Skills Development

Skills Development and Learning Programmes Unit

Overview

The unit is responsible for amongst others, the development of Strategic Planning for TETA, administration of Unemployed Bursaries, Performance Reporting to DHET and other statutory bodies.

As part of its mandate, the unit adapts these regulations into policies that guide facilitation in relation to implementation of Skills Development within the transport sector through the disbursement of grants. The above is executed by conducting intervention workshops that prepares the industry for the submission of Workplace Skills Plans and Annual Training Reports (application for Mandatory Grants) as per the Skills Development Levies Act and Skills Development Act.

The Skills Development and Learning Programmes unit plays an active role in the facilitation of the Audit of Predetermined Objectives by internal and external auditors as well as audit of reported performance by DHET.

Learning Programmes

Definitions of Workplace Based Interventions

“apprenticeship” means a period of workplace based learning culminating in an occupational qualification for a listed trade.
“candidacy” means a period of workplace based learning undertaken by a graduate as part of the requirement for registration as a professional in the required professional designation as stipulated by a professional body.
“internship for the “N” Diploma” means a period of workplace based learning undertaken as part of the requirement for the “N” Diploma.
“learnership” means a period of workplace based learning culminating in an occupational qualification or part qualification.
“student internship: Category A” means a period of workplace based learning undertaken as part of the requirement for the Diploma, National Diploma, Higher Certificate or Advanced Certificate as a vocational qualification stipulated in the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework (HEQSF).
“student internship: Category B” means a period of workplace based learning undertaken as part of the requirement for a professional qualification.
“student internship: Category C” means a period of workplace based learning undertaken as part of the requirement for the Occupational Qualifications of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO).
“graduate internship” means a period of workplace based learning for the purposes allowing a person who has completed a post-school qualification to gain workplace experience or exposure to enhance competence and/or employability. This may include academic staff with existing qualifications that need industrial exposure or experience.
“student internship” means a period of workplace based learning for a person who is enrolled at an education and training institution for a SAQA registered qualification and may include vacation work.
“unemployed bursary” means a monetary award allocated by an institution to unemployed individuals or groups of people who cannot afford to pay full tuition and related fees in order to enable them to study at university or college

Unemployed Bursaries

TETA offers bursaries to unemployed and part-time unemployed learners/students who have been accepted/registered to pursue a transport-related qualifications and/or sector priority at an accredited Institution of Higher Education to address “Hard-to-Fill”/Scarce and Critical Skills in the Transport Industry in South Africa, this includes Aviation Training and Diving Programmes.

Applicants must satisfy the minimum entry criteria when applying for the bursary (failure to meet all the requirements leads to the disqualification of applications);

The applicants must;

be a South African citizen;
be between the ages of 18 and 35 years;
be currently unemployed;
be studying at a public tertiary institute (University/University of Technology/ TVET College/Accredited Flying School) in South Africa;
Aim on studying towards a NQF level 6 qualification (or above) within one of the above mentioned fields of study
have passed with a minimum overall average of 50% in the previous years’ studies;
have a total household income of less than R350 000 per annum.

Qualifications Funded:

(N4-N6) or National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma B degree in Electrical/Electronic/Industrial Engineering	B Degree in Aeronautical Engineering
(N4-N6) or National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B Degree in Mechanical Engineering	Commercial Pilot License
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B degree in Logistics Management	Instructor’s Rating
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B Degree in Road Transport Management	Instrument Rating
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B Degree in Supply Chain Management including Warehouse, Storage & Distribution	ATPL Hour Building Subjects
CPL with ATPL Subjects	Commercial Divers, Class II,III and IV
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B degree in Transportation Management	National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B Degree Maritime Law
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B degree in Transport Economics	B Degree Marine Engineering
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B degree in Risk Management	Degree in Mechanical Engineering: Maritime
National Diploma, B-Tech or B Degree: Maritime or Nautical Studies	National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B degree BSC in Information Technology
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma or B degree in Business Administration	Bcom in Accounting
B Degree Law	National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma, B Degree in Financial Management
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma, B Degree in Operations Management	National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma, B Degree in Health and Safety Management
National Diploma, B-Tech, Advanced Diploma, B Degree in Maritime or Nautical Studies	B Degree in Maritime Law
Master’s Degree in Transport Related (Possible Themes in the Guidelines

Instructions: Applicants must;

submit one application per qualification (should the applicant apply for two qualifications the application will be disqualified);
submit clear copies of the supporting documents with the application (the submission of all the documents is compulsory – failure to comply will lead to an automatic disqualification);
Certified ID copy is (certified stamp not older than 3months);
Proof of registration or acceptance letter or admission;
Valid Accreditation for private institutions this includes Aviation and Diving students;
Latest Academic record (with the institution stamp)
Certified Matric Results (for first year students) or certificate
Private Pilot Licence(PPL) for Commercial Pilot Licence (with issue and expiry dates clearly visible)
CPL for Instructor/Instrument Rating (with issue and expiry dates clearly visible)
CPL with Instructor/Instrument Rating endorsement for ATPL Hour Building/CPL with ATPL Subjects (with issue and expiry dates clearly visible).
Medical Examination Results for Diving programmes (Class IV, III, II)
Parents/Guardians ID documents (certified copies)
Parents/Guardians proof of income (recent payslip etc)

How to apply for a TETA Bursary

Applications must be done online, via a link that will be provided

Bursary Sub- Unit Contacts

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the Bursary Unit directly:

Name	Position	Telephonee	Email
Confidence Ngobeni	Bursaries Administrator	011 557-7018	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thabo Mashale	Assistant Bursaries Administrator	011 557-7039	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Itumeleng Semenekane and Jermina Ragophala		011 557-7027	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Juliet Manyoni	Bursaries Administrator	011 557-7089	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phuti Rankapole	Bursaries Practitioner	011 557-7033	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Mandatory Grants

The SETA Grant Regulations require TETA to allocate a grant to companies that submit an application for a Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) in accordance with the regulations. Mandatory Grants (MG) are paid by the SETA if the company fulfils the requirements, set out by the Grant Regulation and TETA MG Policy, to receive the grants. The Indicium Skill Module (click to open the system) open annually from 1 February to 30 April to allow companies to submit they applications for Mandatory Grants. Successful employers/MG applications receive 20% of the total levies paid by the organisation for the financial year.

On an annual basis, TETA invites all its Skills Development Facilitators (SDF) to the SDF Roadshows that are held in all provinces to share and discuss developments that impacts the submission of the Mandatory Grant Applications. Presentation 2021/22 (click on link to download presentation)

The Mandatory Grant Policy Mandatory Grant Guidelines (click to access the policy) can be used as a guide to ensure your organisation comply with all the requirements for your Mandatory Grant Application. Successful employers / MG applications receive 20% of the total levies paid by the organisation for the financial year.

Mandatory Grant Payment Schedule

Planned Disbursement Dates	In respect of levies received from SARS for
30 September	1 April to 30 June
31 December	1 July to 30 September
31 March	1 October to 31 December
30 June	1 January to 31 March

Discretionary Grants

Discretionary grants are paid out at the discretion of TETA Board for skills development projects linked to scarce and critical skills. It is the mandate of TETA to close the scarce and critical skills gaps of the Transport Sector and for this reason, TETA will award additional funds to close these skills gaps.

The purpose of the discretionary grants is for TETA to implement their Sector Skills Plan and to contribute towards national priorities.

On an annual basis, TETA opens a funding window and advertises nationally to invite stakeholders who fall within the TETA scope and NLPEs to deliver on the NSDP 2030 and further to address, the sector needs per the SSP to apply for Discretionary Grants. Grants are allocated to applications that meet all the requirements

Reporting

The SD and LP unit is responsible for the overall reporting of performance against Annual Performance Plan targets. This process includes reporting on the Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets achievements via the Quarterly Monitoring Reports that are submitted to the DHET as per the Treasury Framework for Reporting, as well as tracking of overall performance against all APP targets via the Annual Performance report that is included in the Annual Report of the SETA.

Templates

The Unit is responsible for the development of templates that are utilised by the stakeholders to report performance to the SETA.

Below are the links to the various templates as per intervention

Internship Placement
Artisan Development
Learnerships
Skills programme Training (TETA Scope)
General Template (Bursaries, Skills Programmes, TVET Placement, HET Placement, RPL, AET,
Lecture Development, Candidacy, Cadetship)
NGO/NLPE/CBO/COOPS/TRADE UNIONS
Small Business Support
Rural Development Projects
TVET Staff Development
CET Staff Development
People Trained on Entrepreneurial Skills
People Supported to Start Their Businesses
Career Development Practitioners Trained
NQF Code Listing (Contains list of NQF Codes to be populated on General Template)

Below is a link containing videos and guidelines explaining population of above templates

Video
Presentation

New Organisation Enrolment Rules

The Unit is also responsible the enrolment of new organisations on the SETA system that not existing as TETA levy payers (As these are automatically uploaded via SARS Data downloads) or are transferring to the SETA from another SETA. Below is the link to the form that stakeholders are required to fill in

Organisation Enrolment form

Reasons and requirements of new organisation additions

New Employer

Requirements:

Complete Organisation enrolment form and submit together with;
Copy of Company registration document

Other SETA Accredited Training Provider

Requirements:

Complete Organisation enrolment form and submit together with;
Copy of Company registration document
Copy of Accreditation document
Copy of DHET learnership registration document from accrediting SETA ( if Learnership is to be implemented)

NON Accredited Training Provider (Relates to implementors of interventions not requiring accreditation)

Requirements:

Complete Organisation enrolment form and submit together with;
Copy of Company registration document

Temporary SDL Number for Employers Participating in WSP/ATR process awaiting completion of Inter SETA Transfer

Requirements:

Complete Organisation enrolment form and submit together with;
Copy Of Company registration document
Duly completed Inter SETA Transfer form signed by transferring SETA

Temporary SDL Number for Employers Participating in WSP/ATR process querying absence of Organisation details from SETA system due to incomplete SARS downloads

Requirements:

Complete Organisation enrolment form and submit together with;
Copy Of Company registration document
EMPSA document evidencing organisation belongs to SETA 26 (TETA)

Access to System

Below is the link to the form that users need to fill in for access to be granted to the system for purpose of learner details capture. This form must be filled in and sent to your contract managing your contract for funded training or in ETQA for your non funded training

Access Form

Contact Details

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Name	Position	Telephone	Email
Confidence Ngobeni	Bursaries Administrator	011 557-7018	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thabo Mashale	Assistant Bursaries Administrator	011 557-7039	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Itumeleng Semenekane and Jermina Ragophala		011 557-7027	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Juliet Manyoni	Bursaries Administrator	011 557-7089	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phuti Rankapole	Bursaries Practitioner	011 557-7033	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You may also send us an email on the following email address >>>>			This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Glossary

'ABET' Adult Basic and Training;

'accreditation' means the certification, usually for a particular period of time, of a person, a body or an institution as having the capacity to fulfill a particular function in the quality assurance system set up by the South African Qualifications Authority in terms of the Act;

'ASGI-SA' Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa;

'assessor' means the person who is registered by the relevant Education and Training Quality Assurance Body in accordance with criteria established for this purpose by a Standards Generating Body to measure the achievement of specified National Qualifications Framework standards or qualifications, and 'constituent assessor' has a corresponding meaning;

'assessment' is the process of gathering and weighing evidence in order to determine whether learners have demonstrated outcomes specified in unit standards and/or qualifications registered on the NQF. The generic assessor standard registered by SAQA entitled 'Plan and conduct assessment of learning outcomes' outlines the process in detail. The management of assessment is the responsibility of providers.

'ATR' Annual Training Report;

'B-BBEE' Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment;

'BEE' Black Economic Empowerment;

'CBET' Competency Based Education and Training;

'CBO' Community-Based Organisation;

'CCMA' Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration;

'CHE' Council on Higher Education;

'CIA' Certified Internal Auditor;

'competence' what someone knows, understands and can do. The ability to apply knowledge and skill in a particular context.

'conditional registration' means the registration of a private higher education institution as specified in the Higher Education Act, 1997 (No. 101 of 1997);

'CPD' Continuous Professional Development;

'CPE' Continuous Professional Education;

'credits' a credit is the value given to unit standards and qualifications. A credit value of a unit standard or qualification is based on the number of 'notional' hours it takes an average learner to achieve the outcomes of that unit standard. One credit is equal to 10 notional hours.

'CSDF' Corporate SMME Development Forum;

'DoE' Department of Education;

'DoL' Department of Labour;

'DTI' Department of Trade and Industry;

'Education and Training Quality Assurance Body'(ETQA) means a body accredited in terms of section 5(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, responsible for monitoring and auditing achievements in terms of national standards or qualifications, and to which specific functions relating to the monitoring and auditing of national standards or qualifications have been assigned in terms of section 5(1)(b)(i) of the Act;

'EE' Employment Equity;

'EEA' Employment Equity Act (1998);

'EPWP' Expanded Public Works Programme;

'ESDA' Employment and Skills Development Agency;

'ETQA' Education and Training Quality Assurance /Authoriy;

'FET' Further Education and Training;

'GDS' Growth and Development Summit;

'GEAR' Growth, Employment and Redistribution;

'HDI' Historically Disadvantaged Individual;

'HE' Higher Education;

'HEQC' Higher Education Quality Council;

'HET' Higher Education and Training;

'HIV/AIDS' Human Immuno-deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome;

'HRD' Human Resource Development;

'HRDS' Human Resource Development Strategy;

'IDC' Industrial Development Corporation;

'IIP' Investors in People;

'ISOE' Institute of Sectoral Excellence;

'IST' Inter-Seta Transfer;

'JIP' Joint Implementation Plan;

'JIPSA' Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition;

'learnerships' learnerships are learning programmes that combine structured learning with structured work experience, and which result in a qualification. The Skills Development Act (SDA) proposes and describes learnerships as one of the primary ways of implementing the skills development strategy.

'Learning programme' a learning programme is the plan which states what will be learnt and how the necessary learning experience will be provided. It clearly shows how the unit standards will be combined to make useful opportunities for the learner. The learning programme draws on the outcomes from the unit standards and specifies the content to meet these outcomes. A learning programme is often divided into modules.

'LED' Local Economic Development;

'LFS' Labour Force Survey;

'LL' Lifelong Learning;

'MoA' Memorandum of Agreement;

'moderation' is the process of ensuring that assessments have been conducted in line with agreed practices, and are fair, reliable and valid. The generic assessor standard registered by SAQA entitled ‘Moderate assessment ’ outlines the process in detail. One moderator usually checks the work of several assessors to ensure consistency. The management of moderation is the responsibility of the provider.

'MoU' Memorandum of Understanding;

'MTA' Manpower Training Act;

'National Standards Body'(NSB) means a body registered in terms of section 5(1)(a) (ii) of the Act, responsible for establishing education and training standards or qualifications, and to which specific functions relating to the registration of national standards or qualifications.

'NBFET' National Board for Further Education and Training;

'NCOP' National Council of Provinces;

'NEHAWU' National Education, Health and Allied Worker’s Union;

'NEDLAC' National Economic Development and Labour Council;

'NGO' Non-Governmental Organisation;

'NLRD' National Learners’ Records Database;

'NPO' Non-Profit Organisation;

'NQF' National Qualifications Framework;

'NQF levels' there are eight levels on the NQF for registering qualifications and standards. Level 1, the General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) marks the end of successful schooling (Grade 9) or successful ABET. Level 8 is the highest level of learning;

'NSA' National Skills Authority;

'NSB' National Standards Body;

'NSDS' National Skills Development Strategy;

'NSF' National Skills Fund;

'NTB' National Training Board;

'OBET' Outcomes Based Education and Training;

'OFO' Organising Framework for Occupations;

'PDI' Previously Disadvantaged Individual;

'PE' Professional Evaluation;

'PFMA' Public Finance Management Act (Act No 1 of 1999), as amended;

'provider' means a body which delivers learning programmes which culminate in specified National Qualifications Framework standards or qualifications and manages the assessment thereof;

'QMS' Quality Management System;

'quality assurance' means the process of ensuring that the degree of excellence specified is achieved;

'quality audit' means the process of examining the indicators which show the degree of excellence achieved;

'quality management system' means the combination of processes used to ensure that the degree of excellence specified is achieved;

'RPL' Recognition of Prior Learning;

'registered constituent assessor and moderator' means a person who is registered by the relevant ETQA in accordance with criteria established for this purpose by SAQA to measure the achievement of specified National Qualifications Framework standards or qualifications. All ETQAs must have a register of assessors; they may also wish to have similar registers of moderators and verifiers.

'registered unit standards' means standards or qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework;

'SALGA' South African Local Government Association;

'SAQA' South African Qualifications Authority;

'SARS' South African Revenue Service;

'SCM' Supply Chain Management;

'SDA' Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No 97 of 1998), as amended;

'SDF' Skills Development Facilitator;

'SDL' Skills Development Levy;

'SDLA' Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 (Act No 9 of 1999), as amended;

'SETA' Sector Education and Training Authority;

'SGB' Standards Generating Body;

'SIC' Standard Industrial Classification;

'Skills Development Facilitator' the job of a Workplace Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) is to:
Liaise with the SETA
Help to draw up the Workplace Skills Plan

Prepare an annual report about the implementation of the Plan
The rules governing the appointment of a Skills Development Facilitator differ according to the size of the

'Skills Programme' a skills programme provides accredited learning, which develops skills an knowledge, and which con tributes towards a qualification. Learners will get a small number of credits (against unit standards) during these programmes, and these credits can go towards a qualification. company and its yearly turnover.

'SLA' Service Level Agreement;

'SMME' Small, Medium, Micro Enterprise;

'SMS' Seta Management System;

'SOC' Standard Occupational Classification;

'South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)' the South African Qualifications Authority - is a stakeholder body the registers qualifications and standards on the National Qualifications Framework; and ensures that the education and training that is delivered enables learners to reach these qualifications and standards.

'SSI' Special Skills Initiative;

'SSP' Sector Skills Plan;

'Standards Generating Body(SGB)' means a body registered in terms of section 5(1)(a) (ii) of the Act, responsible for establishing education and training standards or qualifications, and to which specific functions relating to the establishing of national standards or qualifications have been assigned in terms of section 5(1)(b) (i) of the Act.

'support' support during an RPL process can include, ensuring that candidates are adequately prepared - which could include counselling if necessary; mediating the feedback from the assessments, if necessary; and assisting with appeals and disputes.

'UIF' Unemployment Insurance Fund;

'Umalusi' Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training;

'workplaces skills plans(WSP)' at each workplace, a Skills Plan must be developed and submitted to the relevant SETA. There are regulations which outline the format for this Plan. The Skills Development Facilitator helps the organisation to develop a Workplace Skills Plan that is in the interests of the company and the workforce. These plans identify learning that is strategic by linking the skills needed to the priorities of the organisation as well as the society more broadly.

Skills Development