Video Products

Taking the Mystery Out of the Employment Equity Act

Having successfully sold the ANCOR Employment Equity Package to over 1000 companies in South Africa and, due to numerous requests we've had from many of these companies, we have now developed the ANCOR EMPOWERMENT Practical Implementation Guide.

The Guide is a step-by-step manual, which you'll find invaluable as a complement to the Employment Equity Package, particularly since it answers all the questions that have been raised over the past few months.

It's in MS Word format (either 6/95 or Word 7) and can be either e-mailed to you or supplied on a 1.44MB diskette. The cost is just R640-00 plus VAT of R89-60 making a total of R729-60.

To avoid any delay in receiving your copy, all you need to do is complete the order form, then fax or e-mail it back to us. To effect payment you can deposit a cheque directly into our bank account, details of which you will find on the order form. Please ensure you fax us a copy of the deposit slip and ensure your company name appear on the slip.

Mining the Talents and Skills of South Africa

Our video, "Mining the Talents and Skills of South Africa" is the video and Action Guide on a 1.44MB diskette simplifies and explains the intricacies of the South African Qualifications Act, the Skills Development Act and the Skills Development Levies Act.

The video draws attention to the fact that the country became a world force purely through mining its precious metals but failed to mine the rich talent and abilities of our people. It then proceeds to illustrate precisely how the three Acts are designed to see that this is done.

Through the National Qualifications Framework, a wide base of qualified and skilled people will be created by giving recognition not only to book or academic learning, but also to experience, ability and life skills. Under the old system, no acknowledgement was ever given to hands-on experience in terms of a qualification. In the medium to long term this will make a major impact on the skills shortage.

Another vital part of this ANCOR package is the way it spells out how the money generated by the Skills Development Levies Act will be used and how companies can get back up to 50% of their contribution in the first year and up to 80% thereafter. For instance, if a company appoints a skills development facilitator registered and approved by a SETA (Sector Education & Training Authority), it can get a grant equivalent to 15% of its levy. If it implants a workplace skills plan it can get a further 20%, and so on.

Presenting these Acts in a simple and unambiguous way has been a major challenge, particularly since an entirely new language has been created. While coming to terms with all the acronyms and initials may be reasonably simple for those in HR, explaining the Acts to a Board, for instance, could well need the aid of this video. It is particularly important that people not in HR can understand the Acts and particularly those having to pay the levies and implement the requirements of the Acts.