THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF LEARNERSHIPS * A TOOL FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS *

WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN BUSINESS NEEDS WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN BUSINESS NEEDS WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN ORGANISATION’s SKILLS PRIORITIES INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN PROCESS Current employment profile - statistical Vacancies - skills shortages Recruitment – skills growth Skills priorities Training Provided Education & training required Consultative Process

Education & Training Interventions required to achieve skills priorities ?? Identify Training Needs Source Training interventions Select most appropriate interventions SDF Balance business needs with individual career paths, many ways to be trained, link to business policy, EE plans, etc.

TRAINING INTERVENTIONS QUALIFICATIONSOTHER COURSES AcademicShort Courses Skills programmesCPE/Refresher Courses Recognition Prior Learning Soft Skills LearnershipsProduct Specific

SELECTING THE APPRORIATE INTERVENTIONS 1.Why – business need? 2.Which one – individual need? 3.When – timeframes/deadlines? 4.What - responsibilities? 5.How – process?

A Learnership is a work-based training programme that includes both theory and practical components and leads to a registered qualification

SELECTING THE APPRORIATE LEARNERSHIP 1.Why – business need? 2.Which one – individual need? 3.When – timeframes/deadlines? 4.What - responsibilities? 5.How – process?

OVERALL BENEFITS THEORY & PRACTICEQUALIFICATION Skilled EmploymentNQF Registered Increased ProductivityProvider Accreditation Motivated WorkforceQuality Control

WORKPLACE READINESS Process accreditation, QMS, assessment Paperwork agreements, contracts, applications, grants & tax rebate People supervisors, learners, assessors, mentors, accountants

EMPLOYERS ……what to submit….? ……what to submit….? ………what to do….? ………what to do….? 1.Learnership Agreement 2.Employment Contract 3.Learner/student Registration 4.Accreditation Status - CRITERIA 5.Levy Payments up to date 6.Approval of Workplace Skills Plans

FINANCIAL BENEFITS 1) SDL calculation 2) Strategic Cash Grant 3) Learnership PDI Grants 4) Tax Deduction 5) UIF

Fasset Learnerships Needs Analysis Design & Development Registration & implementation Monitoring & Evaluation

HELP & INFORMATION Website - all documents on the website Professional body offices – details on learnership list Fasset Staff - Nawaal Patel - Yvonne Sawyer - Thato Mongalo