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FASSET | Annual Integrated Report 2022/23

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to our To my executive team, managers and all FASSET staff
Executive Authority, the Minister of Higher Education, I am proud of you for the commitment and endurance
Science and Technology, Dr Blade Nzimande, the shown during all the challenges this year. Thank you
Deputy Minister, Mr Buti Manamela; and the Director- for making it your mission to excel and deliver an
General, Dr Nkosinathi Sishi, for their invaluable outstanding performance to ensure achievements of
guidance and policy direction. This gratitude is also the highest standard.
extended to Deputy Director General in the TVET
portfolio Mr Sam Zungu, his presence within our TVET My sincere condolences go to the family of our late
support programmes will not go unnoticed. and beloved Legal Services Manager, Advocate
Nomhle Ngcobo for her untimely passing. May her
I also would like to bring to attention the role of the soul rest in eternal peace.
FASSET Board under the leadership of the Interim
Chairperson Mr Bongani Mathibela and the role It stays my yearning to see FASSET making a
the Board played in FASSET’s successes through difference in the lives of its beneficiaries, especially
giving strategic guidance. This word of gratitude also those that are still marginalised. The lasting legacy
extends to all Board Committees and the ICT Steering we aim to leave must create an impact where it
Committee chaired by Dr Charles Motau. matters the most.

To all our stakeholders and partners – private and “We place great value in the participation and
public employers, professional bodies, TVETs, CETs, wellbeing of our stakeholders. Our excellence also
government, non-government and community-based predominantly depends on their implementation
organisations, our labour partners; we cannot and support towards FASSET’s mandate.”
deliver on our mandate to optimally develop skills to
improve the lives of all South Africans without you.
Your participation in reaching out and engaging, set
the environment for optimal service delivery and the
ability to stretch out to the previously disadvantaged
communities. My sincere gratitude to you, and it Ms Ayanda Mafuleka CA(SA)
is with anticipation that I look forward to the future Chief Executive Officer
regarding what is on the horizon of accomplishments 31 July 2023
for FASSET as the foremost and sought-after skills
development entity in the financial and accounting
sector in South Africa. I look forward to navigating an
era of everchanging skills needs while balancing a
multifaceted interrelations map within our stakeholder
profile.

Make the future count.
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