Mandatory Grants

Businesses are eligible to receive Mandatory Grants by the Seta should the company fulfil the requirements to receive the grants and refund.

In order to qualify to receive these refunds and claims,
the levy-paying employer has to meet the following criteria:

  • Be registered for the Skills Development Levy.

  • Be an up-to-day levy-payer that is registered in terms of the Skills Development Levies Act

  • All levy payments need to be up to date at the time of the approval and for the reporting period.

  • Have an appointed Skills Development Facilitator inhouse or externally.

  • The WSP and ATR are submitted by the required deadline.

  • The WSP for the previous reporting period has been submitted and implemented according to the prescriptions for implementation by the relevant SETA.

  • Any employer who has a recognition agreement with a trade union will have to provide proof that WSP and ATR have been subject to consultation with recognised trade unions, and they have been signed off by the relevant union.

Any employer who has a recognition agreement with a trade union will have to provide proof that WSP and ATR have been subject to consultation with recognised trade unions, and they have been signed off by the relevant union.