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Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998)ConstitutionsConstitution of the Chemical Industries and Training Authority (CHIETA)5. Objectives |
| 5.1 | The objectives of the CHIETA are to promote the purposes of the Act within the sector. |
| 5.2 | The purposes of the Act are- |
| 5.2.1 | to develop the skills of the South Africa workforce- |
| 5.2.1.1 | to improve the quality of life of workers, their prospects of work and labour mobility; |
| 5.2.1.2 | to improve productivity in the workplace and the competitiveness of employers; |
| 5.2.1.3 | to promote self-employment; and |
| 5.2.1.4 | to improve the delivery of social services. |
| 5.2.2 | to increase the levels of investment in education and training in the labour market and to improve the return on that investment; |
| 5.2.3 | to encourage employers- |
| 5.2.3.1 | to use the work-place as an active learning environment; |
| 5.2.3.2 | to provide employees with the opportunities to acquire new skills; |
| 5.2.3.3 | to provide opportunities for new entrants to the labour market to gain work experience; and |
| 5.2.3.4 | to employ persons who find it difficult to be employed, |
| 5.2.4 | to encourage workers to participate in learnership and other training programmes; |
| 5.2.5 | to improve the employment prospects of persons previously disadvantaged by unfair discrimination and to redress those disadvantages through training and education; |
| 5.2.6 | to ensure the quality of education and training in and for the workplace; |
| 5.2.7 | to assist— |
| 5.2.7.1 | work-seekers to find work; |
| 5.2.7.2 | retrenched workers to re-enter the labour market; and |
| 5.2.7.3 | employers to find qualified employees. |
