Do I need to be employed to commence a learnership?

No, you can only be signed on a learnership by an employer who has been accredited as a workplace provider.  The employer may sign a currently emplyed or a previously unemployed learner on a learnership.

What happens after assessments?

Once the learner has been assessed competent in both the theory component and practical component of the learnership, the ICB will advise Fasset that the learnership has been completed and the learner will be awarded the relevant qualification.

What assessments are required to be completed?

There are two assessments that need to be completed by the learner, namely the theory assessment and a practical assessment.

Theory component

• Learners will be assessed by the ICB in accordance with the ICB's Assessment Policy and Procedure and where applicable learners will either complete a portfolio of evidence and a final sumamtive assessment, or only a final summative assessment.
• Learners will need to complete all theory assessments applicable to the relevant qualification.

Practical component

• The ICB has developed a practical assessment Portfolio which will be required to be completed by the learner with actual work-experience examples.
  
• The completed workplace portfolio is required to be sent to the ICB for assessment

How do we implement learnerships in our company?

The Employer is required to apply for accreditation with the ICB as a workplace provider and complete the prescribed application and submit with the prescribed registration fee.

The employee is required to register with the ICB as a Student Member and with an accredited theory tuition provider for the theory component of the qualification.

The learner, employer and training provider are required to sign a Learnership Agreement and submit the agreement to the ICB.

Learners are required to be assessed in both the theory outcomes of the ICB as well as the practical outcomes by the ICB registered assessors and complete the required Portfolio of Evidences.

Are ICB qualifications registered as learnerships?

The following qualifications have been registered as learnerships:

• National Certificate Bookkeeping: NQF 3
• FETC Bookkeeping: NQF 4
• National Diploma Technical Financial Accounting: NQF 5
• National Certificate Small Business Financial Management: NQF 4
• Certificate Office Administration: NQF 5

What is a learnership?

A Learnership is a work-based approach to learning and gaining qualifications and includes both structured work experience (practical) and structured institutional learning (theory).

A learnership must:

Include a structured learning component
Include practical work experience
Lead to a qualification
Relate to an occupation