Signa Academy delivers targeted skills development and learning programmes aligned to the requirements of the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice.

South Africa needs a qualified population that is not only able to secure jobs but is also able to establish new ventures for self-employment. The establishment of learnerships is pivotal to solving the skills shortage in South Africa. The South African government has provided numerous tax benefits to incentivise companies to engage in learnerships. The Signa Academy solution combines the benefits of learnerships, tax benefits and skills growth.

Signa Academy offers courses that promote economic self-sustainability to disadvantaged individuals, through a group solution to our clients. The majority of our learners are people living with disability (PLWD) and training is delivered at all Signa Academy campuses and on site at the client premises. Learners are supported to develop an individual career path to ensure self-fulfilment and secure future economic participation.

T: +27 (0) 87 230 0329 | E: info@signa.co.za | W: www.signa.co.za

A: 295 Kent Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg, 2194 | P: PO Box 25074, Monument Park, 0181

Artisans in Motion forms part of the Signa Group of Companies and share the vision of enabling skills and creating jobs. We believe that high quality, accredited artisan training is core to mobilizing the South African workforce.

Disability training

- Signa Academy believes that unemployed PLWD represent the most marginalised population group in South Africa.

- Many Signa Academy learners are PLWD and Signa trains these candidates with care and respect for their special needs.

- Support structures that are incorporated into our training delivery include: • Initial profiling and skills testing to ensure that the learner is equipped to successfully complete the learnership in which they are enrolled;

• Sponsoring employers that are introduced upfront to the learner and are a match in terms of the learner capability and the potential future employment environment;

• Sensitisation between the learners and their host employers;

• A direct relationship with a mentor from day one of the learnership, that interacts with the learner on workplace requirements and personal development;

• The mentor also gives attention to the special needs of the learner, depending on their disability;

• A dedicated full-time social worker at Signa Academy to attend to the learners’ challenges with their day to day living environment;

• Joint drafting of a career development path;

• Sourcing sponsoring employers that will support progressive learning over a period of time for the learner to enhance the opportunity of long-term employment.

Signa Academy follows a philosophy of training interventions that will lead to job creation and employment. We aim to offer customised solutions to enable industry development and welcome interaction to support client objectives.

Driving Transformation Agendas:

Our services include:- Analysing the current scenario;

- Developing optimum solutions to enable B-BBEE: • Meeting requirements for skills as a priority B-BBEE element; • Overall scorecard analysis and solution design; • Facilitating absorption bonus points as per legislation.

- Project management: • Supporting the objective of meeting SETA requirements and registration; • Monthly / Quarterly reviews of skills development for B-BBEE or business needs; • Coordinating campus visits and relationship building with the learners; • SARS information for completing annual tax returns.

- Developing career paths for unemployed learners;

- General skills development for employees.

Artisans in Motion forms part of the Signa Group of Companies and share the vision of enabling skills and creating jobs. We believe that high quality, accredited artisan training is core to mobilizing the South African workforce.

Qualification: Qualification number: Acreditor: Credits: Animal Production Level 1 48970 120Animal Production Level 2 48976 120Animal Production Level 3 49048 120Animal Production Level 4 48979 140Plant Production NQF 1 48972 120Plant Production NQF 2 48975 120Poultry Production Level 1 49580 134Poultry Production Level 2 49582 Agri Seta 133Poultry Production Level 3 49578 138Poultry Processing 1 49583 133Poultry Processing 2 49581 132Poultry Processing 3 49579 133Grain Handling Processes 1 57829 120Grain Handling Processes 2 20151 124Grain Hand Processes 3 23154 126Trade Processes 2 14851 125

Banking Material 2 20183 120Banking Material 3 20184 Bank Seta 120Banking Material 4 20185 120Banking Material 5 61589 120

Business Practice 1 61755 121Project Management 4 50080 Services Seta 136General Management 4 57712 150Cleaning And Hygiene 1 57937 120Business Administration 3 67465 120Financial Services 2 48783 120New Venture Creation 2 49648 138

Wholesale and Retail Operations 2 58206 W & R Seta 120

Compliance of Health & Safety and compliance in the workplace 115091 Services Seta 2Engage in directed planning behaviour 256134 8Interpretate and implement instructions 256154 8

Freight Forwarding + Customs Control 59365 Teta 130

Automotive Sales NQF 2 - 3 Automotive Sales and Support Services 4 64289 Merseta 147Certificate in Financial Services 2 48783 Inseta 120Bread and flour confectionery 2 50387 Food & Bev SETA 124

Contact Centre Operations 2 71490 128Contact Centre Operations 3 80566 Services Seta 132Contact Centre Operations 4 71489 132

Signa Academy can advise clients on maximizing learnership TAX benefits.

Programs available 2018

T: +27 (0) 87 230 0329 | E: info@signa.co.za | W: www.signa.co.za

A: 295 Kent Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg, 2194 | P: PO Box 25074, Monument Park, 0181

Section 12 of the TAX Act No 58 of 1962 supports Job Creation, promotes Skills Development and encourages Human Capacity Development. It enforces the point that Skills Development responsibility must be shared between Government and the Private Sector. Job Creation can only be achieved sustainably if people are sufficiently educated.

Tax deductions applicable to standard learnerships are:

S11 (a) deduction on cost of Learnership 28% on expenseS11 (a) deduction on stipend paid to Learnership 28% on expense

S12 (H) deduction

Able learnerships R80 000 per learner per annum

Disabled learnerships R120 000 per learner per annum

ETI – Employment Tax Incentives (Youth Wage Subsidy) First year R1 000 per month – total R12 000 per annumETI – Employment Tax Incentives (Youth Wage Subsidy) Second year R500 per month

– total R6 000 per annum

S11 (a) deduction on cost of Learnership 28% on expense

S12 (H) deduction

ETI – Employment Tax Incentives (Youth Wage Subsidy) First year R1 000 per month – total R12 000 per annum