INSETA NEWSLETTER

From the Desk of the CEO

thank our stakeholders for being so resilient and embracing this with us. We have seen an increase in the number of stakeholders who continue to attend our hybrid and virtual sessions. Aswemove intoJuly, theNelsonMandelaCareerday festival which is a flagship programme of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and is usually a repository for career information, advice and guidance targeting high school learners and youth Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) will not take place physically, however we at Inseta will ensure our Career guidance initiatives will be done virtually and we look forward to all the hybrid and virtual activities and festivities that will take place to celebrate our young people. Inseta is a proud supporter of youth empowerment, and our programmes are designed to equip our youth with the skills that are much needed in this sector. One of the key responsibilities of a SETA is to develop a Sector Skills Plan (SSP) to inform the skills priorities of our sector. As a key deliverable the Inseta has to develop this 5-year plan and review it annually to provide a blueprint for the skills priorities of the Insurance and related sectors emanating from credible research which highlights the sector skills demand and supply trends. The Inseta has recently embarked on consultations to engage employers, industry associations and training providers in preparation for the annual submission of the SSP to the Department of Higher Education and Training by 31 August 2021. We encourage decision makers and key role players from our companies and organisations that represent the interests of the sector and training providers to participate in the various sessions that have been scheduled in the next weeks to provide input and insights into the labour market, economy and skills development focusing on the growth of the sector. My plans for the rest of the year are to focus on clean audits, sound financial management, and turning around an entity by putting effective processes, controls, and governance structures in place. I hope that you will enjoy reading the first edition of our stakeholder newsletter. Stay in touch and keep safe! Gugu Mkhize Inseta CEO

A warm welcome from Inseta to our May- July edition of our external newsletter which features updates, news and insights about our achievements, activities, and plans for the rest of the year. My first 100 days in office as you all would have read was filled with an assessment and review of the organisational strategy, key policies, and systems and most importantly the current human resource capabilities. The six key priorities below continue to underpin the organisational (iii) Digitisation and its impact in delivering e-learning in the Insurance Sector for current and future skills. (iv) Stakeholder Relations Management. (v) Repositioning INSETA as the authority for skills development. (vi) Strategy for SME to contribute to job creation Part of my mandate is to lead the turnaround and repositioning of the INSETA as the skills development authority in the insurance and related sectors. With that said, quarter one had the Inseta teambusy with graduations and yielding some of the fruits of our programmes through Inseta graduations. I am very pleased that virtual learning continues to take place despite the Covid 19 pandemic that we continue to face. As we progress through 2021, Inseta has entered the second quarter of the financial year on 1 June, with an enthusiastic team geared up and in high spirits about implementing all the skills development interventions that have been planned. We very successfully transitioned to hosting virtual online events and training sessions and we strategy going forward. These priorities are: (i) INSETA Sustainability and Operating Model. (ii) Research and Innovation.

INSETA EXTERNAL NEWSLETTER

MAY - JUNE 2021

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