Email: maqubela@sagda.org.za

Tel: 011 333 0761; Fax: 086 515 3249

Website: www.sagda.org.za

South African Graduates Development

Association

Mining Lekgotla – Viable Public Private

Partnerships for Youth Employment

Thamsanqa Maqubela, CEO SAGDA

CHAMPIONING GRADUATE EMPOWERMENT

StatisticsVital Stats

Stats SA 280 000 (2013)

Adcorp600 000 (2011)

Number of unemployed graduates in South Africa

Does it really matter which is

the correct statistic?

The key issue is what are

institutions, department of

labour and government doing

about it?

If these statistics are correct,

there’s an exponentially high

increase of 42% in 2 years –

could this be the results of the

economic recession?1. Stats SA, labour force survey, 2009

2. Adcorp’s Loane Sharp, 2011

Graduate Unemployment in

South Africa

-

-Skills mismatch: (ASCK Factor);

- Lack of career planning, guidance and management from high

school;

Why?

Graduate Unemployment by Institutional

Type?

Universities

9.7%

Universities of

Technology

16.2%

Private & FET

Colleges

60.3%

SETA Learnerships

13.8%

Source: SAGDA D/Base, 2012

-Poor math and

science education

from high school;

-Lack employment

attraction skills, i.e.

interview & job

search skills;

-Minimum exposure

to work experience

Some Causes of Graduate

Unemployment:

Graduate Unemployment by Institutional Type?

Popular

Destinations:

Where do

graduates go?

Formal Employment - 7.8%

Own Business/Entrepreneur - 14.9%

Internship - 26.8

Volunteer - 12.5%

Stay Home/Family - 3.6%

Travel Abroad - 2%

Further Study - Post Graduate - 5.9%

Further Study - New Qualification - 9%

Unemployed - 30%

Source: SAGDA’s Graduate Employability Assessment Report, 2011, n = 1000

Quite a small number of

graduates are absorbed into

the formal economy.

These figures represent a

sample size of 1000 graduates

and a racial break down that is

98% African and 2% Coloured.

Is this fate or can the numbers

be changed

Unemployed

Graduates Qualifications Survey

2011 – Public InstitutionsNO. OF GRADUATES FROM APRIL TO NOV 2011

QUALIFICATIONS TOTAL FEMALE MALE1 Accounting 136 81 552 Bcom 193 102 913 BA Degree 87 46 414 B Admin 35 9 265 Bsc 45 25 206 Teachers 9 5 47 HRM 107 65 428 Public Management 45 28 179 IT 60 30 3010 Tourism 24 13 1111 Marketing 68 45 2312 Management Science 125 87 3813 Environmental Studies 32 13 1914 Engineering 147 54 9315 Matric Plus 148 76 7216 Food & Bev 2 2 017 Law 46 15 3118 Masters 3 1 219 Media Studies 20 12 820 Agriculture 19 8 1121 Others*** 9 2 7

TOTAL 1360 719 641

Our

Interventions

Placement of FET College Graduates 2013

SAGDA has answered the call by Minister of Higher Education and Training,

Dr. Nzimande to turn every work place into a training space.

Since May 2013, all FET Colleges have been assigned a free membership.

Placement of graduates with stipends for all FET Colleges to strengthen

capacity within the SSS and provide work exposure to College Graduates

through TETA and CHIETA funding.

SAGDA seek to have office presence in all 9 provinces within FET Colleges.

Graduates

AbsorptionColleges

Absorbing

Graduates 2013

‘Top Graduates magazine is

published quarterly as a

best practice publication for

university, college, SETA,

government and private

sector experts’

Ronnie Midaka,

November, 2011

Institution No. of Graduates

Stipend Amount

UmfoloziFET

18 R432 000

Letaba FET 12 R 648 000

Ehlanzeni FET

09 R216 000

Bufallo City FET

12 R 648 000

Taletso FET 28 R1 512 000

King HintsaFET

13 R702 000

Sedibeng FET

05 R270 000

Capricorn FET

12 R 648 000

East Cape Midlands

32 R1 728 000

Gold Fields 15 R810 000

Vhembe 15 R810 000

Lovedale 06 R324 000

TOTAL 167 R8 748 000

Confirmed Project Funders 2013

FUNDER PROJECT NAME DURATION AMOUNT

START ENDETDP SETA Internship

Programme – 50 graduates

Mar-12 Mar-13 R 1 980 000.00

DTI Internship Programme – 40 graduates

May-12 Jun-13 R 1 744 400 .00

Department of Social Development

Internship Programme – 84 graduates

Jul-12 Mar-13 R 3 477 600.00

Services SETA DTI Top Up to 67 interns

Oct-12 Sept-13 R3 216 000.00

TETA Internship Programme – 1010 graduates

Sep-120ct 2014 R 54 540 000.00

CHIETA Internship Programme – 50 graduates

Jul-12 Jun-13 R 1 800 000.00

merSETA Internship Programme – 10 graduates

Sep-12 Aug-13 R 1 982 650.00

Services SETA Afcon Internship Programme – 60 graduates

Oct-12 Mar-12 R2 484 000.00

GRCA Training Programme

27-Aug-12 28-Aug-13 R 75 000.00

TOTAL R71 299 650.00

SAGDA is investing an amount of R3.5 million towards research on the Responsiveness

and Relevance of VET Programmes to industry needs. Research is led by Dr. Nkondo &

Professor P. Sithole (UKZN).

Mr. Maqubela with TETA CEO, Ms Anno-Frempong upon signing of the MoU for placement of 1000

graduates per year in the Transport sector (2012-2016).

June 12, 2012

“Unemployment rates for young

people are substantially higher

than the average.” President

Zuma, February 11, 2010

Strategic

ProgramsResearch:

• Graduate Economic Absorption

Indicator;

• Graduate Empowerment Monitor;

• Consulting Research.

Promoting Scarce & Critical Skills:• Produce and distribute encyclopedia

of scarce and critical skills;

• Career management to help learners

from grade 8 make informed career

choices;

• Publish career management work

book for use by learners as a

professional development journal.

New Venture Creation:• Student Inventions and Innovations -

national prototype competition for

university and college students;

• Advancement Program for Graduate

Entrepreneurs.

Membership open to:• FET & Private Colleges, Universities,

SETAs, Municipalities, Private &

Public companies.

Graduation to Work Programme:

• Manage and administer a database

of graduates;

• Monthly graduate empowerment

seminars;

• Conduct graduate employability

assessment & Campus work

readiness programs;

• Strategy and Audit for company

based graduate or internship

programmes.

What We Do…

•We have the most up to

date database of graduates

in South Africa;

•We prepare students for

world of work through work

readiness programs;

•Have access to universities

& FET colleges thus

influence curriculum

towards industry relevance;

•Reasonably cheaper annual

membership fee as

compared to charging 12-

30% of the remuneration

package;

•Have 16 years of expertise

in the preparation and

placement of graduates.

•Experts in internship

management and funding.

Why work with us?

Dr. Siphokazi KoyanaConsulting Director: Research

Khosi JiyaneConsulting Clinical Psychologist

Value

Proposition

Simangele TshabalalaGraduate Advancement Specialist

1. University of Cape Town

2. Anglo Gold Ashanti

3. University of Pretoria;

4. Ekurhuleni West College

5. Village Main Reef

6. FoodBev SETA

7. Investec

8. Aveng Trident Steel

9. Independent Institute of Education

10. Merseta

11. Teta

12. SASSETA

13. University of Limpopo

14. NHBRC

15. Ekurhuleni East College

16. North West University

17. University of Johannesburg

18. Agriseta

19. Vaal University of Technology

20. Lilly Pharmacy

21. Petra Diamonds

22. Nampak

23. Vaal University of Technology

24. Falsebay College

25. East Cape Midlands College

Some of our

Members

Champions & Members

Membership enquiries:

Call Khosi at 011 333 0761

Delene Boshoff,

Projects Managerprojects@sagda.org.za

Ronnie Midaka,

Chief Ops. Officermidaka@sagda.org.za

Khosi Cebekhulu,

Membership Officermembership@sagda.org.za

Julliet Chokoe,

Database Officergraduate@sagda.org.za

Thamsanqa Maqubela Chief Executive

Officermaqubela@sagda.org.za

Thandwa NcapayiInternship & Research

Managerinnovation@sagda.org.za

About SAGDA:

SAGDA has been at the forefront

of graduate development for the

past 14 years and has helped over

200 000 students/graduates

through job readiness

programmes.

In November 2010, we launched a

new organizational strategy and

adopted a new vision/mission to

navigate the graduate

empowerment trajectory through

viable partnerships, footprint to

rural and remote areas and

research.

MISSION INTEGRATE: Mr. Maqubela (Exec Director ,

SAGDA) Minister Nzimande (DHET), Ms. Dube (SAGDA

Advisory Board), Mr. Vukile Nkabinde (Board Secretary,

SAGDA), Mr. Pampallis (Ministerial Special Advisor).

Vision:

An influential thought

leader and reliable

resource in graduate

empowerment .

Mission:

To develop & prepare

students for the world of

work and empower

graduates to actively

participate in the

economy through high

impact programs, viable

partnerships and

research.

“The twin challenges of

high unemployment and

a critical skills shortage

must be tackled.”

Vision

Dr. Nzimande, Minister of Higher

Education and Training:

March 25, 2010

PARTNERSHIP

IMPACT

Rural Development & Graduate Advancement: Minister of Rural Development and the

departmental senior management formalises partnership to place 50 SAGDA graduates.

Minister of Public Works, Mr. Nxesi and the SAGDA Board Members

Key Interventions to Grow

Youth Employment

1. Partnership with government – 4 examples

2. Partnership with BUSA and private companies

3. Partnership with SANGOCO

4. Partnership with the NLB

Partnership with government

NSDS 3 IMPLEMENTING

PARTNER

- Funding through the

SETAs

- Opened a channel for

sustainable partnerships

- So far 1800 graduates

placed in 2012

- merSETA, ETDP SETA,

AGRI SETA, MICT SETA,

TETA, SASSETA, SERVICE

SETA.

MoU TO REDUCE AND

PREVENT GRADUATE

UNEMPLOYMENT- Response to the Minister’s

call

- Signed a contract of R54

million a year from 2012-

2016 to place 1000

graduates a year

- Placement of unemployed

graduates and students into

internships

- Huge multiplier effect to

private companies.

NATIONAL INTERNSHIP

RSEARCH - NYDA

- Invested R500 000 towards

a national Internship

Research

- Partnership with merSETA

and ETDP SETA to fund a R1

7 million worth of a

research

- Provide best practices in

internship implementation.

Partnership with government

DSD MoU for ECD

Capacity Building

- 84 unemployed

graduates

- R3000 per graduate

per month for 12

months

- MICT SETA and

Microsoft SA top up

- 20 graduates employed

full time.

Workplace Skills

Challenge- 40 unemployed

graduates

- R3500 per graduate

per month

- Service SETA top up to

68 graduates

- 25 graduates full time

employed.

Departmental Turn Around

Strategy- Talent pipeline

- 64 + 39 graduates started in

Feb 2013 earning R6 000

per month

- Tender condition for

graduate absorption

- KPMG pay the stipend

- TETA & Nedbank top up to

pay R10 000 per graduate

Partnership with BUSA and private companies

Long Term Partner

- Housed SAGDA offices

for 13 years

- A corporate member

- Invested a R1 million

to top up DPW

Internship

- Will provide

corporate experience

to graduates and

mentorship

Skills & Youth Accord

Partner

- Integrated approach

to offer placement to

7 000 FET college and

university students

- Use SAGDA database

as a conduit to fill

vacancies;

Tender Recipient

- Absorption of 64

graduates for work

exposure programme;

- Each graduate

receive R6000 per

month

- SAGDA membership

- Channel for

sustainable practice

Partnership with SANGOCO

Partnership to Build Capacity and Professionalize the

NGO/CBO/NPOs

- MoU signed today to place unemployed graduates and WIL

students in the NPO/CBO/NGOs to boost capacity and provide

work exposure to graduates;

- Serve as a conduit to increase leadership/ICT and

Management competences of owners or executives

- An opportunity to grow the services offered by NGOs

- Needs of the sector are clear, shortage of skilled and

competent staff in scarce and critical skills such as

accounting, IT, HR, Marketing, etc.

Partnership with the NLB

MoU signed on July 12, 2013 to boost employment through

funded programmes- NLB has plaedged to contribute largely towards job creation and

youth employment;

- A strategic approach to boost professional capacity of NGOs by

placing trained unemployed graduates to provide professional

services.

Thank You.

Together we can influence education that is

responsive to the world of work and integrate

graduates to build an inventive economy.

Premier of Gauteng, Mrs Mokonyane, MEC of Social Development Ms

Mayathula-Khoza and SAGDA CEO, Mr. Maqubela handing over laptops to

84 graduates participating in the Early Childhood Development

Bookkeeping Internship – October 2012.