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:
Central Johannesburg TVET College – Alexander Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
07-QCTO/SDP120823043424Central Johannesburg TVET College – Alexander Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)120823043424Central Johannesburg TVET College – Alexander Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
07-QCTO/SDP120823043424College of Cape Town
Occupational Certificate: Welder
QCTOASC00210429- 2321College of Cape Town
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
01-QCTO/SDP021121-3391College of Cape Town
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
01-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)160223115643College of Cape Town
Occupational Skills Programme: Coded Welding
01-QCTO/SDP160223115643College of Cape Town – Thornton Campus
Occupational Certificate: Welder
01-QCTO/SDP220823061313College of Cape Town – Thornton Campus
Occupational Certificate: Welder
01-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)220823061313College of Cape Town – Thornton Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
01-QCTO/SDP280524105417Colliery Training Centre
Occupational Certificate: Boilermaker
08-QCTO/AC-TTC250124142808Cosmo Training Academy
Occupational Certificate: Welder
07-QCTO/SDP250623171841Cosmo Training Academy
Occupational Certificate: Welder
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)250623171841Didinhle Oreatile Consulting (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Boilermaker
07-QCTO/Assessment Centre (AC)-TTC191022231951Didinhle Oreatile Consulting (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Boilermaker
07-QCTO/AC-TTC191022231951Diverse Conversations
Occupational Certificate: Health Products Information Officer
07-QCTO/SDP020824174743Diverse Conversations
Occupational Certificate: Health Products Sales Associate
07-QCTO/SDP020824174743Diverse Conversations
Occupational Certificate: Health Products Marketing Associate
07-QCTO/SDP020824174743Don Bosco Educational Project
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
07-QCTO/SDP130523205931Durban South Training Centre Trust
Occupational Certificate: Welder
05-QCTO/SDP051222104343Durnacol Skills Hub (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Welder
05-QCTO/SDP151021-3199Durnacol Skills Hub (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
05-QCTO/SDP230723053404Durnacol Skills Hub (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Boilermaker
05-QCTO/SDP151021-3199Eastcape Midlands TVET College
Occupational Certificate: Welder
02-QCTO/AC-TTC260523132405📋 Data source: Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) — Official List of Accredited Skills Development Providers. Always verify on the DHET website →