Each SETA is responsible for managing and creating learnerships,[1] internships, unit-based skills programmes, and apprenticeships within its jurisdiction.
[2] In 1996 experts agreed that South Africa required little short of a skills revolution to survive in a highly competitive global marketplace.
[3] Thus, in 1998 the South African Parliament ratified the Skills Development Act.
The act defined a new Sector Training and Education Authority (SETA) system.
[4] On April 29, 2010, Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, gave a statement detailing the public release of the proposed new SETA landscape.