Skills Development points
Bursary spend on black beneficiaries contributes to the spend element of the Skills Development scorecard.
For business
Managed bursaries, recognised in full at verification.
We run your bursary programme as a managed service: candidate sourcing and selection, institution liaison, disbursement records, academic monitoring and a close-out pack your verification agency can work from.
End to end
Selection to close-out
Monthly
Academic and spend reporting
135%
Recognition of spend with a Level 1 supplier
The problem
Bursary spend is easy to commit and hard to prove
Bursaries are often the first place a skills development budget goes, and the last place the evidence is complete. Payments made directly to institutions without learner-level records, missing proof of black beneficiary status, and no academic progress tracking are the three findings that come up again and again at verification.
The administrative load also sits in the wrong place. HR teams end up chasing registration letters and results instead of running skills development.
Our approach
A bursary programme built to be verified
We define eligibility with you, source and screen candidates, confirm beneficiary status, and manage the relationship with the institution. Every disbursement is recorded against a named learner with the supporting documentation attached.
You receive monthly academic and spend reporting, early warning where a bursar is at risk, and a close-out pack that maps spend to the Skills Development scorecard line by line.
Absorption partners: LinksMe Africa, Daly Group, Safricall.
How it runs
Four stages, one accountable provider
01
Define and budget
Fields of study, eligibility criteria, number of bursars and the spend envelope, aligned to your scorecard target.
02
Source and select
Candidate sourcing, screening, verification of beneficiary status and a documented selection process you can defend.
03
Administer and monitor
Institution liaison, disbursements against named learners, results tracking and intervention where a bursar falls behind.
04
Report and close out
Monthly reporting during the year and a verification-ready evidence pack at close-out.
What you get
The commercial case
No administrative burden
Selection, institution liaison, disbursement records and academic monitoring sit with us.
Level 1 supplier
Spend with EduPower is recognised at 135% on your Preferential Procurement scorecard.
Talent pipeline
Bursars can be steered towards the qualifications and fields your business actually needs to recruit into.
Questions
Have your bursary programme run and reported for you
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