b) South African - German Development Cooperation Ms J Hett, Desk Officer South Africa, led the presentation which highlighted the following key issues: . The skills shortage presented an obstacle to greater economic growth and the wider use of renewable energies. People with limited training, or no training at all, have little chance of finding employment in the formal sector. . The future "Green Skills" programme was aimed to help the skills shortage in the green economy. The new programme was made up of two components. Component 1 (vocational education and training in green skills) was aimed at introducing a green component to existing training courses and supporting the development of training programmes for new jobs for which there was a growing demand within the green economy. Component 2 was concerned with green technology within industry and the development of innovations. Some green technology measures were already being implemented. . A special focus was on adapting vocational training to the needs of the labour market and on supporting the Sectoral Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) in matchmaking between business and trainees. . Since 2001, 6.3 million employees received further training and 400 00 people had been trained in long-term courses for employment in the formal labour market. Of these, 79% found employment within six months of completing the course. Since 2005, over 350 000 unemployed people had taken part in short training courses. Of these, 66% went on to find employment. . The new Green Skills programme would begin in early 2012. Under the energy programme, a pilot project for training energy auditors had been conducted. So far, 35 trainees qualified as energy auditors and most had succeeded in finding employment.