To illustrate, companies are entitled to up to R50 000 per learner per year in tax breaks a figure which can cover learnership overheads and sundry costs. If the learnership covers scarce skills, businesses are also able to qualify for a grant from the appropriate SETA. What’s more, learners work for 33% of the average entry-level salary.īusinesses can claim tax rebates when a learner enters a training programme and when they complete it.

But the fact is that it’s cheaper to train and retain existing staff than it is to hire new people. There’s a widespread perception that regularly taking on learners is an unprofitable exercise, where the resources outweigh the ROI. Here and below are full lists of upcoming public learnerships. For instance, our Musgrave Campus, PMI KZN, offers public learnerships, held at our premises – ideal for enrolling just one or a small number of learners onto any public learnership on offer. Here at PMI, our research shows that a significant number of those companies are small and medium-sized businesses, responsible for 35-45% of GDP. And yet, they often believe that they don’t have the numbers, revenue or scale for a learnership programme.Įven though PMI has a national footprint, we are able to accommodate smaller regional or local divisions.

It’s a sad fact that, in a country where millions of youth are without jobs, many companies struggle to find quality staff. PMI can accommodate even a small group of learners in KZN.