{"id":559,"date":"2018-01-29T11:38:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T09:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sage-new-clone.local\/en-za\/blog\/?p=443"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:32:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:32:45","slug":"why-learnerships-make-good-business-sense-for-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/why-learnerships-make-good-business-sense-for-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Why SMEs should offer learnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy SMEs should offer learnerships\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-01-29T11:38:39+02:00\">January 29, 2018<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Why SMEs should offer learnerships\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/why-learnerships-make-good-business-sense-for-small-businesses\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/author\/vireshharduth\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Viresh-Harduth-Sage-2-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Viresh Harduth<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Cast your mind back to the time when you were starting out as a small business owner. There was probably a lot you didn\u2019t know and would have been grateful for mentors who could share their knowledge and learnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This is the reality that thousands of matriculants now face as they leave school and enter the working world. It\u2019s new territory and there\u2019s a lot they don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Last year, only&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2017-01-05-10-things-you-should-know-from-the-2016-matric-results\">150,000 of the 800,000 learners<\/a>&nbsp;who sat for the final matric exams passed with university exemption. The options for the remaining 650,000 were to either study further through other channels \u2013 like technikons or online courses \u2013 or to find a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">But with little experience and no formal qualification, well, you know what that feels like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-experience-no-job\"><strong>No experience, no job<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It\u2019s a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation: businesses want to hire young people with experience but few are willing to provide that experience. Reasons include cost, time, and the perception that young people are unmotivated, difficult to manage and lack loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Yet,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business-report\/opinion\/smmes-contribute-36-to-economy-8269623\">as the backbone of the South African economy<\/a>, Small &amp; Medium Businesses can be the mentors and training grounds that these young people so desperately need \u2013 and what they lack in experience, they make up for in enthusiasm, fresh thinking, and a deep desire to learn, which can benefit any business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learnerships-make-business-sense\"><strong>Learnerships make business sense<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Here are a few other good reasons why your small business should consider offering an internship or learnership programme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Build skills while you build your business<\/strong>. Yes, there\u2019s a chance that the graduates might leave after they\u2019ve been upskilled. But if you don\u2019t provide opportunities for development, they\u2019ll look for it elsewhere. Through learnerships, you\u2019re also directly contributing to the skills pool of the country, which has a direct effect on job creation and economic growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tax benefits<\/strong>. Businesses can claim tax rebates when a learner enters a training programme and when they complete it. If the learnership covers scarce skills, you could also qualify for a grant from a Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA). Plus, if you hire the learner permanently, you can claim employment tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bump up your B-BBEE rating<\/strong>. If your learnership programme meets certain criteria, it can earn you points towards your Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment scorecard. &nbsp;A higher rating means better business opportunities, especially from the public sector (not to mention the reputational boost).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Save on hiring costs<\/strong>. It\u2019s cheaper to train and retain existing team members than it is to hire new ones. Learnerships and internships not only provide an opportunity to identify and develop talent; they also boost your team\u2019s confidence and increase job satisfaction and loyalty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Small &amp; Medium Business sector plays a crucial role in the South African economy.\u00a0Research\u00a0found that these businesses contributed 35%-45% to GDP and 50%-60% to the labour force. Imagine the difference we could make \u2013 especially at grassroots level \u2013 if every business offered a learnership or internship to one matriculant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Young people bring new energy and optimism to any business. They add diversity, different perspectives, 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;Century skills, and new values and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Businesses often lament the fact that the education system does not produce work-ready graduates. Yet they are the solution to that challenge. 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