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2009/04/15
Presidency to launch Jipsa and AsgiSA annual reports, 16 Apr
Constraints: * deficiencies in government capacity * the volatility of the currency * low levels of investment infrastructure and infrastructure services * shortages of suitably skilled graduates, technicians and artisans * insufficiently competitive industrial and services sectors and weak sector strategies * inequality and marginalisation, resulting in many economically marginalised people being unable to contribute to and/or share in the benefits of growth and development (the "Second ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2009/09041516151004.htm Size: 8KB Source: The Presidency Collection: gov
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2008/09/18
Presidency on Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa)
Recent reports in the media following the presentation of the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa) to the Portfolio Committee on Labour may have caused confusion about current and future plans for Jipsa and the Human Resource Development Strategy. 1. That Jipsa continues to operate and has the full support of the South African Government, the Jipsa Joint Task Team and the key social partners such as the business sector, organised labour and the academic community. The ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08091810151003.htm Size: 9KB Source: The Presidency Collection: gov
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2008/04/21
P Mlambo-Ngcuka to brief media on AsgiSA and Jipsa annual reports, 23 and 24 Apr
Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka launched the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA) and the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa) in 2006. Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and partners will do a second round of report back on the good progress made with regards to AsgiSA and Jipsa. There will be a video link-up to Cape Town. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08042213451001.htm Size: 7KB Source: The Presidency Collection: gov
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2008/01/18
P Mlambo-Ngcuka on G Mantashe's position at JIPSA
Cape Town - The Deputy President Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has dismissed the call by the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament, Ms Sandra Botha, to remove the Chairperson of the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition Technical Working Group. With regard to the two matters that Ms Botha alleges JIPSA has failed at, i.e. the improvement of the matric pass rate in Mathematics and Science, and improving the effectiveness of the Sectoral Training Authorities, the Deputy ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08011816151001.htm Size: 8KB Source: The Presidency Collection: gov
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2007/08/30
T Mbeki to address AsgiSA and Jipsa work placement programme stakeholders, 31 Aug
President Thabo Mbeki will tomorrow, 31 August 2007, deliver a keynote address at the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA) and the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa) thanksgiving dinner to be held at the Presidential Guest house in Pretoria. The event is in honour and appreciation of all stakeholders in the AsgiSA/ JIPSA Work Placement Programme. AsgiSA identified skills shortage as one of the binding constraints, and Jipsa is an overarching... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07083013151002.htm Size: 8KB Source: The Presidency Collection: gov
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2007/05/21
P Mlambo-Ngcuka: AsgiSA and Jipsa at Ministerial Skills Indaba
This is why we as government have come up with the Joint Initiative of Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa), a component of Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA). Further Education and Training (FET) is considered fundamental to improving the education and empowerment of our people. I have to announce that the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) which is in its current second phase, is implemented in order to align skills development with economic growth, ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07052210451007.htm Size: 23KB Source: The Presidency Speaker: P Mlambo-Ngcuka Collection: gov
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2007/04/30
The Presidency on JIPSA initiative for South African engineers in France
The French government has partnered with the South African Government in contributing towards the skills development of South Africans. The AREVA University is the best in the world in Nuclear Science and will partner with the oldest and well known university in France, Sorbonne University, to offer training to South Africa's best engineers for 12 months, between May 2007 . This is one of the programmes of the JIPSA. The team of engineers will be leaving for France on 1 May 2007 at 17h00 from... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07050209451001.htm Size: 7KB Source: The Presidency Collection: gov
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2007/03/26
P Mlambo-Ngcuka on Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition report
The Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) has, through better co-ordination and synthesis of information and initiatives, achieved significant progress. Halfway through the 18 months JIPSA was given to outline a framework for addressing priority and scarce skills, stakeholders have reached consensus on what the scarce and priority skills are, and how they are to be acquired and produced. Given the urgency of acquiring skills in the short to medium term, which would be ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07032613451001.htm Size: 17KB Source: Government Communications (GCIS) Collection: gov
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2007/03/22
P Mlambo-Ngcuka to brief media on JIPSA, 26 Mar
Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will brief the media on the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) progress report on Monday, 26 March 2007. JIPSA is an initiative led by government, organised labour and business to identify the country's solutions to skills shortages in the critical areas of the economy to accelerate economic growth. The Deputy President will be accompanied by representatives from organised business and labour. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07032308151002.htm Size: 7KB Source: Government Communications Collection: gov
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2006/08/17
P Mlambo-Ngcuka: Sasol Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition support initiative
We are gathered here tonight to celebrate Sasol's support of government's initiative of accelerating and developing the skills base in our country, especially, around the areas of scarce and priority skills. We have identified education and skills development as one of the core tenets of this initiative and we see a significant role for the private sector. We hope that many more companies will continue to support the skills development drive of government when we said at the launch of ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2006/06082215451003.htm Size: 12KB Source: The Presidency Speaker: P Mlambo-Ngcuka Collection: gov
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2006/06/05
G Oosthuizen: Sport essential for AsgiSA and JIPSA
At a launch also attended by Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and various captains of business and sport, the Deputy Minister said that 'Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) is already involved in initiatives in support of AsgiSA and JIPSA, but it has always been our contention that Government alone cannot cover 'all the bases' in terms of the delivery of sport and recreation products to the nation. He said the White Paper on Sport and Recreation, the Department's policy ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2006/06060610451003.htm Size: 11KB Source: Sport and Recreation South Africa Speaker: G Oosthuizen Collection: gov
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2006/06/01
P Mlambo-Ngcuka: Old Mutual and SAMDI JIPSA Placement Launch
The Government and Old Mutual Business School aim to provide foundational project management training to 100 employees within local government, in support of the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA) and particularly the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA). The immediate focus of JIPSA will be on the skills identified by AsgiSA. These include skills needed for infrastructure development in government, private sector and state-owned enterprises,... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2006/06060210151001.htm Size: 16KB Source: The Presidency Speaker: P Mlambo-Ngcuka Collection: gov
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2006/06/01
P Mlambo-Ngcuka to launch JIPSA learning programme, 1 Jun
Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will today, 1 June 2006, launch a learning programme aimed at supporting the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA). The initiative is a partnership between the Old Mutual Business School and the Presidency. Training will take place in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth and the life assuror will carry all the costs associated with the training components of the programme. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2006/06060115151001.htm Size: 7KB Source: The Presidency Collection: gov
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2006/03/27
P Mlambo-Ngcuka: Launch of Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition
JIPSA will therefore work with both higher education institutions and employers, all of whom are represented in JIPSA. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Education (DOE), Department of Labour (DOL), Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) are our key training departments. * JIPSA will maintain a living database of skills needs in the economy, including providing an understanding of patterns, trends and key ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2006/06032810451001.htm Size: 23KB Source: The Presidency Speaker: P Mlambo-Ngcuka Collection: gov
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2006/03/09
M Mdladlana on appointment of unionist to lead Jipsa
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has lauded the Cabinet's appointment of veteran unionist Gwede Mantashe to head the newly established Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa). Jipsa is the skills empowerment arm of the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (Asgisa), a programme announced by President Thabo Mbeki during his State of the Nation Address in Parliament last month. Minister Mdladlana today (Thursday) commended the Cabinet's appointment ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2006/06030912151002.htm Size: 8KB Source: Department of Labour Collection: gov