The Energy and Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) is a skills development authority serving the energy and water sectors.
As one of South Africa’s 21 SETAs, the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) was established in terms of Section 9 of the Skills Development Act (SDA), 97 of 1998, as amended and reports to the Honourable Minister of Higher Education and Training.
The responsibility of EWSETA is to manage skills development through strategic sector skills planning within the framework of the National Skills Development Strategy III. This includes developing a sector skills plan and implementing the sector skills plan by:
- Establishing learning programmes
- Approving Workplace Skills Plans and the Annual Training Report
- Allocating grants to employers, education and training, providers, and workers
- Monitoring education and training in the sector
- Registering learning programme agreements
- Promoting learnerships and other training programmes
The role of EWSETA also includes facilitating the creation of learnerships with employers in the sector via the following:
- Finding workplaces where learners can do practical work
- Supporting people who create learning material
- Helping to wrap up learnership agreements
- Registering learnership agreements
Vision
The vision of EWSETA (Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority) is to create a sustainable tomorrow, today through skills.
Mission
The mission of EWSETA (Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority) is to:
- Research to determine the skills demand.
- Facilitate and coordinate skills development programmes to respond to sectoral challenges.
- Drive excellence through quality assurance.
- Foster an ecosystem in energy and water that creates inclusive economic development.
Values
The values of EWSETA (Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority) are:
- Respect: A sense of value and trust towards each other and stakeholders.
- Integrity: EWSETA acts with honesty and integrity, not compromising the truth.
- Teaming: EWSETA positively contributes and collaborates towards the greater vision.
- Excellence: EWSETA strives for the best in their our actions.
Overseeing Department/Entity
Office Bearers/Management
Chairperson
- n/a
Board Members
- Mr Solomon Manko Bokaba
- Dr Esme Coetzer
- Dr Lester Goldman
- Mr Dumisane Magagula
- Dr Nandi Malubazo
- Ms Verena Meyer-Singh
- Ms Hilda Mhlongo
- Mr Nhlanhleni Ngidi
- Ms Nomava Nobatana
- Ms Keagile Pholoba
Chief Executive Officer
- Ms Mpho Mookapele (Acting)
Chief Financial Officer
- Mrs Robyn Vilikazi
Chief Operations Officer
- Mr Ineeleng Molete
Senior Management
- Ms Beatrice Cader (Projects)
- Khetsiwe Dlamini (Energy Sector)
- Mr Siyabonga Dyosiba (Facilities and Information Manager)
- Ms Nora Hanke-Louw (Acting Manager: Water Sector)
- Ms Cathrine Kobyana (Financial Accounting Manager)
- Mr Dickson Kutsawa (Manager: Supply Chain)
- Ms Felicity Mabanga (Acting Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager)
- Mr Julius Maile (Reporting Risk and Compliance Manager)
- Mr Rhulani Manganyi (Marketing Administrator)
- Mr Kabelo Masilo (Planning, Reporting and Monitoring Manager)
- Mr Benedict Masopha (Projects Manager)
- Mrs Tsholofelo Mokotedi (Executive: Planning, Reporting and Monitoring)
- Mrs Candice Moodley (Executive: Corporate Service)
- Mr Elvis Ntikana (Learning Programmes Manager)
- Ms Ntaketo Sithole (Manager: Human Resources)
- Ms Mariana Strydom (Audit and Risk Committee)
- Ms Lungile Tshabalala (Discretionary Grants and Projects)
- Mr Siyolo Xotyeni (Energy Sector Manager)
Communications Officers
- Ms Petronella Ngubeni (M&E Administrator)
- Mrs Isabella Nxumalo (Executive PA: CEO)
Contact Details
The contact details of EWSETA (Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority) are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | 22 Wellington Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Postal Address: | P.O. Box 5983, Johannesburg, 2000 |
| Telephone: | 011 274 4700 |
| Email: | info@ewseta.org.za |
| Website: | www.ewseta.org.za |
READ MORE:
➜ List of SETAs in South Africa
➜ National Government of South Africa