AGRISETA PROVINCIAL ROAD SHOW Skills Delivery Department February – March 2012 Gerard Mamabolo

1. AGRISETA PROVINCIAL ROAD SHOWSkills Delivery DepartmentFebruary – March 2012Gerard Mamabolo

2. SKILLS DELIVERY DEPARTMENT • Allocation of Discretionary Grants as per Service Level Agreement. • Achieve statistical targets as outlined by the Service Level Agreement. • Implementation and management of all approved AgriSETA learning programmes. • Monitoring and Evaluation of approved learning programmes to ensure quality delivery.

3. Skills Delivery Manager Gerard Mamabolo Skills Delivery Department: Learnerships, Skills Programmes, ABET, Apprenticeship, Bursary , Support to Rural Structures , Internships, Workplace Experience & Land Reform Land Reform Manager: Sello Khoza SD Coordinator: Cynthia Manugu Manager -Apprenticeship: Johan Kraftt SD Admin Manager: Theuns Henning Land Reform Administrator: Shereen Wentzel ABET Administrator: Marissa Kok LEARNERSHIPS Administrator: Menzi Ngcobo APPRENTICESHIP Administrator: Farhana Rahaman Provincial Coordinator: Limpopo –Medupi Shabangu BURSARY/INTERNSHIP Administrator: Ina Du Preez SKILLS PROGRAMMES Administrator: Merriam Marobyane Provincial Coordinator: Mpumalanga –Gugu Ndlela Provincial Coordinator: KZN –James Dlamini

4. GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS • Annual application window period – 1 November – 28/9 February each year. • Evaluation and approval of applications in March. • Notice of approval/disapproval in April. • Advertisement, guidelines and forms available on AgriSETA website: www.agriseta.co.za • Benefits: - Planning, management, financial year

5. 2012-2013: SLA • LEARNERSHIPS – P7 (18.1) • 800 Learners – R13,200,000.00 • LEARNERSHIPS – P4 (18.2) • 325 Learners – R9,116,000.00 • INTERNSHIP • 400 Learners – R13,200,000.00 • BURSARY – P4 • 90 Learners – R2,970,000.00 • BURSARY – P7 • 50 Learners – R1,650,000.00

6. 2012-2013: SLA • APPRENTICESHIP – P4 • 50 Learners – R1,881,000.00 • APPRENTICESHIP – P7 • 50 Learners – R1,881,000.00 • RURAL STRUCTURES • R2,000,000.00 • NEW VENTURE CREATION • 50 Learners – R1,650,000.00 • ABET – P7 • 500 Learners – R1,930,500.00 • ABET –RURAL • 500 Learners – R1,950,000.00

7. 2012-2013: SLA • SKILLS PROGRAMMES - P7 • 1 200 Learners – R4,752,000.00 • SKILLS PROGRAMMES – P4 • 500 Learners – R1,980,000.00 • COMMODITY ORGANISATIONS • R9,000,000.00 TOTAL: R67,160,000.00

8. 2012 - 2013 APPLICATIONS • Due to limited funds, AgriSETA places a curb on funding in all learning programmes. • Skills Programmes – not exceed 25 learners and 24 credits. • Learnerships – not exceed 15 learners per application. • Commodity Organisations – not exceed R500K • All application forms are available on the website. • Proposals not exceeding 10 pages for application on, e.g. Mentorship, non-credit bearing training etc.

9. APPROVED GRANT ALLOCATIONS

10. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS LEARNERSHIP 1st Claim • 2-Party contract • 3-Party contract/Learnership agreement • An original valid Tax Clearance • Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement) • Invoice • Training plan • Letter stating starting date • ID Copies

11. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS LEARNERSHIP 2nd & 3rd Claims • Attendance register • Reports (monthly & individual) • Invoice • Stipend/allowance proof of payment (18.2) • An original valid Tax Clearance (if expired) LEARNERSHIP 4th Claim • Attendance register • Assessment /moderation reports (POE’s) • Invoice • Stipend/allowance proof of payment (18.2) • An original valid Tax Clearance (if expired) • Attendance register

12. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS SKILLS PROGRAMMES • Attendance register • Learner Information forms • ID copies • Invoice • An original valid Tax Clearance • 2-Party contract ABET – 1st Claim • ID copies • Invoice • Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement) • An original valid Tax Clearance ABET – 2nd Claim • Certificates (Full names as per ID copy) • Invoice • ABET Progress report • Attendance register • Project completion letter

13. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS APPRENTICESHIPS APPRENTICESHIP – 1st Claim • ID copies • Invoice • Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement) • An original valid Tax Clearance APPRENTICESHIPS – 2nd Claim • Certificates (Full names as per ID copy) • Invoice • MVR (Monitoring & verification report) • Attendance register • Project completion letter

14. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS BURSARY 1st Claim • Learner Information forms • ID copies • Invoice • Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement) • Proof of registration & of prior learning • 2nd Claim • Invoice • Formal statement of results • NB: Once completed, submit the final formal results WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE/INTERNSHIP • 1st Claim • Invoice • Learner Information forms • ID copies • Invoice • Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement) • Proof of prior learning (for internship: previous results/workplace: Diploma)

15. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE/INTERNSHIP 1st Claim • Learner Information forms • ID copies • Invoice • Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or bank stamped statement) 2nd Claim • Invoice • AgriSETA Progress report • Learner stipend form

16. LAND REFORM /RURAL DEVELOPMENT • Provide skills intervention to land reform initiatives and cooperatives in rural areas. • Project is currently limited to 3 provinces (Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KZN), which are said to provinces with majority of land reform projects affecting high value agriculture land. • Areas of intervention includes provision of Governance ,Management and technical support to identified initiatives. • Partners to this project are the DRDLR and the NSF

17. WORK DONE TO DATE-LAND REFORM • Assessments/need identification done on projects received from Department of Rural development • Currently rolling out Learnerships in the 3 provinces (30 completed and 130 in progress) • Already provided co-operative training (farm together in Mpumalanga Province) in 2 projects. • Developed a mentorship model and currently rolling out to a cooperative in Limpopo (testing). • Working with stakeholders such as SASA and Citrus Growers to find a sustainable intervention to projects in the 3 provinces.

18. FARM MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE WORKER OTP –FLP -Apprenticeship • Integrated Occupational Trade Programme (OTP) and Foundational Learning Programme (FLP) • Objective: To cope with occupational demands within the scope of agricultural sector • Concept curriculum and scoping completed & consultation sessions scheduled : • KZN at Shukela TC Mount Edgecombe • EC at ETC Port Elizabeth • MP at Grootfontein Agric College • DG application close on 24 Feb 2012 • Detailed information available on AgriSETA website

19. APPRENTICESHIPS • 2012 Turning point for artisan development • SETA’s serving as Development Quality Partners (DQP) • The number of trades Narrowed down to core disciplines • Industries elected trade experts review and restructure the core trades. • Training schedules replaced by national uniform trade and occupational curriculums • The Manpower Training Act repealed & replaced by Regulations for Artisan Development • NAMB takes full ownership of trade tests & will be standardised nationally • Trade test assessors, moderators and trade test centres to be registered with NAMB as Assessment Quality Partner AQP • New artisan development landscape take effect from 1 April 2012 • New Artisan Development system implemented over 12 months period • Current Apprenticeship system phased out over four year period • Additional information sessions will be hosted in April 2012

20. CHALLENGES • Replacement of learners • Workplace Experience – within 3 days • Learnerships – within 25 days • Signatures by the learner and not by the Employer or Provider • Returning of contracts • Within 90 days • Sign and initial contracts including witnesses • Always quote Project Number on invoices, e.g.: SD/LS/11.12/000/Look • Learners stipends • Always inform Skills Delivery personnel on learner termination in writing • Invoices

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