The 21 SETAs and which sector each one covers

A Sector Education and Training Authority administers skills development for a defined slice of the economy. Employers pay a skills development levy of one percent of payroll; the SETA for their sector receives a share of it and returns it through learnerships, apprenticeships, bursaries and grants.

There are 21. Finding the right one is a matter of matching your sector, and the boundaries are not always obvious.

Manufacturing and industry

• merSETA, manufacturing, engineering and related services, covering metal and engineering, auto manufacturing, motor retail, tyres and plastics
• CHIETA, chemical industries, from petroleum and base chemicals to pharmaceuticals, glass and fast-moving consumer goods
• FP&M SETA, fibre processing and manufacturing, covering clothing, textiles, footwear, forestry, paper, furniture and printing
• FoodBev SETA, food and beverage manufacturing

Resources and infrastructure

• MQA, mining and minerals, which uniquely also carries a statutory mine health and safety mandate
• CETA, construction
• EWSETA, energy and water, including the skills needed for the energy transition
• AgriSETA, primary and secondary agriculture
• TETA, transport, across aerospace, maritime, rail, road freight, road passenger and taxi

Financial and business services

• BANKSETA, banking and microfinance
• INSETA, insurance
• FASSET, finance and accounting services, including the training contracts behind professional registration
• Services SETA, a broad set covering cleaning, contact centres, recruitment, real estate, hairdressing and funeral services
• W&RSETA, wholesale and retail, including spaza and informal traders

Public and social

• PSETA, the public service
• LGSETA, local government and its 257 municipalities
• HWSETA, health and social development, including the non-profit welfare sector
• ETDP SETA, education and training practitioners themselves
• SASSETA, safety and security, covering both state institutions and the large private security industry

Culture and technology

• CATHSSETA, culture, arts, tourism, hospitality and sport
• MICT SETA, media, information and communication technologies, covering advertising, film, electronics, IT and telecommunications

If you are an employer

Your SETA is determined by your primary business activity, not by your job titles. A company whose main business is manufacturing falls under a manufacturing SETA even if most of its staff work in administration.

If you are looking for training

Learnerships and bursaries are advertised by the SETA itself and by the employers and training providers it funds. Contact details for each are on its record below.