The management board will appoint the chairperson of the working committee from representatives on the management board.

While working committee representatives may be appointed from employer and employee organisations the need for specialist input may dictate the inclusion of Fasset employees as well as outside consultants to support the working committee's efforts.

While every effort will be made to ensure equal representation of employer and employee representatives as members of working committees, the expertise requirements of a particular committee, as well as the availability of representatives to give sufficient effort to the work of such committees, will be the final determinants of the working committee's composition.

The role and functions of the working committees, are defined in the committee terms of reference, as approved by the management board from time to time. The key role of each working committee is summarised below.

Communication working committee

The communication working committee will be responsible for developing and implementing communication policy, strategy and procedures across all 9 provinces.

Learnerships and Quality Assurance working committee

The learnerships and quality assurance working committee will be responsible for the development of all strategies, policies, processes and procedures relating to learnerships, for final approval by the management board, and the monitoring of same, as well as all strategies, policies, processes and procedures relating to the effective management of the quality assurance obligations of Fasset in its role as an Education and Training Quality Assurance Body as provided in the SAQA Act, and the Regulations for Education and Training Quality Assurers, No. 1127 of 1998.

Finance working committee

The finance working committee will be responsible for the development of all strategies, policies, processes and procedures relating to the effective financial management of Fasset, for final approval by the management board, and the monitoring thereof.

Skills planning working committee

The skills planning working committee shall be responsible for the preparation and recommendation to the management board of the sector skills plan for Fasset, and for its implementation and monitoring. This working committee will also be responsible for guiding employers in the preparation of workplace skills plans and the monitoring of such plans.

Remunerations working committee

The remunerations working committee shall be responsible for advising the management board on matters relating to remuneration, so that the management board may develop consistent, fair and impadiai strategies, policies, procedures and processes for the compensation of its staff in order to attract, motivate and retain talented people.

Other working committees

The management board may create or convene any other working committee that it may deem necessary in support of the performance of its duties and responsibilities in terms of this constitution.

The working committee representatives shall be appointed and will function for a period of 2 years, in alignment with the term of office of the management board.

Where outside consultants are appointed to a working committee, independent fixed term contracts must be entered into, clearly specifying the outputs required in terms of the contract and the fees that will be payable upon delivery of the output.

A working committee shall meet as regularly as shall be required for that committee to fulfill its obligations, as detailed in the business plan and the committee terms of reference.

The working committees shall regulate their meetings, as they deem fit.

The chairperson shall cause a record to be kept of all meetings, in accordance with accepted company secretarial procedures.

The management board will appoint representatives from the management board to serve as the chairpersons of the respective working committees.

The management board will determine the terms and conditions of representatives.