ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15

2.1.4 Skills Development
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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2014/15 Annual Report
a) An overview of the service delivery environment during the past year
b)
Minister of Higher Education and Training launching it in several provinces, such as the Mpumalanga, Eastern
Cape and Gauteng provinces.
commencement from 1 April 2015. The regulations aim to implement a single national artisan trade testing and
In order to ensure improved access to SETA services, the Minister of Higher Education and Training instructed
c) Challenges that might have impacted on the performance of the Programme in the implementation
of the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan
developed. All surplus funds from SETAs have been channeled to the National Skills Fund (NSF) in order for
funds to be reallocated and utilised as deemed necessary in advancing the PSET system. The SETA sector
approach to artisan development remains a challenge due to a lack of capacity in some SETAs and an inability
to implement the approved national funding policy.
The Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) and
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