Philip Marsh Group Managing Director

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1 Philip Marsh Group Managing Director KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (Pty) Ltd Tel 0861 KNOWLEDGE Fax

2 Setting the Scene. National Infrastructure Development Plan Please Note: The following slides on the NDP and Scarce and Critical Skills needs are courtesy of the DHET Presentation pack to industry stakeholders in 2013 and 2014

3 The 18 SIPs Project Clusters SIPs 1-9 SIPs SIP 1: Unlocking the Northern Mineral Belt with Waterberg as the Catalyst 48 Major Projects SIP 10: Electricity transmission and distribution for all SIP 2: Durban- Free State Gauteng Logistics and Industrial Corridor SIP 3: South Eastern node & corridor development SIP 4: Unlocking economic opportunities in the NW Province SIP 5: Saldanha-Northern Cape Development Corridor SIP 6: Integrated Municipal Infrastructure Project SIP 7: Integrated Urban Space and Public Transport Programme SIP 8: Green energy in support of the South African economy SIP 11: Agri-logistics and rural infrastructure SIP 12: Revitalisation of public hospitals and other health facilities SIP 13: National school build programme SIP 14: Higher Education infrastructure SIP 15: Expanding access to communication technology SIP 16: SKA and Meerkat SIP 17: Regional integration for African cooperation and development 3 SIP 9: Electricity generation in support of socioeconomic development SIP 18: Bulk water supply and distribution

4 Occupational Teams Civil Engineers School Theory Theory convener 1 Training Centre convener Practical Theory Practical Workplace Assessment 2 2 Structured workplace learning Final assessment Expertise Workplace convener Assessor M4S

5 DHET - SIPs Skills Plan: Strategy Vision of SIPs Skills Plan: Skilling South Africans for SIPs and through SIPs Core Principle: Building people is as critical as building physical assets Short term Medium term Long term Focus One: Information (demand, supply & gap) Focus Two: Meeting the Demand Focus Three: Building education & training capacity Focus Four: Access & equity at the local level Focus Five: Future (looking beyond the building) 5

6 SIPs Skills Plan: Focus One - Information All SIPs : Estimated Skills Shortage Elementary Plant and machine operators Trades Service and Clerical Technicians Professional Managers Note 1: the shortage is based on broad estimates in this first version. Version 2 will be refined in the next stages. Note 2: Shortage tapers off in 2020 due to planning cycle. 6

7 Knowledge Mentoring Competency to Capability Realisation Experiential Competency Development Try Train Participate Study Listen Learn Structured Mentoring SHIFT Capability Realisation Critical Thinking Best Practice Confident Capable Can Do Can Show Observe Can Teach Practice Can Correct Experience Can Improve Develop Knowledge Network C o n t e n t D r i v e n C o n t e x t D r i v e n DATA INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE WISDOM

8 The Reality of the Playing Field Discussion Build Up and Question: Training alone is not the answer SA has R57 Bn spent over 10 years through the SETA s and nothing to show for it Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande, April 2014 The Status of the Engineer urgent Government review status of the City Engineer / 1700 Pr. Eng s missing in Local and Provincial Government alone Pragmatism versus Perfection we need to move from Theory to Thinking and Competencies to Capabilities Sources and Seekers of Knowledge and Wisdom identifying the Scarce and Critical Skills and Knowledge Areas and implementing pro-active, non-competitive, nation building collaboration Knowledge Swarms and Experiential Hives the future of the ageing knowledge expert in developing and transforming societies - a neoteric approach to nation building and a research paper being prepared by Philip Marsh for presentation at the Global KM Congress in Mumbia, India, July 2015 OPEN DISCUSSION ON THOUGHTS ON ABOVE