Edutel Newsletter

EDUTEL NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2016 2016 STARTED WITH A BANG!!!I think you will all agree that this is a most unusual year with so many things happening. Weare all affected by the economy, weather, politics and changes in the skills developmentlandscape.Just when most people thought they had all their skills training planned and were about tofinalise their PIVOTAL plan, extension was granted to 20 May (for wholesale & retailconstituents) and a rumour started that the mandatory grant will go back to 50%. It seems asif there is a lot being said about this topic on various skills development platforms but until weget an official notification from the SETA, nothing changes. For now its status quo.Change always comes with pain and that makes change so difficult to bear but they also say“no pain no gain”. 2016 also started with a bang at Edutel and we believe that all this works forthe better.We have already had a few highlights this year and we want to share these with you. “Edutel, your one-stop educational service provider”

Edutel Information & Capacitation sessionOn 11 March Edutel conducted a video conference in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.This was a first for Edutel and we believe the session was a great success.Many representatives from different large, medium, and small wholesale and retail companiesattended the session that focused on Recognition of Prior Learning. The acting CEO of the W&RSETA laid the foundation and focused on the importance of private providers with regards to realising the goals and objectives of the W&RSETA. It was clear that Private Providers are here to stay and the W&RSETA are serious about the long lasting relationship that Private Providers and the SETA have had over the years. The CEO also announced that the Management and Delivery grant will increase from the 2016/2017 PIVOTAL grant allocation.

Alicia Swanepoel of the Johannesburg Dream Center made an emotional appeal on thedelegates to get involved in the upliftment of the poor and previously disadvantaged. Thisis a registered NPC (PBO) and besides the fact that companies will be able to claimcontributions back from the receiver they will be able to earn points towards social developmentrequirements of BBBEE.You can contact Alicia at:Tel: 081-402-8576Website: www.johannesburgdreamcenter.orgEmail: [email protected] Ferreira conducted the session on RPL and delegates were very complimentaryabout the presentation and handouts. RPL remains one of the focus areas of the Governmentand many new things are busy happening in the RPL landscape. We will share more aboutthis in our next newsletter. For now you may want to get hold of the following policy: NationalQualifications Framework Act (67/2008): Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) CoordinationPolicy Gazette No. 39876. You can access this from the SAQA website or by clicking here.To brighten up the whole affair, Roland Gaspar flew in from Port Elizabeth to make sure thatwe all had a good laugh.The sessions were held at: Sandton Sun Beverly Hills Hotel Taj Hotel

Should you have missed the session or would like a recap, we have videos available of thepresentations to view. Please email us on [email protected] and we will send you the linkand password. This was not the first session for 2016 but the second. During the second week of January 2016 Edutel arranged an information session at Edutel Roodepoort looking at the draft NSDS4. This session enabled the delegates to give proper feedback to DHET with regards to this draft strategy document. More of these sessions will follow during the course of 2016. Please let us know if you want to attend and have not received an invitation from us in the past. Published articleEdutel is very proud of Chanel Pelser who has been at Edutel the past 3 years as MarketingManager. Chanel completed her Master’s Degree with the University of Pretoria in 2014and she did her research article on the influence of relationship intention and customersatisfaction on wholesale and retail customers’ loyalty towards their training providers.

In order for her to do her research, many of you helped her by completing her questionnaires.This enabled her to put forward a research proposal that was published on 19 April 2016.Truly an accomplishment not only for her but also for you and the sector at large.At our next information session – Chanel will share her findings with those who attend. Rural Development Edutel is everywhere and also conducts learnerships in the remote areas of South Africa. Recently 104 out of 105 learners in Kwamhlanga completed the NQF Level 3 learnership: “National Certificate: Small Business Practices”. All of the learners had to complete a business plan as part of the learnership and had to register their businesses with SARS. They are all graduating and we trust that they will all become large retailers in the future. Edutel also started the same learnership with 100 learners in Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape and 20 learners in Kuruman in the Northern Cape. Besides the learnerships, Edutel is also training 107 co-ops members on a variety of skills programmes in the Northern Cape. We are looking forward to more great results in the future.

Occupational Certificate: Retail Manager: Retail Store Manager NQF Level 6The W&RSETA has confirmed that companies mayinclude this 5 star qualification in their PIVOTALgrant applications which will be dealt with as abursary. Edutel will start classes in February 2017.Please consider including this in your PIVOTAL planas we are convinced that this qualification will be thenew flagship in the Wholesale and Retail Sector.Should you need more information on thisqualification, please contact Andries on 0824132762or Pragashi on (011)760-4251. Provider forumEdutel is planning to establish a private provider forum in the wholesale and retail sector. Thepurpose of the forum will be to act as a communication link between the W&RSETA andproviders with regards to the needs of Private Providers and the W&RSETA. More informationwill follow soon. If you want to be a part of the forum please email Andries [email protected]. Social MediaRemember to follow Edutel on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedInFacebook: www.facebook.com/edutelholdingsTwitter: www.twitter.com/edutelholdingsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/edutel

APPETD TrainingEdutel is proud to be associated as a member of APPETD. Recently Edutel was assigned byAPPETD, funded by the ETDP SETA to train 100 of its member companies on four OD-ETDP unit standards which includes the Assessor and Moderator unit standards.APPETD is really investing in the development of private providers to ensure that learners andcompanies get only the best standard of training and development. Youth DevelopmentEdutel Skills Development has conducted several successful learnerships funded by theETDP SETA. Recently a group of youth finished the National Certificate: Youth Development.Edutel believes in the development of our youth as they hold the key to the future ofSouth Africa.Edutel is also training two new groups in the Eastern Cape and Gauteng. These are the futureleaders of our country.

National Certificate: Generic Management SAQA ID 59201(60269) NQF Level 5 Edutel is proud to announce that it has now received approval to offer the NQF level 5 Generic Management qualification. Should you need more information, please see our brochure or email us on [email protected] has a long relationship with DIRCO and recently trained 42 learners on team building.These learners and their mentors attended a team building day at Grootvlei Sports Academy. Itis a privilege to have DIRCO as one of Edutel’s clients.

Teacher TrainingRecently the University of Pretoria launched their new BED Honours degree with 7specialisation areas. This is the first online honours degree offered to learners via distancelearning. Edutel acts as the marketing agent for the University in this regard. We have had a greatrelationship with Tukkies since 2002 and have had thousands of teachers upgrading theirqualifications through this top class university. Client FeedbackEdutel sends out regular client feedback questionnaires to our clients to ensure that we deliveron our promise as well as to determine the needs of our clients. Here is some feedback wereceived:“Please note that in responding to this email I am indicating the service we receive for allthe different learnership programmes that Edutel runs for us. I would also make mentionof the fact that participant feedback from the training (our learners) shows that they alwaysdeliver service and facilitation of a high standard. My personal experience of Edutel overthe last 10 years, is that they will always go the extra mile and demonstrate a willingnessto assist us, even when we give them very short notice. Their project management is alsovery good and their logistic arrangements are perfect. They are our major learnership andskills training provider and we are extremely happy with their service.”“We always get an immediate and prompt response an all our queries. This has been thecase over all the years that we have dealt with them.”“We consider Edutel as one of the best providers”“We have always received excellent service from Edutel.”“I have always been very happy with EDUTEL's Service to us.”

Edutel Wants to Welcome the Following New ClientsEdcon (previous client back for more training)Forms Media Independent Africa (Pty) LtdKhaliques CCRegal Security/ReditronHouse of James DouglasBluff MeatsCustom ExtrusionVDP Prestige Wine DistributorsTractional EnterpriseAPPETDTake ‘n PayCATHSETADepartment of HealthLasec Visit our website for a full overview of our services www.edutel.co.za