with, a requirement of any applicable
legislation, including:
- The PFMA, as amended.
- The Skills Development Act (the Act), 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998) as amended.

Fruitless and wasteful expenditure means expenditure that was made in vain and would have been avoided had reasonable care
been exercised.

All irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure is recognised against the respective class of expense in the period in which they
are incurred.

6. Non-current assets held for sale

Non-current assets are classified as held for sale if their carrying amount will be recovered through a sale transaction rather than
through continuing use. This condition in regarded as being met only when the sale is highly probable and the asset is available for
immediate sale in the its present condition. Management must be committed to the sale, which should be expected to qualify for
recognition as a completed sale within one year from the date of classification.

Non-current assets classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of the assets' previous carrying amount and fair value less
costs to sell.

The gain or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the
carrying amount and are taken into account in determining operating surplus.

7. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and adjusted for any impairments.
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets over their estimated useful lives, using the straight line method. Land is
not depreciated as it is deemed to have an indefinite useful life. Refer to note 22.

Where the carrying amount of an asset is greater than its estimated recoverable amount, it is written down immediately to its
recoverable amount (i.e. impairment losses are recognised.)

The gain or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the
carrying amount and are taken into account in determining operating surplus.

8. Leasing
Finance leases consistent with the definition set out in the Treasury Regulations refer to a contract that transfers the risks, rewards,
rights and obligations incident to ownership to the lessee and is recorded as a purchase of equipment by means of long-term
borrowing. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Payments made under operating leases (leases other than finance leases) are charged to the Statement of Financial Performance on
a straight-line basis over the period of the lease. When an operating lease is terminated before the lease period has expired, any
payment required to be made to the lessor by way of penalty is recognized as an expense in the period in which termination takes
place.

9. Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Seta has a present obligation as a result of a past event and it is probable that this will result in an
outflow of economic benefits that can be estimated reliably. Long-term provisions are discounted to net present value.

The cost of employee benefits is recognised during the period in which the employee renders the related service. Employee
entitlements are recognised when they accrue to employees. A provision is made for the estimated liability as a result of services
rendered by employees up to the Statement of Financial Position date. Provisions included in the Statement of Financial Position are
provisions for leave (based on the current salary rates) and termination benefits.

Termination benefits are recognized and expensed only when the payment is made.

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No provision has been made for retirement benefits as the Seta does not provide for retirement benefits for its employees.

10. Grants and Projects

Mandatory and discretionary grant payments

A liability is recognised for mandatory grant payments once the specific criteria set out in the SETA Grant Regulation has been
complied with by member companies and it is probable that the Seta will approve the grant application for payment. The liability is
measured at the net present value of the expected future cash outflow as determined in accordance with the Act.

Discretionary projects
No provision is made for projects approved at year end, unless the service in terms of the contract has been delivered. Where a
project has been approved, but has not been accrued for or provided for, it is disclosed as commitments in the notes to the financial
statements.

11. Financial instruments

Recognition
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised on the Seta's Statement of Financial Position when the Seta becomes a party
to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets
Investments are recognised and derecognised on a trade date where the purchase or sale of an investment is under a contract
whose terms require delivery of the investment within the timeframe established by the market concerned, and are initially
measured at fair value, net of transaction costs except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which
are initially measured at fair value.

Financial assets can be classified into the following specified categories: financial assets as 'at fair value through profit or loss'
(FVTPL), 'held-to-maturity investments', 'available-for-sale' (AFS) financial assets and 'loans and receivables'. The classification
depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of initial recognition.

All financial assets of the Seta were categorised as loans and receivables

Loans and receivables

Trade receivables, loans, and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are
classified as 'loans and receivables'. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method less
any impairment. Interest income is recognised by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables where the
recognition of interest would be immaterial.

Effective interest method

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and of allocating interest income over
the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected
life of the financial asset, or, where appropriate, a shorter period.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date.

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial
recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been impacted. For financial assets carried
at amortised cost, the amount of the impairment is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of
estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate.

The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of
trade receivables where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. When a trade receivable is
uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited
against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognised in the surplus or deficit.

Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities at FVTPL or other financial liabilities.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

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for the period ended 31 March 2008

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL where the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.
All financial liabilities of the Seta were classified as other financial liabilities.

Other financial liabilities

Other financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs.

Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense
recognised on an effective yield basis.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense
over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments through the
expected life of the financial liability, or, where appropriate, a shorter period.

12. Reserves
Equity is classified based on the restrictions placed on the distribution of monies received in accordance with the Regulations issued
in terms of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act 97 of 1998) statement of changes in equity as follows:
- Administration reserve
- Employer grant reserve
- Discretionary reserve
- Unappropriated surplus

Employer levy payments are set aside in terms of the Skills Development Act and the regulations issued in terms of the Act, for the
purpose of:

2007/08 2006/07
% %
Administration costs of the Seta 10 10
Employer Grant Fund Levy 50 50
Mandatory Workplace Skills Grant 50 50
Mandatory Workplace Skills Planning Grant - -
Mandatory Workplace Skills Implementation Grant - -
Discretionary grants and projects 20 20
Received by the Seta 80 80
Contribution to the National Skills Fund 20 20
100 100

In addition, contributions received from public service employers in the national or provincial spheres of government may be used
to fund the Seta's administration costs.

Interest and penalties received from SARS as well as interest received on investments is utilised for discretionary grant projects.

Surplus funds in the administration and unallocated funds in the employer grant reserve are moved to the discretionary fund
reserve Provision is made in the mandatory grant reserve for newly registered companies, participating after the legislative cut-off
date.

13. Comparative figures

Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation in the current year.

14. Taxation
No provision has been made for taxation, as the Seta is exempt from income tax in terms of Section 10 of the Income Tax Act , 1962
(Act 58 of 1962).

15. Consumables
Consumables are recognised as an asset on the date of acquisition and it is measured at the cost of the acquisition. It is subsequently
recognised in surplus or deficit as it is consumed.

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 1. ALLOCATION OF NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR TO RESERVES:
2006/07 2007/08 Employer Grants Reserve Discretionary grants reserve

Total per Total per

Statement of Statement of Admini-
Financial Financial stration Mandotary Discretionary Special Total
Performance Performance reserve skills grant Total grants Projects Projects Discretionary

Total revenue 135 358 145 105 18 477 81 006 81 006 32 245 695 12 682 45 622
Skills development levy: income
Admin levy income (10%) 16 231 18 285 18 285 - - - - -
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Grant levy income (70%) 99 605 113 251 - 81 006 81 006 32 245 - 32 245
Skills development levy: penalties and interest 1 003 941 - - - - 941 941
National Skills Fund income 8 820 695 - - - - 695 - 695
for the period ended 31 March 2008

Donations for special projects 167 - - - - - - - -

Investment income 7 841 11 741 - - - - 11 741 11 741
Other income 1 691 192 192 - - - - -
Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority

Total expenses 147 336 116 595 15 443 61 171 61 171 (262) 695 39 548 39 981
Administration expenses 15 588 15 443 15 443 - - - - -
National Skills Fund expenses 8 820 695 - - - - 695 695
Special Project expenses 167 - - - - - - - -
Employer grants and project expenses 122 761 100 457 - 61 171 61 171 (262) 39 548 39 286

Net (deficit)/surplus per Statement of Financial Performance (11 978) 28 510 3 034 19 835 19 835 32 507 - (26 866) 5 641

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Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000

2. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT LEVY INCOME FROM NON-EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS

The total levy income per the Statement of Financial Performance is as follows:

Levy income: Administration 18 285 16 231

Levies received 18 479 16 439
Levies received from SARS 16 277 14 327
Government levies received 2,099 2,003
Interseta transfers in 129 132
Interseta transfers out ( 26) ( 23)
Levies accrued ( 194) ( 208)

Levy income: Employer Grants 81 006 71 358

Levies received 81 976 72 399
Levies received from SARS 81 467 71 704
Interseta transfers in 640 689
Interseta transfers out ( 131) ( 142)
Levies accrued ( 970) (1 041)

Levy income: Discretionary Grants 32 245 28 248

Levies received 32 633 28 664
Levies received from SARS 32 427 28 614
Interseta transfers in 258 242
Interseta transfers out ( 52) ( 46)
Levies accrued ( 388) ( 416)

131 536 115 836

3. INVESTMENT INCOME

Interest income: Bank deposits 11,741 7,841

Bank deposits 11,741 7,841

Interest income: Bank deposits 11,741 7,841

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for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000

4. OTHER INCOME

Rental income 152 202

Buildings rental income 152 202

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment - 1 416
Other 40 73
Insurance Claims 19 36
Amount Owing to Agriseta for Accident Repairs to Budget rental car 21 37

192 1 691

5. EMPLOYER GRANT AND PROJECT EXPENSES

Mandatory grants 61 171 53 711

Disbursed 60 022 57 060
Movement in Accrual and Provision 1 149 (3 349)
Discretionary grants ( 262) 267
Disbursed ( 1) 48
Movement in Accrual and Provision ( 259) 219
Project expenditure 39 548 68 783
Disbursed 36 930 72 116
Movement in Accrual and Provision 2 618 (3 333)

100 457 122 761

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Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
Note R’000 R’000

6. ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES

Depreciation 314 325

Operating lease rentals (minimum lease payments) 70 67
Buildings 70 67
Maintenance, repairs and running costs 477 148
Property and buildings 420 99
Other 57 49
Advertising, marketing and promotions, communication 74 299
Entertainment expenses 67 65
Gifts, donations and sponsorships paid
Consultancy and service provider fees 4 526 3 928
Legal fees 144 328
Cost of employment 6 389 6 610
Travel and subsistence 981 1 074
Staff training and development 6.1 23 114
Remuneration to members of the accounting authority 199 209
Remuneration to members of the audit committee 6 10
External auditor's remuneration 377 367
Audit fees 377 367
Bad debts written off
Allowance for doubtful debts 17 62
Other 1 779 1 982
Internal Audit Fees 373 324
Telephone Charges 206 241
Water & Electricity 166 264
Stationery 90 83
Sundry expenses 944 1 070

15 443 15 588

6.1 Cost of employment

Salaries and wages 5 730 5 991

Basic salaries 4 764 4 996
Performance awards 400 351
Temporary staff 516 645
Leave payments 50 ( 1)
Social contributions 659 619
Medical aid contributions 156 135
Pension contributions: defined contribution plans 503 484

6 389 6 610

Average number of employees 24 23

Refer to the report by the Accounting Authority for disclosure concerning the emoluments of members of the accounting
authority and the Chief Executive Officer and senior managers.

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Accumulated Closing carrying

Cost depreciation / amount amount
R’000 impairment R’000

Period ended 31 March 2008

Land 1 288 - 1 288
Buildings 2 257 - 2 257
Computer equipment 1 031 ( 782) 249
Computer software 171 ( 171) -
Office furniture and fittings 1 743 (1 035) 708
Project assets 5 175 (3 779) 1 396
Balance at end of period 11 665 (5 767) 5 898
Made up as follows:
- Owned assets 11 665 (5 767) 5898

Accumulated Closing carrying

Cost depreciation / amount amount
R’000 impairment R’000

Period ended 31 March 2007

Land 1 288 - 1 288
Buildings 2 257 - 2 257
Computer equipment 794 ( 679) 115
Computer software 171 ( 167) 4
Office furniture and fittings 1 610 ( 875) 735
Project assets 5 158 (2 193) 2 965
Balance at end of period 11 278 (3 914) 7 364
Made up as follows:
- Owned assets 11 278 (3 914) 7 364

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Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

Depreciation Carrying amount

Opening Balance Additions Disposals charge 07/08 2008
R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
Movement summary 2008
Land 1 288 - - - 1 288
Buildings 2 257 - - - 2 257
Computer equipment 116 237 (12) ( 92) 249
Computer software 4 - - ( 4) -
Office furniture and fittings 746 180 - ( 218) 708
Project assets 2 964 17 (1 585) 1 396
Balance at end of period 7 375 434 (12) (1 899) 5 898

Depreciation Carrying amount

Opening Balance Additions Disposals charge 06/07 2008
R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
Movement summary 2007
Land 1 288 - - - 1 288
Buildings 2 133 124 - - 2 257
Computer equipment 176 54 - ( 115) 115
Computer software 18 1 - ( 15) 4
Office furniture and fittings 604 352 (26) ( 195) 735
Project assets 2 602 1649 (1 286) 2 965
Balance at end of period 6 821 2 180 (26) (1 611) 7 364

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000

8. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM NON-EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS

Interseta debtors 993 331

Employer receivables 379 347
Allowance for doubtful debts (144) (129)
1 228 549
8.1 Employer receivable

Employer receivable 379 347

Overpayment to employers 379 347

Employer receivables 379 347

Allowance for doubtful debt ( 144) ( 129)
Net effect of SARS retrospective adjustments on affected employers 235 218

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9. OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Government Levy debtors 1,079 220

Staff advances - -
Other receivables 233 76
1 312 296

10. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents include cash on
For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and in banks and investments in fixed
hand and in banks and investments in fixed deposits. Cash and cash equivalents at the
deposits. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year as shown in the cash flow statement can be reconciled to the
end of the financial year as shown in the cash flow statement can be reconciled to the
related items in the balance sheet as follows:
related items in the balance sheet as follows:

Cash at bank and in hand 9 779 26 091

Cash at bank 9 771 26089
Cash on hand 8 2
Short term investments/instruments 135 000 85 226
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 144 779 111 317

As required in Treasury Regulation 31.2, National Treasury approved the banks where the bank accounts are held. The weighted
average interest rate on short term bank deposits was 10.05% (2007: 7.85%).

The Skills Development Act Regulations state that a SETA may, if not otherwise specified by the Public Finance Management Act,
invest the monies in accordance with the investment policy approved by the relevant SETA.

Treasury Regulation 31.3 requires that, unless exempted by the National Treasury, the SETA as a public entity that is listed in
Schedule 3A of the Act must invest surplus funds with the Corporation for Public Deposits.

As the SETA was exempted by the National Treasury from the requirement of Treasury Regulations 31.3 to invest surplus funds with
the Corporation for Public Deposits, surplus funds were invested in line with an investment policy as required by Treasury
Regulation 31.3.5

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000

11. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES FROM EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS

Skills development grants payable - mandatory 10 583 9 730
Project creditors 6 475 3 857
Interseta payables 25 118 307
Service provider fees outstanding 771 1 596
SARS Payables 6 637 5 086
Employer Payables 1 489 1 168
Sundry payables 2 332 1 353
NSF trade payables - -
Trade payables 2 332 1 353
28 405 23 097

11.1 SARS Payable

Opening balance Change in estimate Additions Closing balance
R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000

Period ended 31 March 2008

Levies incorrectly received 3 443 435 1 117 4 995
PAYE received as Skills Development Levies 1 642 - - 1 642
5 085 435 1 117 6 637
Opening balance Change in estimate Additions Closing balance
R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
Period ended 31 March 2007
Levies incorrectly received 1 777 447 1 219 3 443
PAYE received as Skills Development Levies 1 642 - - 1 642
1 777 447 1 219 5 085

An amount of R 4 995 000 (2007: R3 443 000) relates to levies incorrectly contributed by employers, and paid over by SARS and DOL,
after being exempted from contributing skills development levies due to new legislation which came into effect 1 August 2005. An
amount of R1 642 000 (2007: R1 642 000) relates to levies incorrectly received as SDL.

2007/08 2006/07
12. NATIONAL SKILLS FUND: SPECIAL PROJECTS R’000 R’000

Opening balance 3 029 (3 027)

Received during year 264 14 770
SETASA NSF Project - acquired through amalgamation - -
PAETA NSF Project - acquired through amalgamation - -
NSF 700 264 14 770

Interest received 306 106

Utilised and recognised as revenue-conditions met: 695 8 820
SETASA NSF Project - 30
PAETA NSF Project - -
NSF 700 695 8 812
NSF Lia Project - (23)
Closing balance 2 904 3 029

During the current period conditional funds of R 264 000 (2007: R14 770 000) were received from the National Skills Fund during
2007/8 for the purposes of the NSF 700 project. This amount was recognised as a liability until the conditions attached were met.
During the period, R 695 000 (2007:R8 820 000) eligible special projects expenses were incurred and a corresponding amount was
recognised as revenue. At year end, R 2 904 000 (2007:R3 029 000) continues to be accounted for as a liability until the remaining
conditions attached have been met.

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Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000

13. GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND DONOR FUNDING RECEIVED IN ADVANCE

Opening balance 819 986
Received during the period - -
DoL NSF 2000 Learners - acquired through amalgamation - -
Development Of Learner Materials - acquired through amalgamation - -

Utilised and recognised as income conditions met - 167

DoL NSF 2000 Learners - 23
Development Of Learner Materials - 144
Closing balance 819 819

During the period no conditional grants were received from the NSF for the purpose of the DoL NSF 2000 learners project and the
development of Learner Materials project (2007: R Nil 000).During the year, Nil (2007: R167 000) eligible special projects expenses
were incurred and a corresponding amount was recognised as revenue. At year end, R 819 000 (2007: R819 000) continues to be
accounted for as a liability until the outstanding monies are received and the remaining conditions attached have been met.

2007/08 2006/07
14. PROVISIONS R’000 R’000
Employee leave Employee leave
provision provision
Opening carrying amount 164 206
Acquired through amalgamation - -
Amounts utilised (50) (29)
Change in estimate 49 (13)
Closing carrying amount 163 164

Current 163 164

Total 163 164
Leave is calculated based on leave days outstanding at year end and the total cost of employment.

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000
15. RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO NET DEFICIT

Net deficit as per Statement of Financial Performance 28 510 (11 978)

Adjusted for non-cash items:
Depreciation 1 899 1 611
(Profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment - 1 416
Bad debts written off - -
Allowance for doubtful debts 17 62
Adjusted for items separately disclosed -
Investment income (11 741) (7 841)
Special project income realised - -
Adjusted for working capital changes:
Decrease/(Increase) in non exchange receivables (696) 768
Decrease in payables 5 307 (4 448)
Cash utilised in operations 23 296 (23 242)

16. CONTINGENCIES

In terms of the PFMA, all surplus funds as at year-end may be forfeited to National Treasury should an application for retention of
surplus funds be denied. The Seta has on 31 May 2008 submitted an application to the Department of Labour for the retention of
surplus funds. As in the previous year Agriseta expects that National Treasury will approve the retention of surplus funds.

Possible Litigation
AgriSeta is continuing action instituted by the Seta for Secondary Agriculture (SETASA) in a legal case against a former employee
who made payments of R1 200 000 in 2003 and 2004 to a company allegedly without services being rendered. If agreement in this
regard can be reached then it is probable that the capital and 50 % of the taxed costs will be repaid to Agriseta in terms of a written
deed of settlement with the defendants.

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17.1 Discretionary reserve

Of the balance of R116 548 000 (2007:R 87 882 000) available in the Discretionary reserve at the end of March 2008, R 85 474 000 (2007: R79 544 000) has been approved and allocated for
future projects and skills priorities as set out below. Amounts for expenses that have already been contracted or incurred, and therefore included in grant expenses in the Statement of
Financial Performance, are also indicated. A request for the accumulation of these funds has been sent to National treasury. At the time of compiling the financial statements, no reply had
been received.
2006/07 2006/07 2006/07 2006/07 2007/08 2007/08 2007/08
Opening balance Approved by Opening balance Approved by
2006/07 Accounting Authority Utilised 2006/07 Accounting Authority Utilised Total
R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NSDS ABET Skills Programmes 14 413 (11 139) ( 195) 3 079 (2 924) ( 28) 127
Aids Training 516 - ( 172) 344 ( 344) - -
Learnership Development 14 462 45 (7 538) 6 969 (4 142) (1 467) 1 360
for the period ended 31 March 2008

Stakeholder Capacity Develop 4 274 (2 488) (1 102) 684 139 ( 537) 286
Standards Development 1 542 - (1 514) 28 623 ( 333) 318
HIV Strategy Programme PAETA95 1 767 (1 728) ( 39) - ( 776) - -
RPL NQF Project - 3 000 (1 809) 1 191 ( 250) ( 498) ( 83)
Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority

Mentorship's 750 ( 500) - 250 ( 1) - -

Doe-Ikhwelo Funds 2400 Learner 1 - - 1 744 - -
Learnership Project PAETA956/0 43 678 7 908 (31 083) 20 503 (1 071) (10 725) 10 522
Training Farmworkers Prj-Grati 492 2 958 (1 880) 1 570 797 ( 593) ( 94)
Training Un- And Under-Employe 1 356 6 859 (7 271) 944 - ( 315) 1 426
Training In Labour Legislation 725 ( 479) ( 223) 23 65 ( 14) 9
SSP Project PAETA960/020 - 98 ( 95) 3 - ( 68) -
Assessor Training Project PAET - 66 ( 66) - (2 518) - -
Unit Std Development Project P 2 083 3 272 (1 886) 3 469 ( 198) ( 331) 620

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Development Of Skills Programm 920 - ( 692) 228 ( 576) ( 30) -
ETQA - Project PAETA967/020 99 1 200 ( 707) 592 (15 287) ( 16) -
ABET Project PAETA968/020 9 535 18 047 (7 795) 19 787 ( 51) (1 718) 2 782
Capacity Building - Governance 2 260 - (2 209) 51 (1 108) - -
Capacity Building Providers PA 1 112 - ( 3) 1 109 (4 274) ( 30) ( 29)
30. BIWA - 7 844 (1 178) 6 666 17 206 ( 606) 1 786
2.8 Skills Programmes 18.1 -2.8 - 1 710 ( 40) 1 670 300 (4 512) 14 364
1.2 Sector Specialist Training - 300 - 300 - ( 86) 514
Good Practice in Skills Development - 50 - 50 2 000 - 50
2.5 BEE Supported by Skills Development - 250 - 250 1 200 ( 300) 1 950
NLPs - 3 000 - 3 000 500 ( 130) 4 070
5.1 ISOE - 800 - 800 220 ( 18) 1 282
4.3 New Venture Creation - 1 800 - 1 800 3 300 ( 70) 1 950
5.3 NQF Capacity - 1 500 - 1 500 3 796 (2 678) 2 122
Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5.4 Stakeholder Capacity Building (Governance) ALDP - 1 000 - 1 000 100 ( 546) 4 250
1.1 SSP - 600 - 600 - ( 7) 693
Skills Programmes Un-Employed - 1 083 - 1 083 14 500 (8 871) 1 083
2.7 ABET - - - - 29 398 (4 319) 5 629
4.1 Workers Programmes - - - - 3 010 ( 703) 25 079
4.2 Learners assist gain workplace experience - - - - 1 000 - 2 307
Institute to Manage Development of NVC - - - - 100 - 1 000
PM Large & Med Firms - - - - - - 100
NSF2000 6 000 (6 000) - - - - -
105 985 41 056 (67 497) 79 544 45 478 (39 548) 85 474
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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000

17.2 Operating Leases

Total of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases:

Not later than one year 11 63

Later than one year and not later than five years - 11
11 74
Operating Leases (continues)
The operating lease relates to the building premises used for office accommodation. (e.g. building premises used for office
accommodation). The lease agreement was entered into effective 01/06/2005 and will be operational for a period of three years,
expiring on 31/05/2008. No provision was made for an option to renew the lease on expiry. The rental escalates annually on
01/06/2006 with 10%.

18. MATERIAL LOSSES THROUGH CRIMINAL CONDUCT, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS AND WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
To the best of our knowledge, no material losses through criminal conduct, or fruitless and wasteful expenditure were incurred
during the period ended 31 March 2007.

Material losses through criminal conduct:

None

Irregular expenditure
None

Fruitless and wasteful expenditure

None

19. EVENTS AFTER STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION DATE

None

20. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In the course of the Seta operations it is exposed to interest rate, credit, liquidity and market risk. The Seta has developed a
comprehensive risk strategy in terms of TR 28.1 in order to monitor and control these risks. The risk management process relating to
each of these risks is discussed under the headings below.

The Seta's exposure to cash flow interest rate risk and the effective interest rates on financial instruments at Statement of Financial
Position date are as follows:
Floating rate Non-interest bearing
Weighted average
Amount Effective interest Amount period until Total
R’000 rate R’000 maturity in years R’000

Period ended 31 March 2008

Assets
Cash 144 779 10.05% - 144 779
Accounts receivable - - 233 233
Total financial assets 144 779 233 145 012
Liabilities
Accounts payable (9 578) (9 579)
Total financial liabilities - (9 578) (9 579)

Period ended 31 March 2007

Total financial assets 111 317 10.05% 76 111 393
Total financial liabilities (6 806) (6 806)
Borrowings
111 317 (6 510) 104 587

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Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

Credit risk
Financial assets, which potentially subject the SETA to the risk of non performance by counter parties and thereby subject to credit
concentrations of credit risk, consist mainly of cash and cash equivalents, investments and accounts receivable.
The SETA limits its counter-party exposure by only dealing with well-established financial institutions approved by National
Treasury. The Seta's exposure is continuously monitored by the accounting authority. Credit risk in respect of SARS is limited as it is a
government entity of sound reputation.

Credit risk with respect to levy paying employers is limited due to the nature of the income received. The Seta's concentration of
credit risk is limited to the Agriculture sectors in which the SETA operates. No events occurred in the Agriculture industry during the
financial period that may have an impact on the accounts receivable that has not been adequately provided for. The SETA is exposed
to a concentration of credit risk, as significant amounts is owed by the South African Revenue Services (SARS). This concentration of
risk is limited as SARS is a government entity with sound reputation.

Liquidity risk
The SETA manages liquidity risk through proper management of working capital, capital expenditure and actual vs. forecasted cash
flows and its cash management policy. Adequate reserves and liquid resources are also maintained.

Market risk
The SETA is exposed to fluctuations in the employment market for example sudden increases in unemployment and changes in the
wage rates. No significant events occurred during the period that the SETA are aware of.

Fair values
The Seta's financial instruments consist mainly of cash and cash equivalents, account and other receivables, and account and other
payables. No financial instruments were carried at an amount in excess of its fair value.

The following methods and assumptions are used to determine the fair value of each class of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash held by the SETA and short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months
or less. The carrying amount of these assets approximates their fair value.

Accounts receivable
The carrying amount of accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debt, estimated by the accounting authority based on prior
experience. The carrying amount of these assets approximates their fair value.

Accounts payable
The carrying amount of account and other payables approximates fair value due to the relative short-term maturity of these
financial liabilities.

21. Correction of error

Project assets, being mainly computer equipment for the ABET project owned by Agriseta, which embody future service potential
have on acquisition incorrectly been recognised in surplus or deficit. The financial statements have been corrected retrospectively
and comparative information has been restated to account for project assets under the accounting policy for Property Plant and
Equipment. The effect of the restatement on the financial statements is summarised below.
2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000

Decrease in employer grant and project expenses and the Net Deficit - 363
Increase in Property Plant and Equipment and the Discretionery Reserve - 363

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Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

22. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

In the application of the Seta's accounting policies management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about
the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated
assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from
these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in
the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if
the revision affects both current and future periods.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the balance sheet
date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next
financial year.

Useful lives of property, plant and equipment

The Seta reviews the estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment at the end of each annual reporting period, refer note 7
for the carrying values of property, plant and equipment. The Seta is currently established until 31 March 2010 and in terms of the
Act read with Government Notice No. R.1082 of 7 September 1999 a Seta is required to apply to the Minister for a renewal of its
certificate of establishment by 1 April 2009.

In the light of the requirement to apply for a renewal of a Seta's certificate of establishment, management was required to consider
how it impacts the period over which assets are expected to be available for use by the Seta. Management determined, consistent
with the prior year, that the useful life of assets should not be limited by the Seta's establishment until 31 March 2010. Managements
determination of useful life also impacts the determination of the residual value of assets.

The following rates are used for the depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment

- Buildings 20 years
- Computer equipment 3 years
- Computer Software 2 years
- Office furniture & fittings 10 years

The Seta has reviewed the residual values used for the purposes of depreciation calculations in the light of the amended definition
of residual value. The review did not highlight any requirement for an adjustment to the residual values used in the current or prior
periods. Residual values will be reviewed annually in the future.

23. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, there are Standards and Interpretations in issue but not yet effective.
These include the following Standards and Interpretations that are applicable to the Seta and may have an impact on future
financial statements:

Effective date,
commencing on
or after

GRAP 9 Revenue from Exchange Transactions 01-Apr-09

GRAP 12 Inventories 01-Apr-09
GRAP 13 Leases 01-Apr-09
GRAP 17 Property Plant and Equipment 01-Apr-09
GRAP 100 Non-current Assets held for Sale and Discontinued Operations 01-Apr-09
GRAP 102 Intangible Assets 01-Apr-09
GRAP 24 Presentation of Budget Information in financial statements NOT YET EFFECTIVE

*An entity shall apply Standards of GRAP for annual financial statements covering periods beginning on or after a date to be
determined by the Minister of Finance in a regulation to be published in accordance with section 91(1)(b) of the PFMA. This date has
not yet been published as at the date of this set of financial statements.

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Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

GRAP 9
GRAP 9 - Revenue from Exchange Transactions. The Standard provides additional South African public sector specific examples of
revenue transactions however it does not significantly differ from IAS 29 (AC 111) - Revenue. It is not expected that this Standard will
significantly impact future disclosure due to the limited nature and volume of exchange transactions for which a Seta is expected to
account.

GRAP 12
GRAP 12 - Inventories. The Standard provides additional guidance on the recognition and the initial measurement of inventories
including recognising inventories acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, at fair value as at the date of acquisition. It is not
expected that this Standard will significantly impact future disclosure due to the limited nature and volume of inventory for which a
Seta is expected to account.

GRAP 13
GRAP 13 - Leases. The Standard clarifies that the leases standard should still be applied even where legislation may prohibit and
entity from entering into certain types of lease agreements. It further adds an additional requirement to disclose the depreciation
and finance charge relating to the leased asset under accounted for as a finance lease by the lessee.

GRAP 17
GRAP 17 - Property Plant and Equipment. On initial application the Standard requires that assets which were acquired at no cost, or
for a nominal cost, is accounted for at its fair value as at the date of acquisition. This treatment is different to the current treatment
which accounts for such assets at cost. We do not expect this to significantly impact the carrying value of assets.

GRAP 100
GRAP 100 - Non-current Assets held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. The Standard provides public sector specific examples
and refer to non-cash-generating assets that are relevant to the public sector however it does not significantly differ from IFRS 5 -
Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. It is not expected that this Standard will significantly impact future
disclosure due to the limited nature and volume of such transactions for which a Seta is expected to account.

GRAP 102
GRAP 102 - Intangible Assets. This standard is drawn primarily from the International Accounting Standard on Intangible Assets (IAS
38). The Standard does provide additional public sector specific examples it also expands the identifiability criterion in the
definition of an intangible asset to include contractual rights arising from binding arrangements, and to exclude rights granted by
statute. The Standard will also require where an intangible asset is acquired at no cost or for a nominal consideration, that its cost is
recorded as its fair value as at the date it is acquired.

Guidance on web site costs, together with an appendix to illustrate the relevant accounting principles, has been included in this
Standard from SIC Interpretation 32 Intangible Assets – Web Site Costs.

24. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING INTERPRETATION

The accounting policy for the recognition and measurement of Skills Development Levy income has been revised in line with the
Skills Development Act, Act no 97 of 1998 and the Skills Development Levies Act, Act no 9 of 1999. The effect of the restatement on
the financial statements is summarised below.
2006/07
R’000
Decrease in opening Discretionary reserves at 1 April 2006 11 631

Decrease in Skills Development Levy: income from non-exchange transactions 965

Decrease in Skills Development Levy: penalties and interest from non-exchange transactions 153
Decrease in Employer grant and project expenses 1 739
( 621)
Decrease in Accounts receivable from non-exchange transactions
Decrease in Trade and other Payables 20 652
Decrease in Discretionary reserves 9 642
11 010

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

25. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with other SETAs

Interseta transactions and balances arise due to the movement of employers from one SETA to another. No other
transactions occurred during the period with other SETAs.

The balances at period-end included in receivables and payables are:

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000
Amount of the Amount Amount of the Amount
transaction receivable/payable transaction receivable/payable

Receivables 8 1 086 993 1 065 331

W&R SETA 200 200 96 92
FIETA 61 61 8 1
ETDP SETA - - - -
FOODBEV 131 131 41 23
CETA 30 30 - 6
BANKSETA - - - -
CHIETA - - 7 -
FASSET 41 41 41 33
LGW Seta - - - -
MERSETA 36 36 - -
TETA 18 18 - -
THETA 77 77 62 62
SERVICES 439 399 794 113
MAPP - - 17 -
SETASA - - - -
HW SETA - - - -
ISETT 102
Other ( 50) - - -

Payables 11 268 118 211 307

FASSET 28 28 - -
FIETA 64 64 - -
CHIETA 11 - - -
SASSETA 1 1 - -
SERVICES SETA 21 - 13 13
TETA - - 30 124
THETA - - 17 18
FOODBEV 14 - 28 22
W&R SETA 69 25 79 87
MERSETA 5 - 1 1
MAPP - - 24 24
HW SETA - - 18 18
Other 55 - -

Total 818 875 854 24

Transactions with other related parties -

-

The SETA has, in the normal course of its operations, entered into certain transactions with entities either related to the Department
of Labour (DoL) or which had a nominated representative serving on the SETA accounting authority.

DoL is the executive authority of the Seta and Skills Development Levies are transferred from DoL.

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Notes TO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the period ended 31 March 2008

2007/08 2006/07
R’000 R’000

Amount of the Receivable/ Amount of the Receivable/

Related party Nature of relationship Transaction type
transaction payable transaction payable

Receivables
NSF monies received Related to DoL NSF 700 - (2 904) 14 770 (3 030)

Payables
Tongaat Hulett Sugar Bhana Jacquie Discretionary Grant 154 - 243 -
Limited (Authority Member)

National Chicks Hansen Len Discretionary Grant

(Astral Operations) (Authority Member) - - -

Red Meat Abattoir Neethling Gerhard Discretionary Grant 710 - 1 441 -

Association Dr (Authority
Member)

The above transactions occurred under terms that were no less favorable than those available in similar arm's length dealings. The
amounts outstanding are unsecured and will be settled in relation to NSF by incurring qualifying expenditure or in cash. No
guarantees have been given or received. No expense has been recognised in the period for bad or doubtful debts in respect of the
amounts owed by related parties.

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