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FASSET | Annual Integrated Report 2022/23

1. Auditor’s Report: PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES

The AGSA currently performs the necessary Audit report to management. Refer to page 104 of the AIR
procedures on the performance information to for the Auditor’s Report, published in Part E: Financial
provide reasonable assurance in the form of an Audit Information.
conclusion. The Audit conclusion on the performance
against predetermined objectives is included in the

2. OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE

2.1 Service Delivery Environment Skills Plan report published in the year 2021/2022,
the total employment for FAS sector total to 172 387.
In the 2023/2024 Sector Skills Plan the total reported
employment profile presented a total of 102 662
employees. This is indicative of the under-reporting of
the sector employment which is attributed to a very
Abongile Tsotsi low number of WSP/ATR data submissions.
Assistant Strategic Planning
Manager Skills Planning and Research

Execution of sound and comprehensible projects
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS require rigorous thought process which is coupled
with in-depth research and skills planning. FASSET is
FASSET has a proud tradition of trailblazing over a no exception in this regard as the implementation of
period that spans more than two decades. It’s been its programmes requires rigorous skills planning and
an odyssey since the organisation came to the fore, research in order to abide by the requirements of the
with significant strides being attained in the learning PSET system. FASSET does not operate in silos as it is
sphere in South Africa. guided by national frameworks, plans and strategies.
The White Paper for Post-School Education and
Service Delivery Environment Training and the NSDP 2030 in essence state that:
SETAs need to conduct research in order to inform
FASSET serves an empirical role in the FAS sector their sector skills plans which assist in addressing
as it is a driving force for the advancement of the skills shortages in their scope of coverage. Research
sector and playing a significant role of being an initiatives influence and are incorporated into the
intermediary between institutions of education SSP that has been developed for the 2020—2025
(basic and higher) and the workplace. Through its period. This fits into the NSDP requirement of research
tumultuous journey which was also impeded by the being all vital in the planning of SETA activities and
past imprints of the country which saw an unequal interventions.
distribution of opportunities based on particularly
race and gender, the organisation has been able to Through the research that is conducted, SETAs can
bring about changes to the conventional occupation allocate funds accordingly and address shortage of
of workers in the sectors. Through conducting skills in their respective sectors to avoid addressing
labour market research, development of the SSP, issues which are typical drops in the ocean. As
development of SPs, and development of APPs FASSET per tradition, in the 2022/2023 Financial Year the
can tap into vital data which helps them in identifying research team conducted in-depth research studies
sector skills and execute programmes which seek to and assignments, such as transformation in the
address such. FAS Sector through professional designation and
transformation in professional bodies.
Great strides have been achieved since the inception
of FASSET, however a lot still needs to be done and This study was conducted in alignment with
in recent years the growth experienced in terms of government priority of addressing transformation
employment in the FAS Sector has been dwindling across all sectors, particularly transformation as it
with a downwards spiral. According to our Sector relates to gender and race.

Make the future count.
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