1. AIM To inspire the Industry to move from talking to doing by reducing the hurdles which seem too high ! Issue 1 Engage in learnerships –make them work for you Issue 2 Shift the current paradigm with INSETA’s help Issue 3 Use the learnership funding to your advantage! Issue 4 Use learnerships to build scarce skills Issue 5 Obtain buy-in from line managers by marketing the business benefits of learnerships!

2. Engage in Learnerships … Make them work for you! Network with other companies Participate as a stakeholder in process Assist INSETA to give us what we need! No of Employees per Sector 95 000 No of Learnership Applications 1 096 %1,15 %

3. Shift the current Paradigm with INSETA’s help! General Concerns –Which learnership for which job family –There is no time to run learnerships –Management of learnerships is paper intensive –Waiting for clarification on issues –Learners are not mentally prepared –Lack of available manpower in Learning & Development dept’s –What about learners in remote areas & learners in SMME co’s –Learnership syllabi are too restrictive

4. Learnership Funding Use it to your advantage! INSETA provides funding for start-up costs –OBE Courses –Assessor Training –Moderator Training –Industry project team designed learning material –Grants to employers –Tax discounts to employers Learnerships = cost effective route to achieve the Charter target of 1,5 %

5. Salary Related Expenses0 Publication to Launch Programme 5,000 Assessment Tests36,000 Travel (Flights & Petrol)239,594 Accommodation44,850 Refreshments11,520 Graduation Ceremony27,650 Training & Continuous Assessment 198,270 Final Assessment33,116 TOTAL EXPENSES650,000 Costs ? Implementation vs INSETA Funding Grants from INSETA270 000 Tax Saving573,750 TOTAL INCOME843,750 Example based on 45 employed learners ______________ Process managed by Line Managers

6. Learnerships Build Scarce Skills ! Identify Skills Shortages –Eg underwriting, claims, product developers –Grow your own ! Implement non-core learnerships –Eg Leadership development, Diversity Management. –Why not an IT learnership ? Obtain buy-in from Line Managers ! Market the benefits of Learnerships –Need skills to be first world competitors –Grow your own scarce skills –Lots of people but limited skill ……… Grow the Skill Pool !

7. Conclusion Share where we have to ….. Fight where we have to ….. Compete where we have to ….. Learnerships are about sharing!

8. DIGIVOTE Issue 1 Engage in learnerships –make them work for you Issue 2 Shift the current paradigm with INSETA’s help Issue 3 Use the learnership funding to your advantage! Issue 4 Use learnerships to build scarce skills Issue 5 Obtain buy-in from line managers by marketing the business benefits of learnerships!