| Welcome to merSETA
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merSETA is one of the 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities
(SETAs) established to promote skills development in terms of the Skills
Development Act of 1998 (as amended). The 21 SETAs broadly reflect
different sectors of the South African economy. The merSETA encompasses
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services.
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The various industry sectors are covered by five chambers within the merSETA:
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Auto manufacturing
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Motor retail and component manufacturing
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Tyre manufacturing
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Plastics industries
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Together
the five sub-sectors comprise about 40 000 companies of which about 14
600 are levy-paying. The workforce employed by the total number of
companies is about 600 000. The total levy income is approximately
R1.308 billion.
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merSETA like all other SETAs play a central role in making sure that the
National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) is fulfilled. The merSETA
does not collect levies but instead receives collected levies from the
Department of Higher Education and Training. Seventy percent of the
levies are disbursed as grants and 10% is kept for administration. The
merSETA does not train -- instead it facilitates the process of training
by paying grants, registering moderators and assessors, identifying
scarce skills, accrediting providers, monitoring the quality of training
and implementing projects to close the skills gap. |
