What is a learnership?
A Learnership is a work-based education and training programme that is
linked to a qualification registered on the National Qualifications
Framework (NQF) with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
Learnerships are occupationally directed programmes that consist of both
structured theoretical learning and practical workplace experience.
What are the benefits of learnerships?
For the learner:
- Provide easy access to learning
- Increase employment opportunities
- Assist in Career-pathing and Self-development
- You learn while you earn
- Acquisition of a formal qualification
- Learnerships fast track the development of current employees.
- They serve as an entrance into the industry for unemployed learners
For the employer:
- Skilled and experienced workers
- Development of competent staff
- Empowerment
- Employees will require less supervision due to skills acquisition
- Improving productivity and quality
- Vehicle to address employment equity targets
- Identify skills gaps and target particular training gaps
For the Industry:
- Become competitive in the global market
- Assist in creating a pool of skilled & more professional people,
- Give the industry direction in which to develop their people to
world-class standards.
How does the SETA recruit learners to participate in learnerships?
Although the SETA facilitates the recruitment and implementation of
learnerships, the responsibility lies with the employer, the service
provider and training provider to recruit learners
The W&RSETA has however forged partnerships with the Department of Labour’s
regional offices, the South African Graduates Association (SAGA) and the
Centre for Youth Development (CYD) to access their database of the
unemployed and people seeking opportunities, employers are provided with
access to these databases to recruit learners. |
