Skills development facilitator services:
The Skills Development Levy & WSP/ATR
Every employer that pays more than R500 000 per year for salaries and wages has to pay a levy to SARS called the Skills Development Levy. This levy is 1% of the total salary and wage amount. Once paid to SARS, the levy is then transferred to the employer's relevant SETA to administer.
An employer has the opportunity to receive 50% of the levy as well as additional benefits in the form of discretionary grants back from the SETA if they plan and implement Skills Development initiatives (training).
In order to indicate planning and implementation each SETA distributes a regulated document called a Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR). The Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) is responsible for the development of a workplace skills plan with the input of the relevant stakeholders of the employer, documenting the plan and submitting it to the SETA. Along with the skills plan the SDF also submits a report on the training that took place during the previous year. The submission of this information is processed by the SETA and based on the information they re-imburse 50% of the levy paid to SARS in cash, directly into the employer's bank account.
All WST/ATR forms must be submitted by 30 June every year.
Funding and Grants available
Besides the 50% re-imbursement, the SETA also makes grants and funding available on application. Employers can apply for funding for Learnerships, Skills Programmes, Internships etc. The SDF can assist with these applications.
All applications must be submitted by 28 Feb every year.
Training Services: - (Full Level 1 Animal Production Accreditation)
Accredited training (A certificate is issued with a list of the AgriSETA unit standards obtained):
Sound Aquaculture Skills ( see available unit standards below)
Sound Money Management Skills
Sound Self Management Skills
Refresher courses available on request
Non-accredited training (An attendance certificate is issued with a list of the modules attended):
Sound Aquaculture Skills ( see available modules below)
Sound Money Management Skills
Sound Self Management Skills
Refresher courses available on request
Level 1 Unit standards/Modules available (but not limited to):
1. Production & associated activities
2. Introduction to Aquaculture & market related issues
3. Production systems & species selection
4. Water Quality Management
5. Nutrition & Feed Management
6. External Anatomy & Morphology
7. Observe and handle animals
8. Animal health & biosecurity
9. Breeding behaviour
10. Defense behaviour
11. Product Quality: Harvesting animals
12. Product Quality: Food safety & hygiene
13. Impacts beyond the farm: Waste management
14. Basic sustainable farming concepts
15. Utilisation of the environment in sustainable & integrated farming
16. Elementary farm lay-out and planning
17. Use and care for basic equipment and hand tools
18. Storage & stocktaking
19. Data collection & record keeping
20. Sound Money Management skills
21. Sound Self Management skills
etc.
Please contact me directly for more information on any of the above ! !