A workplace skills plan (WSP) sets out the training an employer intends to deliver to its staff over the coming year. Submitting one to the relevant SETA, alongside a skills development facilitator, is the prerequisite for claiming a mandatory grant funded from the SDL.
What it means
The WSP must reflect the actual development needs identified across the workforce, not a generic template, since SETAs can query plans that look disconnected from the employer's real training activity. It is paired the following year with an annual training report showing what was actually delivered against the plan.
Where it fits in
The grant the WSP unlocks is calculated as a percentage of the SDL paid through payroll, so an accurate, complete WSP submission is what lets an employer recover part of a levy it has already paid via the payroll system.
Key rules
- WSP = workplace skills plan, the annual intended-training submission to a SETA.
- A prerequisite for claiming the mandatory skills development grant.
- Should reflect genuine, identified training needs, not a generic filing.
- The grant recovers a percentage of SDL already paid through payroll.
