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Sector Education and Training Authority (South Africa)

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Services SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority)
Office: 15 Sherborne Road - Park Town - Johannesburg 2193 - SOUTH AFRICA
Mail: PO Box 3322 - Houghton 2041 - SOUTH AFRICA
Phone: +27 11 2769600 | Fax: +27 011 2769660
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Internet: www.serviceseta.org.za

 

Main officers in the association
Mr. Ivor Blumenthal, CEO
Mr.Mzwandile Khanya, National Manager
Ctc at EMC and for international issues
Mr. Ivor Blumenthal, CEO

 

>> Mission
  • The stakeholders in the services sector are committed to ensuring that national standards and qualifications in the sector and sub-sectors are created and registered on the National Qualifications Framework, which will be used to establish curricula, assess, certify and manage performance in the sector to develop targeted and generic service skills
  • Information is gathered and a database is created and maintained to target generic skills development, and engage in ongoing skills audits inside the labour market, including the unemployed, and in labour pools from the learnerships programme activities
  • Service SETA implements the sector skills plan, taking the specific needs of the diverse sub-sectors into account in both practice and law.

 

>> Facts & Figures
Structure: “Services SETA ” (10 000 members & 3 events/year), 135 top marketeers

 

>> Overview of the main activities
The Services Sector of Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) was established in March 2000 as a result of the Skills Development Act. Its role is to: 
  • Ensure that the skills needs of the services sector are identified, provided for, assessed and that successfully skilled people are certified as competent. 
  • Reimburse training levies payable by all employers. 

 

>> Membership types and fees
n/a

 

>> List of membership benefits
  • Possibility of participating in the Services SETA is inspiring seminars and company visits, organized by the Services SETA and Regions.
  • Members receive 1 annual report a year, including news about Services SETA.

 

>> Publications
  • Service SETA
  • Update