Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA), is the
vocational skills training organization in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
. As of March 2011, there has been 21 SETAs. Each SETA is responsible for managing and creating learnerships, internships, unit-based skills programmes, and apprenticeships within its jurisdiction. Every industry and occupation in South Africa is covered by one of the 21 SETAs.
History
In 1996 experts agreed that South Africa required little short of a skills revolution to survive in a highly competitive global marketplace. Thus, in 1998 the
South African Parliament
The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature. It is located in Cape Town; the country's legislative capital.
Under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Asse ...
ratified the
Skills Development Act. The act defined a new Sector Training and Education Authority (SETA) system. The goal was to develop a series of sector skills plans within a clearly defined framework of the
National Skills Development Strategy.
On April 29, 2010, Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr
Blade Nzimande
Bonginkosi Emmanuel "Blade" Nzimande (born 14 April 1958 in Edendale near Pietermaritzburg) is a South African politician, sociologist, and former anti-apartheid activist who is currently serving as Minister of Science, Technology and Innov ...
, gave a statement detailing the public release of the proposed new SETA landscape. This new landscape reduced the then current 23 SETAs down to 21 SETAs.
References
Vocational education in South Africa
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