The outbreak and rapid spread of COVID-19 have caught everyone underprepared and uncertain on how to approach the lockdown period, the good news for SEESA Skills Training clients is that the majority of our client’s annual WSP (Workplace Skills Plan) and ATR (Annual Training Report) have been submitted by their Skills Development Facilitators, but if yours has not yet been submitted or you are unsure whether yours has been submitted there is still time to do so. The final submission deadline...
Skills Development
Requirements for a successful Workplace Skills Plan submission
The Skills Development Act, 1998 as well as the 2012 SETA Grant Regulations, distinguishes between two types of grants, namely Mandatory grants and Discretionary grants. To apply for any Mandatory grants a company has to be registered with SARS and possess an allocated Skills Development Levy number (LXX07XXXXX). This is the sole responsibility of any company who has a total employment payroll which calculates to MORE THAN R 500 000.00 per year; as per Skills Development Regulation No. 35940);...
Breezing through Skills Development Solutions for B-BBEE
Due to the increased importance of the Skills Development Element (now being a priority element), more and more clients are looking at Learnerships as a possible solution. However, it became clear that clients were not entirely comfortable with the details. The following presentation will briefly explain the WHAT and WHY of Learnerships. Get Started
Building an (Instant) relationship with your customer
Maya Angelou said, “People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Despite all the advances in technology and automation, at the end of the day, we are doing business with people, so it all comes down to interpersonal relationships and to establish a real connection with your customer. First Impression The problem with a first impression is that you only have one go at it. The first impression is usually the first step in building rapport and...
Bou ‘n (kits) verhouding met jou kliënt.
Inleiding Maya Angelou het gesê, “Mense sal vergeet wat jy gedoen het, maar hulle sal nooit vergeet hoe jy hulle laat voel het nie.” Ten spyte van al die tegnologiese vordering en outomatisering doen ons steeds besigheid met mense, so op die einde van die dag kom dit neer op interpersoonlike verhoudings en om ‘n ware band met jou kliënt te skep. Eerste Indruk Die probleem met ‘n eerste indruk is dat ons slegs een kans kry. In meeste gevalle is die eerste indruk die eerste treë om ‘n verhouding...
Most recent changes to Skills Development under the codes of good practice explained
On 31 May 2019 the Government Gazette was published with a number of changes pertaining to some definitions in the Codes, the Enterprise & Supplier Development Element and the Skills Development Element for Generic Entities. Regarding Skills Development, the set target of 6% for expenditure on learning programmes for Black People was reduced to 3.5% with the set weighting of 8 points to be reduced to 6 points. A new indicator on the Skills Development was introduced where a 2.5% target is...
The advantages of Health and Hygiene in the Workplace
For many people the concept of Health and Hygiene in the Workplace simply refers to general personal hygiene and a professional appearance, and although employees should promote the image of the company through their appearance (after all, they represent the company) this is a very limited view of the concept. Every workplace needs to be hygienic, not just for the sake of having a good reputation and making good impressions but also for the sake of health and safety of everyone — customers,...
Die voordele van Gesondheid en Higiëne in die werksplek
Vir meeste mense beteken konsep van[RRG1] Gesondheid en Higiëne in die Werksplek bloot algemene persoonlike higiëne en ʼn professionele voorkoms en hoewel werknemers die beeld van hul organisasie moet bevorder deur hul voorkoms (hulle verteenwoordig immers die besigheid), is hierdie ʼn baie beperkte siening van die konsep. Alle werksplekke moet higiënies wees, nie net ter wille van 'n goeie beeld en om ‘n goeie indruk te skep nie, maar ook ter wille van die gesondheid en veiligheid van...
The benefits of eLearning in the workplace
The workplace skills gap is the gap between what employers want and what job seekers have to offer. It has a negative impact on the company’s operational performance and its overall growth, but employers do not always have enough resources to provide sufficient opportunities for learning to equip them with the skills and the knowledge they need. This is where eLearning helps. As technology continues to develop at a high speed, eLearning constantly offers businesses new opportunities to keep...
The benefits of eLearning in the workplace
The workplace skills gap is the gap between what employers want and what job seekers have to offer. It has a negative impact on the company’s operational performance and its overall growth, but employers do not always have enough resources to provide sufficient opportunities for learning to equip them with the skills and the knowledge they need. This is where eLearning helps. As technology continues to develop at a high speed, eLearning constantly offers businesses new opportunities to keep...
