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August to September 2006August to September 2006
SDL Structure(Skills Development Levy)
20% NSF70% Employer Grants
10% Admin Fasset
Y7: 1 Apr 06 - 31 Mar 07
Mandatory Grant
ATR 05/06 & WSP 06/07 (Annual Training Report & Workplace Skills Plan)
50% - was due 30 June 2006 (still open for newly registered employers)
SCG Discretionary Grant (Strategic Cash Grant)
20% - due 31 March 2007
Criteria and forms on website
100% SDL - 1% Payroll
Unclaimed Levies (also used for discretionary grants)
Scarce Skills GuidelineScarce Skills GuidelineUnclaimed LeviesUnclaimed Levies
Strategic areas decided annually by Fasset Management Board
CPE (Continuous Professional Education) also available to SDL-exempt members who register with Fasset as an employer
Used for Social Projects e.g. Grade 12 rewrite, work readiness programmes
Strategic Cash Grant Learnership Cash Grant
Crucial Crucial importance of importance of Critical and Critical and Scarce Skills in Scarce Skills in the Fasset the Fasset sector, BEE sector, BEE Codes are Codes are linkedlinked
Fasset’s SSPFasset’s SSP
(Sector Skills (Sector Skills Plan)Plan)
has Scarce has Scarce Skills list, Skills list, download off download off websitewebsite
This list is vital This list is vital for all within the for all within the Fasset sector Fasset sector for proper for proper interventionsinterventions
More black and More black and disabled disabled individuals individuals needed in the needed in the sector as a sector as a current need, current need, guided by the guided by the SSPSSP
Learnership Cash GrantLearnership Cash GrantLCG 2006/07LCG 2006/07
For Black (Indian, African or Coloured) and/or disabled learners
Two forms - 1 for SDL payers and 1 for SDL exempt
Exempt employers to register with Fasset irrespective of whether they had an SDL number before (forms on www)
Length of learnership linked to amount. 1 YR = R10 000, 2 YR = R15 000 and 3 YR = R25 000 (once-off per learner)
Allowable learnerships - Fasset and selected others
Fasset learnership example: Chartered Management Accountant qualification offered by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
e.g. non-Fasset learnership registered = National Certificate in Tourism (not applicable to this grant, but available learner registration)
Learnership Cash GrantLearnership Cash GrantLCG 2006/07LCG 2006/07
Learner must commence the programme between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2007
45% of grant rejections due to learners not commencing the learnership in the correct period (see above)
Timeframe for registering learnership agreements has changed to 30 days, incomplete forms are returned
Levy payers must have completed a WSP - 26% of rejections are due to companies not having a correctly completed WSP
Extensions will be granted if the request is received on or before the deadline date
Firms may apply for an unlimited number of eligible learners
Only firms with less than 150 employees may apply
Learnerships UpdateLearnerships Update
There are 930 learnerships available nationally
22 of these are Fasset learnership programmes
Any employer may choose any learnership – but choosing a Fasset learnership allows access to Fasset grants
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers is a Fasset Quality Assurance Partner - their Office Administration learnership is now open for enrollment (contact Andrew 021 421-1110)
The Debt Collectors learnership is being piloted by Fasset with enrollments scheduled for next year (contact Aboo at Fasset)
There are tax incentives to taking on learnership programmes, with added tax incentives for taking on disabled learners
Exempt & SDL PayingExempt & SDL Paying BenefitsBenefits
EXEMPT SDL
ATR & WSP No SDL
Strategic Cash Grant No SDL
Learnership Cash Grant
Continual ProfessionalEducation (CPE) Soft Skills
CPE Legislative
Social Project Beneficiaries
Adult Basic Education & Training (ABET)
Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) Training
Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events
SDF Networking Event – topic to be decided (scheduled for November 2006)
Budget and Tax Update - March to April 2007
Soft Skills CPE - May 2007
Please complete evaluation forms - feel free to suggest topics for future Fasset events (CPE or SDF events)
Any Questions?Any Questions?
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Call Centre: 086 101 0001Call Centre: 086 101 0001
Website: www.fasset.org.zaWebsite: www.fasset.org.za