By the 7th of every month employers must declare their employees regardless of whether there were changes or not
The Minister of Labour will issue a regulation on special dispensation applicable to domestic employers and small businesses or enterprises regarding the submission of information
The Act prohibits agency or person purporting to be acting on behalf of the applicant to charge any fee against the applicant
2. Labour Activation Program
• Section 48(1) of the UI Act, 63 of 2002, empowers
the UIF Board to advise the Minister of Labour on
policies for minimising unemployment; and the
creation of schemes to alleviate the effects of
unemployment.
• The Depart of Labour has introduced active labour
market programs to mitigate the impact of
unemployment and poverty in the country
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3. Key Areas of focus - LAP
These goals can be achieved through
participating in the following key areas:
• Training of UIF beneficiaries on a number of skills in
partnership with SETAs and TVET colleges
• Training of aspiring entrepreneurs
• Assisting companies/employees in distress
• Partnerships with local government, departments,
State Owned Entities, and Private Sector.
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4. Claiming Unemployed
Risk of Unemployment
• Already claimed from UIF
• Either looking for
employment or stopped
looking for employment
• Laying off or company closing
• Currently in process of applying
for UIF Benefits
• Might be looking for employment
• Company in distress
• Possible opportunities for
reskilling or diverting to other
sectors/companies
Preserve Employment
• Assist Companies in distress
• Assist workers
acquire/develop market
relevant skills
• Placement of reskilled
workers
• Introduce company to new
markets
• Training for employability – Partner
with entities that will train and reskill
jobseekers in market relevant fields
• Partner with Employers to create
work opportunities and take in
reskilled workers
• Placement of reskilled workers
Enable Entrepreneurship
• Provide access to relevant training
and support
• Provide and encourage mentorship
• Enhance access to markets
• Recruit from UIF job seeker base
• Start-up capital
• Go to market preparation
• Incubation
Already Unemployed
Enhance Employability
Challenges What are we doing Outcomes
Improve
d fiscus
- Tax
Increased
UIF
Revenue
Collection
Quality of
Family Life
Improved
Dignity of
individual
Reduction in
crime levels;
poverty;
unemployme
nt
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6. Pipeline Projects
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Name of institution Programme Number of
learners
Details
Eastern Cape Rural
Development Agency
(ECRDA)
Learnership 2600
• Community House Building (400)
• Construction Supervisor (400)
• ECD Practitioner (400)
• Electrical Engineering (200)
• Farming(400)
• Financial Technician (100)
• Hospitality Reception (200)
• ICT Technical support(100)
• New Venture Creation(400)
East London Industrial
Development Zone
Skills 240
• Introduction to Renewable energy(60)
• Solar Water Heater installation and maintenance(60)
• Business Concepts and Business Finance(60)
• Solar Water Heater Installation & Maintenance (60)
COEGA Learnership 800
• Plant Production(150)
• Clothing and Textile(100)
• Project Management(100)
• Animal Production (150)
• IT Systems Support(100)
• IT End-User Computing(100)
• IT Technical Support(100)
Central Energy Fund (DOE
Entity) Skills Not Yet Confirmed
• Installation of 6000 Solar Geysers
7. Current Projects
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Name of institution Programme Number of
learners
Details
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Learnership programmes 5500
• Recognition of Prior Learning (1500)
• Small Business and Financial
Management(1500)
• Business Management and
Entrepreneur(1500)
• Occupational Certificate(500)
• Beef and Plant Farming(500)
King Hintsa TVET College Skills Programmes 50 • Assistant Chefs (50)
Ntinga Development Agency SOC Learnership programmes 2000
• Enterprise Development (1000)
• Workplace Exposure(1000)
8. Current Projects continued
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Name of institution Programme Number of
learners
Details
Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Apprenticeship 50
• Bricklaying & Plastering(10)
• Train electrical (10)
• Carpentry(10)
• Plumbing(10)
• Building& Civil Construction(10)
Mhlathuze Water Board Learnership 1000
• Water Health and Sanitation learnership
(1000)
9. Current Projects continued
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Name of institution Programme Number of
learners
Details
Fort Hare Solutions Skills
1000
• Business Skills training (1000)
Lovedale TVET College Learnership 1200
• Plant Production(300)
• Animal Production(300)
• Landscaping(100)
• Horticulture(100)
• Agri Trade Processes(100)
• New Venture Creation(100)
• Business Administration(100)
• End-user computing(100)
TOTAL 14 440
10. NATIONAL PROJECTS
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Name of Institution Programme Total Learners
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) Learnership 7 600
Media, Information and Communication Technologies Seta
(mict seta)
Skills 4 648
Services seta Learnership 12 750
Services seta Skills 17 000
TETA Learnership 1 831
Central Energy Fund (DOE Entity)
Skills 2 646
TOTAL 46 474
