AIM To inspire the Industry to move from

AIM To inspire the Industry to move from talking to doing by reducing the hurdles which seem too high ! Issue 1 Engage in learnerships –make them work for you Issue 2 Shift the current paradigm with INSETA’s help Issue 3 Use the learnership funding to your advantage! Issue 4 Use learnerships to build scarce skills Issue 5 Obtain buy-in from line managers by marketing the business benefits of learnerships!

Engage in Learnerships … Make them work for you! • Network with other companies • Participate as a stakeholder in process • Assist INSETA to give us what we need! No of Employees per Sector 95 000 No of Learnership Applications 1 096 % 1, 15 %

Shift the current Paradigm with INSETA’s help! • General Concerns – Which learnership for which job family – There is no time to run learnerships – Management of learnerships is paper intensive – Waiting for clarification on issues – Learners are not mentally prepared – Lack of available manpower in Learning & Development dept’s – What about learners in remote areas & learners in SMME co’s – Learnership syllabi are too restrictive

Learnership Funding Use it to your advantage! • INSETA provides funding for start-up costs – – – OBE Courses Assessor Training Moderator Training Industry project team designed learning material Grants to employers Tax discounts to employers Learnerships = cost effective route to achieve the Charter target of 1, 5 %

Costs ? Implementation vs INSETA Funding Salary Related Expenses Example based on 45 employed learners _______ Publication to Launch Programme Process managed by Line Managers Travel (Flights & Petrol) Assessment Tests 0 5, 000 36, 000 239, 594 Accommodation 44, 850 Refreshments 11, 520 Graduation Ceremony 27, 650 198, 270 Grants from INSETA 270 000 Training & Continuous Assessment Tax Saving 573, 750 Final Assessment TOTAL INCOME 843, 750 TOTAL EXPENSES 33, 116 650, 000

Learnerships Build Scarce Skills ! • Identify Skills Shortages • Implement non-core learnerships – Eg underwriting, claims, product developers – Eg Leadership development, Diversity Management. – Grow your own ! – Why not an IT learnership ? Obtain buy-in from Line Managers ! • Market the benefits of Learnerships – Need skills to be first world competitors – Grow your own scarce skills – Lots of people but limited skill ……… Grow the Skill Pool !

Conclusion Share where we have to …. . Fight where we have to …. . Compete where we have to …. . Learnerships are about sharing!

DIGIVOTE Issue 1 Engage in learnerships –make them work for you Issue 2 Shift the current paradigm with INSETA’s help Issue 3 Use the learnership funding to your advantage! Issue 4 Use learnerships to build scarce skills Issue 5 Obtain buy-in from line managers by marketing the business benefits of learnerships!