The Department of Higher Education and Training has published the re-establishment of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) within a new SETA Landscape from 01 April 2020 – 31 March 2030.
The published gazette can be accessed on the following link: Government Gazette 1002, 22 July 2019 Regulation Gazette no42589
BPESA with its partners, the dti and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator are delighted to announce that the 2019 Global
Business Services Investor Conference and Awards will be held in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa from the 19th – 21st November 2019.
This is the main event in the 2019 / 2020 calendar for the GBS Sector in the country which will showcase the distinctive attitude and value potential of our youth, with the theme being Impact Sourcing – inclusive hiring, for real impact and real value. In addition, the event will offer an integrated experience of the digital world in which we live and compete.
The two-day conference will be complemented with an exhibition of products and services from BPESA members, with site visits to best practice delivery centres, and will celebrate the depth and capability of our skills and solutions through the National GBS Sector Awards.
Please save the dates now while we communicate the details of the event over the coming weeks. GBS Investor Conference and Awards event: 19th – 21st November 2019.
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A South African delegation of government and business role players recently returned from a successful trip to the USA. The join marketing trip included a presentation to the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce and a round table conversation with members of the Business Council for International Understanding. The delegation then travelled to Las Vegas where meetings were held with interested parties alongside the CCW 2019 event at which South Africa had a pavilion with more than 20 companies exhibiting.
Its only days to go before BPESA and the dti arrive in the USA with a delegation of 25 South African companies to engage with potential investors and other interested parties in New York (24th and 25th June) and Las Vegas (25th to 28th June) including participating at the CCW event in Las Vegas.
The New York visit includes the official launch and business seminar on the Global Business Services (GBS) incentive programme to be held on Monday the 24th June, from 8.30am to 11am, at the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce. This will be followed by a Cocktail networking event on Monday the 24th June from 6pm to 8pm at the South African Consulate General.
The Las Vegas visit includes participating at the CCW event where South Africa will have its own pavilion and the South African Investment Engagement Session and business seminar on the Global Business Services (GBS) Sector to be held on Thursday the 27th June, from 10am to 12pm, at the Mirage Hotel. There will also be a Cocktail networking event on Thursday the 27th June from 6pm to 8pm at the same venue.
Presentations will be delivered by the dti and BPESA on the South African GBS market and value proposition, including the incentive programme, with three key case studies presented by operators that demonstrate the value that South Africa has to offer USA based organisations.
The engagement sessions and seminars are part of a joint marketing effort by the South African Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and BPESA, to engage with American business executives, industry analysts, consultants, associations and media to discuss business challenges and opportunities in the USA market and to consider where, and how, South Africa with its core capabilities and location characteristics could be of value in addressing these.
The delegation includes senior Government Officials, Industry Association leadership and business executives who can engage with interested parties on all matters relating to doing business with South Africa in this sector.
For more about BPESA got to: http://www.bpesa.org.za/
To enquire about the events and how to participate, please contact BPESA at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
BPESA announced on the 7th June 2019 that it has signed a five-year MOA with the dti and Harambee.
The MOA is unique in that it brings government, business and a strategic social enterprise together to achieve clearly defined goals, based on a range of initiatives that the parties have collectively defined (in the Jobs Summit Framework Agreement), and it provides the engagement framework best suited to realise the full value of each partner, with clear accountability for all parties.
Andy Searle, CEO of BPESA says “It provides BPESA and its partners with the right framework to continue the collaborative journey we began in late 2016 and to ensure that we exceed the job growth goals and export revenue goals that we have set. At this stage in the journey, with the faster than anticipated growth rate, and with the intended integration of digital and ICT role players into the GBS sector we are becoming increasingly confident of exceeding the 50,000 net new jobs target (over five years) and getting closer to the big growth goals that are often mentioned. Given our dire youth unemployment situation we need this partnership more than ever to take this growth sector to greater heights so that it can make a real impact in hundreds of thousands of young people’s lives.
For more about Harambee go to: http://www.bpesa.org.za/about-bpesa/partners/strategic-partners/100-harambee.html
For more about the dti go to: http://www.bpesa.org.za/about-bpesa/partners/strategic-partners/101-the-dti.html
For more about BPESA go to: http://www.bpesa.org.za/
The Global Business Services Sector continues to grow at a healthy rate as existing clients allocate more and more campaigns to their delivery centres in South Africa and as new companies come into the country. Tough and changing global market conditions combined with a growing awareness of the value that South Africa has to offer are contributing to this growth which remains above 20% CAGR.
The latest Quarterly Jobs report shows that more than 3,300 new export jobs were created in the first quarter of 2019, having a positive impact on export revenues and, critically, on job creation for unemployed youth.
BPESA and the dti will be in the USA later this month with a delegation of South African companies to market the country and will follow this up with further trips to the UK and with the GBS investor Conference to be held in South Africa in November to which investors from our major source markets will be invited.
BPESA is pleased to announce its membership with the South African Chamber of Commerce UK. This relationship is strategic to BPESA’s growth plans for the Global Business Services Sector with the UK currently the largest source market for companies offshoring their work to South Africa and presenting great opportunities for growth moving forward.
This membership will offer BPESA members greater insights to the UK market and greater access to the buyers and influencers in the GBS sector in the UK. Benefits will be mutual as UK and SA companies looking to do business with each other will be able to use the respective resources and networks of the SA Chamber of Commerce and BPESA to identify each other and initiate engagements. Members from both organisations will also have easier access to events in each country.
For more about the South African Chamber of Commerce UK go to: https://southafricanchamber.co.uk/
For more about BPESA go to: http://www.bpesa.org.za/
CEO WELCOME - The first financial year for BPESA (2018/2019) ended on a positive note with the Global Business Services Sector exceeding most of its growth and sustainability targets over the period.
There were many accolades for the GBS Sector, BPESA and its partners. Here are some of them to reflect on:
- GBS Sector contributed key inputs and components into the Presidential Job Summit Framework Agreement, 2018.
- GBS Sector was showcased at the Investor Conference, 2018, contributing towards the USD100bn growth goal.
-Winner of the GSA Offshoring Destination of the Year award, 2018.
- GBS members were recognized as global leaders in their field at CCW 2018.
Partnership will Promote Impact Sourcing as a Business Practice in the GBS Industry
Johannesburg, South Africa, April 17, 2019 – BPESA today announced a strategic alliance with IAOP. Both organisations have a strong focus on impact sourcing as a strategy and business practice that leverages the demand in the global business services sector to create jobs for youth in excluded communities.
BPESA, the DTI and a delegation of 19 South African companies recently returned from a successful joint marketing trip to Sydney and the Gold Coast in Australia.
BPESA, the dti and a delegation of 19 South African companies recently returned from a successful joint marketing trip to Sydney and the Gold Coast in Australia. The team met with analysts, consultants, advisors and business executives from Australian organisations and outsourcing vendors during their visit to Sydney and while exhibiting at the CCW event at the Gold Coast.
BPESA, together with the dti, take pleasure in producing the international Jobs Report for the 4th Quarter of 2018.
2,738 new international jobs were created between 1 October and 31 December 2018, keeping the rolling CAGR well above 20% for the year. The 4th Quarter’s result brings the total number of new jobs created in the export segment of the GBS Sector in 2018 to 11,167 of which 10% were hired inclusively.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies has launched the Global Business Services (GBS) Incentive at SA House in London, United Kingdom.
Davies said that the Business Process Services (BPS) industry offers South Africa the largest job creation potential across all service sectors.
According to Minister Davies, the Business Process Services incentive that he launched four years ago in London was successful in creating jobs in the BPS Sector, stimulating economic growth and it was instrumental in enhancing cost competitiveness which was crucial to the South African business case for BPS investments.
