Description :
Are you a person with a permanent disability due to an occupational injury or illness looking to develop skills to return to work or become self-employed? Alternatively, are you a dependent of a COID pensioner/COID Person with Disabilities/ Dependent of a COID Pensioner or dependent of a fatally injured worker who wishes to pursue post-school education and training at a public institution?
If you have applied for a Bursary from the Compensation Fund, but have not heard back within two months, it is likely that your application was unsuccessful. This Bursary is available to unemployed persons who have suffered a permanent disablement due to occupational injuries or diseases, dependants of COID Persons with Disabilities, and dependants of fatally injured workers who have been accepted into a recognized Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, Community Education and Training (CET) College, or Higher Education Institution (HEI). Preference will be given to those who demonstrate excellence and potential in their studies.
Applicants who meet the qualifications may be offered a renewable grant that takes care of tuition fees, required educational resources, a monthly allowance, and accommodation at a certified school, depending on the amount of financial aid available and their academic success, for the entire length of their selected study course.
In order to be eligible for this program, you must have a fully completed application form, proof of residence, claim number, certified copies of your identity document, parent(s) or guardian's identity document/death certificate (COID persons with disabilities), grade 12 June results/highest school grade, proof of acceptance from a public Post School Education and Training (PSET), proof of unemployment letter from the Department of Employment and Labour or an Affidavit, certification and verification of physical disability by a Health Care Professional or Disability Support Office/WCL forms (Final medical report), and may be required to complete a psychometric assessment. Additionally, you must be an unemployed South African citizen with permanent disability due to occupational injuries/diseases, a dependant of a COID person with disabilities, or a dependant of a fatally injured worker.
Visit the nearest Provincial Labour Centre or go to http://www.labour.gov.za to download and fill out the application form for this bursary opportunity. The form will include a full list of study fields funded. Unemployed persons with permanent disablement caused by occupational injuries/diseases are not restricted to the qualifications.
? If you need additional information, help, or guidance, please reach out to Mr. Fani at 012 319 9264/ 012 319 5774 or via email at cfexternalbursaries@labour.gov.za. You can also WhatsApp him at 082 937 2062. In addition, if you are a COID Person with a Disability (Injured Worker) and are facing difficulty accessing training institutions due to educational or other barriers, please contact one of our offices for advice, further assistance, or organized Vocational Training.
The following offi cials can be reached:
Mr Mashubuku on (012) 319 9264 [LP, NW, MP, GP, NC]
Mr Chakalane on (012) 319 9124 [FS, KZN, WC, EC, GP].
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION VIA
Post Offi ce/ Courier: The Sub-Directorate: Vocational
Rehabilitation, Department of Employment and
Labour, Compensation Fund, Private Bag x955,
Pretoria, 0001
Hand deliver: at 167 Thabo Sehume and Madiba Street,
Delta Heights Building.
Email: CFexternalbursaries@labour.gov.za
Target
COID Pensioners/Unemployed Persons who
have acquired permanent disablement due to
occupational injuries/diseases (Working age)
Dependants of COID pensioner/dependants
COID benefi ciaries with a permanent
disablement not (yet) classifi ed as COID
Pensioners (17 – 25 years)
LEARNING PROGRAMMES/ QUALIFICATIONS
Programmes that will enable an unemployed
COID pensioner/PWD to be (re)integrated into
the workplace or be self-employed
Funded Qualifi cations [See page 5 of the
application form]
CLOSING DATE
The bursary is open throughout
the 2022/2023 fi nancial year;
however, applicants are
encouraged to send their 2023
Academic Year applications on/
before the 31 March 2023