Articles and guides
Articles and guides
Practical articles on SETAs, learnerships, skills funding, leadership, the new world of work and training – written by BOTI for South African managers, HR teams and learners.
All articlesPopular articles 91SETAs and skills funding 22Learnerships 10The new world of work 46The 4th Industrial Revolution 36Virtual and online training 14
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25 Nov 2020LGSETA: What the Local Government SETA Does (Levies, Grants, Learnerships)LGSETA stands for the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority. It is one of South Africa’s 21 SETAs. It collects skills development levy...25 Nov 2020SASSETASASSETA meaning A Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) is a statutory body set up under the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998 to...17 Nov 2020CETAWhat is CETA? Established according to the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998, the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) is one of the...16 Nov 2020MERSETAWhat is merSETA? Meaning and purpose merSETA stands for the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority. It is one of...16 Nov 2020PIVOTAL TrainingWhat is PIVOTAL training? Every industry has a different approach to skills development and training. In 1998, the Skills Development Act[1] was developed to...15 Nov 2020TETAWhat is TETA? The Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) is the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) that is geared towards providing a Quality...12 Nov 2020What is Seta?SETA, which stands for Sector Education and Training Authority, is a South African body in charge of overseeing skills development and training within a...8 Nov 2020MICT SetaWhat is MICT Seta? MICT Seta stands for the Media Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority, otherwise known as MICT Seta....10 Sep 2020Is working from home effective and easy?Windows on the world of change “Getting with the program” I am one of those people from the Gen X group who grew up...9 Sep 2020Adapting to change working from homeEmbracing the winds of change: are the answers blowing in the wind? The Greek Philosopher Heraclitus once said: “The only thing that is constant...28 Aug 2020Is critical thinking a talent?What is critical thinking? What exactly is critical thinking? Essentially, critical thinking is one’s ability to think rationally and clearly in terms of what...11 Aug 202010 Reasons Why Training Legislation in South Africa Is ImportantIn short, training legislation in South Africa decides who pays for employee training (the 1% Skills Development Levy[1]), who quality-assures it (SAQA and the...3 Aug 202014 Tips to Set Up a Learning Management System (LMS) in South AfricaWhether you are commissioning LMS development in South Africa or comparing LMS software from local suppliers, a learning management system here has to do...30 Jul 2020How do you discipline yourself when working from home?To discipline yourself when working from home, give your work a fixed place and a fixed timetable, plan each day around a few clear...14 Jul 2020Why should Learnerships be considered?A learnership is a structured programme, usually about 12 months long, that combines theory with supervised workplace experience and leads to a registered qualification....26 Jun 2020Black Lives Matter in the workplace – human: handle with care The courier van pulled into the driveway of our Sandton office. A man got out of the car carrying a very heavy parcel...12 Jun 2020Human Creativity: The Skill AI Cannot ReplaceAs artificial intelligence and automation take over routine work, human creativity becomes one of the most valuable skills at work: deciding which problems to...27 May 2020Machines in controlHow the technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution will influence the world as we know it post Coronavirus The digital journey and lessons from...21 May 2020Learning Management Systems in South Africa: How to Choose and Onboard an LMS for Staff TrainingEducational technology solutions such as a learning management system (LMS) let South African organisations deliver, track and report on staff training from one place,...29 Apr 2020Health and Wellness Assessment Questionnaire for the WorkplaceA health and wellness assessment questionnaire is a short set of questions that helps an employer check how staff are feeling. It can cover...29 Apr 2020Fighting COVID- 19: The BOTi guide to precautionary actions and procedures that need to be followed to guard against the virus upon returning to workAs COVID-19 lockdown restrictions start to ease over the next few weeks many businesses in various essential services sectors in South Africa will gradually...18 Mar 2020COVID-19 – Washing our hands of the hypeDid Dean R Koontz predict the coronavirus? No. His 1981 thriller The Eyes of Darkness describes a fictional biological weapon that was called “Gorki-400”...16 Mar 2020Taking training matters into sanitised hands – 7 seconds is all it takesTaking training matters into sanitised hands – 7 seconds is all it takes To help curb the spread of the Corona Virus, 7 seconds...11 Mar 2020Human – handle with care Human – handle with care As we observe Human Rights Day in South Africa on 21st March, we realise that the fight for human...
