Mandatory Grant Applications/Submission 2013/2014

1. Mandatory Grant Applications/Submission 2013/2014

2. What is Skills Development all about • It’s about: • Planning for empowerment • Training for success • Embracing the HR vision of South Africa • Addressing skills needs • Developing a productive industry • Measuring success • Becoming the best in the business • Creating workplace opportunities

3. What’s in it for me? • It’s an opportunity: • To access funds to assist with training • Drive skills development • Train and develop your staff • Provide input into national Skills planning strategy • To participate in the country’s drive to address skills needs and development • Access grants for employee development

4. PURPOSE OF THE WSP / ATR • The purpose of the WSP/ATR/PTR is to: • Obtain involvement from stakeholders • Identify interventions to address skills needs • Develop skills plans • Obtain employer and employee commitment • Collect planning information for government and development agencies • Assist in allocation of Government funding

5. PURPOSE OF THE WSP / ATR • The purpose of the WSP/ATR/PTR is to: • Uncover untapped talents and skills. • Measure the impact of skills development on: • Economy, • Efficiency • Effectiveness

6. Purpose of the WSP / ATR • The Purpose of the WSP/ATR/PTR for the FP&M SETA / Sector is to: • Provide important information of the sector on: • The geographic profile; • The demographic profile; • The current and predicted skills needs and gaps • Current skills development practices • Further intervention required.

7. Purpose of the WSP / ATR & Pivotal • The Purpose of the WSP/ATR and Pivotal for the FP&M SETA / Sector is to: • To utilize information provided to: • Inform the SETA of the entity's/ employees' skills development needs • Enable the SETA to render support; • Inform and enhance Sector Skills Planning research initiatives.

8. Completing your Reports • All sections of the WSP/ ATR and Pivotal to be completed in full • Include PIVOTAL programmes worksheets • ATR must reflect all training conducted • During April 2012 to March 2013 • Conducted Internally, or • Conducted Externally • The WSP must reflect all planned training • internally or externally • During April 2013 to March 2014

9. Completing your Reports • The WSP/ATR must be duly authorised and signed off by: • The Internal Training Committee / Skills Development Committee including recognised labour representative • Firms employing 50 or more employees; or • The Owner / Chief Executive and designated employee representative • Firms employing less than 50 employees; • CFO/HR is to sign off to confirm that all information submitted on WSP/ATR is correct.

10. Process for Submission of WSP/ATR • Deadline for submissions: • on/or before 30 June 2013: • WSP /ATRs to be submitted electronically/ hand delivery/courier or post • Requests for extension: • Anticipated delays – by 31 May 2013 – • subject to approval by Board • Discretionary grants will be advertised • in a separate funding window and • entities will be informed of the closing date, categories and criteria.

11. Pivotal Reporting • The definition of PIVOTAL programmes : • "PIVOTAL Programmes" means professional, vocational, technical and academic learning programmes that result in occupational qualifications and may include a knowledge component that is normally delivered at a further education and training college or a university as well as structured learning in an accredited training centre of an approved workplace".

12. Pivotal Reporting

13. Pivotal Reporting • Types of PIVOTAL programmes • Learnerships & apprenticeships • Internships & work experience related to diploma / certificate / vocational programmes offered at FETs, HETs and other accredited providers - Credit bearing and NQF aligned skills programmes that may cover either the theoretical, practical or workplace component of a full qualification.

14. Pivotal Reporting • Examples of PIVOTAL Programmes: • professional placements, • work integrated learning, • apprenticeships, • learnerships, • internships, • skills programmes and • work experience placements.

15. Pivotal Reporting • Pivotal Training Plan (to be submitted with WSP for 2013/14) • Planned beneficiaries to be registered on PIVOTAL programmes • Included in WSP/ATR template for medium and large firms • Pivotal ATR (to be submitted in 2014/15 for the period 2013/14)

16. Submission of Banking Details • Public entities are required to verify all grant beneficiaries’ banking details prior to payment of grants. • Verification of Banking Details: • New regulation call for a Bank Letter, • (current – not older than 3 months), • signed off and stamped by a bank signatory confirming the banking details of the entity.

17. Submission of Banking Details • The letter from the bank to reflect the following information: • Name of Account Holder • SDL Number (all applicable) • Name of Bank • Name of Branch • Branch Number (MUST HAVE 6 DIGITS) • Account Number • Type of Account • Bank Address

18. INFORMATION TO NOTE • SIC Codes • Standard Industrial Classification Codesare attached to the 2013-2014 template • NQF levels • Types of Learning • OFO V13 • Organisational Framework for Occupations Version 2013 attached to the 2013-14 template • Full version available on websites)

19. 2011-2012 ATRs’ Verification • Purpose: • is to evaluate and monitor the training that was implemented • Proof: • copies of invoices paid towards training or • certificates/statements of results or • attendance registers

20. THANK YOU: Any Questions?