Skills Development

Remember that the Skills Development Submissions are due before the 30th April of every year if you are to be eligible for any grants. The training year for most SETA’s now runs from 1 January to 31 December although a few, namely FP&M, HW and W&R Seta, still run from 1 April to 31 March. MICT Seta this year is running from 1 April to 31 March which is a period of 12 months.

For assistance in planning your training and recording your training report, please contact Tessa in the office.

Learnerships

As our clients become more aware of the grants that the SETA’s are prepared to give, so more of us are becoming involved in Learnerships. There is a Sectoral Agreement with regard to Learnerships that defines their rights and the minimum allowance to be paid in terms of employment law – which is different from the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. It is important to note that Learners are not considered to be employees and therefore fall outside of some of the benefits offered to staff. The minimum allowances were revised with effect from 1 April 2014 and amounts to a 6% increase.

The allowances are set out in the table below:

Existing levels of Learnerships	Credit already earned by learner	Percentage of wage to be paid as allowance	Minimum allowance per week	Minimum allowance per month
NQF 1 to 2	0 – 120	35%	R 253.73	R 1,098.65
	121 – 240	69%	R 507.43	R 2,197.17
NQF 3	0 – 120	17%	R 253.73	R 1,098.65
	121 – 240	40%	R 477.88	R 2,069.22
	241 – 360	53%	R 782.33	R 3,387.49
NQF 4	0 – 120	13%	R 253.73	R 1,098.65
	121 – 240	25%	R 507.49	R 2,197.43
	241 – 360	53%	R 782.33	R 3,387.49
	361 – 480	56%	R 1,141.75	R 4,943.78
NQF 5 to 8	0 – 120	8%	R 253.73	R 1,098.65
	121 – 240	18%	R 549.72	R 2,380.29
	241 – 360	38%	R 822.49	R 3,561.38
	361 – 480	38%	R 1,158.70	R 5,017.17
	481 – 600	49%	R 1,480.05	R 6,408.62

If you are contemplating entering into a Learnership arrangement and require a contract which outlines the employee’s entitlements in terms of the Sectoral Agreement, please contact Tessa at our office.