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WORK SKILLS PLAN AND ANNUAL
TRAINING REPORT (WSP-ATR)
kills development has become a strategic THE BENEFITS OF SUBMITTING A
priority for enterprises wishing to attain or WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN
S retain an acceptable B-BBEE level and also
An organisation will qualify to recover 20% of their
meet the requirements of the Skills Development Act.
skills spend as a Mandatory Grant allocated from
The Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report Skills Development Levies already paid to SARS.
are instrumental in the establishment of a demand-led
An organisation becomes eligible to apply for
skills development system which is responsive to the
Discretionary Grants from the affiliated SETA,
social and economic needs of South Africa.
provided that a Workplace Skills Plan or WSP has
The purpose of workplace skills planning is to outline been accepted and approved by the SETA. These
grants can assist the organisation to effectively
how organisations will address their training and
implement skills plans, e.g. Learnerships,
skills development requirements. WSPs support
employers in the recognition and implementation Internships or Skills Training Programmes as
indicated on submission of the WSP and ATR.
of various skills development programmes such as
learnerships and internships to deal with skills gaps
THE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILING TO
within a company.
SUBMIT A WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN
Where businesses require skills development to be
Although it is not compulsory by law for businesses
recognised on their B-BBEE Scorecard for B-BBEE
to submit a Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training
compliance purposes, the following documents should
Report, there are certain adverse consequences should
be submitted to the sector-specific SETA before 30
a business fail to do so. These consequences include,
April, annually.
but are not limited to the following:
A WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN Zero points will be earned for the Skills
A plan to address the training and development Development element on the B-BBEE scorecard.
needs in the workplace based on the skills needed
Forfeiture of Mandatory Grant (20% of your Skills
within an organisation, describing the range of
Development levies spent to SARS) and
skills interventions that an organisation will
Discretionary Grants (potential refunding
address and implement.
of learnerships, internships and other training
interventions).
AN ANNUAL TRAINING REPORT
A report on the education and training interventions Unsuccessful tender bids as tenders may be
that were delivered the past year. subject to rigorous pre-qualifying criteria such as
submission of a WSP.
A PIVOTAL TRAINING PLAN
A Plan to address Professional, Vocational, The WSP/ATR is generally compiled by a qualified
Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) and then
Technical and Academic learning programmes in
the workplace which meet critical needs for submitted to the sector-specific SETA. Formulating
economic growth and social development. and submitting these documents can be very time
consuming. Companies that wish to earn these
A PIVOTAL TRAINING REPORT points under Skills Development for B-BBEE
A Report on Professional, Vocational, Technical recognition must ensure that these
and Academic learning programmes that were documents are submitted by or before the
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delivered the past year. end of April each year.
