Good day everyone! The DHET has released a gazette for public comment dated 3 July 2012 on the proposed new Learning Programme Regulations, 2012. These regulations will repeal the Learnership Regulations of 2007 and cover all learning programmes under the Skills Development Act i.e. both apprentices and learners on learnerships. The regulations cover registration and management of learning programme agreements including the role of Setas; suspensions; disputes as well as administrative provisions such as transitional arrangements. In addition, there is a new Learning Programme Agreement template (which will replace the current apprentice contract and also the current learnership agreement) as well as a separate template for registration of skills programmes. HOW do you few these changes? your comments please