EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ELDP)

&

LEADERSHIP ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMME (LAP)

Nelius Volschenk

Chief Executive Officer: INSETA

Media Briefing: 18 September 2002

“Working together for a skilled tomorrow”

INSETA Learning Strategy

Vision

Quality focused learning strategy customised for the insurance and related financial services industry

INSETA Learning Strategy (Continued)

Mission

– Holistic, integrated and structured learning strategy through a range of industry-customised programmes at all levels of employment (“Classroom to Boardroom”)

– Partnership with employers, other stakeholders and education and training institutions/providers

– Accelerate the development of current, new and potential employees especially at management and supervisory level (Special emphasis on designated groups)

– Meet challenges of the new world of work in the South African political, economic and social environment

INSETA Learning Strategy (Continued)

STRATEGIC/POLICY LEVEL

BOARD/EXCO PROGRAMME

EXECUTIVE/SENIOR AND MIDDLE MANAGEMENT LEVEL

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ELDP)

LEADERSHIP ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMME (LAP)

SUPERVISORS, SPECIALISTS, HIGHER ENTRY LEVEL AND ENTRY LEVEL

INSURANCE EMPLOYMENT PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME (ADVANCED)

INSURANCE EMPLOYMENT PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME (BASIC)

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

INSURANCE CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAMME

Objectives/Aims of ELDP and LAP

• Intervention to accelerate the development of a pool of highly skilled decision-makers at middle and senior/executive levels across all sub-sectors of the industry, whilst addressing the Employment Equity profile of the industry

• Compliments the existing training initiatives by industry by providing industry customised programmes

• Building a leadership core in the industry

• Targeting medium and smaller employers, which do not have the capacity or resources to implement such training interventions

• Contribution to Black Economic Empowerment in the industry

Executive Leadership Development Programme (ELDP)

• Objective

– Improving executive and senior leadership skills to understand and deal with current and emerging leadership and business issues

• Target Group

– Chief Executives, other executive and

senior managers, and emerging executives

• Programme Content

– Strategic

– Leadership and business issue driven

– Case studies and examples from local and international insurance and financial services industry

ELDP (Continued)

• Duration and Structure

– 12 months modular

– Based on practical experience (Action learning oriented)

– Overseas visit to Business School and selected industry employers

• Qualification + Learnership

– NQF level 8a

– “Insurance & Investment Business Leadership/Administration”

• Starting date

– February 2003

Leadership Advancement Programme (LAP)

• Objective

– Improving broad leadership and management skills

– Preparing middle managers for executive and senior management positions

• Target Group

– Middle and emerging managers

• Programme content

– Leadership at operational level (“Subject” driven)

– Case studies and examples from local and international insurance and financial services industry

LAP (Continued)

• Duration and Structure

– 12 months modular

– Theory + individual assignments + final research project

– Based on practical experience (Action learning oriented)

• Qualification + Learnership

– NQF level 6

– “Insurance & Investment Business Leadership/Administration”

• Starting date

– February 2003