National Skills Conference 2017 23 24 March 2017 Introduction Graduate destination surveys GDS used to track graduates into the labour market Evidence based planning and policy development Not many GDS conducted in South Africa and developing countries ID: 569421
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Tracking of Newly Qualified Artisans
National Skills Conference 2017
23 -24
March 2017Slide2
IntroductionGraduate destination surveys (GDS) used to track graduates into the labour marketEvidence based planning and policy developmentNot many GDS conducted in South Africa and developing countriesSlide3
Role of NADSC Collect, collate, validate and report Artisan data from all 16 SETA’s and
Indlela, for record keeping and database management Recording and reporting on all artisan related data to remove the first HRDC artisan development blockage Track and trace artisan learners from registration, certification and employment Matching of supply and demand of artisan learners to industry needsWeak admin in SETAS, lack of capacity at NADSCSlide4
SSACI support to NADSCTracking the progression through their training and development programmes to determine typical rates of progress within different programmes and identify blockages, detours and loops within those programmes.
Tracer study of newly-certified artisans, to establish their whereabouts in the labour market and typical employment trajectories. Analysis of data on the NADSC system to identify and explore patterns and trends in artisan development and employment.Slide5
Sample and MethodologyCompleted apprenticeship between April 2011-March 2015SETAs and INDLELASample of 4151Telephonic interviews conducted at NADSC as per script1628 individuals interviewed (1023 INDLELA)
High number of voicemail/wrong numberSlide6
Biographical Information87% male, 13% female76% black, 18% white11% with disability50% from Gauteng with rest from other provinces
84% from the top 15 tradesAverage age of 21 when they start apprenticeshipAround 50% pass the trade test first timeSlide7
Employment status
Employment statusTotal%Employed by Company118373%Self-employed1026%
Unemployed
343
21%
Total
1628
100%Slide8
Employed by Company40% work at same company where they did their apprenticeshipMain reasons for moving- company did not offer a job; got better paying jobHow did they go about finding a job:
%Through an employment agency14%Through links made where I did my apprenticeship7%Through personal contacts 34%
Through a job advertisement (newspapers, magazines, online)
40%
Other (please specify)
5%Slide9
Employed by Company cont.76% hold a permanent contractEmployer type:
Employer type Government organisation41%Non-government organisation5%Private company54%Slide10
Gross Earnings/monthSlide11
UnemployedSlide12
Self- Employed102 self employed; 24 interviewed furtherWhy self-employment: Slide13
Capital AmountSlide14
Difficulties of running a BusinessSlide15
No of people EmployedSlide16
Gross Monthly IncomeSlide17
Lessons LearntSlide18
ConclusionRegular GDS important in understanding employment trends for policy making decisionsSystems, capacity and funding for collection, consolidation and analysis of data is required.