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Financial Services Advice Learnership. Closing date for applications :31 July 2008. Please Click here to download the form.

The BANKSETA has conducted a research to determine the type of skills which will be needed by financial service institutions in the near future.

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The BANKSETA requires the services of a suitably qualified service provider located in South Africa to undertake Research on supply and demand od skills in the Banking Sector. For more information please Click here.

The BANKSETA announces the merger of two of its business units. The Skills Development division and SME division have been merged into the Skills Development and SME office. This office is under the management of Trevor Rammitlwa.

The BANKSETA requires the services of a suitable provider to deliver a bridging programme for 30 learners with a disability to meet the selection criteria for learnerships in the banking sector. For more information please Click here.

The BANKSETA requires the services of a suitable provider to facilitate, Skills Development Facilitator workshops for the banking and micro- finance sector. For more information please Click here.

The project is aimed at providing a bridging programme for learners with a disability to assist them to meet the selection criteria for Learnerships in the banking and micro finance sector.
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The BANKSETA is in the process to compile a list of prospective suppliers and service providers to utilize for requests for quotations in order to give suppliers equal opportunity to submit quotes. For more information click here.

The BANKSETA is continuously focused to ensure that the micro finance industry is fully equipped to meet the challenges of the future. Pure Innovation, who is well known in the industry for their fresh approach to managing business challenges, has been appointed by the BANKSETA to verify the industry’s training and capacity development needs. For more information click here.

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The BANKSETA has commissioned research into future skills needs within the banking sector in South Africa over a 3-15 year period. The research findings were presented at a Breakfast on Future Skills in the Banking sector in Johannesburg, on 28 March. The research report identifies key developments, which are driving change within the banking sector, both locally and internationally; best practice in banking which may influence the direction of banking over time, and implications for employment and skills into the future. For more information click here

BANKSETA (Banking Sector Education and Training Authority) says goodbye to one of its founding members. Richard Plant has retired after six years with the BANKSETA in the role of Manager: Strategic Projects. His core responsibilities in the last few years at the institution were to oversee all local and international projects. Richard was also the Group Secretary for a while and chaired the Financial Services Standards Generating Body. He has held various roles in the Banking industry. Mr Plant has played a good innings for the BANKSETA. For more information click here

Please be advised that the skills development reports for the 2008/9 levy year for medium and large companies are due on or before 30 June 2008.

Please note that the workplace skills plan 2008/9 must be completed using Organised Framework for Occupations (OFO) codes and the Implementation Report 2007/8 must be completed using Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes.

Please click here for the excel version reporting templates. Please note that the updated electronic templates will available on BANKSETA SETA Management System (SMS) from 14 April 2008.
If you require any further clarity/assistance please do not hesitate to contact the skills development department at BANKSETA.

BANKSETA will be hosting Life Long Learning Initiatives on the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 countrywide. The invaluable information sharing sessions come at no cost to your company.
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BANKSETA hands over a cheque valued at R10 000 to Door of Hope charity organisation. Click here for more information.

On 26 October 2007 the BANKSETA held a Skills Development Seminar at Gallagher Estate. The theme of the seminar was Demand and Supply of Skills in the Broader Banking Sector. Click here to access the speaker presentations from the seminar.

BANKSETA is proud to announce that CEO, Max Makhubalo, received a Kaelo award from the Black Business Executive Circle (BBEC) in recognition for his contribution to the community. The award embraces the concept of Kaelo, “mother and child” which symbolizes “providing guidance”.The BBEC aims to provide leadership to the growth of South African black business in particular, and the economy in general.

Building, Sustaining and Protecting Personal and National Reputations - Presentation by Alan Arguile from the IMC. For more information click here.

The BANKSETA would like to invite BANKSETA stakeholder organisations to attend a life long learning workshop on Disabilities in the Workplace. Click here for more information.

Labour Minister honours BANKSETA as one of top three best performers.Click here for more information.

Frank Groenewald former CEO for seven years of the Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA) was awarded the Planet Africa Leadership Award in Canada.
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The BANKSETA would like to invite BANKSETA stakeholder organisations to attend a life long learning workshop on Performance Management.Click here for more information.

On 30 August 2007 BANKSETA held the annual Women's Day Breakfast. The BANKSETA believes it is appropriate to acknowledge the impact women have in the banking sector in South Africa and it is for this reason that the BANKSETA has instituted an Annual Women’s Breakfast to pay homage to women within the sector. Together with the banking sector, the BANKSETA is cognisant of the enormous contribution women make daily in ensuring the ongoing competitiveness and good functioning of the banking sector.

Click here for the Presentation of Angie Makwetla as delivered at the breakfast.

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The BANKSETA’s first Women’s Development Programme (WDP) networking session took place on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007. This session included a high-level panel of experienced business leaders, sharing their insights on topics that women in the banking sector grapple with on a daily basis. For more information  Click here

The BANKSETA is pleased to advise that a payment of R45 929 161,35 (forty Five million, nine hundred and twenty nine thousand, one hundred and sixty one rand and thirty five cents) was paid during June 2007 to qualifying organisations. The BANKSETA would like to congratulate the sector for its continued commitment to skills For queries regarding your grant payment please contact the Levy and Grants Specialist Mirriam Chauke at (011) 805 9661 or email mirriamc@bankseta.org.za.  

The BANKSETA ETQA hosted a successful workshop for accredited providers on the Internal Audit Process on 19 June. The speakers shared their own experience of the value of the internal audit process and gave the more than forty participants some useful suggestions. Click here [1]  [2]  [3] to see the presentations and download the templates [1]  [2]. Internal audit reports for all providers accredited by the BANKSETA ETQA are due on 30 September each year.

Reciprocal learning on the BANKSETA's IEDP Programme

“The BANKSETA’s International Executive Development Programme: Canada has proved a resounding success. Click here for more information.