Des Squire

I have today sent the link to this discussion to the Minister and asked her to have a look at the comments and concerns raised.

Hi Sylvia and others, I had a letter from the Minister yesterday in response to some issues I pointed out related to poor service. Unfortunately some of our departmental leaders took my comments as being my personal issues with them and of course denied that any problems with me existed. They continually fail to see the big picture. I have been…[Read more]

Hi Kate, your final comment related to the failure of the levy payers to make interventions is so true. May of the problems we encounter with the SETAs and QCTO for that matter are because we accept what is going on. It is time we started fighting for what is rightfully ours. We pay the levies and we are entitled to some answers when our money is…[Read more]

This is something we need to be on the lookout for. I will see what I can find out.

Where are you based? Is this for work or for accreditation purposes – please advise before I send my details

Since employers must treat learners as employees fort he duration of the learnership and must ensure all LRA and BCEA requirements are adhered to I am of the opinion that the requirements of the NMW bill must similarly be met. In the event the seta does not offer sufficient funding to meet the minimum wage then the employer would have to make up…[Read more]

You could make contact with pamela@smartscript.co.za
0769845784. this company has a wide range of quality programmes. Good luck with the new learning center.

Congratulations Graeme – may you be forever successful.

Hi Pierre, I am not sure if such a thing exists. Will investigate and advise soonest.

Get hold of a company called Smart Script in Pretoria. They have a great range of programmes. Mention my name and you will get great service and prices – Ha, Ha.

Skills audits can be done at anytime you choose but if you have not done one recently I would advise doing one before submission of your next WSP (WSS) or EE report. it is a requirement of the EE Act that an audit be completed to establish skills gaps and so on. There are no hard fast rules in terms of how often a skills audit should be completed.…[Read more]

Hi Sylvia, thank you for post this very informative document. It’s interesting to see which SETAS may be merged and which will undergo no changes. There is plenty of room for comment here particularly in relation to Services SETA, ETDP SETA, Construction SETA and Chemical SETA to mention just a few. I hope all providers on this platform will take…[Read more]