BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A

SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, THE
PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL
SOCIETY

A Strategic Approach
Presented by: Ms. L.N. Amunyela
(Head of Trainee Support, NTA)

Introduction
One of the objects of the Vocational Education
and Training Act No.1 of 2008 is to establish
and maintain a sustainable partnership
between government, the private sector and
civil society to resource the provision of
vocational education and training.
As a result, there is need to develop strategies
to BUILD and MAINTAIN such partnerships

What is the nature of partnerships

we want to create?
The best starting point for developing these strategies is
to know exactly the ideal partnerships we want to create
between NTA and related parties (government, private
sector and civil society).

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NTA and Government

NTA wants commitment from the government towards
providing the VET Funding while NTA should create value
to justify the need for funding, in essence NTA should
provide results. To achieve this partnership, the following
strategies are proposed:
NTA should ensure they provide progress report to the
government regarding their activities like the number of
enrolments, number of graduates etc. this will show their
dedication towards the task at hand hence government
can fund with confidence
Ensuring there is quality control at VTCs in order to
produce the skilled worker. This entails that the training
processes adopted by the VTCs must meet set standards.

NTA and Private Sector

NTA accredits training providers and programs while at the
same time ensuring the VTCs produce skilled workforce for
the private sector. On the other hand the private sector
ought to provide competent trainers & create jobs for the
trainees. For such a working partnership to grow and be
sustainable, the following strategies are proposed:
NTA, through various mediums (workshops, expos etc),
should inform the private sector, specifically training
providers about the importance of the NTA accreditation
to them as providers in producing employable trainees
NTA can develop an award system that rewards
outstanding training providers annually based on the
nature of their training programs & their facilities

NTA and Civil Society

The civil society requires NTA to produce skilled
labour as a sign of proper usage of the VET Fund
whereas NTA requires contributions from the
civil society by engaging the civil society in
strategic planning and other processes of NTA.
Such a relationship can be built and maintained
by following these proposed strategies:
NTA should always strive to create regular
platforms for dialogue with civil society. These
can be in the form of monthly stakeholder
meetings, social media discussions etc.

Conclusion
Sustainable partnerships between NTA
and government, civil society & private
sector are essential for the
achievement of the mandate of the
VET Act. Building and maintaining such
partnerships requires understanding
each partner and as the head of
Trainee support, I will ensure the above
strategies are implemented and
developed further