Xoliswa Bengeza

1. Skills Development and Project Management:

• Develop and implement a sector skills plan for the Province.
• Manage learning projects, including project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Obtain budgets for identified projects and initiatives.
• Strengthen the institutional capacity of the SSETA within the Province.

2. Stakeholder Relationship Management:

• Implement stakeholder management strategies and plans.
• Provide technical support to stakeholders.
• Identify and negotiate with employers for workplace training opportunities.
• Support skills development in informal sector cooperatives and income-generating initiatives.
• Represent SSETA in Provincial structures and forums.

3. Education and Outreach:

• Educate stakeholders about SSETA policies (accreditation, grant funding, training, etc.).
• Conduct workshops to inform people about various programs (WSP, ATR, PTP, PTS).
• Explain how to access internships, learnerships, and grant funding.

4. General Office Management:

• Manage administration, human resources, and reporting for the Provincial Office.
• Coordinate logistical arrangements for meetings, workshops, and conferences.
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements.
• Develop and implement Achieved departmental goals by developing and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.

· Management of the special projects co-ordinator team

· Oversee project implementation and project coordination.

· Management of contracts/ funding agreements

· Ensuring all projects are reflecting on the commitment schedule.

· Reviewing of project proposals and prepare for submission for approval.

· Guide and assist stakeholders to conceptualize and draft project proposals.

· Lead and facilitate external stakeholder engagements.

· Liaising with internal and external stakeholders

· Review and analyses stakeholder invoice claims according to budget and supporting evidence required.

· Prepare and submit monthly reports on the project’s status and progress.

· Prepare and submit quarterly and yearly SETMIS reports.

· Schedule and conduct Monitoring visit.

· Educate stakeholders on SETA processes and practices.

· Prepare for internal and external audit by ensuring all policies, process and procedures are followed and all documents meets all necessary requirements.

· Collate and consolidate data of employee attendance and leave according to leave policy.

· Providing coaching and mentoring to the project team for project tasks at hand

· Coach and mentor project co-donators in achieving their personal development plans.

· Maintain and keep record for all activities.

· Provide information to skills development providers regarding the accreditation and registration processes.

· Provide technical assistance regarding accreditation standards processes and procedures to skills development providers.

· Conduct desktop and learning programme evaluations.

· Conduct accreditation site visits and compile accreditation reports

· Recommend providers for accreditation and provide guidance and support.

· Supervise the engagement and functioning of external evaluators and verifiers.

· Conduct capacity building and information sharing workshops.

· Conduct and or facilitate verification amongst constituent providers.

· Evaluate assessor and moderator registration applications.

· Conduct provider monitoring in a development manner

Monitor the development of new qualifications and latest development on legacy and or current QCTO qualifications

• Conduct Skills requirement for SMME
• Source Service providers
• Recruited SMME's for training opportunities
• Developed and implemented organizational systems to better manage training documentation and progress reporting.
• Identified areas in need of improvement and implemented solutions.