Retaining a skills pool in Tzaneen
The end goal is to retain skilled and knowledgeable local people in the Tzaneen area, preventing loss of proficient and qualified workers to larger cities.
This month’s Tzaneen Chamber of Commerce meeting was all about skills development and creating a pool of skilled workers in the Tzaneen area.
Ultimately relying on the local businesses to support the youth of the area by offering a work place for graduate learners to gain practical experience.
The vision is a partnership between GTEDA (Greater Tzaneen Economic Development Agency) and Services SETA (S-SETA).
Chamber meeting members were treated to engaging presentations from Kwena Maphoto, GTEDA Chief Executive Officer; Mogkadi Kgatla, Skills Development Provider and from guest speaker, Roelof van Rooyen, Nelspruit Provincial Manager of S-SETA.
Services SETA currently have 43,000 funded learners nationally in their system, of which 4,500 are from Limpopo, but need work places to absorb these learners once they have graduated.
S-SETA and GTEDA are hoping to recruit local businesses in Tzaneen to accommodate some of these learners during their practical internships, ultimately improving the BEE scoring of the business and at no extra to the company.
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All learners offered a work placement are paid a stipend by S-SETA and so local companies can recruit additional staff at no cost under this scheme.
Participating firms will then have the opportunity to retain the graduate worker once their placement period is complete.
The end goal is to retain skilled and knowledgeable local people in the Tzaneen area, preventing loss of proficient and qualified workers to larger cities.
