Fasset Update Latest Trends in Recruitment and Selection July 011

Pivotal Programmes & Grants Professional, Vocational, Technical and Academic (PIVOTAL) Provides a full occupationally ‐ directed qualification e.g. degree, diploma, learnership, internships. Not a short course or seminar Claim a maximum of 10% of the SDL Other Fasset grants also focused on pivotal programmes. Pivotal Grant not finalised by 30 June, comments on the grant regulations have been submitted to DHET and under consideration. Deadline date for Mandatory Grant passed on 30 June No Fasset Skills Advisor Assistance provided this year. Impact?

Scarce Skills Positions that remain unfilled for prolonged periods of time People required to fill ongoing employment vacancies 79% professional occupations Examples include: trainee accountants and auditors, bookkeepers, accounting technicians, general accountants, financial officers, supply chain professionals

Mandatory Grant 30 June 2012Strategic Cash Grant 1 March 2012Pivotal Grant 1 March 2012Learnership Cash Grant 1 March 2012Small Medium and Micro Enterprises Grant 1 March 2012Assessor and Moderator Grant 1 March 2012 Incoming Grants Deadlines

LCG 2011 SDL and NLP payers Small and medium employers Black and people with disabilities Commenced and completed in 2011 calendar year Fasset and other selected learnerships No evidence required, Fasset will confirm on system Applicant to ensure Professional Body submits learner info to Fasset 10 learners per employer, Entry and Exit grant Grant depends on length of programme, tariff scheme to be applied Grant due on 1 March 2012

SCG 2011 Strategic Cash Grant Expenses to a maximum value of 20% of SDL White women acceptable for certain criteria MS Excel format required and subject to capping Schedule of tariffs must be applied 4 criteria: learnerships, academic and professional study, quality- assured workplace experience and workplace experience for unemployed learners from a tertiary education institution

SMME Grant 2011 SizeAmount 1 – 5R 11,000 6 – 10R 22, – 15R 33, – 20R 44, – 25R 55, – 30R 66, – 35R 77, – 40R 88, – 45R 99, – 49R 110,000 Amount will be limited to R11,000 per five employees Forms employing fewer than 50 people White women acceptable for senior courses No learnerships, structured courses only. No short courses Currently undersubscribed

AMG 2010 Assessor and Moderator Grant Reimburse cost of training Assessor / moderator to register against Fasset qualification Assessor requires approval of registration (from the relevant professional body or Seta) Applicable to all population groups

Lifelong Learning Recruitment and SelectionJuly 2011 Labour Law UpdateAugust 2011 Companies ActSep 2011 Performance ManagementOctober 2011 Influencing & Negotiating SkillsFebruary 2012 Budget and Tax Update 2012March 2012 Attendance certificates are available for download from Fasset website Timetable subject to change

Development Projects To address the shortage of professionals in Fasset sector Training of learners in workplace readiness skills – including soft skills and technical financial skills Learners are black and/or disabled, and once employed by the company may be put forward for a Learnership Cash Grant (LCG) 70% placement minimum requirement Funded by Fasset with unclaimed levy money

Development Projects Thusanani Black unemployed graduates in Gauteng with various qualifications Intensive 3 month Workplace Readiness Programme (theory and practical) Learners placed on learnerships / internships Mentorship offered for at least 6 months after the intervention Contact Avril Peddie (011) Phakamani Unemployed matriculants or those with incomplete qualifications Learners attain an Accounting Technician Certificate from the AAT Candidates receive work readiness training in Gauteng AAT learnership designed for completion within a year whilst working and studying Contact Robbie Knott (011) Bonani Black unemployed finance graduates with BCom degrees or National Diplomas Offered in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape Intensive 5 month Workplace Readiness Programme including training in a ‘virtual office’ Contact Robbie Knott (011)

Making Best Practise Count Awards 2011 Distinguishing organisations that promote training and development in Fasset sector Deadline is 1 August 2011 Categories: Best Practice in a large employer Best Practice in a medium employer Best Practice in a small employer Best Practice in a registered non-levy payer employer

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Andre O’Callaghan Andre has over 20 years experience as a senior HR professional in a variety of industries. His roles in corporate environments include that of HR Director, HR Executive, Manager: Strategy and Remuneration, Training Manager and Head: Training and Personnel Services. Currently he is an independent consultant, and clients include: Financial Portfolio Managers (FPM), AngloGold Ashanti, Debswana Diamond Company, Anglo American (Corporate), Barclay’s Africa, LG Electronics SA and Nedcor. His consulting includes working in Mauritius, Kenya, Ghana, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. Andre has facilitated various Fasset workshops in the past: Organisational Values, Emotional Intelligence, Latest Trends in Recruitment and Selection, Talent Management, Performance Management and Building and Maintaining a Team. Andre completed an Honours Degree in Counseling Psychology and an Honours Degree in Education. He is also a qualified and registered Psychometrist.