YIELD Programme
Three Ways to Engage
Choose the level that fits your business right now.
DISCOVER · DEPLOY · DESIGN
Choose the level that fits your business right now.
DISCOVER · DEPLOY · DESIGN
Workshop & Diagnostic · From R6,500/seat (excl. VAT) · Half or full day at Sondela
A structured YIELD workshop led by our advisory team. We walk through your current skills development obligations, incentive eligibility, and workforce planning gaps. You leave with a clear picture of where you stand and what you could be claiming.
The workshop is hosted on-site at Sondela Academy in Bela-Bela. Delegates get a guided tour of the reserve, see the training facilities first-hand, and experience the environment where learners live and study. Working lunch included.
CEOs, MDs, HR Directors, Financial Directors, Skills Development Facilitators, and anyone responsible for B-BBEE compliance or workforce planning. Maximum 15 delegates per open cohort.
WIL Host Partnership · From R25,000/year (excl. VAT)
Sondela Academy trains the learners. Your business hosts them for the workplace experience component. This is the practical half of a registered learnership — learners rotate through your operation (kitchen, front-of-house, guiding, conservation) doing real work under your supervision, as part of their accredited qualification.
The key distinction: You are a host site, not a training provider. Sondela retains all training provider obligations. TiOLi handles compliance and reporting. You provide the workplace environment and day-to-day supervision.
Both the TiOLi management fee and Sondela training fee are eligible expenses under the Section 12H tax deduction, meaning you can claim them back.
A mid-size hospitality group hosting 8 learners through a 12-month WIL programme:
Returns depend on learner NQF levels, disability status, and employee eligibility. YIELD diagnostic confirms exact figures.
This is an illustrative example only, not a guarantee of returns. Actual incentive values depend on eligibility, compliance, SETA registration, and SARS assessment. TiOLi recommends independent tax advice before making investment decisions.
Full Skills Ecosystem · R220k – R350k (excl. VAT) Year 1
How DESIGN differs from DEPLOY: In DEPLOY, you host Sondela's existing learners at your site. In DESIGN, TiOLi creates a bespoke learnership programme for your own employees or new recruits — using Sondela as the accredited training provider. You control the programme. Sondela delivers the training. TiOLi manages everything in between.
DESIGN is for organisations that want their own skills development programme — not just hosting someone else's learners. TiOLi diagnoses your workforce needs, designs a SETA-registered learnership around your specific roles, and manages the full lifecycle: recruitment, training delivery (via Sondela), compliance, incentive claims, and B-BBEE reporting.
DIAGNOSE · 4–6 weeks
Full workforce audit, B-BBEE gap analysis, incentive modelling. Output: YIELD Diagnostic Report.
R35,000 – R65,000 (excl. VAT)
DESIGN · 6–8 weeks
Custom programme architecture, SETA alignment, learnership selection, WSP/ATR planning. Output: YIELD Programme Blueprint.
R45,000 – R80,000 (excl. VAT)
DEPLOY · 12 months
Learner recruitment, placement at Sondela and your workplace, SETA registration, compliance administration. Output: Active learnership programme.
R55,000 – R90,000 (excl. VAT)
MEASURE · Ongoing quarterly
Performance tracking, compliance reporting, incentive claim support, B-BBEE verification prep. Output: Quarterly YIELD Reports.
R12,000 – R20,000/quarter (excl. VAT)
MATURE · Year 2+
Programme renewal, scaling, talent pipeline optimisation, advanced B-BBEE strategy. Output: Multi-year YIELD Roadmap.
Fees reduce from Year 2 as systems mature
For a company hosting 20 learners through a DESIGN programme:
Year 1 DESIGN investment
R220k – R350k
Section 12H deduction (20 learners)
R800,000
Tax saving at 27%
R216,000
ETI (if eligible, 24 months)
Up to R600,000
The programme can pay for itself in Year 1 through tax deductions alone, before counting B-BBEE scorecard improvement or SDL recovery.
This is an illustrative example only, not a guarantee of returns. Actual incentive values depend on eligibility, compliance, SETA registration, and SARS assessment. TiOLi recommends independent tax advice before making investment decisions.
| DISCOVER | DEPLOY Recommended | DESIGN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | From R6,500/seat (excl. VAT) | From R25,000/year (excl. VAT) | R220k – R350k (excl. VAT) Year 1 |
| Duration | Half or full day | 12-month cycles | Multi-year engagement |
| Sondela’s Role | Workshop venue & reserve tour | Trains learners; you host them at your site | Accredited training provider for your bespoke programme |
| TiOLi’s Role | Diagnostic facilitation | SETA compliance, B-BBEE reporting, WIL management | Full programme design, SETA registration, incentive claims & oversight |
| Learners | N/A — information only | Sondela’s students placed at your site | Your own employees or new recruits |
| B-BBEE Benefit | Awareness & gap analysis | Direct skills spend points | Maximum skills element score |
| Tax Benefit | Eligibility assessment | Section 12H + ETI claims | Full incentive stack optimisation |
| Best For | First step — understand your incentive opportunity | Want trained staff without building your own programme | Want your own registered learnership for your workforce |