Sona — good call on skills system, now let’s see action
- Wits University
Boost to mandatory grant aimed at enhancing workplace training.
Professor Stephanie Allais, Research Chair of Skills Development and Professor of Education at the Centre for Researching Education and Labour, says President Cyril Ramaphosa made a decisive call on the skills levy system Thursday.
The skills levy and sector education & training authorities (Setas) have been in the spotlight, with widespread criticism from employers and industry bodies and many calling for their closure.
A key decision announced was increasing the “mandatory grant”. This is the portion of the skills levy employers get back when they submit information about their skills needs to the relevant Seta. The amount was reduced to 20% in 2013, with the intention of allocating more funds to formal education and training programmes. Allais says restoring it to 40% is the right decision for several reasons.
Read the full article in Business Day here.