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The Elite Employer Programme

Skilled staff. Less HR. Real tax benefits.

We work inside your business as your skills and HR partner. We find and prepare the right people, train them on your floor, run your learnerships and handle the SETA and SARS paperwork, so you gain skilled workers and claim what your business is entitled to.

We findLocal people, work-ready first

We trainOn site, CATHSSETA-accredited

You claimSETA grants, tax and B-BBEE

A lodge manager and an Injongo training consultant planning staff training at reception

100%of our CATHSSETA Table Attendant graduates were employed permanently where they trained

CATHSSETA-accredited provider 613/P/00381/2022 · Learnerships and skills programmes · Skills development facilitation · Jeffreys Bay to Oudtshoorn

Sound familiar?

The staffing problems we solve

Good staff are hard to find

Applicants arrive without the basics, and training them takes your managers off the floor.

People leave too soon

Every resignation means recruiting, onboarding and lost service again.

Your levy never comes back

You pay the Skills Development Levy, but the grants go unclaimed.

The scorecard keeps slipping

Skills development is a priority element on B-BBEE, and it is easy to miss.

No time for paperwork

Learnership agreements, logbooks, SETA reports and SARS records pile up.

The Elite Programme takes all of this off your desk. You get trained people; we do the work behind it.

What Elite includes

Six services, one partner

We tailor the mix to your business, from a single guest house to a large resort or municipality.

1 · Plan

A skills and workforce plan

We look at your team, your gaps and your goals, and turn them into a training plan.

  • Skills audit of your staff

  • Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report support

  • A clear plan for the year

2 · Find

Recruitment and work readiness

We recruit from your local community and prepare people before they start.

  • Screening of candidates

  • Our Job Ready Bootcamp first: attitude, grooming, time, teamwork

  • Unemployed youth for learnerships and YES

3 · Train

Learnerships and skills programmes

Accredited training delivered at your venue, matched to the jobs you need filled.

  • Hospitality learnerships up to NQF 4

  • Waiter, bar, barista, housekeeping, kitchen and cleaning

  • Ready, Set, Work! and AI Made Easy for current staff

4 · Support

HR and learner support

We manage the learner side, so your managers can run the business.

  • Learnership agreements and registration

  • Logbooks, attendance and progress

  • A single contact for every learner

5 · Fund

Grants and tax paperwork

We prepare the evidence you need to claim what you are entitled to.

  • SETA discretionary grant applications with you

  • Records for the SARS learnership allowance

  • Learner details your payroll needs for ETI

6 · Prove

Reporting, absorption and B-BBEE

Clear reports for your managers, your funder and your B-BBEE verification.

  • Progress and completion reports

  • Support to absorb learners into permanent jobs

  • Skills development evidence for your scorecard

Tax, grants and B-BBEE

What your business can gain

Registered learnerships and youth employment can unlock several benefits at the same time. These are the main ones under current South African rules.

SARS learnership allowance

Up to R80,000

tax deduction per learner

For a registered learnership at NQF 1 to 6: R40,000 a year plus R40,000 on completion. For learners with a disability it is R60,000 plus R60,000.

Employment Tax Incentive

Up to R1,500

a month per qualifying young employee

For employees aged 18 to 29 on qualifying wages, in the first 12 months, then up to R750 a month for the next 12. It reduces the PAYE you pay.

SETA mandatory grant

20%

of your Skills Development Levy back

Employers who pay the levy can claim a fifth of it back each year by submitting a Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report.

SETA discretionary grants

Funded training

for learnerships and skills programmes

When SETA funding is available, grants can cover the training and part or all of the learner allowances, so training can cost you little or nothing.

B-BBEE skills development

Priority element

plus bonus points for absorption

Training spend on black employees and learners counts on your scorecard, and absorbing learners into permanent jobs can earn up to 5 bonus points.

YES Youth Employment Service

Up to 2 levels

B-BBEE level improvement

Businesses that meet their YES targets for 12-month youth work experience, and absorb some of the youth, can move up one or two B-BBEE levels.

Estimate your first-year benefit

Learners on your payroll can count here too, if they qualify.
The Skills Development Levy applies once payroll is over R500,000 a year.

Estimated value in year one

R0
Tax saved on the learnership allowance
R0
Employment Tax Incentive
R0
SETA mandatory grant
R0

Learnership allowance deduction of R0, saving tax at the company rate of 27%.

Talk to us about this

This is an estimate for planning only. It assumes a 12-month learnership that starts and finishes in time to claim both allowances, ETI at the maximum rate for the first 12 months, and a company paying tax at 27%. Tax rules change and each business is different. Injongo is not a tax adviser: confirm your figures with your accountant or tax practitioner. SETA discretionary grants depend on each SETA's funding windows and approval.

How it works

From first call to a skilled team

  • Free consultationWe learn about your business, your staff and your goals.

  • Your planA skills, funding and B-BBEE plan with a clear proposal.

  • Recruit and prepareWe find learners and run our Job Ready Bootcamp first.

  • Train on siteAccredited training at your venue, with workplace practice.

  • Paperwork and claimsAgreements, registration, grant applications and tax records.

  • Report and absorbCompletion reports, and support to keep your best people.

Results

Trained for your business, and staying

From our own CATHSSETA-funded programmes.

100%

Table Attendant graduates employed permanently at their practical workplaces.

75%

Bar Attendant graduates employed where they did their practicals.

7

towns where we train, from Jeffreys Bay to Oudtshoorn.

The difference

Doing it alone, or with Elite

On your own

  • Finding staffAdverts, interviews and hoping for the best

  • TrainingManagers train between shifts

  • SETA paperworkForms, agreements and deadlines to track

  • Tax benefitsOften missed or claimed without the right proof

  • B-BBEE evidenceScattered across files and emails

  • Keeping good peopleHigh turnover and constant rehiring

With Elite

  • Finding staffScreened local candidates, work-ready before they start

  • TrainingAccredited facilitators train on your floor

  • SETA paperworkWe prepare and manage it with you

  • Tax benefitsThe records your accountant needs, ready to use

  • B-BBEE evidenceClear reports for your verification

  • Keeping good peopleA plan to absorb the learners who shine

Who it is for

Built for businesses that serve people

No business is too small or too big.

  • Hotels and resorts

  • Game and safari lodges

  • Guest houses and B&Bs

  • Restaurants and cafés

  • Golf estates

  • Wine farms

  • Conference and function venues

  • Catering companies

  • Municipalities

  • Cleaning companies

  • Private households

What we can run in your business

Programmes inside Elite

Learnership · NQF 4

Restaurant Service Pro

Learnership · NQF 2

Housekeeping Pro

Learnership · NQF 4

Chef in the Making

Learnership · NQF 3

Fast Food Pro

Skills course

Star Waiter

View

Skills course

Behind the Bar

Skills course

Five-Star Rooms

5 days

Clean Team Pro

5 days

Job Ready Bootcamp

2 days

Ready, Set, Work!

2 days

AI Made Easy

Skills course

Barista Craft

Questions

Before you join

Prefer to talk? Call or WhatsApp +27 62 495 8450.

Is the training really at no cost to us?

It can be. When a SETA discretionary grant is approved, it can cover the training and part or all of the learner allowances. Grants depend on each SETA's funding windows, so we tell you honestly what is available when we build your plan. Where there is no grant, we give you a clear proposal before anything starts.

What does the Elite Programme cost?

It depends on your business, the programmes you choose and the funding available. We start with a free consultation and then send you a clear written proposal.

Do we have to employ the learners?

A learnership is a fixed-term agreement between you, the learner and Injongo. Learners work in your business while they train and receive a monthly allowance. You are not obliged to keep them afterwards, but absorbing good learners earns extra B-BBEE points and keeps the skills you paid to build.

Which tax benefits can we claim?

Registered learnerships can qualify for the SARS learnership allowance, and young employees on qualifying wages can qualify for the Employment Tax Incentive. We prepare the learner records you need. Your accountant or tax practitioner makes the claim and confirms what applies to your business.

Which SETA do we deal with?

Hospitality and tourism businesses usually fall under CATHSSETA, which accredits Injongo. If your business pays its levy to another SETA, we work out the best route with you.

Does this replace our HR department?

No. We support your HR and managers with skills development: recruitment for learnerships, training, learner administration and reporting. Your own policies and decisions stay with you.

We are a small business. Is this for us?

Yes. We work with single guest houses and restaurants as well as large resorts. Some benefits, like the Skills Development Levy grant, only apply once your payroll is over R500,000 a year, and we build your plan around what does apply.

Where do you work?

In Jeffreys Bay, Knysna, George, Plettenberg Bay, Oudtshoorn, Cape St Francis and Mossel Bay, on site at your business.

Book a free consultation

Tell us about your business and we call you back to talk through your staff, your funding options and your plan.