SA National Government Directory Independent, not a government site

Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SSETA)

SETA · Social Services · reports to Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

The Services SETA is the sector education and training authority for the services industries, established under the Skills Development Act, 1998 and funded by the skills development levy.

Its scope covers a broad set of subsectors including cleaning and hiring services, contact centres, labour recruitment, real estate, project management, marketing, hairdressing and beauty, funeral services, and postal and courier services.

It develops the sector skills plan, funds learnerships, internships and skills programmes, awards discretionary grants to employers and training providers, and accredits providers delivering its qualifications. Many of its subsectors are labour-intensive and employ large numbers of entry-level workers, which shapes its emphasis on foundational and occupational skills.

Audit record, 5 years

2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Qualified stable 0 of 5 audited years clean

Financial highlights, 2024/25

Total Revenue
R2.4bn
Total Expenditure
−R1.6bn
Total Assets
R4.3bn
Total Liabilities
R513m

Values in rand. Sparklines run oldest to newest and are scaled to each series, not to zero.

Leadership, 8 listed

Administrators
Mr Matjie Lehlogonolo Alfred Masoga
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Sibusiso Dhladhla
Chief Financial Officer
Ms Tshamunwe Nesamari
Senior Management
Mr Makhaya Blaai Ms Liesel Ku00f6stlich Mr Tsheola Matsebe Ms Mamabele Motla Ms Duduzile Mwelase

Description written for this directory from the entity’s own published sources: www.servicesseta.org.za, www.gov.za