1. INSETA INTERNSHIPS & WBE

2. 2 INSETA Policy Statement According to the INSETA Policy Statement, INSETA will support Internships / Work-based Experience grants to enable learners to achieve the maximum of one year’s experience with a view to:  Afford the learner the opportunity of permanent employment  Afford the learner to gain work experience and complete a qualification  Afford the learner the opportunity to establish a new venture on completion

3. 3 Internships  Programmes for an unemployed graduate who needs work experience  Programmes for learners who require work experience in order to gain professional registration

4. 4 Work-Based Experience (WBE) A programme for learners who require work experience in order to complete a diploma or degree (e.g. “technikon” or technical college type courses), that requires the person to have a certain amount of work experience in order to achieve the qualification.

5. 5 General Profile of Interns The Intern must:  Be an unemployed resident of South Africa.  Must have completely or partially qualified through an FET/HET institution and needs practical work experience in order to complete the qualification or enter the labour market.  The diploma/degree should comply with the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) requirement of alignment with the Sectoral Scarce and Critical skills.  Have written endorsement of completion of the theoretical component of their qualification from their academic institution in case of WBE

6. 6 General Profile of Employers  Be an INSETA stakeholder - levy payer or non-levy payer  Levies need to be up to date for levy payers  Non-levy payers must have written proof of exemption from SARS  Have the financial capability to fund the Internship for the first 3 months  Have physical and human resources to support the Internship/WBE

7. 7 Benefits of taking in Interns (ROI)  Potential increase in client base  Potential increase in sales  Possibility of acquiring and growing new talent without incurring recruitment costs  Shared expense for development of employees  Extra brain and hands for doing the job  Opportunity to implement social responsibility (WBE)

8. 8 Application Process  Where applicable, i.e. in case of WBE, the Lead Employer obtains an accredited Training Provider, accredited with INSETA or any other SETA ETQA  The Lead Employer submits Internships Grant Application to INSETA on the prescribed form available on the INSETA website  INSETA Learnerships Division reviews the Internships Grant Application and communicates provisional allocation of funds to the applicant  Applicant submits learners documentation to INSETA before commencement of the Internship/WBE

9. 9 Application Process (Continued) INSETA considers the following in deciding to allocate funding:  Programme applied for must satisfy Scarce and Critical Skills  Racial profile of Interns must comply with the 3 rd Principle of NSDS  Highest qualification of the prospective Interns

10. 10 Duration  A WBE will only be considered for a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 12 months.  An Internship grant can be considered for a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 12 months.

11. 11 Success factors The following must be taken into account for successful implementation of Internships/WBE:  Employer must set out clearly, the profile of the Interns they want to recruit  The programme outputs must be clear and achievable  There must be mentors who understand the objectives of the Internship/WBE  Learners logbooks for which the Interns must take responsibility, must be kept to track learner progress

12. 12 Implementation Models Some companies are implementing Internships in a form of a project, with training provider taking care of training on company products and on-the-job assessments  MoUs are entered into between INSETA and the employer and INSETA and the Training Provider  Employer decides on the Programme they would like the Internship to be based on  Employer defines the profile of Interns, recruits and interviews them

13. 13 Implementation Models  INSETA holds regular meetings with Employers and Training Providers to track the progress of the project  Intern logbooks are developed and monitored by the Training Provider  INSETA pays the employer for Interns’ stipends  INSETA pays Training Provider R1000 per Intern for admin for the duration of the project

14. 14