Processes on Education, Training and Development

The following internal processes on education, training and development can be followed within the organisation:

Appointment Of A Skills Development Facilitator

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A company has to appoint a Skills Development Facilitator (SDF). An SDF is a person who will ensure that the company’s WSP and Implementation Report or ATR is developed and implemented and also serves as a liaison person between the company and the SETA. An SDF can be appointed within the company, usually a person within the training division and/or Human Resources division. An independent (external) SDF can also be used to assist the company with the implementation of skills development in the workplace.

The SDF is responsible for:

• The development and planning of the company’s skills development strategy.
• Enabling the SETA to maintain a register of contacts with whom it can liaise.
• Providing the mechanism through which grant allocations can be released from SETAs to individual organisations.

The following may be appointed as a SDF:

• An employee
• A formally contracted, external person
• A person who is jointly employed by this employer and a number of other employers to assess the skills development needs of the group of employers and the employees concerned.

SDF functions:

• Liaise with the SETA
• Develop Quality Assurance Systems
• Develop the WSP
• Submit the WSP
• Implement the WSP
• Draft the Implementation Report against the WSP
• Establish the Training Committee of the company

The SDF must:

• Assist the employer and employees to develop a WSP which compiles with SETA requirements.
• Submit the WSP to the SETA (only a registered SDF has access to the templates of the SETA).
• Advise the employer of the implementation of training against the WSP.
• Advise the employer on quality assurance requirements as set out by the relevant SETA.
• Serve as a contact person between the employer and the relevant SETA.

Consultation Forum/Training Committee

If a company has more than 50 employees, a Training Committee has to be established, comprising of representatives of staff members. The primary role of the Training Committee is to ensure that all employees’ skills needs, irrespective of their level, are included in the WSP.