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Did you miss the National Skills Authority (NSA) webinar this morning on the Impact of COVID-19 on Education, Skills Development and Training?
It was the second of three intended webinars by the NSA. It is one of the benefits of COVID-19 that we have a plethora of webinars, and as a result have had the opportunity to listen to speakers who we would probably have missed if there was a physical conference in Gauteng.
Today was very interesting -
Mr Zukile Christopher Mvalo the Skills Deputy Director General at Department of Higher Education & Training presented some challenging statistics on our national challenge. Members will be well aware of statistics on unemployment, but the statistics on our lack of progress against the National Development Plan (NDP) was truly challenging.
Dr Ashwani Aggarwal presented on the implementation of apprenticeships - not just the old fashioned craft apprenticeships, but the modern concept of apprenticeship for a range of occupations. The presentation also officially launched the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Toolkit 2 for implementation of quality apprenticeships. See toolkit on ILO site.
https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/apprenticeships/publications/toolkit/WCMS_748751/lang--en/index.htm
Ms Lynette Mentor presented on the effect upon business - and the range of different effects - from small to large businesses. She also presented some information on Broad-based black economic empowerment.
You note I didn't use any adjectives for that last one. The info on
B-BBEE was interesting - concerning - another indication that the state departments don't work in co-ordination.
You can make up your own mind - here is the webinar recording.
https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/zyl84syxc8lt9vug335t467i9o6io
Keep an eye out for the next NSA webinar will be on the 28th August 2020 10h00 - 12h00. The first 2 have been well worth attending.
