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Learnership Recruitment

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Learnership Recruitment Made Simple

Learnerships are one of the most effective ways to develop South Africa’s future workforce. By recruiting unemployed and unskilled candidates into structured learnership programmes, you can:

Grow a pipeline of trained, work-ready talent
Access SETA funding and tax allowances
Support transformation and compliance goals
Make a real social and economic impact
 
graylink helps employers recruit, screen and manage learnership candidates at scale – quickly, compliantly, and cost-effectively.
 

Why Learnerships Matter

South Africa faces high youth unemployment and a shortage of practical skills. Learnerships bridge this gap by combining workplace learning with formal qualifications.

For employers, the benefits are clear:

  • Tax savings: Claim up to R80,000 in learnership tax allowances per learner.
  • SETA grants: Access discretionary funding to offset training costs.
  • B-BBEE points: Earn skills development credits by investing in unemployed learners.
  • Future skills pipeline: Train people in line with your actual workplace needs.
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The Challenge

Hiring for learnerships often means dealing with:

  • Huge applicant volumes – thousands of unemployed candidates applying for limited spots.
  • Manual admin – paper forms, phone calls, spreadsheets.
  • Compliance pressure – SETA requirements, reporting, and audit trails.

This slows down programmes, frustrates learners, and risks non-compliance.

The Solution

graylink’s recruitment software is built to handle large-scale, entry-level hiring. We make it easy to recruit unemployed and unskilled candidates into your learnerships.

  • Automated candidate engagement via WhatsApp, SMS, and web chat – no app required

  • Pre-screening workflows designed for learnership requirements (ID, education, eligibility)

  • End-to-end tracking of candidates through Neptune ATS – from application to placement

  • Audit-ready data capture for SETA and compliance reporting

  • Faster shortlisting – find the right learners in a fraction of the time

Our clients use graylink to recruit thousands of learners each year, without drowning in paperwork or missing compliance obligations

What This Means for You

  • Launch learnership recruitment campaigns at scale

  • Ensure every applicant gets a fair and consistent experience

  • Capture all the data SETAs require, error-free

  • Cut time-to-hire by up to 60%

Ready to Transform Your Learnership Recruitment?

Recruit unemployed, unskilled candidates with confidence. Support skills development. Unlock your tax breaks.