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WHAT’S ON THE CARDS IN 2019?



                    Janine Topping, CEO,   Provider Success Programme   received it on a flash or online, and   adults have taken this thought   Often the evidence presented by
                      JTandA          kicked off in February and    now don’t know what to do with it?   and never changed their thinking.    learners is insufficient. JTandA
                                      includes the accreditation    About 80% of training providers   JTandA will teach you how to   will upskill you to know what
                                      assistance (for one qualification   are unaware of how to roll out   ensure your learners are excited   evidence learners need to produce
                          TandA is    without training material) and all   their training using the correct   to complete their POEs by using   for moderators to confirm your
                          passionate   these one-day workshops are held   documents. Each element will be   the well renowned Dr Caroline   learners’ competency results.
                        Jabout        in either Durban or Johannesburg.  unpacked, and you will be shown   Leaf – Neuroscientist – Switch on
                       ensuring that                                who gets what and when.       Your Brain Technique; which you   Understanding the differences
                         the training   The workshops cover:                                      can use to help your learners see   between grants, bursaries, funded
                          providers it   Business Strategy – taking the   Costing and marketing your   the bigger picture of the learning   and unfunded learnerships
                          assists to   steps from dreaming to achieving  training correctly       intervention in their lives.   Yes, you need to know the
                           become      Your business’ WHY, HOW and   This is one of the biggest mistakes                        differences!  JTandA will upskill
                           accredited   WHEN is covered; and then using   training providers make – JTandA   Why record keeping is so   you with simple to understand
                           are able to   these to set realistic targets for your   will teach you how to save costs,   important for a training provider  concepts of the above so that
        deliver learning programmes that   training company to ensure net   as well as what the hidden costs   Learners – no matter how old   you can speak with authority
        culminate in specified National   profit achievements.      are involved in training.  Learn   they are – lose documents!  Forget   when quoting your clients and
        Qualifications Framework (NQF)                              marketing techniques that you can   training dates!  Providers are   prospective clients for training.
        standards or qualifications. In   Understanding the four phases of   use that won’t cost you a cent but   often so busy training that they
        order to assist newly certified   accredited training       will help to grow your business.  lose track of when their learners   JTandA are taking the next step
        providers, JTandA launched     A lot of training providers                                came to training, who handed   and reaching for greater heights
        capacity building workshops   obtain accreditation without   Understanding why companies   an assignment in and whose are   –and training providers are invited
        in the company’s accreditation   understanding the full spectrum   train                  still outstanding!  JTandA have   to join them on this journey.
        service offering in 2018.     of training and often fail at one of   What are the: Broad Based Black   developed a basic, easy to use   “Don’t be like the rest! Come
          JTandA has been delighted with   these stages.            Economic Empowerment Act      Learner Management Information   learn how to do it properly from
                                                                    (B-BBEE), Skills Development
                                                                                                                                the beginning and let us help you
        the phenomenal response to the                              Levy (SDL), Workplace Skills   System (LMIS) that you can   make sure you are still in business
        workshops. “We have not only   How to implement quality into   Plan (WSP) and Annual Training   use to record and track your   one year from now!” concluded
        seen a significant improvement in   your training company   Report (ATR)? And how do these   learners’ progress. Their Customer   Topping. “Set yourself and your
        our client’s understanding of the   No one likes a thick file of policies   affect you as a training provider?    Management System will also help   Training Company apart – contact
        accreditation process but also in   and procedures; however, this   How can you educate your clients   you track your client details, quotes   us to book your pre-qualification
        their engagement with us during   workshop is the glue that holds your   on why it is so important to use you   and follow up dates.  consultation today!”  n
        each step in the accreditation   business together.  These policies   as an accredited training provider?  Why moderators overturn your
        application process,” says    are unpacked, and you are shown                             assessment results
        business owner Jeanine Topping.   how to use them in your unique   How to get your learners to   The biggest reason is that   www.jtanda.co.za
        “We have received some great   business so that they make sense.  complete their Portfolios of   assessors don’t complete the correct
        feedback – as well as some    Unpacking your training material  Evidence (POE)            six stages of assessment and often
        demands for more!”
                                       Have you bought training      Do you remember having projects  the moderator cannot see how they
          The 2019 Quality Training   material from a developer –   at school that you hated? Well,   ‘engaged’ with the learners POEs. 


        SMES MUST FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIP BUILDING



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