Merseta discretionary grant window open.

The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (merSETA) Governing Board wishes to announce the that 01 April 2010 to 30 April 2010 will be the first of two Discretionary Grant Funding Windows for the year.

Eligibility criteria:
- Only the companies registered with the merSETA or in the process of registering a SETA transfer for the merSETA, or that are exempt from paying levies, may make an application.
- Where a company has more than 50 employees, it is required that the company has been consulted.
- Applications fore more than 10 learners in any learning programme category will need to comply with a due diligence exercise to verify capacity to implement the planned training.
- All training applied for needs to commence within three months of the finalisation of the award.
- Companies that have not made sufficient progress with their DG1 and/or 2 applications are strongly urged to refrain from applying for the first funding window or 2010, until their prior obligations have been met.
- Hard copy exceptions will be accepted only by exception.
- Applications should be made on the dedicated portal, accessible from the merSETA website at:www.merSETA.org.za.
- merSETA regional offices will make computer facilities available by appointment to allow for companies to make electronic uploads.
- No late submissions will be accepted.
- The funding allocations and guidelines may be requested from the call centre on 0861 607 738 or can be downloaded from the website.
- Alignment to Scarce and Critical Skills is preferred. (The list, as well as the Sector Skills Plan, are available on our website.)

merSETA regional offices can be contacted on the following numbers:
Gauteng North – 0861 637 731
Gauteng South – (011) 551 5200
Eastern Cape – 0861 637 734
Free State & Northern Cape – 0861 637 733
KwaZulu-Natal – 0861 637 736
Mpumalanga & Limpopo – 0861 637 735
Western Cape – 0861 637 732

source 2bbusiness.co.za

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