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Welcome to the SA-Skills Articles section. Here you'll find comprehensive information about skills development, accreditation, and other relevant topics for our community. Articles are organized by user type for easier navigation.

Learners

Articles specifically for learners seeking skills development opportunities, career guidance, and educational pathways.

• → Apprenticeship

  Discover what apprenticeships are, their benefits, who can participate, and how to find and apply for them.

• → Bursaries

  Discover bursaries for financial assistance in education, including sources and application processes.

• → Career

  Learn about career pathing, planning your career goals, and getting help with career development.

• → Internships

  Learn about internships, how to find and apply for them, and how to make the most of your experience.

• → Learnerships

  Discover learnerships, work-based learning programmes that lead to nationally recognised qualifications.

• → RPL

  Discover Recognition of Prior Learning, how it works, and the steps to get your skills certified.

• → Short Skills

  Learn about short skills programmes, their benefits, and who can participate.

Business

Articles for businesses and employers interested in skills development funding, tax incentives, and compliance requirements.

• → Discretionary Grants

  Learn about discretionary grants from SETAs, qualification requirements, and application processes.

• → Mandatory Grants

  Learn about mandatory grants from SETAs, including WSP and ATR requirements for employers.

• → SETA Grants

  Discover SETA grants, including mandatory and discretionary grants, and their role in skills development.

• → SDL

  Learn about the Skills Development Levy, who must pay it, how to pay it, and its benefits.

• → Tax Incentives

  Discover tax break incentives for skills development, including SDL deductions and learnership allowances.

Skills Development Providers

Articles for training providers, assessors, moderators, and other professionals in the skills development sector.

• → Accreditation

  Learn about accreditation in South Africa, including SAQA, QCTO, and how to recognize accredited providers.

• → Assessor

  Learn about assessors of occupational qualifications, their roles, requirements, and how to become one.

• → Facilitation

  Learn about facilitation in skills development providers (SDPs), roles, requirements, and registration.

• → Moderators

  Learn about moderators of occupational qualifications, their roles, requirements, and how to become one.

• → Professional Bodies

  Discover professional bodies in South Africa, their role in regulating professions, and their importance.

• → QCTO

  Learn about the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, its functions, programmes, and contact information.

• → SAQA

  Learn about the South African Qualifications Authority, its functions, programmes, and contact information.

• → SETA

  Discover Sector Education and Training Authorities, their functions, and the list of 21 SETAs.

• → SDF

  Discover Skills Development Facilitators, their functions, benefits, and how to become one.

Authorities

Articles about regulatory bodies, government departments, and quality assurance councils in the education and training sector.

• → CHE

  Discover the Council on Higher Education (CHE), its functions, programmes, and contact information.

• → DHET

  Discover the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), its programmes, and role in SETAs.

• → Umalusi

  Learn about the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, its functions, programmes, and contact information.