Setas
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Manamela’s digital bet: Can SA’s higher education system survive the revolution under way?
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa must urgently adapt its education and training system to artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation…
Seta overhaul: new project management unit to tackle stipend delays, certification backlogs and weak delivery
The Services Seta has launched a new PMU aimed at improving governance, accelerating programme delivery and addressing delays in learner certification and stipend payments, as…
Why brilliant ideas aren’t enough
The country has the talent. It has ideas. It has institutions. What it needs is the connective tissue to turn potential into performance — and the patience to accept that…
McDonald’s South Africa collaborates with CATHSSETA to develop workforce
Continuous skills development is crucial to enable the youth to adapt to changing job markets and technological advancements
National plan needed to address youth unemployment?
The importance of youth economic inclusion, and unpackaging key solutions to drive it
Victory for financial sector learners as certificates issued after months of delays
The Graduate Institute of Financial Science is fighting back against shoddy service delivery
Approaches to reskilling in organisations
If the populace is not properly trained, the country will forever lag behind the rest of the world
OUTA raises red flag about Services SETA contract
OUTA has raised concerns that the Services SETA is siphoning off funds for learners into corrupt contracts
TVET gets a much-needed boost
The NMU has launched a meticulously researched diploma that addresses the many critical issues of technical training
Corruption claims rock mining Seta
It’s alleged that large sums of money were allocated to firms without following due process
Spooks inside Public Protector’s office
Mkhwebane says that it is financial constraints that made her turn to the SSA when the previous CFO resigned
State owned entities must implement B-BBEE
The minister of trade and industry has called on SOEs to play a more robust role in implementing B-BBEE
Thousands seek last-minute places at universities and colleges
The online system can assist with the placement of students, who did not apply to any university because of funding, but who now qualify.
Blade plans to take over ‘failed’ Setas
The sector training and education bodies and companies together cause the system to flounder.
Billions wasted on Setas funding as skills crisis worsens
Setas are meant to reverse the country’s skill’s crisis but they are not fulfilling their mandate.