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FP&M SETA Discretionary ry Grants Workshop

2020-2021

CONTENTS

• Section 1: FP&M SETA Business Model
• Section 2 : DG Purpose
• Section 3: Funding Window Specifications and Stakeholder
• Registration and DG Application
• Section 4: Funding Window Approval Process
• Section 5: Challenges
• Section 6: APP Targets 2020/2021
• Section 7: DG Interventions Costing
• Section 8: Tranche Split per Intervention
• Section 9: Contact Details
• Section 10: Questions and Answers

Section 1: FP&M SETA Business Model

• The FP&M Board approved a New Business Model as from 2014-2015
• nwards:
• The main objective:
• Increase Efficiencies
• Unblock bottlenecks
• Decentralising Implementation Functions to Regional Offices.
• Align FP&M SETA to disburse and commit funding in the current Financial

Year.

• Professional execution of projects, with reduced errors
• Efficient and quick turn around time for payment of grants
• Reduce inappropriate reporting and accounting challenges
• Regional support and assistance for all stakeholders

Section 2: DG Purpose

Purpose of Discretionary Grants:

• To implement projects which assist the SETA in meeting

the following:

• Sector Skills Plan.
• Strategic Plan.
• Annual Performance Plan.
• As agreed and signed between the Department of Higher

Education and the SETA

Section 3: Funding Window Specifications

• Discretionary Grant Funding window open annually, parallel to the

WSP/ATR Mandatory Grant submission, from January to 30th April.

• Process aligned to DHET reporting requirements
• Projects implementation within each respective financial year
• No 20/21 funding awards will be implemented in the 21/22 financial

year.

• Only registered entities, not individuals, may apply for Discretionary

Grants, whether levy or non-levy paying.

How to register as a new Stakeholder in the system

Information that the Stakeholder will need to register on the system:-

• ID / alternative ID number
• Scanned appointment letter from the Organisation(s) to apply on

behalf of company – not older than 3 months.

• Company SDL Number /N number can be requested from FPMSETA

(Stakeholder will be required to link and search system using the SDL number)

Stakeholder Declaration Supporting Document

• Before you proceed, please ensure that you have a minimum of the following

documents for upload purposes in electronic format on hand so as to be able to proceed with the application:

• Valid Tax Clearance Certificate/Tax Exemption document (compulsory)
• CIPRO/Government Registration (compulsory)
• BEE Certificate. Please note that the BEE status field is a compulsory field now.
• Bargaining Council certificate/exemption letter (if applicable)
• Proof of accreditation (compulsory for Apprenticeship/Learnership/Skills Programme)

OR Letter/agreement appointing external training provider and their proof of accreditation

• Occupation Health and Safety Certificate (If applicable)
• If applying for a Special Project – Full project proposal and budget (compulsory)

• Only SUBMITTED applications will be processed.
• Qualifying Criteria:
• DG Verification : Compliance – Legal Documentation
• DG Evaluation : WSP/Scarce and Critical Skills/Priority Skills Alignment and

alignment to NSDP.

• Baseline allocation per learning intervention and category and to be within

the FP&M Available Budget.

• Ensure fair distribution as per the Levy income per sub-sector.
• Final Approval will be done by Board.
• If response to application is not received by end of September 2020, please

consider your application unsuccessful.

Section 4: Funding Window Approval Process

Some of the following Challenges were encountered:

• Invalid documentation (Tax clearance, etc.)
• Outside FP&M SETA Scope
• Incomplete / pending submissions.
• Failure to meet deadline.
• Over subscription (Statistics provided)
• WSP and Pivotal Plan submitted and not approved
• Projects applied for not linked to approved Pivotal Plan
• Applications not addressing Scare and Critical Skills of the sector
• Request for changes to funding awarded that ends up affecting targets
• Unrealistic applications. i.e. Applying for 500 learners when our budget is for 600 learners

Section 5 : Challenges

Section 6 : APP Targets 2020/2021

Intervention Employment Status Target Numbers Work Integrated Learning - TVET Unemployed 490 Work Integrated Learning - HET Unemployed 280 Work Experience/ Internships Unemployed 415 Skills Programmes Unemployed 1525 Learnerships Unemployed 2471 Adult Education and Training (AET) Unemployed 702 Learnerships Employed 950 Bursaries Employed 115 Skills Programmes Employed 1725 Apprenticeships Employed/Unemployed 375 Bursary Programme (First Time Entry Learners) Unemployed 140 Bursary Programme (Continuing Learners) Unemployed 300 RPL Programmes Employed/Unemployed 120 Entrepreneurship Interventions Employed/Unemployed 75 Business Coaching and Mentoring Porgrammes Employed/Unemployed 50 Rural Development Project 30

Section 7 :DG Interventions Costing

Employed 18.1 Unemployed 18.2 Apprenticeship 3 - 4 Years R 55 000.00 per year R165 000.00 for full grant per Apprentice R 55 000.00 per year R165 000.00 for full grant per Apprentice Apprenticeship (RPL) 6 Months Per Trade Test R 5 000.00 Intervention Duration Cost (VAT Zero Rated) Learnership 12 Months R 20 000.00 R 26 200.00

DG Interventions Costing

Undergraduates Postgraduates Skills Programme Technical Occupational - Unemployed 18.2 Occupational - Employed 18.1 (RPL) R 7 200.00 (minimum 45 credits) R 10 000.00 (minimum 45 credits) R 5 000.00 Cost (VAT Zero Rated) Bursaries 2 - 4 Years 3 - 9 Months Intervention Duration R 35 000.00 per year for three years of study capped at R 105 000.00 R 50 000.00 per year for three years of study capped at R 100 000.00

DG Interventions Costing

6 Months 12 Months WIL - TVET WIL - HET R 36 000.00 AET 12 Months per level R 3 500.00 2 - 4 Years Work Experiece R 18 000.00 R 36 000.00 Internships 6 - 12 Months Learner Allowance - 6 months Learner Allowance - 12 months Maximum R 18 000.00 Learner Allowance WIL 12 - 18 Months R 54 000.00 Maximum R 36 000.00 Cost (VAT Zero Rated) Intervention Duration

Apprentice/Learner Wage

Minimum Stipend Requirement for:-

• Internship HET , Internship TVET, WIL TVET and WIL

HET is R3,000 per month

Section 11: Tranche Splits per Intervention

Section 12: Contact Details

Joe Rametsi Project Strategic Support 011 403 1700 joer@fpmseta.org.za Johannesburg: William Malema 011 403 1700 WilliamM@fpmseta.org.za Cape Town: Leigh Hayes 021 462 0057 LeighH@fpmseta.org.za Durban: Lungile Dlamini 031 702 4482 LungileD@fpmseta.org.za

QUESTIONS??