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A BASIC STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO LEARNERSHIPS

1. Obtain the full qualification document and copies of the fundamental unit standards that are required from the SAQA website or relevant SETA. (You might find that you need to access a learnership from a different SETA than your own.)
2. Go through all the unit standards and also the exit level outcomes to ensure that the learnership is fit for the purpose. Take special cognizance of the fundamental unit standards which relate to communications and mathematics. (Never just assume that a scholastic certificate provides evidence of competence in these areas, because it may only be historical evidence when in fact the learner might require new or additional development.)
3. Determine the competency levels of the learners by performing a placement assessment in at least the fundamental unit standards. Use the results from the placement assessment to develop a learning action plan for the learner(s).
4. Check with all parties (management, union, learners, supervisors etc.) whether this learning action plan will suit their organizational demands. (Many learnerships fail because the learner and/or organization did not clearly understand their roles and responsibilities). The rule for learnerships is: learning comes before work!
5. Work out a learning sequence and an assessment strategy in accordance to the relevant SETA's ETQA requirements.
6. Identify and select appropriate learning providers to assist you in supporting the learnership and also discuss their roles and responsibilities - Be clear on what it is that you need from them.
7. Select the appropriate learners and discuss their learnership contracts with them, explaining to them the learning path they will follow as well as their role and responsibility to actively participate in the learning action plan. Explain the role of the organization and the provider as well.
8. Sign the contract and set the starting date for the learnership. Communicate the starting date and any other important facts and dates to all parties concerned, including supervisors, managers and departmental heads.
9. Develop an efficient administrative system to keep track of all the activities and events during the learning period and maintain this system throughout. Keep records of all costs involved.

HR Future - Mar 2004