About Us – SDF Corp

Amanda van der Merwe, CEO

Helping people has always been my passion. Through SDF Corp I can achieve my goals ensuring that companies fully benefit by doing business with us. My business model ensures maximum points and I believe that information and knowledge is free. It is what you do with it, that matters.

Meet the SDF Corp Group - who we are

SDF Corp. has over 20 years’ of providing our clients with the best strategic business solutions to help them navigate complicated and often cumbersome legislation in order to get the most out of Skills Development.
We have over 70 years’ combined experience that we use to help South African SMMEs to grow and take their business to the next level of professionalism, compliance, and development.
As a sustainable Exempted Micro Enterprise, we understand the challenges of running a business in South African development legislation and we can provide strategic solutions that serves to the benefit of every client’s business.
Our vision is to create a business solution for Skills Development that provides service excellence in all client dealings, the highest customer satisfaction, and a 100% success rate on our clients’ outcomes.
We believe that providing Skills Development in the workplace will make our business and economic landscape soar and we want to see each of our clients and their people succeed and benefit from South African legislation.

Client Testimonials

"I would just like to thank Amanda van der Merwe and her team at SDF Corp for their expert advice and continued customer service excellence. Through your expert knowledge of legislation, we are now fully compliant with all necessary legislation, some of which as a private business owner I never even knew existed. By implementing what you and your team have advised us I can rest easy knowing no hidden surprises are waiting for me and my company at our next Department of Labour inspection. I would highly recommend SDF Corp to any business owner wanting to make sure they are up to date and in line with all the latest legislation from Government and Department of Labour."

SDF Corp has been assisting ICH with Skills Development for many years. During this time their team has assisted us with WSP and ATR submissions to ensure our legislative compliance as well as claiming mandatory and discretionary grants in order for us to better invest in Skills Development programmes and re-invest in our employees. The team also advises and assists us with Employment Equity compliance to ensure that our EE approach is strategically implemented with fairness to all our entire workforce.

We have been working with SDF Corp since 2017 to assist us with Skills Development. Their services for us includes submitting Workplace Skills Plans and Annual Training Reports with our SETA. Thanks to their Skills Development services we have been able to claim discretionary grant funding from our SETA, as well as claim back Tax Rebates from SARS with IT180 Tax claims. In addition to these services, their team also conducts the project management of our learnerships. They also assist us with Employment Equity and BEE implementation and within three years we were verified as a BEE Level 3 Generic Entity.

"SDF Corp's services has made a difference to our company with their Skills Development Facilitator’s assistance regarding WSP and Employment Equity submissions coupled with managing our learnerships, it has removed a lot of the admin involved in my role for me to better utilize my time as a strategic HR business partner. I know my reports will be submitted before the deadline and the information is correct as it has been verified with me and my team prior to submission. Their constant communication and feedback give me piece of mind that we are ensuring we meet our regulatory requirements. "

“Working with SDF Corp on Skills Development has been a wonderful experience. They are proficient and knowledgeable. They have a wide range of skills and ideas in handling our Skills programme, which has helped uplift and equip our staff. They are an invaluable link between us and the Seta’s and other role players. We whole-heartedly recommend them because they are both passionate and easy to work with.”

"I am completely satisfied with the services rendered by the SDF Corp Team. The SDF Corp Group has made a positive difference within Icon Property Group relating to matters we were not even aware of as a small enterprise."

"SDF Corp came recommended at a time when we had just lost our BEE Classification due to incorrect advice. SDF Corp took control immediately, provided excellent guidance based on information provided and we had our Level one back 8 months later. They have assisted with organising learnerships and applied successfully for all grants. SDF Corp took full control of our empowerment process including all the admin. This allowed us to concentrate on our core business."

“Failure is the next step to success.”

“Learn to love the sound of your feet walking away from things not meant for you.”

“Don’t stop when you are tired, stop when you are done.”

“And He is before all things and in Him all things hold together – Col 1:17”

“Never focus on what can go wrong. Focus on what can go right.”

“The potential within you is greater than the obstacles around you.”

” You don’t get what you wish for. You get what you work for.”

“If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.”

Each unit in the SDF Corp Group was created to complement all other aspects of our service delivery, making us an integrated and comprehensive solution for South African clients and multinationals trading in South Africa. Our units developed as a result from addressing specific problems that we could not otherwise solve, which means that synergy is at our core and smooth dealings come naturally.