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:
CEMS Education
Occupational Certificate: Project Manager
07-QCTO/SDP230921-3041CEMS Education (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Management Assistant
07-QCTO/SDP181121-3627CEMS Education (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Career Development Information Officer
07-QCTO/SDP181121-3627Center for Africa Capacity Building and Development (Pty) Ltd
Occupational Certificate: Project Manager
07-QCTO/SDP080921-2905Central Johannesburg TVET College – Ellis Park Campus
Occupational Certificate: Plumber
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)180823052329Central Johannesburg TVET College – Ellis Park Campus
Occupational Certificate: Plumber
07-QCTO/SDP180823052329Central Johannesburg TVET College – Ellis Park Campus
Occupational Certificate: Carpenter
07-QCTO/SDP210823211633Central Johannesburg TVET College – Ellis Park Campus
Occupational Certificate: Bricklayer
07-QCTO/SDP210823211633Central Johannesburg TVET College – Alexander Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Shielded Metal Arc Welder
07-QCTO/SDP120823043424Central Johannesburg TVET College – Alexander Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Hair Cutting Attendant
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)120823043105Central Johannesburg TVET College – Alexander Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Chemical Hair Reformation Attendant
07-QCTO/SDP120823043105Central Johannesburg TVET College – Alexander Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Hair Colouring Attendant
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)120823043105Central Johannesburg TVET College – Alexander Campus
Occupational Skills Programme: Hair and Scalp Treatment Attendant
07-QCTO/SDP120823043105Central 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/SDP120823043424Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N5 Human Resource Management
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)131222051307Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N6 Marketing Management
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)131222051659Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N4 Marketing Management
07-QCTO/SDP131222051659Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N4 Human Resource Management
07-QCTO/SDP131222051307Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N4 Marketing Management
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)131222051659Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N5 Business Management
07-QCTO/Skills Development Provider (SDP)131222051307Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N5 Financial Management
07-QCTO/SDP131222051659Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N5 Human Resource Management
07-QCTO/SDP131222051307Central Technical College (Pty) Ltd
National Certificate: N5 Marketing Management
07-QCTO/SDP131222051659📋 Data source: Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) — Official List of Accredited Skills Development Providers. Always verify on the DHET website →