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Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998)

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Constitution of the Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSETA)

Chapter Two : Objectives of AgriSETA

10. Objectives of AgriSETA

 

10.1 The objectives of AgriSETA are to promote the purposes of the Act within the sector.

 

10.2 The purposes of the Act are-
10.2.1 to develop the skills of the South African workforce-
10.2.1.1 to improve the quality of life of workers, their prospects of work and labour mobility;
10.2.1.2 to improve productivity in the workplace and the competiveness of employers;
10.2.1.3 to promote self-employment; and
10.2.1.4 to, improve the delivery of social services;
10.2.2 to increase the levels of investment in education and training in the labour market and to improve the return on that investment;
10.2.3 to encourage employers-
10.2.3.1 to use the work-place as an active learning environment;
10.2.3.2 to provide employees with the opportunities to acquire new skills;
10.2.3.3 to provide opportunities for new entrants to the labour market to gain work experience; and
10.2.3.4 to employ persons who find it difficult to be employed;
10.2.4 to encourage workers to participate in learnerships and other training programmes;

10.2.5to improve the employment prospects of persons previously disadvantaged by unfair discrimination and to redress those disadvantages through training and education;

10.2.6 to ensure the quality of education and training in and for the workplace;
10.2.7 to assist—
10.2.7.1 work-seekers to find work;
10.2.7.2 retrenched workers to re-enter the labour market; and
10.2.7.3 employers to find qualified employees.