Alfred Nzo District Municipality is a host to the Local Government Sector Education & Training Authority (LGSETA) Provincial Skills Development Facilitator’s Forum currently underway in the Matatiele Local Municipality . This two-day programme is held to look at some of the challenges related to skills development in the Eastern Cape Province.
According to LGSETA Acting Provincial Manager, Ms. Jeandre September, the forum seeks to keep Skills Development Facilitators (SDF’s) up-to-date on all fronts in terms of skills development, to keep them informed of funding window opportunities and processes for applying for such opportunities.
The Provincial Skills Development Forums (PSDF) were established under the Skills Development Act of 2008 in order to address specific provincial skills development needs, and to provide a bridge linking the National Skills Authority (NSA) and the provinces.
The PSDFs aim to be forward thinking structures which unite the efforts of a range of role players, including key provincial government departments, business, labor and training and capacity building institutions.
Some of the municipalities participating in the programme include Amathole District Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Saraah Baartman District Municipality, OR Tambo District Municipality, Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Nelson Mandela Metro, Buffalo City Metro as well as various agencies including the Alfred Nzo Development Agency (ANDA).
