"The (Skills Development Amendment) Act afford me powers and I plan to use those powers. This is not intimidation ... those who do not want to be intimidated. it will be better for them to move."
He said he wanted to publicly announce the performance of the Setas.
"The law allows me to shut down or merge those Setas that are underperforming," said Mdladlana.
He said that last year the Setas underspent their budgets by R2,3-billion.
"Auditing is currently underway and will be complete by August. It will be interesting to see how far they have gone with their commitments when they submit their annual reports."
Education Minister Naledi Pandor, who was also present at the briefing, said that both departments were working closely to address the issue of human resources and skills development.
She admitted that there was a mismatch between the labour markets needs and the training offered by institutions.
"There is a need for us to focus more clearly on what employers need and the Setas provide."
She added that the Setas were making inroads into addressing the question of scarce skills. - Sapa
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