Proposal

For artisanal training and cooperatives

in support of the national roll-out of
Household Appliances Repairs and
Maintenance to reduce energy waste and
enhance efficiency
Presented by Energy and Water SETA (EWSETA)
To the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
12th August 2015
 Objective
National roll-out of
Household Appliance Repair and
Maintenance Initiative

Presented by Energy and Water SETA (EWSETA)

To the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
12th August 2015
Critical Goals
• Advocacy of greater efficiency in energy
consumption to relieve pressure off the grid
• Significantly addressing critical artisanal skills
shortages to support Household Appliance Repair
and Maintenance(HARM) as a sustainable
solution to community needs
• Contributing to government’s stated goals of
ensuring economic beneficiation at the local
level
Project targets
• Roll-out across 9 provinces

• Training of 9 000 artisans

• In-sito training, installation and project

management

• Establishment of Co-operatives
 Skills to reduce energy consumption
Deploying the requisite qualified skills in
maintenance and repairs of faulty appliances
will result in appliances operating more
efficiently and reduce wasting electricity, e.g.
refrigerator with faulty thermostat, shortage of
refrigerant, or defective door gasket etc
Project Goal
leveraging household appliance repairs and
maintenance to develop the required artisanal
and entrepreneurial skills aimed at:
• The empowerment of unemployed youth
and women
• Developing a critical mass of employable
artisans
• Creation of meaningful jobs
• Beneficiation of project beneficiaries
• Transfer of critical skills and qualification
Guiding principles
• Reducing energy consumption through
greater efficiency in operation of household
appliances;

• Creation of employment opportunities

targeting impoverished communities

• Skills transfer in support of sustainability and

local economic development

• Enterprise development through artisanal

training & establishment of co-operatives
Project Overview
Stakeholders
• DHET: Project sponsor
• EWSETA: Project champion
• Implementation Agents: FETs & Artisanal
training providers

Beneficiaries
• Rural Unemployed Youth
• Rural Unemployed Women

Location
• National Roll Out
• Across 9 Provinces

Duration
• 12 Months

Solution
• Artisanal Training, Co-op and New Venture
Creation
Problem Statement
Demand side management

Reducing Household Consumption

Impact of faulty appliances

Lack of artisanal skills

 Conceptual approach 1
. Repairs and Proposed Measures Issues and Concerns
Maintenance of
Household Appliances
Activity / Sector

Household  Development and  Sufficient people

Appliance data implementation of at local level for
HARMI Information maintaining the
System system
Human Capital  Recruitment of  Cooperation of
Development artisans local
municipalities,
NGOs and CBOs
Organisational  Organisational setup  Capacity at local
aspects and related level for project
supporting measures implementation
 Conceptual approach 2
. Repairs and Proposed Measures
Maintenance of
Household Appliances
Activity / Sector
Enterprise  Skills transfer
Development  Establishment of small
enterprises with persons
from the informal sector
 Increased efficiency of
existing services
(performance monitoring)
CRM: Repairs,  Set up CRM system
Maintenance and post-  Set-up HARMI teams
service follow-up
 Set-up HARMI maintenance
teams
Monitoring and  Establishment of an M&E
Evaluation system to support HARMI
roll-out
Issues and Concerns
 Willingness of local
municipalities to
cooperate
 Funding of tools and
equipment for small
enterprises from the
informal sector required
(+/- 9 million ZAR)
 Insufficient funding for
business mentoring
 Funding of equipment for
small enterprises from
informal sector required )
 Funding for system
deployment
 Conceptual approach 3
. Repairs and Proposed Measures Issues and Concerns
Maintenance of
Household Appliances
Activity / Sector
Enhanced delivery  Improvement of quality of  Funding for improvement
efficiency training measures required (no
 Measuring quality of outputs calculations available)

 Measuring customer
satisfaction
Communications aspects  Regular communication with all HARMI  Institutional framework
trainees
 Regular communication with all  Cost to be factored
relevant stakeholders
 Deployment of Communication
Strategy  Cost for project duration
 Designation of project spokesperson

Financial aspects  Deployment of HARMI artisans  Willingness of DHET and

 Introduction of cost centres EWSETA to support nitiative

 Cost and performance monitoring

Project matrix

Beneficiaries of
HARMI
Artisanal
Training

Municipality
Municipaliities
Cooperatives
& Ward
Counselors

DHET
EWSETA

FET Colleges
&
Manufacturers
Private training
providers

Small
Enterprise
Cooperatives
 Role of DHET
• Project Sponsor

• Formulate and implement legislation

• Formulate, Manage and Implement Energy Plans

• Resource planning and managment

• Sectoral transformation: Enterprise Development and Cooperatives

• Multi-sectoral Policy and Programme coordination

• Create enabling environment for PDI and SMME participation in Energy

Project Implementation model

1. Training 2. Enterprise
Development
Model Model

Project
4. 3. Cooperative
Management Development
Model Model
 Artisan Training Model
Required recruits/artisanal trainees 1000 per province

Training days  18 months course work and practical

 6 months mentoring and incubation

 Each trainee will be trained in the theory and practice of Household Appliance Repair and
Maintenance as part of their training in order to obtain proficiency

Equipment Basic tool-kits and instrumentation will be needed for the students to complete the practical
training, and develop a Portfolio of Evidence (POE) for accreditation purposes

Accreditation NQF Level 4 Certificates will be issued after completion of practical component of the training
programme. All installations will be signed off by an accredited training provider and a
Certificate of Completion (COC) will be issued

Pre-requisites for training Can accommodate NQF level 2 qualifications, which will mean that training will be for installers
with a minimum of Grade 9 or 10qualifications. Previous experience not required and no gender
bias
 Project Methodology

1. Implement Artisanal Training Model 2.Develop Small Enterprises

 Accredited assessors and moderators to provide  Provide transportation, storage, logistics for
training spares and component supply for Household
Appliance Repair and Maintenance.
 Assessors and moderators in place
 Provide warehousing facilities and purchasing
 Municipalities to provide Training Facilities
protocols
 Ward Councillors to identify participants

 Recruit and register trainees

 Implement Project Management Model

 Project Methodology 2
3. Project Management and Coordination 3. Co-operative Development Model

 Coordinate the role of Communities and
Bulk sourcing from manufacturers of components and spare parts for
Household Appliance Repair and Maintenance

municipalities  Manufacturers will train on specific brands

 Coordinate Small Enterprises and  Trained cooperatives will implement local area business plan for
appliance repair and maintenance
Cooperatives
 Practical and theoretical training for self-sufficiency and sustainability

 Liaise with private sector  Focused on unemployed

manufacturers/importers of component and  Focused on unemployable, women and Social Grants Register

 Create sustainable Co-ops and small businesses

spare parts for Household Appliance Repair
 Financially viable with a broadened revenue generation.
and Maintenance initiative
 Monitoring & Evaluation systems in place

 Project report methods identified

Opportunities
Power plant

The following skilled jobs can

be found in the energy sector:
Skills in the renewable
energy sector
Materials engineers
Biologists/Microbiologists
Blade Technicans and Repair specialists
Researcher
Physical technicans
Meter readers/smart metering
Enivironmental techinicans
Eletrical engineers
Valve installers
Electrical repairs and maintance
Chemistry engineers
Physicsts
Electronic repairs technicians
Electrical power cable installation
Electrial engineers
Gas plant worker
Solar PV installers
Information specialists
Travelling Wind Turbine Technicians
Various marine roles – Divers, Deckhands, Engineers, Skippers Most of the
above renewable energy jobs require certification, diplomas or degrees. The
unskilled labour market is much larger and can be used to get a foot in the
door. There are also vacancies in other roles in this sector:
•Logistics, Administration, IT, Management, Research & Development, Manufacturing, Consultancy,
H&S and compliance
 DHET-Decade of the Artisan Campaign

At present the country is producing on average

13,000 qualified artisans per year which is less
than half of the 30,000 artisans that the
country should produce per year by 2030
 Conclusion:
DHET-From Green Campus to efficient household

The Department of Higher Education and Training will be

supporting the initiative by reducing energy consumption at
colleges and universities through recycling, encouraging
students to use bicycles and buses, and conducting
consumption audits.;

-Minister Blade Nzimande, April 2012

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Thank you!