Learner Registration on Learnership
Service Code: LP-LEARN-REG
Service Overview
Employers and training providers register learners on SAQA-registered learnerships via NSDMS. A learnership has a structured learning component and a structured workplace experience component, leading to a qualification registered on the OQSF. Learner registration triggers the Learnership Agreement and enables merSETA to monitor learner progress and certify on completion.
Target Audience
- Levy-paying employers registering employed learners
- Employers registering unemployed learners (discretionary grant-funded)
- Training providers acting as learnership administrators
Related Services in Learner Programmes and Registration
Learner Registration on Apprenticeship
Employers register apprentices on SAQA-registered apprenticeship programmes (learnerships in respect of a Listed Trade) via NSDMS. Apprenticeships include a practical workplace component and must culminate in a trade test administered by a QCTO-registered trade test centre. Trade tests in the merSETA sector are conducted by accredited trade test centres.
Learnership Agreement Termination
Employers or learners may terminate a learnership agreement before completion. Terminations may be one-sided (one party terminates without the other's consent) or mutual (both parties agree to terminate). merSETA head office processes one-sided terminations; regional offices process mutual terminations.
Bursary Programme — Learner Enrolment and Funding
Employers and training providers enrol learners on DG-funded bursary programmes that support full-time study towards NQF-registered qualifications at TVET colleges or Higher Education Institutions. Bursaries are a PIVOTAL programme type funded through merSETA Discretionary Grants and target scarce and critical skills in the sector.