AGRISETA PROVINCIAL ROAD SHOW
Skills Delivery Department
February – March 2012
Gerard Mamabolo
SKILLS DELIVERY DEPARTMENT
• Allocation of Discretionary Grants as per Service Level Agreement.
• Achieve statistical targets as outlined by the Service Level Agreement.
• Implementation and management of all approved AgriSETA learning
programmes.
• Monitoring and Evaluation of approved learning programmes to ensure
quality delivery.
Skills Delivery Manager
Gerard Mamabolo
Skills Delivery Department: Learnerships, Skills Programmes, ABET, Apprenticeship, Bursary , Support to Rural Structures ,
Internships, Workplace Experience & Land Reform
Manager Apprenticeship:
Johan Kraftt
APPRENTICESHIP
Administrator:
Farhana Rahaman
SD Coordinator:
Cynthia Manugu
LEARNERSHIPS
Administrator:
Menzi Ngcobo
SKILLS PROGRAMMES
Administrator:
Merriam Marobyane
SD Admin Manager:
Theuns Henning
ABET
Administrator:
Marissa Kok
Land Reform
Manager:
Sello Khoza
Land Reform
Administrator:
Shereen Wentzel
Provincial
Coordinator: Limpopo
–Medupi Shabangu
BURSARY/INTERNSHIP
Administrator:
Ina Du Preez
Provincial
Coordinator:
Mpumalanga –Gugu
Ndlela
Provincial Coordinator:
KZN –James Dlamini
GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS
• Annual application window period – 1 November – 28/9 February each
year.
• Evaluation and approval of applications in March.
• Notice of approval/disapproval in April.
• Advertisement, guidelines and forms available on AgriSETA website:
www.agriseta.co.za
• Benefits: - Planning, management, financial year
2012-2013: SLA
 LEARNERSHIPS – P7 (18.1)
 800 Learners – R13,200,000.00
 LEARNERSHIPS – P4 (18.2)

325 Learners – R9,116,000.00
 INTERNSHIP
 400 Learners – R13,200,000.00
 BURSARY – P4
 90 Learners – R2,970,000.00
 BURSARY – P7
 50 Learners – R1,650,000.00
2012-2013: SLA
 APPRENTICESHIP – P4
 50 Learners – R1,881,000.00
 APPRENTICESHIP – P7
 50 Learners – R1,881,000.00
 RURAL STRUCTURES
 R2,000,000.00
 NEW VENTURE CREATION
 50 Learners – R1,650,000.00
 ABET – P7
 500 Learners – R1,930,500.00
 ABET –RURAL
 500 Learners – R1,950,000.00
2012-2013: SLA
 SKILLS PROGRAMMES - P7
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1 200 Learners – R4,752,000.00
 SKILLS PROGRAMMES – P4

500 Learners – R1,980,000.00
 COMMODITY ORGANISATIONS

R9,000,000.00
TOTAL: R67,160,000.00
2012 - 2013 APPLICATIONS
• Due to limited funds, AgriSETA places a curb on funding in all learning
programmes.
 Skills Programmes – not exceed 25 learners and 24 credits.
 Learnerships – not exceed 15 learners per application.
 Commodity Organisations – not exceed R500K
•
All application forms are available on the website.
•
Proposals not exceeding 10 pages for application on, e.g. Mentorship,
non-credit bearing training etc.
APPROVED GRANT ALLOCATIONS
LEARNING PROGRAMME
LEARNERSHIPS - 18.2
ALLOWANCE - 18.2
LEARNERSHIP - 18.1
SKILLS PROGRAMMES (18.1 & 18.2)
INTERSHIPS
BURSARY
APPRENTICESHIP
FLP
ABET
NVC - RATE
NVC - ALLOWANCE
RATE
R 19 800.00
R 8 250.00
R 16 500.00
R 165.00
R 33 000.00
R 33 000.00
R 37 620.00
R 30 000.00
R 3 861.00
R 19 800.00
R 13 200.00
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS
LEARNERSHIP
1st Claim
• 2-Party contract
• 3-Party contract/Learnership agreement
• An original valid Tax Clearance
• Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement)
• Invoice
• Training plan
• Letter stating starting date
• ID Copies
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS
LEARNERSHIP
2nd & 3rd Claims
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Attendance register
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Reports (monthly & individual)
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Invoice
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Stipend/allowance proof of payment (18.2)
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An original valid Tax Clearance (if expired)
LEARNERSHIP
4th Claim
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Attendance register
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Assessment /moderation reports (POE’s)
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Invoice
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Stipend/allowance proof of payment (18.2)
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An original valid Tax Clearance (if expired)
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Attendance register
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS
SKILLS PROGRAMMES
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Attendance register
Learner Information forms
ID copies
Invoice
An original valid Tax Clearance
2-Party contract
ABET – 1st Claim
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ID copies
Invoice
Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement)
An original valid Tax Clearance
ABET – 2nd Claim
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Certificates (Full names as per ID copy)
Invoice
ABET Progress report
Attendance register
Project completion letter
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS
APPRENTICESHIPS
APPRENTICESHIP – 1st Claim
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ID copies
Invoice
Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement)
An original valid Tax Clearance
APPRENTICESHIPS – 2nd Claim
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Certificates (Full names as per ID copy)
Invoice
MVR (Monitoring & verification report)
Attendance register
Project completion letter
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS
BURSARY
1st Claim
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Learner Information forms
ID copies
Invoice
Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement)
Proof of registration & of prior learning
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2nd Claim
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Invoice
Formal statement of results
NB: Once completed, submit the final formal results
WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE/INTERNSHIP
 1st Claim
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Invoice
Learner Information forms
ID copies
Invoice
Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or stamped bank statement)
Proof of prior learning (for internship: previous results/workplace: Diploma)
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - CLAIMS
WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE/INTERNSHIP
1st Claim
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Learner Information forms
ID copies
Invoice
Proof of banking details (cancelled cheque or bank stamped statement)
2nd Claim
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Invoice
AgriSETA Progress report
Learner stipend form
LAND REFORM /RURAL DEVELOPMENT
 Provide skills intervention to land reform initiatives and cooperatives in
rural areas.
 Project is currently limited to 3 provinces (Limpopo, Mpumalanga and
KZN), which are said to provinces with majority of land reform projects
affecting high value agriculture land.
 Areas of intervention includes provision of Governance ,Management
and technical support to identified initiatives.
 Partners to this project are the DRDLR and the NSF
WORK DONE TO DATE-LAND REFORM
 Assessments/need identification done on projects received from
Department of Rural development
 Currently rolling out Learnerships in the 3 provinces (30 completed and
130 in progress)
 Already provided co-operative training (farm together in Mpumalanga
Province) in 2 projects.
 Developed a mentorship model and currently rolling out to a
cooperative in Limpopo (testing).
 Working with stakeholders such as SASA and Citrus Growers to find a
sustainable intervention to projects in the 3 provinces.
FARM MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
WORKER OTP –FLP -Apprenticeship
 Integrated Occupational Trade Programme (OTP) and
Foundational Learning Programme (FLP)
 Objective: To cope with occupational demands within the
scope of agricultural sector
 Concept curriculum and scoping completed & consultation
sessions scheduled :
 KZN at Shukela TC Mount Edgecombe
 EC at ETC Port Elizabeth
 MP at Grootfontein Agric College
 DG application close on 24 Feb 2012
 Detailed information available on AgriSETA website
APPRENTICESHIPS

2012 Turning point for artisan development
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SETA’s serving as Development Quality Partners (DQP)
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The number of trades Narrowed down to core disciplines
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Industries elected trade experts review and restructure the core trades.
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Training schedules replaced by national uniform trade and occupational curriculums
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The Manpower Training Act repealed & replaced by Regulations for Artisan
Development
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NAMB takes full ownership of trade tests & will be standardised nationally
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Trade test assessors, moderators and trade test centres to be registered with NAMB
as Assessment Quality Partner AQP
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New artisan development landscape take effect from 1 April 2012
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New Artisan Development system implemented over 12 months period
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Current Apprenticeship system phased out over four year period
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Additional information sessions will be hosted in April 2012
CHALLENGES
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Replacement of learners
 Workplace Experience – within 3 days
 Learnerships – within 25 days
 Signatures by the learner and not by the Employer or Provider
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Returning of contracts
 Within 90 days
 Sign and initial contracts including witnesses
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Always quote Project Number on invoices, e.g.: SD/LS/11.12/000/Look
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Learners stipends
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Always inform Skills Delivery personnel on learner termination in writing
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Invoices