SETAs

The purpose of the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (Inseta) is to grow the pool and quality of scarce and critical skills in the insurance sector, enhancing the sector and supporting the country's transformation. Inseta's strategic goals are: a credible institutional mechanism for skills planning; increased access to occupationally directed programmes; better use of workplace-based skills development; training and support provided to sector cooperatives, small enterprises and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs); effective established career and vocational guidance channels; promoting the growth of a public Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system that is responsive to sector, local, regional and national skills priorities; and organisational effectiveness.

The role of the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA) is to promote and coordinate skills development initiatives and strategic sectoral training interventions, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the local government sector through: conducting sectoral skills planning and research; developing and implementing quality learning programmes and relevant occupational qualifications; monitoring and evaluating the performance of training initiatives; communicating and marketing skills development and career advancement opportunities; and approving and disbursing skills development grants.

The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) is one of 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) established to promote skills development in terms of the Skills Development Act of 1998 (as amended). The 21 SETAs broadly reflect different sectors of the South African economy. MerSETA encompasses manufacturing, engineering and related services. The various industry sectors are covered by five chambers within the merSETA: metal and engineering; auto-manufacturing; motor retail and component manufacturing; tyre manufacturing; and plastics industries. Together, the five subsectors comprise approximately 44 000 companies, with a workforce of approximately 600 000. The total levy income is approximately R600 million. The merSETA, like all other SETAs, plays a central role in making sure that the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) is fulfilled. MerSETA does not collect levies but instead receives collected levies from the Department of Higher Education and Training. Seventy percent of the levies is disbursed as grants and 10% is kept for administration. MerSETA does not train, instead it facilitates the process of training by paying grants, registering moderators and assessors, identifying scarce skills, accrediting providers, monitoring the quality of training, and implementing projects to close the skills gap.

The Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) is a skills development institution established in terms of the Skills Development Act of 1998, to generate, facilitate and accelerate the processes of quality skills development at all levels in the MICT sector in South Africa. The MICT sector is made up of five subsectors that are interconnected but also quite distinct and identifiable in their own right. These are: advertising, film and electronic media, electronics, information technology and telecommunications. The MICT SETA intends to engage in learning programmes and quality assurance of education and training of implemented learning initiatives, which lead to employment and new venture creation, while at the same time engaging in programmes that assist in bridging the digital divide, especially in rural areas.

The Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) serves the safety and security environment of South Africa with the facilitation of skills development and qualifications. It promotes a culture of ongoing learning, and creates opportunities for skills transfer for all South Africans seeking recognised industry qualifications.

The Wholesale and Retail SETA (W&RSETA) is the skills development authority in the wholesale and retail sector. The W&RSETA has contributed to the skills revolution through innovative and trailblazing programmes and projects for over 24 years, to reaffirm wholesale and retail as a major employer, one of the pillars of the South African economy, and to create self-employment opportunities. The mission of the W&RSETA is to develop a skilled, capable, competent and professional workforce to transform the wholesale and retail sector. Its vision is to be the leader in skills development in the country.