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:
Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Retail Manager: Retail Store Manager
01-QCTO/SDP040723064117Africa Skills Village
Carpenter
01-QCTO/AC-TTC 120723105346Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Carpenter
01-QCTO/SDP080621-1993Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Electrician
07-QCTO/SDP060922155641Africa Skills Village
Plumber
01-QCTO/AC-TTC 260523143310Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Hot Water System Installer (Heat Pump Installer)
01-QCTO/SDP310321-1323Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Supply and Distribution Manager
01-QCTO/SDP310823145939Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Welder
07-QCTO/SDP060922155641Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Financial Advisor
01-QCTO/SDP130623073617Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Financial Markets Practitioner
01-QCTO/SDP220524095505Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Welder
01-QCTO/SDP050821-2642Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Electrician
01-QCTO/SDP310321-1323Africa Skills Village
Bricklayer
01-QCTO/AC-TTC 260523143310Africa Skills Village
Plumber
01-QCTO/Trade Test Centre (TTC) 260523143310Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Hairdresser
01-QCTO/SDP310321-1323Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Electrician
01-QCTO/SDP220323133328Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Solar Photovoltaic Service Technician
01-QCTO/SDP310821-2819Africa Skills Village
Occupational Certificate: Bricklayer
01-QCTO/SDP080621-1993Africa Skills Village – Route 21 Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)120823055512Africa Skills Village – Route 21 Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
07-QCTO/SDP120823055512Africa Skills Village – Route 21 Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
07-QCTO/SDP120823055512Africa Skills Village – Soshanguve Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Domestic Water and Drainage Pipe Repairer
07-QCTO/SDP220323165709Africa Skills Village – Soshanguve Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Plumbing Hand
07-QCTO/SDP220323165709Africa Skills Village – Thembalethu Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Renewable Energy Workshop Assistant
01-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)140622175903📋 Data source: Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) — Official List of Accredited Skills Development Providers. Always verify on the DHET website →