INSETA INTERNSHIPS & WBE

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INSETA Policy Statement

According to the INSETA Policy Statement, INSETA will support Internships / Work-based Experience grants to enable learners to achieve the maximum of one year’s experience with a view to:

Afford the learner the opportunity of permanent employmentAfford the learner to gain work experience and complete a qualificationAfford the learner the opportunity to establish a new venture on completion

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Internships

Programmes for an unemployed graduate who needs work experience

Programmes for learners who require work experience in order to gain professional registration

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Work-Based Experience (WBE)

A programme for learners who require work experience in order to complete a diploma or degree (e.g. “technikon” or technical college type courses), that requires the person to have a certain amount of work experience in order to achieve the qualification.

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General Profile of Interns

The Intern must:Be an unemployed resident of South Africa.Must have completely or partially qualified through an FET/HET institution and needs practical work experience in order to complete the qualification or enter the labour market. The diploma/degree should comply with the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) requirement of alignment with the Sectoral Scarce and Critical skills.Have written endorsement of completion of the theoretical component of their qualification from their academic institution in case of WBE

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General Profile of Employers

Be an INSETA stakeholder - levy payer or non-levy payer Levies need to be up to date for levy payers Non-levy payers must have written proof of exemption from SARSHave the financial capability to fund the Internship for the first 3 monthsHave physical and human resources to support the Internship/WBE

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Benefits of taking in Interns (ROI)

Potential increase in client basePotential increase in salesPossibility of acquiring and growing new talent without incurring recruitment costsShared expense for development of employeesExtra brain and hands for doing the jobOpportunity to implement social responsibility (WBE)

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Application Process

Where applicable, i.e. in case of WBE, the Lead Employer obtains an accredited Training Provider, accredited with INSETA or any other SETA ETQA

The Lead Employer submits Internships Grant Application to INSETA on the prescribed form available on the INSETA website

INSETA Learnerships Division reviews the Internships Grant Application and communicates provisional allocation of funds to the applicant

Applicant submits learners documentation to INSETA before commencement of the Internship/WBE

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Application Process (Continued)

INSETA considers the following in deciding to allocate funding:Programme applied for must satisfy Scarce and Critical SkillsRacial profile of Interns must comply with the 3rd Principle of

NSDSHighest qualification of the prospective Interns

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Duration

A WBE will only be considered for a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 12 months.

An Internship grant can be considered for a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 12 months.

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Success factors

The following must be taken into account for successful implementation of Internships/WBE:

Employer must set out clearly, the profile of the Interns they want to recruit

The programme outputs must be clear and achievable

There must be mentors who understand the objectives of the Internship/WBE

Learners logbooks for which the Interns must take responsibility, must be kept to track learner progress

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Implementation Models

Some companies are implementing Internships in a form of a project, with training provider taking care of training on company products and on-the-job assessments

MoUs are entered into between INSETA and the employer and INSETA and the Training Provider

Employer decides on the Programme they would like the Internship to be based on

Employer defines the profile of Interns, recruits and interviews them

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Implementation Models

INSETA holds regular meetings with Employers and Training Providers to track the progress of the project

Intern logbooks are developed and monitored by the Training Provider

INSETA pays the employer for Interns’ stipendsINSETA pays Training Provider R1000 per Intern for

admin for the duration of the project

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