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Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR Planning Department Workshop 2019

Learn about WSP/ATR grants, responsibilities of Skills Development Facilitators, OFO classification, common challenges in evaluation applications, proof of training, and new changes in skills gap and vacancies. Gain insights on grant payments and submission guidelines.

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Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR Planning Department Workshop 2019

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  1. SKILLS PLANNING DEPARTMENT Mandatory Grants (WSP/ATR) March /April 2019 Presenters: Racquel Harris, Sipho Ndala, Kholofelo Malapane & Pamela Ngubane (Vice Chairperson)

  2. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR To claim the Mandatory Grant (20%), an employer must submit a combined ATR and WSP and the relevant supporting document(s) to AgriSETA by 30 April annually. BY 30 APRIL 2019: Annual Training Report (ATR18/19) Report on actual training attended/completed during the previous year (from 01 April 2018 up to 31 March 2019) Workplace Skills Plan (WSP19/20) Planning of training for the upcoming year (from 01 April 2019 up to 31 March 2020)

  3. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR

  4. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR

  5. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) Responsibilities: • The SDF is the link between the employer and AgriSETA • The SDF submits the WSP/ATR and supporting documents on behalf of the employer • The SDF updates all contact information via Indicium(own detail or employer) • The SDF receives communication letters from AgriSETA (e.g. Approval, Grant paid letters, error letters, new developments, etc.) • The SDF responds to queries relating to WSP/ATR submissions • The SDF prints reports/proof of levy and grant payments for employers

  6. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ ATR OFO • Stands for Organized Framework of Occupations • In essence, the OFO is a coded occupational classification system. • OFO is structured in 8 Categories (Major Groups) • Managers • Professionals • Technicians and associate professionals • Clerical support workers • Services and sales workers • Skilled agricultural ,forestry, fisheries, craft &related trades workers • Plant and machine operators and assemblers • Elementary occupations • SETAs are compelled to use it in the Sector Skills Plan to reflect sector needs – which are the occupations where people are needed (SETA Grant Regulations)

  7. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR OFO Version 2017 for WSP/ATR

  8. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR CHALLENGES WITH EVALUATION APPLICATIONS: PROOF OF TRAINING: This is the main reason for delays in approval of applications for payment: • Large number of unnecessary / inaccurate /incorrect pages • Duplicates of the same proof over and over • e.g. 20 certificates for tractor training (X) • e.g. 1 invoice + 10 certificates + 5 pages of attendance register for First Aid training (X) • Documentation for the incorrect year • Still received unrelated documents • DO NOT SEND ANY proof of payment, remittances, statements, registration forms, enrolment forms, program information, ID copies, contracts, agreements, accommodation invoices, flight invoices, petrol/ toll gate slips, catering/refreshment invoices etc. The above are all not applicable • No proof of training submitted

  9. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR CORRECT PROOF OF TRAINING

  10. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR CHALLENGES WITH EVALUATION APPLICATIONS: AUTHORIZATION & DECLARATION PAGES: (SIGN OFF) Second highest reason for delays in approval for payment: • Blank / incomplete authorization pages upload onto Indicium just to secure submit button can be pressed. • Inaccurate documents uploaded for the sake of upload • No authorization page received EVALUATION The evaluation process commenced in August 2018 and will conclude in May 2019

  11. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR IMPORTANT NEW CHANGE: Two new forms: • Skills Gap A SKILLS GAP refers to skills that an employee does not have to carry out job tasks competently. It is also referred to as “top-up” skills. • Hard-to Fill Vacancies A HARD-TO FILL VACANCY (HTFV) refers to an occupation in your organisation that takes no longer than 06 months to find a suitably experienced and qualified candidate.

  12. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR IMPORTANT NEW CHANGE: Example – Skills Gap

  13. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR IMPORTANT NEW CHANGE: Example - Hard-to Fill Vacancies

  14. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR PAYMENTS Mandatory Grants are paid on a quarterly basis. Depending on when during the year the application is approved, an employer will receive between one (1) to four (4) mandatory grant payments. Mandatory Grant payments are calculated as 20% of total levies received from SARS from 1 APRIL 2019 to 31 MARCH 2020.

  15. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR Manuals/ Guidelines: All information manuals, submission guidelines, templates, hard copies, SETA transfer documents, authorization pages, OFO , Tutorial DVD, info etc. are available on our website.

  16. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR

  17. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR WSP/ATR Submissions: Tel: (012) 301 5619 / 5604/ 5642 Fax: (012) 325 5845 or 086 556 9368 E-mail: racquel@agriseta.co.za; sipho@agriseta.co.za kholofelo@agriseta.co.za; pamela@agriseta.co.za Post: PO Box 26024, Arcadia,0007 Deliver: AgriSETA House, 529 Belvedere Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 For more info on Mandatory Grants please visit our website www.agriseta.co.za > WSP/ATR

  18. Mandatory Grants: WSP/ATR

  19. Thank you

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