“SETA” stands for Sector Education and Training Authority and is an initiative of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS). SETA’s facilitate training for out-of-school youth as well as anyone who needs additional skills and further training. The members of a SETA include employers, trade unions and government departments. SETA’s have been established by the Labour Department to assist with the Skills Development Act.
See the table below for more information on each.
What is the role of a SETA?
The functions and responsibilities of SETAs are to:
- Develop a sector skills plan;
- Implement the sector skills plan;
- Develop and administer learnerships;
- Support the implementation of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF);
- Accredit education and training providers;
- Monitor provision to ensure that programmes are being followed;
- Register Assessors;
- Collaborate with other Education and Training Quality Assurers (ETQA);
- Report to the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on how they fulfil the ETQA role;
- Disburse levies collected from employers in their sector.
List of SETA’s:
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AGRISETA BANKSETA
CHIETA
ETDP FASSET FIETA FOODBEV HWSETA |
INSETA ISETT LGSETA MAPPP SETA MERSETA MQA
SASSETA SERVICES SETA TETA W&RSETA |
For more information on available SETA’s: visit the SAQA website
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