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Guaranteed absorption means more B-BBEE points
Our partners commit to long-term employment for qualifying learners. Bonus points on your scorecard, permanent jobs on the ground.
Level 1 B-BBEE | SETA and QCTO accredited skills development academy
B-BBEE learnerships with guaranteed absorption.
We run your skills development end to end: recruitment, training, absorption, audit file. You keep the points and the evidence.
- Up to 5 bonus points for absorption
- Every rand recognised at 135%
- 30+ years of experience.
Trusted by South Africa's leading businesses
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Minimum absorption commitment
Contracted minimum for qualifying learners on absorption learnerships
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Programme completion
Recent corporate retail learnership cycles
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Repeat client cycles
Longest-running corporate account, renewed annually
0+ yrs
Delivering skills development
Academies in Cape Town and Durban
Deadline planner
How long do you have to secure this year's points?
This cycle is tight. Talk to us about what can still count.
1. Recruit and screen learners
Fast-track available2. Learners signed and on programme
Fast-track availableToday
3. Spend substantially incurred
31 January 2026
4. Financial year-end
28 February 2026
5. Audit file handed to verification agent
30 April 2026
Running late? You're not out yet
Our Flexi model is built for last-minute clients. We'll recruit, screen and get your learners signed and on programme on a fast-track timeline, so you've still got a real shot at your points this cycle.
Indicative planning timeline. Your verification agent and measurement period confirm exact dates.
The problem
Skills development is the one scorecard element you cannot buy.
Skills development has to be delivered. The right learners recruited, trained, placed in real workplaces, and evidenced in a file that survives verification.
Run internally, it competes with everything else your HR team carries. Learners drop out, evidence goes missing, and the points go with them.
We take the delivery and the risk. You keep the points.
Why EduPower
Why South Africa's leading companies choose EduPower
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Level 1 contributor: spend recognised at 135%
Every rand you spend with us counts 135% on Preferential Procurement, on top of your Skills Development points.
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Fully outsourced, low-risk delivery
Recruitment through to the audit file. One supplier, one contact, one evidence pack at verification.
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Specialists in complex compliance
Disability-inclusive learnerships, hosted delivery, off-site models. The cases other providers turn down are the ones we are built for.
Solutions
Three ways we turn skills development spend into B-BBEE points
Learnerships
12-month accredited programmes. 30% classroom, 70% workplace, with absorption commitments.
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Bursaries
Up to 4 Skills Development points. Candidate selection, monitoring and close-out managed for you.
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B-BBEE points calculator
See what your B-BBEE skills development spend is worth
Set your annual payroll to see your 6% spend target. The full calculator adds your points, the 135% effect and your Section 12H allowance.
Open the full calculatorR 25 000 000
Skills Development spend target
R 1 500 000
6% of your leviable amount.
Recognised at 135% with EduPower
R 2 025 000
Level 1 contributor status applied to the same spend.
Indicative only. Final recognition depends on your verification agency and the applicable B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice. Speak to us for a formal assessment.
Sectors
Sectors we deliver in
Retail
We equip learners with practical experience in customer service, sales, merchandising and stock management, enhancing their skills and long-term employability.
Manufacturing
Learners develop practical skills in production processes, quality control, machinery operation and workplace safety, preparing them for sustainable employment.
Printing
Learners develop skills in print production, design layout, machine operation and quality assurance, strengthening their employability and supporting sector growth.
Contact Centre and BPO
We build and operate micro-BPO businesses across South Africa, creating sustainable jobs in a fast-growing sector.
Entrepreneurship
We help learners identify their strengths and build viable small businesses that support long-term economic independence.
Mining for HOPE
A mobile, transportable model for remote and rural communities. We establish call centres and BPO operations where opportunities are scarce.
Impact
Where your B-BBEE skills development spend actually goes
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Skills development
Accredited, SETA-aligned training. Face to face, online or blended, with daily mentoring.
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Work readiness and development
Structured workplace experience and on-the-job coaching, evidenced as you go.
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Real job creation
Absorption into long-term employment with our partners or with you. Bonus points, permanent jobs.
FAQ
Common questions from B-BBEE and skills development managers
Our clients
Corporates that trust us with their skills development spend
From mining and manufacturing to financial services and retail, we deliver accredited programmes for groups of every size.
Success stories
Learnership programmes that deliver B-BBEE points and real jobs
Results from employers running EduPower learnerships across manufacturing, retail, finance and mining.
It is with much enthusiasm that we recommend the excellent services of EduPower Skills Academy as our training provider. Over the past years, EduPower Skills Academy have been efficient in providing our learners with a structured SETA accredited training programme, which equips our learners with the best practices and tools for the contact centre environment. The skilled facilitators ensure that our learners are provided with quality training, guidance and mentorship whilst completing their learnership programme. It has been a pleasure working together in playing an active role and bridging the gap of unemployment in South Africa. We will highly recommend your services to other companies.
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For business
I am a business
We structure your spend against the Codes and show you the points before you commit.
Speak to an expertFor learners
I am a learner
Apply for a learnership or an accredited course. Have your ID number and highest qualification ready.
Start a learner applicationSpeak to us
Improve your B-BBEE scorecard
Tell us your payroll band and what you need to achieve. We come back within one working day with the points and a proposal.
- Office hours
- Monday to Friday 07:00 - 17:00 | Saturday on request | Sunday closed