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Learnerships, Apprenticeships and Skills Grant Funding Management

Learnerships and apprenticeships offer employers a route to build scarce skills while recovering costs through sector grants and tax incentives. This programme walks HR and skills development teams through structuring these programmes, managing the paperwork and unlocking discretionary and mandatory grant funding. Delegates leave able to run a compliant programme from recruitment to completion.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain how learnerships and apprenticeships are structured.
  • Plan a programme that matches skills needs to available funding.
  • Prepare grant applications and supporting documentation.
  • Manage learner agreements, mentors and workplace logbooks.
  • Track programme progress and manage dropouts and completions.
  • Reconcile grant claims and prepare for a funding audit.

Course outline

  1. 01Learnership and apprenticeship fundamentals
  2. 02Matching skills needs to funding streams
  3. 03Recruitment and learner selection
  4. 04Learner agreements and mentor allocation
  5. 05Workplace logbooks and progress tracking
  6. 06Grant applications and claims
  7. 07Managing dropouts and completions
  8. 08Preparing for a funding audit

Who should attend

Skills development facilitators, HR development officers, training coordinators and HR managers responsible for learnership and apprenticeship programmes.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Kigali3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
14 to 16 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
28 to 30 Sep 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000
16 to 18 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Online3US$900
7 to 9 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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