Learnerships in Amalgamated Pharmaceuticals

AP is committed to the training and development of its employees, to ensure a brighter future for them as well as the country as a whole. We are therefore particularly proud of the SETA grant that we were awarded.

To date, our staff have benefitted from training through an accredited training academy, on-site, and AP has also provided the training environment for new learners so that they may be skilled to improve their chances of employment in an increasing competitive world.  Feedback from staff and new learners thus far has been positive, with most enjoying the opportunity of skills development.  Knowledge is power and the AP Management team wishes to encourage all to keep up the positive attitude demonstrated towards the training.

We as Amalgamated Pharmaceuticals currently have 60 learnerships running for unemployed learners:

• 35 learners on the Wholesale and Retail

  LearnershipNQF LEVEL 2.

We have 71 Amalgamated Pharmaceutical Employees on learnerships (employed learners):

• 23 employees registered for the Wholesale and
  Retail Learnership NQF LEVEL 2.
• 5 employees registered for the Professional
  Driving Learnership NQF LEVEL 3.
• 11 employees registered for the Wholesale and
  Retail Operations Supervision Learnership NQF
  LEVEL 5 and 
• 2 employees registered for the Fleet Management
  National Diploma at Lyceum college.

NB* So this helps the company bridge the gap between the it’s employees being under qualified and well experienced and the gap to the youth lacking both.

What is a Learnership?

• Work based education and training programme.
• A route to a qualification registered on the NQF.
  • A minimum of 120 credits.
  • Comprises of fundamental, core and elective components.
• Relates to an occupation.
• Combines theory and workplace experience. 

Why Learnership? 

• To fast track the development of current employees. 
• To offer current employees opportunities to acquire a qualification.
• To serve as an entry point for young people into the industry.

What is the benefit of Learnerships? 

        Un-employed Learner

• Provides learner with a nationally recognised qualification. 
• Recognizes and formalizes current employee's experience and knowledge gained through many years of experience.
• Provides a route to sustainable employment or self-employment.  
• Provides learners with theoretical/institutional and practical/on-the-job experience.
• An allowance of R1250 is paid.

Note that:  All these learners are regarded as the previously disadvantage as per NSDS.  Both Learnerships are registered with the W&RSETA.  These Learners are people with matric but no work experience.

         Employed Learner

• Provides learner with a nationally recognised qualification.
• Provides a route to sustainable employment, growth opportunities in the company or self-employment.
• Provides the learner with  theoretical/institutional knowledge that forms the foundation of their everyday work.  Mostly staff that have the experience but do not have the formal qualification.

NB* The whole programme is funded by the W&RSETA from the Skills Development Levy paid by Amalgamated Healthcare.