Skills Development Facilitation

In alignment with GTLA’s vision of building a skilled and competitive workforce, we provide end-to-end skills development facilitation that responds to both organisational and national development priorities.
Our approach focuses on impact, compliance, and sustainability through:

Training Delivery Excellence
  • GTLA delivers all theoretical training at its accredited premises while coordinating practical workplace exposure with client organisations. This blended model ensures learning quality while minimising operational disruption.
Programme Design and Implementation
  • We design, implement, and manage accredited learnerships, internships, skills programmes, apprenticeships, and bursaries for both employed and unemployed learners, aligned to SETA and national skills priorities.
Talent Pipeline Development
  • GTLA creates customised learning pathways across NQF Levels 3–5, enabling structured skills progression in areas such as business administration, management, ICT, project management, and sector-specific occupations.
Strategic Business Benefits
  • All programmes are structured to support:
    • B-BBEE Skills Development scorecard improvement
    • Cost-effective talent acquisition and retention
    • Access to grants, stipends, and tax incentives
    • Enhanced corporate social investment (CSI) and employer brand reputation

Assistance with Discretionary, Mandatory, and Other Funding Applications

As part of our mission to remove financial barriers to skills development, GTLA provides comprehensive funding support to maximise available SETA and external funding opportunities.

Discretionary Grants

GTLA supports organisations throughout the full discretionary grant lifecycle, with a strong focus on unemployed black beneficiaries and designated groups.

Services include:
  • Identification of suitable funding windows and SETAs
  • Proposal development, submission, and compliance management
  • Implementation monitoring and reporting
Typical payment structures:
  • Full Qualifications:
    • 30% on registration;
    • 30% at 50% completion; 30% on completion;
    • 10% retention/absorption bonus –
  • Skills Programmes:
    • 50% on enrolment;
    • 50% on completion
Mandatory Grants

GTLA supports annual Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) submissions (due 30 April), enabling organisations to recover mandatory grant contributions and plan compliant training interventions.

Supported interventions include:
  • Employed and unemployed learnerships
  • Skills programmes (including compliance training) – Internships, bursaries, and apprenticeships
    Payment structures mirror discretionary grants, with advance payments made to the client and reconciliation upon delivery.
General Funding Support

GTLA further strengthens funding success through:

  • SETA alignment based on organisational operations
  • Development of detailed, funder-ready proposals (deliverables, timelines, unit costs, and resources)
  • Compliance documentation management (tax clearance, banking details, company registration, B-BBEE certificate, declarations)
  • Continuous monitoring of funding announcements, approvals, and payment tranches

Customisation of Company Resources into NQF-Aligned Learning Programmes

In support of GTLA’s commitment to long-term workforce sustainability, we specialise in converting client-specific training and internal resources into fully accredited, NQF-aligned learning programmes.

Customisation and Accreditation Model
  • Mapping organisational roles and occupations to relevant qualifications or skills programmes
  • Collaborative content development with subject matter experts
  • GTLA retains accreditation status, while the client is registered as the official workplace partner
Programme Components Include:
  • Learning material matrices and implementation plans
  • Knowledge, practical, and workplace modules
  • Formative and summative assessments with memoranda
  • Facilitator, assessor, and moderator guides
  • Learner logbooks and workplace evidence tools
    Registration and Certification
  • Learner registration and certification at R500 per learner, ensuring affordability and compliance.
Ongoing Support
  • Review of existing training initiatives
  • Identification of alignment gaps and opportunities
  • Continuous customisation based on evolving organisational and sectoral needs

GTLA’s Strategic Impact on the B-BBEE Scorecard

GTLA plays a critical role in supporting the Skills Development priority element of the B-BBEE scorecard (up to 20 points + 5 bonus points), helping organisations meet sub-minimum requirements, avoid level penalties, and improve overall compliance outcomes.

Phase 1: Unemployed Learnerships and Internships (Discretionary Grants)
  • Drives headcount and expenditure targets for black learners
  • Supports absorption and retention for bonus points
  • Enhances socio-economic impact and youth employment outcomes
Phase 2: Employed and Unemployed Programmes (Mandatory Grants)
  • Supports annual WSP compliance
  • Maximises skills spend recognition on the scorecard
  • Strengthens structured learning pipelines
Phase 3: Customised, Accredited Programmes
  • Converts in-house training into fully recognisable B-BBEE spend
  • Ensures long-term alignment with organisational skills strategies
  • Reduces reliance on ad hoc or non-accredited interventions

Overall Value Proposition

Through an integrated, vision-led approach to training, funding, and accreditation, Golden Tiger Learning Academy enables organisations to:

  • Maximise Skills Development points and bonus points
  • Access SETA grants and tax incentives (including Section 12H)
  • Build a sustainable, skilled talent pipeline
  • Strengthen transformation, compliance, and governance
  • Enhance corporate reputation and social impact
    GTLA remains committed to developing people, strengthening businesses, and contributing to inclusive economic growth—one skill at a time.