Currently, there are 21 SETAs that focus on promoting skills development in their sectors.

Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) in South Africa encourage skills development in specific economic sectors like agriculture, banking and finance, arts and culture, construction, the chemical industry, education and training, energy and water, the food and beverage industry, health and welfare, local government, manufacturing and engineering, media and advertising, mining, safety and security, wholesale and retail, public services, and others.

SETAs focus on providing skills development and training to people employed or seeking employment in their sectors. They are tasked with developing skills development plans in response to the skills needs in their sectors. They then ensure that training in their sectors is of appropriate quality and at the skills levels needed. If you know the sector in which the work you are interested in falls, you could visit the website of the SETA or contact its office to find out more about training options in the sector.

The SETAs provide information on quality education and training offered by employers within their sectors. They can help you to find funding options and avenues to gain new skills while you are working.

Functions of SETA.

1. A SETA must -
   1. develop a sector skills plan within the framework of the national skills development strategy;
   2. implement its sector skills plan by -
      1. establishing learnerships;
      2. approving workplace skills plans;
      3. allocating grants in the prescribed manner to employers, education and training providers and workers; and
      4. monitoring education and training in the sector;
   3. promote learnerships by--
      1. identifying workplaces for practical work experience;
      2. supporting the development of learning materials;
      3. improving the facilitation of learning; and
      4. assisting in the conclusion of learnership agreements;
   4. register learnership agreements;
   5. within a week from its establishment, apply to the South African Qualifications Authority for accreditation as a body contemplated in section 5 (1) (a) (ii) (bb) and must, within 18 months from the date of that application, be so accredited;
   6. collect and disburse the skills development levies in its sector;
   7. liaise with the National Skills Authority on -
      1. the national skills development policy;
      2. the national skills development strategy; and
      3. its sector skills plan;
   8. report to the Director-General on -
      1. its income and expenditure; and
      2. the implementation of its sector skills plan;
   9. liaise with the employment services of the Department and any education body established under any law regulating education in the Republic to improve information -
      1. about employment opportunities; and
      2. between education and training providers and the labour market;
   10. appoint staff necessary for the performance of its functions; and
   11. perform any other duties imposed by this Act or consistent with the purposes of this Act.

Sector Education and Training Authorities
	AGRI SETA	Agricultural Sector Education Training Authority
	BANK SETA	Enabling Skills Development in the Banking and Microfinance Sector
	CHIETA	Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority
	CETA	Construction Education and Training Authority
	CATHS SETA	Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality, Sports, Sector
	ETDP SETA	Education, Training and Development (ETD) sector
	EW SETA	Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority
	FP&MSETA	The Fibre Processing and Manufacturing (FP&M) SETA
	FASSET	SETA for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services
	FOODBEV	Food and Beverage SETA
	HWSETA	Health and Welfare Sector Educational Training Authority
	INSETA	Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority
	LGSETA	Local Government Sector Education & Training Authority
	MERSETA	Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority
	MICTSETA	Media Information and Communication Technologies Sector and Training Authority
	MQA	Mining Qualifications Authority
	PSETA	The Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority
	SASSETA	Safety and Security
	SERVICES SETA	The Services Sector Education and Training Authority
	TETA	Transport Education & Training Authority
	W&R SETA	Wholesale and Retail SETA