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The workplace learnership programmes offered by Thandeka Vocational Education Trust (Pty) Ltd enable learners to exit the programme with a nationally recognised qualification. The learnership programme consists of knowledge, practical and work experience components. Learning takes place either at the college, through digital online training or in-factory. Learnerships are effective in teaching new skills to candidates entering the industry for the first time, or upskilling / multi-skilling current employees.
There are multiple benefits to enrolling on a learnership: Earning while learning, recognised qualification, increased employability, opportunity for progression, personal growth through lifelong learning. Employers also draw benefits from enrolling learners on learnerships: Contributing to the reduction of unemployment, building an appropriately skilled workforce, increased quality and productivity, increased ability to compete in global markets, enhanced BBBEE and employment equity status, learnership tax allowance.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This qualification is geared toward individuals within and or entering the clothing manufacturing sector. This qualification provides the learner with accessibility to be employed in manufacturing processes. The qualification reflects the needs of various community-based initiatives within the sector
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Whilst there is open access to the qualification, It is assumed that learners are already competent at Communication and Numeracy at ABET level 3 (equivalent to Standard 5 or Grade 7). This qualification may be achieved in part or in whole through the recognition of prior learning, which includes formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience. Learners who have achieved a Grade 9 School Leaving Certificate with English and Mathematics (Mathematical Literacy) will be exempted from these fundamental learning modules through recognition of prior learning
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This qualification is applicable to people within the clothing sector. This qualification will help prepare learners for employment and further education or training. The qualification will introduce the skills, knowledge and understanding needed by those considering a career in the clothing sector. This qualification will allow a learner to obtain a nationally recognised qualification in clothing manufacturing processes.
Duration
12 Months
Target Audience
This qualification is geared toward existing learners and new entrants withing the clothing manufacturing sector. This qualification allows the learner accessibility to be employed in a range of manufacturing processes, including pattern making, cutting, sewing and or finishing
Learning Assumed to be in Place:
This qualification assumes learners have a General Education and Training Certificate at NQF level 1, or alternatively, an ABET level 4 qualification (equivalent of Grade 9 or Standard 7)
Recognition of Prior Learning:
This qualification or part thereof, may be obtained through a process of Recognition of Prior Learning. Learners who have achieved a Grade 10 School Leaving Certificate with English and Mathematics (Mathematical Literacy) will be exempted from these fundamental learning modules through recognition of prior learning
Description:
This qualification will equip the learner with the skills, knowledge and values to participate effectively in workplace activities within the Clothing Manufacturing Sector. This qualification will ensure that workers and new entrants will acquire relevant skills and knowledge required by a fast-changing sector essential for economic growth within the Clothing Manufacturing environment. This qualification will allow a learner to obtain a nationally recognised qualification in Clothing Manufacturing processes at NQF Level 2.
Elective Specialisation 1: Sewing Machine Operation
Elective Specialisation 2: Finishing Department
Elective Specialisation 3: Cutting Department
Elective Specialisation 4: Pattern Making
Duration
12 Months
Target Audience
Individuals entering the Clothing Manufacturing Sector and or Individuals involved in sewing machine repair and maintenance processes within a clothing manufacturing firm and or Individuals involved in operating sewing machines and who are wanting to grow their knowledge and skills base relative to repair and maintenance of machinery
Learning Assumed to be in Place:
This Qualification is open for everyone who is in possession of:
Recognition of Prior Learning:
This qualification or part thereof, may be obtained through a process of Recognition of Prior Learning. Learners who have achieved a Grade 11 School Leaving Certificate with English and Mathematics (Mathematical Literacy) will be exempted from these fundamental learning modules through recognition of prior learning
Description:
The qualification is applicable to people across the Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather sectors as the fundamental, core and elective components deal with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required by all sewing machine mechanics in the sector. This qualification will assist in reducing high costs related to unnecessary machine and equipment maintenance and breakdown. Learners completing this qualification will deal with specific sewing machine maintenance and repair processes relative to specific sewing machine types.
Duration
12 Months
Target Audience
This qualification is designed to meet the needs of the learners who are already employed and involved in Wholesale, Distribution or Mail Order Retail within the Wholesale and Retail field. Additionally, it allows access to youth and unemployed adult learners who wish to pursue a career in these learning areas. This qualification provides learners with a grounding in all areas of distribution.
Learning Assumed to be in Place:
Recognition of Prior Learning:
This qualification can be achieved wholly or in part through the Recognition of Prior Learning. The qualification may be granted to learners who have acquired the skills and knowledge without attending formal courses providing they can demonstrate competence in the outcomes of the individual unit standards as required by the fundamental, core and elective areas stipulated in the qualification and by the exit level outcomes.
An RPL process may also be used to credit learners with unit standards in which they have developed the necessary competency as a result of workplace and experiential learning.
Description:
The purpose of this qualification is to equip learners to understand and acquaint themselves with the underlying principles of all of the major areas related to distribution within the Wholesale & Retail sector, thus enabling them to become more effective employees. By assisting in the development of competence in the Wholesale and Retail field (arguably one of the bigger, more labour intensive and therefore important arenas for social and economic transformation in the country), this qualification will provide a stepping-stone for further learning in the Further Education and Training Band.
Duration
12 Months
Target Audience
This qualification is for utilisation by all members of the population. Anyone preparing to become employed, or self-employed, in any business whatsoever would be the persons most likely to be attracted to this qualification. In fact, many newly (or not-so-newly) appointed personnel, or struggling entrepreneurs, could benefit from this qualification or part thereof. The qualification is aimed particularly at entry level personnel, including those that operate their own business or are part-owners in a business. The GETC would also suit non-entrepreneurs as it offers all the grounding required for operating in the business environment in South Africa
Learning Assumed to be in Place:
Recognition of Prior Learning:
The structure of this unit standard based qualification makes the Recognition of Prior Learning possible. This Recognition of Prior Learning may allow for:
Description:
The GETC: Business Practice seeks to embed the six key literacies required by business organisations: Numeracy, Literacy, Entrepreneurial, Financial, Technological and Cognitive. It integrates the literacies into one qualification while also allowing each to be addressed separately in short courses and skills programmes, based on the constituent unit standards.
The fundamental component of the qualification enables learners to communicate and work with figures in a business environment, while the core component offers empowerment in the areas of technology, life orientation, human and social sciences (customer service), economics and management (entrepreneurship), as well as cognition theory and practice. It provides grounding in the key business essentials, while offering a range of elective choices which assist in preparing learners for the world of work. The learner successfully completing this qualification will have gained the knowledge and ability to:
Duration
12 Months
Target Audience
This qualification is intended for junior managers of small organisations, junior managers of business units in medium and large organisations, or those aspiring to these positions. Junior managers include team leaders, supervisors, foremen and section heads.
Learning Assumed to be in Place:
This Qualification is open for everyone who is in possession of:
Recognition of Prior Learning:
This qualification can be achieved wholly or in part through recognition of prior learning in terms of the defined Exit Level Outcomes and/or individual Unit Standards. Evidence can be presented in various ways, including international and/or previous local qualifications, products, reports, testimonials mentioning functions performed, work records, portfolios, videos of practice and performance records. All such evidence will be judged in accordance with the general principles of assessment and the requirements for integrated assessment.
Description:
The learners who achieve this qualification will be able to demonstrate competencies in management relating to Planning, Organising, Leading, Controlling and Ethics. Overall, this qualification will ensure that learners are capable of:
The qualification introduces key terms, rules, concepts, principles and practices of management that will enable learners to be informed managers in any occupation. The scope of management covers four domains: leadership, self-management, people management and management practices. It is intended to empower learners to acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required to operate confidently as individuals in the South African community and to respond to the challenges of the economic environment and changing world of work. Ultimately, this qualification is aimed at improving the productivity and efficiency of managers within all occupations in South Africa.
1. Team Management
a. Responsibilities of a Team Leader
b. Motivate and Build a Team
c. Prioritise Time and Work
d. Solve problems, make decisions and implement solutions
e. Fundamental Literacy skills I
f. Application of Occupational Health and Safety Act
2. Individual Management
a. Employ a systematic approach to achieving objectives
b. Fundamental Literacy skills II
c. Fundamental Numeracy skills I
d. Induct a member of a Team
e. Manage individual and team performance
3. Implementing Strategies
a. Application of leadership concepts
b. Core and support functions of an organisation
c. Understanding HIV/AIDS in the workplace
d. Fundamental Numeracy skills II
4. Operations Management
a. Code of conduct
b. Conduct structured meeting
c. Manage expenditure against a budget
d. Monitor the level of service to customers
e. Fundamental Numeracy skills III
f. Fundamental Literacy skills III
5. Second Language Component – Afrikaans
a. Reading and comprehension skills
b. Writing and presentation skills
c. Speaking and oral communication skills
Duration
12 Months
Target Audience
The Certificate in Wholesale and Retail Distribution, NQF Level 2, is designed to meet the needs of the learners who are already employed and involved in Wholesale, Distribution or Mail Order Retail within the Wholesale and Retail field. Additionally, however, it may also allow access to, and meet the needs and aspirations of the youth and unemployed who wish to pursue a career in these areas, or in fields where this learning may be useful. This furthermore includes adult learners who want to enter the arena or develop their careers in one or more of the related sub-fields. This Certificate provides learners with a grounding in all areas of Distribution. This may enable them not only to increase their productivity within the Wholesale and Retail Sector but also to apply their learning in various other business environments.
Learning Assumed to be in Place:
This Qualification is open for everyone who is in possession of:
Recognition of Prior Learning:
This qualification can be achieved wholly or in part through recognition of prior learning in terms of the defined Exit Level Outcomes and/or individual Unit Standards. Evidence can be presented in various ways, including international and/or previous local qualifications, products, reports, testimonials mentioning functions performed, work records, portfolios, videos of practice and performance records. All such evidence will be judged in accordance with the general principles of assessment and the requirements for integrated assessment.
Description:
The purpose of this Certificate is to equip learners to understand and acquaint themselves with the underlying principles of all of the major areas related to distribution within the Wholesale & Retail sector, thus enabling them to become more effective employees. By assisting in the development of competence in the Wholesale and Retail field (arguably one of the bigger, more labour intensive and therefore important arenas for social and economic transformation in the country), this Certificate will provide a stepping-stone for further learning in the Further Education and Training Band.
1. Team Management
a. Responsibilities of a Team Leader
b. Motivate and Build a Team
c. Prioritise Time and Work
d. Solve problems, make decisions and implement solutions
e. Fundamental Literacy skills I
f. Application of Occupational Health and Safety Act
2. Individual Management
a. Employ a systematic approach to achieving objectives
b. Fundamental Literacy skills II
c. Fundamental Numeracy skills I
d. Induct a member of a Team
e. Manage individual and team performance
3. Implementing Strategies
a. Application of leadership concepts
b. Core and support functions of an organisation
c. Understanding HIV/AIDS in the workplace
d. Fundamental Numeracy skills II
4. Operations Management
a. Code of conduct
b. Conduct structured meeting
c. Manage expenditure against a budget
d. Monitor the level of service to customers
e. Fundamental Numeracy skills III
f. Fundamental Literacy skills III
5. Second Language Component – Afrikaans
a. Reading and comprehension skills
b. Writing and presentation skills
c. Speaking and oral communication skills
Duration
12 Months
Target Audience
This General Education and Training Certificate: Business Practice is for utilisation by all members of the population. Anyone preparing to become employed, or self-employed, in any business whatsoever would be the persons most likely to be attracted to this qualification. In fact, many newly (or not-so-newly) appointed personnel, or struggling entrepreneurs, could benefit from part or all of this qualification. The qualification is aimed particularly at entry level personnel, including those that operate their own business or are part owners in a business. The GETC would also suit non-entrepreneurs as it offers all the grounding required for operating in the business environment in South Africa
Learning Assumed to be in Place:
This Qualification is open for everyone who is in possession of:
Description:
The GETC: Business Practice seeks to embed the six key literacies required by business organisations: Numeracy, Literacy, Entrepreneurial, Financial, Technological and Cognitive. It integrates the literacies into one qualification while also allowing each to be addressed separately in short courses and skills programmes, based on the constituent unit standards.
The Fundamental Component of the qualification enables learners to communicate and work with figures in a business environment, while the Core component offers empowerment in the areas of technology, life orientation, human and social sciences (customer service), economics and management (entrepreneurship), as well as cognition theory and practice. It provides grounding in the key business essentials, while offering a range of elective choices which assist in preparing learners for the world of work. The learner successfully completing this qualification will have gained the knowledge and ability to:
1. Team Management
a. Responsibilities of a Team Leader
b. Motivate and Build a Team
c. Prioritise Time and Work
d. Solve problems, make decisions and implement solutions
e. Fundamental Literacy skills I
f. Application of Occupational Health and Safety Act
2. Individual Management
a. Employ a systematic approach to achieving objectives
b. Fundamental Literacy skills II
c. Fundamental Numeracy skills I
d. Induct a member of a Team
e. Manage individual and team performance
3. Implementing Strategies
a. Application of leadership concepts
b. Core and support functions of an organisation
c. Understanding HIV/AIDS in the workplace
d. Fundamental Numeracy skills II
4. Operations Management
a. Code of conduct
b. Conduct structured meeting
c. Manage expenditure against a budget
d. Monitor the level of service to customers
e. Fundamental Numeracy skills III
f. Fundamental Literacy skills III
5. Second Language Component – Afrikaans
a. Reading and comprehension skills
b. Writing and presentation skills
c. Speaking and oral communication skills
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