Skills Delivery Department 2015 Road Show Agri SETA

Skills Delivery Department 2015 Road Show Agri. SETA Gerard Mamabolo Skills Delivery Manager

Skills Delivery Department Skills Delivery Manager Gerard Mamabolo Skills Delivery Department: Learnerships, Skills Programmes, AET, Artisan Development, Bursary , Mentorship/Support to Rural Structures , Internships, Graduate Placement, NVC & Rural Development Manager: Artisan Development Frikkie Fouche Artisan Development: Administrator Ledile Kgomo SD Admin. Coordinator Granny Choeu Skills Delivery Coordinator Bronwynn Oosthuizen Rural Development/Support to Rural Structure : Administrator Shereen Wentzel Manager: Rural Development Sello Khoza Provincial Coordinator: Limpopo Medupi Shabangu Provincial Coordinator: EC Xolani Zituta Provincial Coordinator: KZN Xolisile Mthiyane Provincial Coordinator: Mpumalanga Gugu Ndlela AET: Administrator Marissa Kok Interns/ Graduate Placement: Administrator Itumeleng Kgwadi Bursary: Administrator Vacant LS/SP(18. 2): Administrator Rirhandzu Makhubele LS/SP(18. 1): Administrator Merriam Marobyane

GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS • TWO application window periods: q 1 September - 31 October Window period v Bursary, Internships & Artisan Development q 1 November – 31 January Window period q Learnership, Skills Programmes, Commodity Organisations, Rural Structures / Mentorship, Graduate Placement, Rural development , NVC and AET. • Advertisements, guidelines and application forms will be available during application window periods on the Agri. SETA website. • Evaluation of applications – February & March. • Allocation of APP by Evaluation/Grants & QA Committee in March. • Board approval in end March. • Notice of approval/disapproval in April. • Implementation of projects in April. • Disapproved applications – Notice shall be placed on the website. • Monitoring of projects on a continuous basis. Agri. SETA

APPROVED GRANT ALLOCATIONS FROM 2015/16 LEARNING PROGRAMMES CURRENT RATE LEARNERSHIP-18. 1 R 18 200. 00 LEARNERSHIP-18. 2 R 21 800. 00 ALLOWANCE-18. 2 R 9 080. 00 (R 1135. 00 x 8 months) SKILLS PROGRAMME (18. 1&18. 2) R 182. 00 / Credit / Learner INTERSHIPS R 45 000. 00 (R 3750. 00) GRADUATE PLACEMENT R 45 000. 00 (R 3750. 00) BURSARY (Employed – Post Grad) R 60 000. 00 BURSARY (Employed – Under Grad) R 37 500. 00 BURSARY (Unemployed – Post Grad) R 60 000. 00 BURSARY (Unemployed – Under grad ) R 37 500. 00 ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT R 50 000. 00 AET R 4 246. 00 (R 2123. 00 X 2) NVC R 21 800. 00 NVC - ALLOWANCE R 14 520. 00 (R 1210. 00) Agri. SETA

2015/2016 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN (APP’) LEARNING PROGRAM NO. LEARNERS AMOUNT SKILLS PROGRAMMES-18. 1 860 R 3, 756, 480. 00 SKILLS PROGRAMMES-18. 2 800 R 3, 494, 400. 00 SKILLS PROGRAMMES-FORKLIFT 40 R 80 000. 00 LEARNERSHIP-18. 1 675 R 12, 285, 000. 00 LEARNERSHIP-18. 2 650 R 20, 072, 000. 00 NVC 50 R 1, 816, 000. 00 BURSARY – Employed – Post Graduate (September) 10 R 600 000. 00 BURSARY – Employed – Under Graduate (September) 60 R 3, 600, 000. 00 BURSARY – Unemployed – Post Graduate (September) 60 R 3, 600, 000. 00 BURSARY – Unemployed – Under Graduate (September) 110 R 4, 125, 000. 00 Target are informed by Annual Performance Plan (APP) Agri. SETA

2014/2015 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN (APP’) LEARNING PROGRAM NO. LEARNERS AMOUNT AET – EMPLOYED & UNEMPLOYED 800 R 3, 396, 800. 00 ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT – 18. 1 & 18. 2 (September) 210 R 10, 500, 000. 00 COMMODITY ORGANISATIONS R 5, 000. 00 INTERNSHIPS (September) 250 R 11, 250, 000. 00 GRADUATE PLACEMENT 275 R 12, 375, 000. 00 MENTORSHIP / FARMER DEVELOPMENT TOTAL Target are informed by Annual Performance Plan (APP) R 2, 312, 500. 00 R 85, 888, 180. 00 Agri. SETA

DISCRETIONARY GRANTS APPLICATIONS • Due to limited funds, Agri. SETA always places a limit in the funding of learning programmes. • Skills Programmes – not exceed 25 learners and 24 credits. • Learnership – not exceed 15 learners per application. • Commodity Organisations – not exceed R 500 000. • Special project (Mentorship & Farmer Development) – not exceed R 500 000. 00 • Application forms are available on the website during application period, NB – click the Learning Programme (in blue). • Proposals not exceeding 10 pages on Mentorship, non credit bearing training and Farmer Development. • Emphasis is always placed on Scarce & Critical skills and PIVOTAL. • Due to high volume of applications / need to address scarce & critical skills – emphasis shall be on higher NQF levels. Agri. SETA

APPROVAL LETTERS & CONTRACTS • Approval letters and contracts are usually issued in April. • Contracts to be returned to Agri. SETA within three (3) months. • Training can ONLY resume once contract is signed by both parties and according to Training Plan. • Funds regarded as contracted once contract is signed. • At least 95% of Discretionary funds should be contracted. Agri. SETA

CLAIMS & INVOICES • Due to high volumes of invoices received, there are still problems related to invoice processing, e. g. v v Invalid Tax Clearances Lack of supporting documents Loss of invoices Invoice duplicates (Word / Excel invoices) • • Invoices should be paid within 30 days. All supporting documents should be in place to expedite payment. Payments only done every Friday. Ensure that your Tax Clearance certificate is valid when issuing invoice. • Some companies do not submit claims regularly – disrupts monthly flow of funds. Agri. SETA

NEW LEGISLATIVE CHANGES-IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION • Manpower Training Act. vs. Skills Development Act. • Workplace approval criteria; ü All workplaces will be verified from 2014/15 financial year using Nationally approved criteria. ü Workplace approval will be valid for a period of three years (aligned to National criteria and guidelines). • Funding model; ü All SETA’s will fund Artisan Development aligned with Nationally approved funding model. • New Trades Curriculums; ü New curriculums are in development for all Occupations listed on the OFO as trades. • Learning Programmes Regulations; ü Written to guide Artisan Development aligned with Skills Development Act. Agri. SETA

NEW LEGISLATIVE CHANGES-IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION • 2013 OFO List; ü Already implemented. ü OFO list of Trades as guidelines for implementation. ü No Artisan Funding will be allowed for programmes/Occupations not listed as a Trade. • Certification; • ü No Agri. SETA certificates, from October 2013 – QCTO will issue all SETA certificates. National Standardized Grants increased from R 139 350 in the 14/15 financial year to R 150 000 in the 15/16 financial year. Requirements for the disbursement of grants changed and is available in the 2015/16 Grant Guidelines • Agri. SETA active member of NADQAC The National Artisan Development Quality Assurance Committee (NADQAC) has been established to coordinate accreditation across all sectors in order to progressively implement a national non-sector based accreditation process. Agri. SETA

NEW LEGISLATIVE CHANGES-IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION • Artisan Development employers will in the 2015/16 financial year be able to: – Apply for access to the Artisan Module – Be able to upload learners remotely – Be able to view learner status • FLP programmes will not be implemented in the 15/16 financial year, the current programme will be replaced with a credit bearing course in the 16/17 financial year.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT • Agri. SETA – Focus broadly on Rural Development, Co-ops and Youth development as outlined in NSDS 111. • Formation of partnership with Government Departments. • Four Provinces – Mpumalanga (University of Mpumalanga), KZN (Cedara Agric. College), Eastern Cape (Tsolo Agric. College) and Limpopo (Department of Agriculture) have Provincial Coordinators. Agri. SETA

CHALLENGES • • Invoices not been paid within 30 days. Irregular claims patterns. Non and short payment of allowances by Service Providers. Poor practical exposure by certain Service Providers to learners. Non adherence to conditions in the applications forms. Non return of contracts by employers. Disregard of Scarce and Critical skills implementation by Employers as per SSP (2011 -2016). • Lack of scheduling of appointments by stakeholders. Agri. SETA

THANK YOU Email addresses and Direct telephone numbers gerard@agriseta. co. za – 012 – 301 5607 sello@agriseta. co. za – 012 – 301 5639 frikkie@agriseta. co. za – 012 – 201 5627 bronwynn@agriseta. co. za – 012 – 301 5630 granny@agriseta. co. za – 012 – 301 5602 medupi@agriseta. co. za – Limpopo gugu@agriseta. co. za – Mpumalanga xolani@agriseta. co. za – Eastern Cape xolisile@agriseta. co. za – Kwa Zulu Natal 012 -301 5600 Agri. SETA