SKILLS DELIVERY DEPARTMENT 2016 AGRISETA ROAD SHOWS Skills

SKILLS DELIVERY DEPARTMENT 2016 AGRISETA ROAD SHOWS

Skills Delivery Manager Gerard Mamabolo Project Manager: Rural Development Sello Khoza Project Manager: Artisan Development Frikkie Fouche Administrator: Artisan Development Ledile Kgomo Administrator: Rural Development Rirhandzu Makhubele Provincial Coordinator: Mpumalanga Gugu Ndlela Provincial Coordinator: Kwa Zulu Natal Xolisile Mthiyane Skills Delivery Coordinator Bronwynn Oosthuizen Administrator: Learnerships 18. 1 Development Merriam Marobyane Administrator: Learnerships 18. 2 Shereen Wentzel Administrator: Skills Programmes (18. 1 & 18. 2) Nelisiwe Phala Provincial Coordinator: Eastern Cape Xolani Zituta Provincial Coordinator: Limpopo Medupi Shabangu Skills Delivery Admin. Coordinator: Artisan Development Granny Choeu Administrator: AET Marissa Kok Administrator: Graduate Placement Gugu Msiza Administrator: Bursaries Development Andani Sengani. Mphephu 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-2016/17 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) 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

2016/17 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN (APPs) LEARNING PROGRAMME NO. LEARNERS AMOUNT LEARNERSHIPS – 18. 1 2300 R 41 860 000. 00 LEARNERSHIP 18. 2 1536 R 47 431 680. 00 NVC 50 R 1 963 250. 00 BURSARIES – EMPLOYED – POST GRADUATE (Dec) 30 R 1 800 000. 00 BURSARIES – EMPLOYED – UNDER GRADUATE 70 R 2 625 000. 00 BURSARIES – UNEMPLOYED – POST GRADUATE 30 R 1 800 000. 00 BURSARIES – UNEMPLOYED – UNDER GRADUATE 170 R 6 375 000. 00 ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT 210 R 10 500 000. 00 INTERNSHIPS 300 R 13 500 000. 00 SKILLS PROGRAMMES – 18. 1 2304 R 10 063 872. 00 SKILLS PROGRAMMES – 18. 2 3500 R 15 288 000. 00 GRADUATE PLACEMENT 350 R 15 750 000. 00 AET (EMPLOYED & UNEMPLOYED) 827 R 3 511 442. 00 16 Organisations R 8 000. 00 25 R 11 150 000. 00 1 ST APPLICATION WINDOW 2 ND APPLICATION WINDOW COMMODITY ORGANISATIONS MENTORSHIP (RURAL DEVELOPMENT) TOTAL R 191 618 244. 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. ü ü • • • Skills Programmes - not exceed 25 learners and 24 credits. Learnerships – not exceed 25 learners per application. Commodity Organisations – not exceed R 500 000. 00 (Application required) Mentorship – 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 2016, 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 three (3) months prior to the expiry of the contract.

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 • 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 • i. e. 120 Credits = 1200 Notional Hours • If – 8 Hours per day • Then = 150 Days • 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)

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

ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT - LEGISLATIVE • National Standardized Grants remained R 150000 for the 16/17 financial year. • Requirements for the disbursement of grants changed and is available in the 2016/17 Grant Guidelines. • National Trade Test Regulations ü The New Trade Test Regulations are now fully implemented through all sectors • The National RPL Policy was published for public comment and will be gazetted as soon as the inputs were reviewed by NAMB.

NEW SKILLS PROGRAMME • The Skills Programmes (FLP) that will be implemented in the 2016/17 financial year will be 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 0024/15 -17, 81 Credits ü Programme 2: Routine Machine Maintainer, Mer. SETA Registration SP 0956/1517, 67 Credits • The Grant funding application window is aligned with the other Agri. SETA Skills Programmes.

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

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 – 301 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