Questions, answered.

A 12-month accredited learnership — accredited training plus a paid workplace placement — for candidates already vetted through our volunteer pipeline. We manage it end-to-end.

We recommend a small proof of concept — 2 to 10 learnership packages — though larger cohorts are welcome from day one.

The learnership itself runs twelve months. Many partners start with one intake and choose to continue from there.

During the learnership your company is the lead employer on payroll — which is what allows you to claim the Employment Tax Incentive and the Section 12H allowance directly.

On completion you get first right of refusal on hiring the graduate. Anyone you choose not to hire is employed by our other committed partners.

Learner procurement begins within five days of payment. Learnership agreements are ready within 30 days of project start, and you have 10 days to sign.

The training sits on a registered QCTO occupational qualification, delivered by an accredited skills development provider.

You set the profile and sign off on final placements. We handle the vetting and matching from our talent pipeline.

Any company that needs a sales, service or client-facing pipeline — retail, financial services, telecoms, logistics and more.

Cost is sized to your business and the scale you choose. We put the full picture in front of your team — including how much of it comes back — in the presentation, so the numbers are against your company's actual position rather than a generic example.

Up to 77%, between the Employment Tax Incentive, your ordinary expense deduction and the Section 12H learnership allowance. The exact figure depends on your company's tax position, which we work through with your finance team.

A direct reduction in the PAYE you pay SARS for a qualifying young employee. That makes it real cash-flow relief every month — not just a deduction against profit at year end.

An additional income-tax deduction — on top of your normal expenses — for every learner who completes a registered learnership. It is currently available for learnership agreements entered into before 1 April 2027, which is worth keeping in mind when you plan your intake.

Yes. As the lead employer you pay the learner directly, and that is precisely what makes you eligible for the Employment Tax Incentive.

No. Tax deductions reduce taxable income — they are not cash refunds — and outcomes depend on your circumstances. Please confirm your specific position with your own tax adviser. We will give your advisers everything they need.

Then the deduction side has less value for you, though the Employment Tax Incentive works against PAYE rather than profit. This is exactly the kind of thing we work through with your finance team before you commit to anything.

VAT is treated separately from the figures we present, and is generally recoverable. Your finance team can confirm the treatment for your business.

Potentially. From Year Two we can help manage your Skills Development Facilitation — your Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report — and pursue discretionary SETA grant funding for the next intake.

Where a SETA grant covers stipends and training, your company still receives and spends that money on your learners' payroll, so it still counts toward your own claims. That can multiply the size of the pipeline for the same cash outlay.

No. SETA discretionary grants are competitive and sit entirely at the SETA's discretion. With a demonstrated track record of training success and graduate employment — and your own matching investment already on the table — the odds are strong, but it is a realistic possibility for strong partners, never a promise.

The programme can contribute to Skills Development expenditure, learnership participation and absorption bonus points on the Generic Scorecard. Actual points depend on your sector code and verification.

It builds a pipeline of proven, developed talent that can move into permanent roles aligned with your EE targets. A twelve-month working interview, rather than a once-off hire on the strength of a CV.

No — but you get first right of refusal. Three months before the programme ends you choose who to interview, with 30 days to opt in.

They are placed with other partner employers. For sales talent, some join an incubation programme that can offer your company lead generation or commission-only sales support — at your discretion.

Monthly reports plus all compliance documentation for B-BBEE, CSI, ETI, SARS and Employment Equity, issued as the programme progresses rather than scrambled together at year end.

Each partner company runs its own agreements and payroll, but cohorts can train alongside one another.

The Workplace Skills Plan sets out your planned training for the coming year. The Annual Training Report records what you actually delivered the year before. Both are submitted to your SETA, and we can manage them for you.

Yes — we encourage it. Book a tour of our development offices in Sandton City and inspect the model for yourself before any paperwork is signed.

From a life-skills and volunteer social-impact programme. Only top performers, proven over hundreds of hours of real community work, are invited into the learnership.

Every candidate has already proven hundreds of hours of real-world reliability before day one — unpaid, by choice. That is a track record no CV screen produces. This is a twelve-month working interview, not a gamble.

We manage performance throughout the twelve months and, where needed, replacement — as part of full programme management. You are not left to handle it.

We handle vetting, procurement, accredited training delivery, learner agreements, performance management, monthly reporting and every compliance document. Your team sets the profile, signs off on placements, and runs payroll.

Year One runs November to November. Starting your contract in October locks in the current cycle; starting in November shifts Year One to the following year. If timing matters to you, raise it early.

Speak to our partnerships lead — contact details to be confirmed, or simply book a presentation and we'll walk your team through a proposal sized to your business.