SKILLS DELIVERY DEPARTMENT Snr Manager Skills Delivery —

SKILLS DELIVERY DEPARTMENT Snr. Manager: Skills Delivery - Gerard Mamabolo 2017 AGRISETA STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Snr. Manager: Skills Delivery Gerard Mamabolo Project Manager: Artisan Development Vacant Project Manager: Rural Development Vacant Administrator: Artisan Development Ledile Kgomo Provincial Coordinator: Mpumalanga Vacant Provincial Coordinator: Eastern Cape Xolani Zituta Skills Delivery Coordinator Bronwynn Oosthuizen Administrator: Learnerships 18. 1 Development Merriam Marobyane Administrator: Rural Development Rirhandzu Makhubele Provincial Coordinator: Limpopo Medupi Shabangu Provincial Coordinator: Kwa Zulu Natal Xolisile Mthiyane Skills Delivery Admin. Coordinator: Granny Choeu Administrator: Learnerships 18. 2 Shereen Wentzel Administrator: Skills Programmes (18. 1 & 18. 2) Nelisiwe Phala Administrator: AET Marissa Kok Administrator: Bursaries Development Andani Sengani-Mphephu Administrator: Graduate Placement Gugu Msiza Administrator: Internships Siphelo Maxayi

GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS Two application window periods: v 1 September – 31 October ü Bursaries, Internships, Learnerships / NVC & Artisan Development v 1 November – 31 January ü Skills Programmes, Commodity Organizations, Rural Development, Graduate Placement & AET Advertisements, guidelines and application forms will be available on the website during application window periods Evaluation - 1 st Window Period – November & approval letters from December Evaluation – 2 nd Window Period – February & March – Approval letters from April. Disapproved application – notice will be placed on the website

APPROVED GRANTS-2017/18 LEARNING PROGRAMME CURRENT RATE LEARNERSHIPS – 18. 1 R 18 200. 00 LEARNERSHIPS - 18. 2 R 21 800. 00 18. 2 – LEARNER ALLOWANCE SKILLS PROGRAMMES (18. 1 & 18. 2) & FLP R 9 080. 00 (R 1 135. 00 x 8 months) R 182. 00 / CREDIT / LEARNER INTERNSHIPS R 45 000. 00 GRADUATE PLACEMENT R 45 000. 00 BURSARIES – (Employed & Unemployed – Undergraduate) R 37 500. 00 BURSARIES – (Employed & Unemployed – Post. Graduate) R 60 000. 00 AET R 4 246. 00 (R 2 123. 00 x 2) NVC R 21 800. 00 NVC ALLOWANCE ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT R 14 520. 00 (R 1 210. 00 x 12 Months) R 50 000. 00 PER ANNUM

2017/18 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN (APP’S) LEARNING PROGRAMME NO. LEARNERS AMOUNT LEARNERSHIPS – 18. 1 2600 R 47 320 000. 00 LEARNERSHIP 18. 2 1900 R 58 672 000. 00 NVC 60 R 2 355 900. 00 BURSARIES – EMPLOYED – POST GRADUATE (Dec) 52 R 3 120 000. 00 BURSARIES – EMPLOYED – UNDER GRADUATE (Dec) 73 R 2 737 500. 00 BURSARIES – UNEMPLOYED – POST GRADUATE (Dec) 50 R 3 000. 00 BURSARIES – UNEMPLOYED – UNDER GRADUATE (Dec) 202 R 7 575 000. 00 ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT (Dec) 235 R 11 750 000. 00 INTERNSHIPS (Dec) 365 R 16 425 000. 00 SKILLS PROGRAMMES – 18. 1 2892 R 12 632 256. 00 SKILLS PROGRAMMES – 18. 2 3900 R 17 035 200. 00 GRADUATE PLACEMENT 260 R 11 700 000. 00 AET (EMPLOYED & UNEMPLOYED) 850 R 3 609 100. 00 20 Organisations R 10 000. 00 30 R 13 200 000. 00 1 ST APPLICATION WINDOW 2 ND APPLICATION WINDOW COMMODITY ORGANISATIONS MENTORSHIP (RURAL DEVELOPMENT) TOTAL R 229 412 253. 00

DISCRETIONARY GRANTS APPLICATIONS Due to Agri. SETA’s limited funds and high demand for skills, there is always a limit in the funding of Learning Programmes. üSkills Programmes - not exceed 25 learners and 24 credits. üLearnerships – not exceed 15 learners per application. üCommodity Organisations – not exceed R 500 000. 00 (Application required) üMentorship – not exceed R 400 000. 00 Application forms are available on the website during application period. NB: Click the Learning Programme (in blue) Proposals for Mentorship programmes should not exceed 10 pages. Emphasis should always be 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. From 2017 September, Agri. SETA will introduce a simple on-line application process in order to minimise hand / courier / post submissions.

APPROVAL LETTERS & CONTRACTS • Contracts should be returned to Agri. SETA within a month of receipt. • Funds shall be forfeited (Reallocated) if contracts are NOT returned to Agri. SETA within a month or as stipulated in the contract and approval letters. • Training can ONLY commence once the contract is signed by both parties and according to Training Plan. • Funds are regarded as contracted once the contract is signed. • At least 95% of Discretionary funds should have valid contracts. • If you realise that training for whatever reason is going to go beyond contract period, a request for an addendum should be made within three (3) months prior to the expiry of the contract. • Funds are lost to NSF if stakeholders does NOT have a valid contract or addendum. (Levy Payers)

CLAIMS & INVOICES • It is always difficult to pay an invoice within 30 days because of: ü Lack of valid Tax Clearance Certificate. ü Lack of supporting documents, e. g. attendance register. ü Invoice duplicates. ü Change of banking details. ü Proof of stipend payment, etc. • • Payment of invoices is done every Friday. Regular submission of claims is essential (Levy Payers).

IMPLEMENTATION OF LEARNERSHIP & SP • As per Learnership Regulation: • 18. 2 Learners should have a contract of employment for the duration of the Learnership (Page 8) • Training may not commence if the Learnership is not registered with the SETA (Page 9) • 1 Credit = 10 Notional Hours (Average of a day’s training) ü i. e. 120 Credits = 1200 Notional Hours ü If – 8 Hours per day ü Then = 150 Days ü If 20 Days in a Month = 7. 5 Months (8 months to Train, address Gaps, take corrective measures and Moderate) • 4 th Tranche Payment – POE (ETQA will elaborate) • Learner replacement period - 25 days (Agri. SETA rule) PS: Practical work should be proven by practical work attendance/log sheet

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 (Ehlanzeni TVET), KZN (Umgungundlovu TVET), Eastern Cape (Tsolo Agric. College) and Limpopo (Department of Agriculture) have Provincial Coordinators.

ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT - LEGISLATIVE • • • National Standardized Grants remained R 150 000. 00 for the 17/18 financial year. Requirements for the disbursement of grants changed and is available in the 2017/18 Grant Guidelines. National Trade Test Regulations ü The New Trade Test Regulations are now fully implemented through all sectors • • • All accreditation for Occupational Qualification are directly facilitated through QCTO The National RPL Policy was published for public comment and awaiting finalization by NAMB. TWO Working Committees established at NAMB to deal with: üAccreditation of Trade Test Centres üWorkplace Approvals

NEW SKILLS PROGRAMME The Skills Programmes (FLP) implemented in the 2016/17 financial year remains credit bearing courses. The two programmes are registered with Mer. SETA with the following detail: ü Programme 1: Machine and Equipment Maintainer Mer. SETA Registration SS 0024/1517, 81 Credits ü Programme 2: Routine Machine Maintainer, Mer. SETA Registration SP 0956/15 -17, 67 Credits The Grant funding application window is aligned with the other Agri. SETA Skills Programmes.

CHALLENGES o Non and short payment of allowances by Service Providers. o Invoices no been paid within 30 days. o Poor practical exposure by certain Service Providers to learners. o Non adherence to terms and conditions of the application forms. o Non return of contracts by employers. o Disregard of Scarce and Critical skills implementation by employers as per Sector Skills Plan (SSP) (2011 – 2016)as extended to 2020/21.

THANK YOU Email addresses and Direct telephone numbers gerard@agriseta. co. za – 012 – 301 5607 bronwynn@agriseta. co. za – 012 – 301 5630 granny@agriseta. co. za – 012 – 301 5602 medupi@agriseta. co. za – Limpopo xolani@agriseta. co. za – Eastern Cape xolisile@agriseta. co. za – Kwa Zulu Natal 012 -301 5600