Services SETA

Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA's) have been established in terms of the Skills Development Act and as from 1 April 2000, will be responsible for disbursement of the training levies payable by all employers. These levies will be collected by the South African Revenue Service via the Department of Labour, and are to be disbursed through a management system motivated by skills requirement assessment and monitoring.

Thus SETA's will ensure that the skill requirements of the sector are identified and that the adequate and appropriate skills are readily available. The SETA would contribute to the improvement of sector skills through achieving a more favourable balance between demand and supply, and would ensure that education and training:

• Is provided subject to validation and quality assurance;
• Meets agreed standards within a national framework;
• Ensures that new entrants to the labour market are adequately trained, and;
• Acknowledges and enhances the skills of the current work force.

The Department of Labour evaluated the applications for SETA's and the Minister of Labour established 25 SETA's on 20 March 2000.

The Services SETA has been established to ensure that the skills needs of the services sector are identified and addressed. This will be achieved through the SETA forming partnerships with its stakeholders and role-players and implementing the business plan.

CSIR

The CSIR is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. Constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1945 as a science council, the CSIR undertakes directed and multidisciplinary research, technological innovation as well as industrial and scientific development to improve the quality of life of the country’s people.

The CSIR is committed to supporting innovation in South Africa to improve national competitiveness in the global economy. Science and technology services and solutions are provided in support of various stakeholders, and opportunities are identified where new technologies can be further developed and exploited in the private and public sectors for commercial and social benefit.

The CSIR’s shareholder is the South African Parliament, held in proxy by the Minister of Science and Technology.

ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited is the largest steel producer on the African continent, producing 6.4 million tonnes of liquid steel per annum.

The company has a depth of technical and managerial expertise carefully nurtured since 1928, a reputation for reliability and a sharply defined business focus, which has forged the organisation into a modern, highly competitive supplier of steel products to the domestic and global markets.

This has been achieved through ongoing alignment with international best practices and a comprehensive understanding of the steel business environment, ensuring the company’s continued global competitiveness and participation in international markets.

ArcelorMittal South Africa's global standing is further underpinned through becoming part of the world’s largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal. The company is the world's number one steel company, with 310,000 employees worldwide.