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:
Social Transformation and Justice NPC
Occupational Certificate: Retail Supervisor
01-QCTO/SDP121123204045Social Transformation and Justice NPC
Occupational Certificate: Retail Supervisor
01-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)121123204045Southern Ambition 653 cc
Occupational Certificate: Shelf Filler
05-QCTO/SDP150224125710Southern Ambition 653 cc
Occupational Certificate: Store Person
05-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)240223125039SpecCon Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Store Person
07-QCTO/SDP210524122240Sweift (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Store Person
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)281123042310Tefu and Leah Trading and Business Solutions
Occupational Certificate: Retail Supervisor
QCTOSDP01190701- 1717Tefu and Leah Trading and Business Solutions
Occupational Certificate: Sales Assistant (General) (Retail Sales Advisor)
QCTOSDP01190701- 1717Tekweni Campus CC
Occupational Certificate: Retail Supervisor
05-QCTO/SDP101121-3498Tekweni Campus CC
Occupational Certificate: Visual Merchandiser
05-QCTO/SDP101121-3498Tekweni Campus CC
Occupational Certificate: Retail Chain Store Manager
05-QCTO/SDP101121-3498The College of Production and Technology
Occupational Certificate: Store Person
QCTOSDP01191115- 1850The College of Production and Technology
Occupational Certificate: Dispatching and Receiving Clerk
QCTOSDP01191115- 1850The Finishing College
Occupational Certificate: Retail Supervisor
07-QCTO/SDP030824044832The Finishing College
Occupational Certificate: Sales Assistant (General) (Retail Sales Advisor)
07-QCTO/SDP030824044832The Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences
Occupational Certificate: Credit or Loans Officer
07-QCTO/SDP240824112216The Oneness College (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Sales Assistant (General) (Retail Sales Advisor)
07-QCTO/SDP301122075407The Skills College for Development and Training
Occupational Certificate: Dispatching and Receiving Clerk
07-QCTO/SDP210524124230The Skills College for Development and Training
Occupational Certificate: Store Person
07-QCTO/SDP210524123419The Skills College for Development and Training
Occupational Certificate: Sales Assistant (General) (Retail Sales Advisor)
07-QCTO/SDP210524124230The Skills College for Development and Training
Occupational Certificate: Retail Buyer
07-QCTO/SDP210524123419The Skills College for Development and Training
Occupational Certificate: Sales Assistant (General) (Retail Sales Advisor)
07-QCTO/SDP210524124230The Skills College for Development and Training
Occupational Certificate: Retail Supervisor
07-QCTO/SDP210524123419The Skills College for Development and Training
Occupational Certificate: Retail Supervisor
07-QCTO/SDP210524124230📋 Data source: Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) — Official List of Accredited Skills Development Providers. Always verify on the DHET website →