The Hidden Value of Employed Learnerships
Secure points. Reduce spend. Build real capability.
This free, practical guide series shows HR, L&D, and executive teams how to redirect training spend toward their own employees, without compromising B-BBEE compliance or losing B-BBEE points.
Inside, you’ll uncover the most common misconceptions driving overspend, plus a simple framework to design a smart, people-first skills plan.
Get actionable insights you can apply immediately to save money, protect compliance, and grow your talent pipeline.
Unlock the Hidden Value of Employed Learnerships
Reduce spend, keep your points, and grow your people
Most companies overspend on unemployed learnerships and miss the bigger opportunity: using existing budgets to upskill their own teams, lift retention, and still earn full B-BBEE points.
Clarity on the Rules
Know exactly what’s required for maximum points
Understand the real thresholds (e.g. payroll %, headcount %) without the jargon.
See how employed learnerships fit — including flexibility and the ‘no age limit’ advantage.
Spend Smarter, Not More
Stop overpaying for the same (or worse) outcomes
Identify where budgets leak into low-impact activity and how to redirect spend to your own employees.
Learn why salaries can count toward your spend and how to plan for it.
Grow Your People
Upskill, retain, and build a leadership pipeline
Turn compliance into a culture catalyst with higher completion rates and happier learners.
See how employed learnerships support succession planning and productivity.
Unlock Tax Benefits
Claim allowances that reward your investment
Section 12H of the Income Tax Act provides deductions for qualifying learnerships with signed contracts in place.
Boost ROI by combining compliance points with measurable savings at both registration and completion.
What You’ll Get Inside the Guides
6 practical assets you can use immediately
Each guide is designed to arm HR, L&D, and executive teams with clarity, tools, and talking points — so compliance spend stops being a headache and starts driving real value.
Myth-Busting Overview
Expose the biggest misconceptions costing companies millions in wasted training spend.
Understand the exact thresholds (3.5% payroll, 5% headcount) and why more spend doesn’t equal more points.
Cut through the jargon with a plain-English breakdown of how the B-BBEE skills formula really works.
Budget Reframe
Learn how to count existing salaries toward your skills budget and unlock full compliance without overspending.
Discover the right mix of employed learnerships that balances cost, points, and people impact.
Use sample calculations to see how to reallocate wasted spend into high-retention employee programmes.
Compliance Basics, Simplified
Follow a simple checklist of SETA requirements that prevents 11th-hour admin panics.
Know what documents matter most, what auditors will look for, and how to avoid penalties.
Replace complex compliance manuals with a streamlined, step-by-step action list.
Employed vs. Unemployed
Compare the real costs, retention rates, and leadership outcomes of each option.
See why employed learnerships create long-term capability while unemployed options rarely do.
Use the side-by-side analysis to defend your choices to executives and BEE consultants.
Quick-Start Plan
Follow a 7-day rollout roadmap: identify candidates, prep documentation, brief stakeholders, and launch.
Turn theory into action fast with pre-built templates and step markers.
Avoid analysis paralysis — just follow the steps to get your first programme underway.
Stakeholder Talking Points
Get concise, numbers-first talking points for CFOs and execs who care about ROI above all else.
Use persuasive phrasing designed to overcome objections around cost, complexity, and compliance risk.
Save hours preparing presentations — the script is already done for you.