Where EE, BBBEE, and the SDF Function Actually Intersect (And Where They Don’t) If you’ve ever felt confused by Employment Equity (EE), Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE), and the Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) function, you are far from alone. Small…
What Goes Into a Great Training Plan (Even for Small Businesses) If you’ve ever filled out a Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) for SETA compliance, you know the feeling: it can seem like a box-ticking exercise. You gather a few course…
Skills Planning on a Shoestring: How Small Teams Can Develop People Without Breaking the Bank If you run a small business, you might think that skills development is a luxury reserved for large companies with deep pockets. After all, fancy…
Understanding How Your WSP/ATR is Evaluated — And How to Make Yours Stand Out Submitting your Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) can feel like a box-ticking exercise. You gather the data, complete the templates, attach the…
How to Document Informal Training (Without Losing Your Mind) In small businesses, informal training is often the secret engine that keeps operations moving smoothly. Junior staff learn on the job, team leads coach others in real time, and employees pick…
Skills That Grow Your Business (Not Just Your Submission) For many small businesses, the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) feel like once-a-year chores—tick-box exercises that exist only to satisfy SETA compliance. If that’s your experience, you’re…
3 Costly Mistakes Businesses Make with Their SETA Submissions (And How to Avoid Them) Submitting your Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) can feel like a tedious compliance task, especially for small businesses juggling limited resources and…
What Counts as Training in Your WSP? Don’t Sell Yourself Short — Here’s What You Can (and Should) Include in Your Submission If you’re like many small business owners or Skills Development Facilitators (SDFs), you might assume that training only…
The Power of a 1-Person HR Department: How One Person Can Transform a Small Business You don’t need a full HR team to make a big impact. In fact, some of the most effective HR departments are run by just…
HR Policies Your Small Business Actually Needs (And Which Ones Can Wait) When you think of HR policies, you might picture a giant binder, legal jargon, and pages that no one ever reads. Maybe you’ve glimpsed the big-company handbooks and…