Find DHET-accredited training providers offering learnerships, skills programmes, occupational certificates and artisan development across all 9 provinces — quality-assured by SETAs.
What is a Skills Development Provider?
A Skills Development Provider (SDP) is an organisation formally accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and registered with a SETA to deliver occupational training in South Africa. SDPs offer nationally recognised qualifications on the NQF (National Qualifications Framework), ranging from short skills programmes to full occupational qualifications and artisan trade certificates.
SDPs serve job seekers looking to gain formal qualifications, matric graduates who did not gain university admission, employed workers whose employers use SETA levies to fund upskilling, and artisan learners pursuing a trade through apprenticeships.
Structured programmes combining classroom training with workplace experience. Lead to a full NQF qualification with a monthly stipend.
Trade apprenticeships leading to a Trade Certificate via the QCTO. Covers Electrician, Plumber, Welder, Boilermaker and more.
New-generation qualifications on the OQSF, designed around real workplace competencies and recognised by employers.
Shorter unit-standard programmes forming part of a full qualification. Ideal for workers needing a specific skill quickly.
- Verify accreditation on the DHET website
- Confirm which SETA quality-assures the programme
- Ask whether SETA-funded learnerships are available
- Check the NQF level of the qualification
Employers who pay SETA levies can claim funding for employee training. Ask your HR department whether you qualify for a fully funded learnership.
What is a SETA?
A Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) is a statutory body established under the Skills Development Act (No. 97 of 1998). South Africa has 21 SETAs, each responsible for a specific economic sector. SETAs collect a Skills Development Levy (1% of payroll) from registered employers and fund learnerships, bursaries, and workplace training. Every accredited Skills Development Provider must be quality-assured by at least one SETA. Click a SETA below to filter providers:
South West Gauteng TVET College – Molapo Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
07-QCTO/SDP220423091857South West Gauteng TVET College – Molapo Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
07-QCTO/SDP220423091857St Albans Management Area
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
02-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)050224100546St Albans Management Area
Occupational Certificate: Welder
02-QCTO/SDP030224160146State of the Arc Training Academy (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Welder
QCTOSDP01190729- 1763Supplier Park Development Company SOC LTD
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
07-QCTO/SDP080423115021Supplier Park Development Company SOC LTD
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
07-QCTO/SDP080423115021Supplier Park Development Company SOC LTD t/a Automotive Industry
Occupational Certificate: Welder
07-QCTO/SDP021220Swift Skills Academy
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
01-QCTO/SDP260824142247Swift Skills Academy
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
01-QCTO/SDP260824142247Swift Skills Academy
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
01-QCTO/SDP260824142247Swift Skills Academy
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
01-QCTO/SDP260824142247Swift Skills Academy
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
01-QCTO/SDP260824142247Technical Further Education and Training
Occupational Certificate: Welder
07-QCTO/SDP130323161512Technotrain
Occupational Certificate: Welder
05-QCTO/SDP150724105518Technotrain (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Welder
07-QCTO/Assessment Centre (AC)-TTC260523121838Technotrain (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Welder
07-QCTO/SDP081221-4027Tek-Mation (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
05-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)150323130221Terotechnica Asset Management College
Occupational Certificate: Maintenance Planner
07-QCTO/SDP260423115007Thandezinhle Skills Development Academy
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
05-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)080224134624The Ndlovu Medical Trust
Occupational Certificate: Painter
09-QCTO/SDP241121-3785The SAJ Competency Training Institute
Occupational Certificate: Welder
07-QCTO/Assessment Centre (AC)-TTC140723104524The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)
Occupational Certificate: Boilermaker
06-QCTO/AC-TTC150224125435The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)
Occupational Certificate: Boilermaker
06-QCTO/Assessment Centre (AC)-TTC150224125435📋 Data source: Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) — Official List of Accredited Skills Development Providers. Always verify on the DHET website →