| 10.1 |
The objectives of AgriSETA are to promote the purposes of the Act within the sector. |
| 10.2 |
The purposes of the Act are- |
| 10.2.1 |
to develop the skills of the South African workforce- |
| 10.2.1.1 |
to improve the quality of life of workers, their prospects of work and labour mobility; |
| 10.2.1.2 |
to improve productivity in the workplace and the competiveness of employers; |
| 10.2.1.3 |
to promote self-employment; and |
| 10.2.1.4 |
to, improve the delivery of social services; |
| 10.2.2 |
to increase the levels of investment in education and training in the labour market and to improve the return on that investment; |
| 10.2.3 |
to encourage employers- |
| 10.2.3.1 |
to use the work-place as an active learning environment; |
| 10.2.3.2 |
to provide employees with the opportunities to acquire new skills; |
| 10.2.3.3 |
to provide opportunities for new entrants to the labour market to gain work experience; and |
| 10.2.3.4 |
to employ persons who find it difficult to be employed; |
| 10.2.4 |
to encourage workers to participate in learnerships and other training programmes; |
10.2.5to improve the employment prospects of persons previously disadvantaged by unfair discrimination and to redress those disadvantages through training and education;
| 10.2.6 |
to ensure the quality of education and training in and for the workplace; |
| 10.2.7.1 |
work-seekers to find work; |
| 10.2.7.2 |
retrenched workers to re-enter the labour market; and |
| 10.2.7.3 |
employers to find qualified employees. |
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