BACKGROUND Fasset is a statutory body established through the Skills Development Act of 1998 to enable its stakeholders to advance the national and global position of the industry for finance, accounting, management consulting and other financial services. The members of a Seta include employers, trade unions, professional bodies, government departments and bargaining councils, where relevant, from each industrial sector. The Seta landscape was revised to 21 Setas in April 2011. The objectives of Fasset are: To develop the competence of employees and potential employees: Improving the quality of life of employees, their prospects of work and labour mobility Improving productivity in the workplace and the competitiveness of employers Promoting self-employment in situations where the sector is experiencing job shrinkage. To increase the levels of investment in education and training and to optimise the return on this investment To position this sector as the sector of career choice for prospective learners and entrants into the labour market To encourage employers and employees to adopt a culture of lifelong learning through: Using the workplace as an active learning environment Providing employees with the opportunities to acquire new skills Providing opportunities for new entrants and potential entrants into the sector labour market and enhancing access to opportunities to gain work experience. To support the objectives of the Employment Equity Act of 1998 To enhance access to learning opportunities and to facilitate the recognition of learning To ensure the quality of education and training in the sector To expand the provision of education and training in this sector through sound partnerships with public and private sector service providers To encourage greater cooperation between the public and private sectors To co-operate with the South African Qualifications Authority and other Setas, in support of the objectives of the Act All the bids by Fasset are intended to promote the objectives of Fasset.
BACKGROUND Fasset is a statutory body established through the Skills Development Act of 1998 to enable its stakeholders to advance the national and global position of the industry for finance, accounting, management consulting and other financial services. The members of a Seta include employers, trade unions, professional bodies, government departments and bargaining councils, where relevant, from each industrial sector. The Seta landscape was revised to 21 Setas in April 2011. The objectives of Fasset are: To develop the competence of employees and potential employees: Improving the quality of life of employees, their prospects of work and labour mobility Improving productivity in the workplace and the competitiveness of employers Promoting self-employment in situations where the sector is experiencing job shrinkage. To increase the levels of investment in education and training and to optimise the return on this investment To position this sector as the sector of career choice for prospective learners and entrants into the labour market To encourage employers and employees to adopt a culture of lifelong learning through: Using the workplace as an active learning environment Providing employees with the opportunities to acquire new skills Providing opportunities for new entrants and potential entrants into the sector labour market and enhancing access to opportunities to gain work experience. To support the objectives of the Employment Equity Act of 1998 To enhance access to learning opportunities and to facilitate the recognition of learning To ensure the quality of education and training in the sector To expand the provision of education and training in this sector through sound partnerships with public and private sector service providers To encourage greater cooperation between the public and private sectors To co-operate with the South African Qualifications Authority and other Setas, in support of the objectives of the Act All the bids by Fasset are intended to promote the objectives of Fasset.
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