Learnerships should be a priority

With South Africa’s unemployment rate at an all-time high, learnerships are necessary to help build a competent workforce as well as the key to boosting an organisation’s B-BBEE levels in the process. According to Richard Rayne, CEO of iLearn, a learning solutions-based business and the leader in next generation learning for business in the country, [...]

By |2019-11-26T12:59:55+02:00December 20th, 2019|news|0 Comments

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING

South Africa contributes a large portion of its national budget towards education and skills development. Approximately 1.5% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is contributed towards education and training after school, most of which is received by vocational colleges and the National Skills Fund, among others. The Importance of Training Economic Benefits The majority of [...]

By |2019-06-18T06:10:11+02:00November 14th, 2018|news|0 Comments

EWSETA DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING WINDOW 2018/2019

The Energy and Water Sector Education and Training is a statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act (1998) as amended; to advance skills levels in accordance with the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III. The SETA Grant Regulations (2012), as amended, prescribe that 80% of discretionary grant must be allocated to Professional, [...]

By |2019-06-18T06:10:23+02:00August 28th, 2018|news|0 Comments

Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR)

The WSP and ATR submission deadline was on the 31st of March 2018. Preparing and submitting these documents can be very time-consuming, confusing and stressful. What is a Workplace Skills Plan? The Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) is intended to document the skills needs in a company The Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) is intended to document [...]

By |2019-06-18T06:10:25+02:00July 26th, 2018|news|0 Comments

HWSETA Discretionary Grant window closing soon

The Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) invites all its registered employers to apply for Discretionary Grant Funding. This is funding available from the SETA where the company can train their employees as well as train unemployed learners. This is an opportunity that no company should miss. Training intervention to apply for: [...]

By |2019-06-18T06:10:48+02:00May 30th, 2018|news|0 Comments

More to SETA compliance than statutory obligations

Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) are primarily funded by the skills development levies paid by South African companies with payrolls of over R500 000. However, companies narrowly viewing the SETA governing their industry just through the lens of compliance, may very well be missing out on optimising on the numerous benefits built into their [...]

By |2019-06-18T06:10:48+02:00May 24th, 2018|news|0 Comments

Why your business needs an accredited Skills Development Programme

As an accredited training provider, we have seen both the short and long-term benefits of skills development programmes for our clients. Over the past 15 years we have helped South African companies, big and small, to train their employees.There are many reasons to invest in training, here are just 3 of those reasons: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT [...]

By |2018-03-15T08:32:59+02:00March 15th, 2018|news|0 Comments

Eskilz and their Skills Development and BBBEE aligned services

Eskilz Skills Development and BBBEE aligned services Understanding South Africa’s ever changing, dynamic economy is critical in recognising the skills development gap that is always one of the main reasons for our poor economy. Kamal Timmal, CEO of Eskilz, offers innovative training and development solutions to help upskill people through learnerships, nationally and offer businesses [...]

By |2018-01-23T13:19:57+02:00January 23rd, 2018|news|0 Comments