ASDFSA
SDFs should gear themselves for a rude awakening
Sun, 22 Aug 2010
Skills development practitioners, especially facilitators, face the most dramatic upheavals of their careers in the coming months. So says Gill Connellan of the Association for Skills Development Facilitation in SA ahead of the body’s upcoming annual conference.
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FET COLLEGES AND SETAS
Nice day for a shotgun marriage
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
AIDC announces 300 newly qualified recruits join Ford
Wed, 25 Aug 2010
Premier Nomvula Mokonyane had positive news for the Gauteng legislature: the Automotive Industry Development Centre has announced 300 new recruits, who have now completed their training, will join Ford; and education authorities have registered up to 384 new Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres. For the full news report including automotive industry job retention
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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY IMPAIRED
New INSETA internship empowers South Africans
Wed, 25 Aug 2010
Salary agreement for FET College lecturers
Wed, 18 Aug 2010
Minister Blade Nzimande has applauded the salary agreement which will establish parity between FET College lecturers and their peers in public schools. The agreement is part of a two-tier plan to improve working conditions in the FETC sector.
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FET COLLEGES/SETA COLLABORATION
Colleges urged to connect with companies
Wed, 18 Aug 2010
SA companies not investing enough in training
Tue, 17 Aug 2010
Hard work, perseverance and dedication pay off
Wed, 11 Aug 2010
Landmark day as QCTO is launched
Tue, 23 Feb 2010
Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, hailed the launch of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations as a landmark day that commemorated a decade of hard work on skills development in South Africa. Wilson Nzimande from the Coastal KZN FET College is the first Chairperson of the organisation. ...more
MILPARK BUSINESS SCHOOL
Launching QCTO awards in the banking sector
Mon, 28 Sep 2009
While the Department of Labour is in the final stages of establishing the QCTO framework, Milpark Business School, in partnership with the IOB, has been appointed by the Bankseta to pilot the first official QCTO qualification in the Banking Sector.
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JIM FREEMAN
Excitement mounts as QCTO policy firms
Tue, 18 Aug 2009
For the first time, business can look forward to demand-led education that is responsive and tailored to the needs of the economy. When it eventually gets off the ground, the QCTO will dramatically change the lives of all skills and organisational development professionals, writes Jim Freeman.
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QCTO: QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS
What is the Occupational Qualifications Framework?
Tue, 24 Mar 2009
National Qualifications Framework Bill
Wed, 27 Feb 2008
SDFs should gear themselves for a rude awakening
Sun, 22 Aug 2010
Skills development practitioners, especially facilitators, face the most dramatic upheavals of their careers in the coming months. So says Gill Connellan of the Association for Skills Development Facilitation in SA ahead of the body’s upcoming annual conference.
...moreNice day for a shotgun marriage
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
One of the most contentious provisions of the third phase of the National Skills Development Strategy is that Setas forge far closer links with public further education and training (FET) institutions than was previously the case. Jim Freeman attended a summit where the two parties signed a collaboration agreement in the Western Cape.
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JOB RETENTION
...moreAIDC announces 300 newly qualified recruits join Ford
Wed, 25 Aug 2010
Premier Nomvula Mokonyane had positive news for the Gauteng legislature: the Automotive Industry Development Centre has announced 300 new recruits, who have now completed their training, will join Ford; and education authorities have registered up to 384 new Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres. For the full news report including automotive industry job retention
...moreNew INSETA internship empowers South Africans
Wed, 25 Aug 2010
South Africa's intellectually impaired youth are to gain valuable work expieriance through INSETA's new pilot internship programme.
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FET COLLEGESSalary agreement for FET College lecturers
Wed, 18 Aug 2010
Minister Blade Nzimande has applauded the salary agreement which will establish parity between FET College lecturers and their peers in public schools. The agreement is part of a two-tier plan to improve working conditions in the FETC sector.
...moreColleges urged to connect with companies
Wed, 18 Aug 2010
The Minister of Higher Education and Training was in attendance to witness a skills development 'marriage' as the Western Cape FET Colleges and 19 of the Setas pledged to work together more closely in the future.
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SKILLS TRAINING...more
SA companies not investing enough in training
Tue, 17 Aug 2010
A World Bank survey has found that despite the massive skills shortage that local companies are facing, they have not increased their spending on skills training. Liza van Wyk explains that her training organisations find too much focus on management training and not enough investment in improving the skills profile of essential support services staff.
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FASSET SETAHard work, perseverance and dedication pay off
Wed, 11 Aug 2010
Fasset CEO Cheryl James says it is always very gratifying to hear about learner successes, and even more so when it is a Grade 12 beneficiary of a Fasset-funded Development Programme. Hajierah Tambay grasped the opportunity to rewrite matric Maths and Accounting in 2003, and is now firmly on track to qualify as a Chartered Accountant.
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THE QCTO
QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES OCCUPATIONSLandmark day as QCTO is launched
Tue, 23 Feb 2010
Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, hailed the launch of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations as a landmark day that commemorated a decade of hard work on skills development in South Africa. Wilson Nzimande from the Coastal KZN FET College is the first Chairperson of the organisation. ...more
Launching QCTO awards in the banking sector
Mon, 28 Sep 2009
While the Department of Labour is in the final stages of establishing the QCTO framework, Milpark Business School, in partnership with the IOB, has been appointed by the Bankseta to pilot the first official QCTO qualification in the Banking Sector.
...moreExcitement mounts as QCTO policy firms
Tue, 18 Aug 2009
For the first time, business can look forward to demand-led education that is responsive and tailored to the needs of the economy. When it eventually gets off the ground, the QCTO will dramatically change the lives of all skills and organisational development professionals, writes Jim Freeman.
...moreWhat is the Occupational Qualifications Framework?
Tue, 24 Mar 2009
Des Squire looks at the changes we can expect from the introduction of the Occupational Qualifications Framework by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations.
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DES SQUIRENational Qualifications Framework Bill
Wed, 27 Feb 2008
Big changes are in store for the legislative framework that guides education and training in the country. Des Squire is feeling excited about the proposed changes, particularly the streamling of the quality assurance function and an end to the arguments about who owns what qualification! He outlines the proposed changes in more detail.
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ASKED AND ANSWERED
Does every company have to pay skills levies?
Every employer that pays remuneration of over R500 000.00 per year must pay skills development levies.
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDWhat happens to the skills levies that I pay monthly?
Monthly, you pay 1% of your total payroll to the SARS. (They withhold a 2 ½% admin cost.) However, it’s usually put across to simplify it that 80% of the levies paid by employers registered in each sector are paid over to the Seta covering that sector and 20% to the National Skills Fund (NSF).
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDWhat do I need to do to qualify for a refund of my skills levies?
The refund of the skills levies is called a Mandatory grant, that is: if you comply with the conditions, then you qualify to receive the levy refund.
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDWhen do I have to submit reports to the Seta?
The two reports are the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and the Annual Training Report. (ATR)
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDWhat is the format of the reports to the Seta?
There are a variety of formats, some Seta reports are in Word documents, some in Excel, and some have on-line submission. Most of the Setas have now developed a single form for both reports.
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDCan Setas set their own requirements in these reports?
The basic information required is legislated by the Department of Labour. Each Seta may set additional quality requirements on the reports submitted. Examples of quality requirements set by different Setas are:
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDWill I automatically receive a percentage of my skills levies back?
If I have registered an SDF and submitted a completed WSP and ATR on time, will I automatically receive a percentage of my skills levies back? There are two stages of the reclaim process:
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDWhen will I receive the levy refund?
If I have completed and submitted a Grant Claim Form,when will I receive the levy refund? Setas usually pay the levy refunds quarterly, a month or two in arrears.
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDWhat happens to the skills levies if companies don’t participate?
What happens to the skills levies if employers don’t register an SDF and submit their reports? There are always additional monies left over after the reclaim process. Employers who do participate benefit from their non-participating competitor's contributions.
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDWhat are Mandatory Grants and Discretionary grants?
What is the difference between Mandatory Grants & Discretionary grants?
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDDiscretionary grants and special projects.
How does a Seta decide on what sort of activities to cover with discretionary grants and special projects? Each Seta has to sign a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Department of Labour. These are performance targets which are closely aligned to the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) targets.
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDCan any company benefit from special projects & discretionary grants?
Can any company benefit from special projects and discretionary grants?
Setas do have targets in their Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to assist small, medium and micro enterprises.
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ASKED AND ANSWEREDI don’t receive the same percentage of our levies back. Please explain.
I am an SDF and my boss has asked me why I don’t receive the same percentage of our levies back as we used to. Can you please explain why this is?
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