MICROmega Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary, Sebata Municipal Solutions, has been accredited as a training provider for the qualification – Certificate: Municipal Financial Management – by the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LG SETA).This qualification has been given a NQF level six by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), comprising 21 unit standards and once completed is equivalent to achieving a three year diploma in Municipal Financial Management.
“Sebata provides integrated technology solutions, enterprise management systems and multidisciplinary professional services to municipalities, public utilities, provincial government and the private sector. This certification ensures that we are well disposed to complement our service offering with accredited training,” explains Velazi Zaca, Training Manager for Sebata.
Furthermore, the Certification affords Sebata the opportunity to facilitate legal compliance within Local Government. The Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003) sets minimum competency requirements for certain municipal finance officials; meaning that select officials are legally obliged to complete the Certification in order to hold their post.
In addition to the LG SETA accreditation, Sebata also has a Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education (FASSET”) accreditation to provide training for six unit standards.
These LG SETA and FASSET courses fall under a Skills Development Academy that has been established by Sebata. Focusing on the provision of training nationally, the academy also offers an internship programme, a skills development programme and a learnership programme.
“The learnership programme is proving to be very successful with 104 learners currently on the programme. Students were recruited through our clients, and are in the process of completing a SETA accredited end user computer certificate with a NQF level 3,” says Dylan Strydom, Managing Director of Sebata. “Education of this nature is critically important to the sustainability of Local Government and to be able to complement academic studies with on the job training works extremely well.”
