Dear Valued Stakeholders,
CHIETA is in a process of nominating the new members within the Employer, Skills Development Provider and Labour Constituencies to participate in the April 2026- March 2029 CHIETA’s Technical Functional Advisory Committee. The TFAC members play a critical role in contributing to the Skills development and identifying scarce and critical skills.
In recognition of the importance of these functions, CHIETA is embarking on a process to call for the nomination of TFAC Members to serve for the period 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.
Each constituency will consist of an equal number of representatives from Organised Labour, Skills Development Providers, and Organised Employers.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Each constituency must ensure that nominees meet the following requirements:
- Sector-Specific Expertise:
Nominees must possess practical and strategic knowledge of the chemicals sector. This includes a solid understanding of labour trends, workforce needs, training challenges, and operational realities within the industry.
- Strong Skills Development Orientation:
Nominees should demonstrate active involvement in skills development, including curriculum and qualification implementation, and a solid understanding of key skills development legislation such as the Skills Development Act, WBLPDR and WPA guidelines.
- Demonstrated Capacity for Engagement:
Nominees must be willing and actively contribute to TFAC meetings, participate in robust discussions, and provide consistent feedback to their constituencies.
- Stakeholder Representation and Strategic Positioning:
Nominees should hold influential roles and/or senior positions with previous committee experience (e.g., HR/Training personnel, Operations, active Union representatives).
- Equity and Inclusivity:
The nomination will prioritise diversity, in line with Employment Equity Act provisions, ensuring representation of women, designated groups, and a spread across different company sizes and provinces.
- Governance and Ethics:
All nominees will be required to sign CHIETA’s Code of Conduct and Declaration of Interest and commit to full participation in TFAC activities.
RELEVANT AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES THAT MAY SERVE ON THE CHIETA ACCOUNTING AUTHOURITY
- Employer Associations
- National Base Chemicals Employers’ Association
- National Petroleum Employers’ Association
- National Speciality Chemicals Employers’ Association
- Surface Coatings Industry Employers’ Association
- Explosives Industry Employers’ Association
- Fertilizer Industry Employers’ Association
- National Fast Moving Consumer Goods Employers’ Association
- Labour Affairs Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Glass Industries Employers’ Association
- Organised Labour
- Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU)
- South African Chemical Workers Union (SACWU)
- Solidarities/Solidarity
- United Association of South Africa (UASA)
- General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA)
- Professional Bodies
- South African Chemical Institute
- Engineering Council of South Africa
- South African Pharmacy Council
- National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry
RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVES
- Approving recommendations presented for accreditation, workplace approval, assessor and moderator alternative entry route, de-accreditation/approval, suspension, appeals by organisations and monitoring and evaluation matters of skills development providers, workplaces and training related matters pertaining to Artisan and Learnership training
- Provide advisory role in technical, strategic and policy related matters and activities with regards to Artisan and learnership training programmes.
A valid nomination to CHIETA constitutes the following namely:
- Completed FAC Nomination Form (Annexure A).
- Nomination of a person(s) on official letterhead from any of the CHIETA
- Abbreviated CV of nominated
- Signed acceptance of the nomination by the
- Certified copies of
- Certified copy of
The entrusted personnel will go through a shortlisting process and criminal record check of which only two candidates per constituency (one will be an alternate) will be nominated and appointed as members of the committee.
Kindly make use of the attached form (Annexure A) and return with the required evidence at your earliest convenience. All correspondence should be addressed to Mrs. Ruth Debesha at sme2026@chieta.org.za.
The deadline to the submissions in is process is 20 March 2026.
Should you have more questions on this please feel free to contact Mr Fortune Ngwenya me on 011 628 7000 or via email at fngwenya@chieta.org.za.
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