1. SDF Networking Event February 2005 Performance Management

2. SDF Update  Free Skills Advisors (for all employers) from 1 April 2005  Free SDF Booklets (available on website)  Free 1 day overview course – 21 July 2005 (Jhb, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Durban)  10 th Free SDF Networking Event (May 2005) – Topic: Knowledge Management  Free ABET – assessment deadline 1 April 2005

3. CPE & Projects Update  Financial: Budget & Tax update - March 2005  Soft Skills: Personal & Social Mastery - April 2005  Legislation: Fraud Prevention - August 2005  Exco approving additional social projects – end Feb  HIV booklet – under development – end July  Tender Notices on Fasset Website

4. Learnerships & Research  R25K PDI Grant PER EMPLOYER due 31 March 2005 (2004/5 financial year)  R25K PDI Grant PER LEARNER (limited learners allowed per company size) due 30 June 2006 (2005/6 financial year)  Management Consulting Learnership Project terminated due to lack of progress with regards to registering the qualification and unit standards with SAQA  Sector Skills Plan 2005-2009 (August 2004)  National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) 2005-2009  Debt Collectors Learnership – Fasset deciding on service provider, tenders received

5. Deadlines  ATR (1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005): due 30 June 2005 (previously due 31 May 2005). Forms available.  SCG (1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005) : due 30 June 2005 (previously due 31 May 2005). Forms available.  WSP (1 April 2005 – 31 March 2006): due 30 June 2005. Forms not yet available, awaiting funding regulations finalisation from DoL.  According to draft funding regulations:  ATR 2004/5: 45% of SDL (due 30 June 2005)  WSP 2005/6: 50% of SDL, paid quarterly (due 30 June 2005 with FSA, 30 September 2005 independently)  ATR 2005/6 combined with WSP 2006/7: 50% of SDL (due 30 June 2006), paid quarterly.

6. Thank You