Workplace Skills Plan

Workplace Skills Plan

We assist companies to implement the Skills Development in their businesses by acting as Skills Development Facilitators (SDF) according to the regulations as Gazetted. We will see that your company complies with the SETA regulations in order to claim back your grants (planning & implementation). We also assist with the implementation of Skills Programmes and Learnerships.

In light with the revised BEE scorecard, companies can earn maximum skills development points if they spend the required 3% or 6% of their annual payroll on skills development programmes such as SETA-accredited training initiatives.

Benefits of Paying the Skills Development Levy

By paying your SDLs monthly, you qualify for:

  • Skills development grants (mandatory and discretionary)
  • Substantial tax allowances when you implement learnerships in your company
  • Businesses can qualify for a tax rebate of up to 50% of all employees below the age of 29 (youth subsidy) under certain circumstances
  • A further R80 000 as an additional tax expense to be recouped on all registered learnership programmes
  • An increase in your B-BBEE compliance level.
  • Businesses that are unaware of these incentives and claiming processes will forfeit valuable revenue.

we will advise businesses in this regard and provide a Skills Development Facilitator service that assists businesses in claiming back portions of the Skills Development Levies already paid to SARS. The SDF function is on a monthly retainer basis and the following services are included:

  • Assisting companies in claiming mandatory grants from the relevant SETAs.
  • Providing your business with an External Skills Development Facilitator.
  • Appointing a Training Committee and participating in these meetings quarterly.
  • Developing, implementing and submitting a Workplace Skills Plan to the relevant SETA on behalf of the employer. Generic companies are required to submit Workplace Skills Plans (WSP) in order to be eligible for BEE-points in terms of the Skills Development element.
  • Compiling and submitting an Annual Training Report to the relevant SETA on behalf of the employer.
  • Record-keeping of training done in order to submit claims to the respective SETAs, for mandatory grants.
  • Advising the employer regarding discretionary grants and PIVOTAL programmes.
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