SETA Learnerships Programme 2025-2026 | How to Apply

SETA Learnerships Application 2025/2026, requirements, eligibility, and application closing date 2025.

Are you a student looking for Learnerships in South Africa 2025? The SETA invites an application from suitable and qualified students for their Learnership program 2025. Learn about the process you’ll take to complete the application below.

SETA Learnerships Application 2025/2026

Ready to apply to SETA Learnerships? Here on Southafricaportal.com, you get all the information regarding the SETA leadership application form, how to apply online, requirements, and the application closing date 2025.

Learnerships are a great opportunity if you want to learn skills and develop a career. Learnerships for 2025 are opening now and we always have details on the latest available Learnerships for you.

When you register for a Learnership Programme you will receive training towards a full qualification but you don’t have to pay study fees. In fact, when you register for a Learnership you will be paid in the form of a stipend. This means you will be paid monthly while you are on the leadership – the amount you will be paid depends on the academic level of the Learnership.

SETA Learnerships Programme Details

Interested applicants can apply for the SETA Learnership 2025 provided they qualify and meet the program requirements.

Seta was established in 2005, with their main aim in implementing the ?National Skills Development Strategy? plan. They are known as the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA). They assist in promoting the development of skills in all sectors. The sectors of Seta has been substituted for the 33 Industry Training Boards. They hold great responsibility and power in all sectors. Every industry and occupation is covered by their sectors. They ensure Seta internships, Seta learnerships and all skills and learning programs follow the skills development plan.

The people of South Africa need to learn new skills and find suitable work, thus, Seta aims in delivering these, to aid in stabilizing the economy, while promoting a skilled workforce. Yearly we see thousands of matriculates enter the workforce, but only about 10% find suitable work. Learnerships gives these candidates new skills and enables them to be better prepared to enter the workforce. South Africa has more than 4 million unemployed people, this is mainly due to a shortage of skills.

The economy has 23 sectors, and each of these a Seta division to aid in filling scarce skill shortages. Each sector is related to different industries. These fall under public and private sectors. Each sector of Seta promotes and aids in promoting, facilitating and developing training and education with all levels of business.

With the help that is provided by Seta, and all its sectors we see the following:

• Higher levels of skilled workers
• A balancing of the supply and demand in the workforce
• In-service training providing education via flexible and diverse routes
• A wider selection of career options
• The quality of education is improved, delivering better-skilled workers
• A stabilizing in the economy as more individuals receive an income
• Better communications between private and public sectors
• Higher productivity in all sectors

They provide learnerships for entry-level candidates, as well as other levels of education. Employment is not guaranteed with any of the learnerships they assist with, it only aids in better preparing candidates for permanent positions within a specific field.

Seta Learnerships Available

There are several learnerships made available yearly, some may include the following options for candidates:

• Hygiene and Cleaning
• Labour Recruitment Consultancy
• Funeral Services
• Funeral Directing
• Marketing and Sales
• Customer Management
• Call/Contact Centre Operator
• Call/Contact Centre Management
• Secretarial
• Administration
• Property Practitioner
• Business Advertising
• Public Relations
• Beauty Technology
• Nail Technology
• Hairdressing
• Business Practice
• Project Management

Seta Learnerships Requirements

Candidates between the ages of 18 and 30.  Candidates must include a detailed curriculum vitae with contact details, contactable references as well as any information they feel may be pertinent to their application.  Please also include certified copies of all relevant certificates, ID, and proof of address no older than three months.  Candidates must be permanent South African residents and citizens.

Most candidates will also be required to have the following:

• Matric
• English, read, write and speak
• Computer literate
• Candidates must not have a permanent employment
• Be self-motivated and a team player
• Candidates must not be registered with any other institute for a learnership
• Candidates must not be studying at an institute of higher learning
• Flexibility with a commitment to learn, but moreover willingness to work

Seta Learnerships Application

Learnerships online applications processes are not available. Candidates can contact the department within their area for forms, information, and available learnerships or visit their website.

The following offices can be contacted:

Western Cape – 021 946 4022

Northern Cape – 053 832 0051

Eastern Cape – 043 726 8314

Kwa-Zulu Natal – 031 304 5930 / 2

Mpumalanga – 087 700 8113

Free State – 051 430 5072

North West – 018 294 5280

Gauteng – 011 403 1301

Limpopo – 015 295 9303

Seta Learnerships Closing Dates

Seta learnerships have a variety of closing dates. These dates will depend on the learnership available.

Only apply within a field that you would like to pursue as a career. Remember to sign all forms, and complete them fully. Application missing certified documents, will not be considered.

Overview of Learnership Programmes in South Africa

What is a Learnership?

A Learnership is a work-based learning programme. This means that classroom studies at a college or training center are combined with practical on-the-job experience. We learn much better when we can practice what we have been taught in the classroom in a workplace environment.

By physically performing tasks that are learned in the classroom at the workplace, we can see what we have learned and what we did not understand. This allows us to ask the trainer to explain that part of the lesson again until we fully understand it.

Learnerships form part of a nationally recognized qualification that is directly linked to an occupation. This means that what you learn on leadership is not just for the particular job that you can get once you have finished the leadership; it also forms part of a higher qualification that you can study further through other Learnership or short courses.

Each leadership has a specific level of qualification. An artisan like a bricklayer or a beautician, for instance, is a Level 4 Qualification. This means that if you want to become an artisan you will have to complete 4 four separate leadership (levels 1, 2, 3 & 4). There is no set time-frame in which you have to do these, as each level qualification remains in the system and will count towards the full qualification.

Who Benefits From Learnerships?

In short, everybody!

The Learner:

• ?You get access to free learning and better job opportunities
• ?Can earn while you learn
• ?Learnerships can help you to get into the workplace and/or get a formal qualification

The Employer:

• Gets skilled, experienced workers who will need less supervision
• Gets improved productivity
• Can identify and solve gaps in skills and training
• Educates and empowers employees, creating a happy workforce

The Industry:

• Gets access to far more skilled and professional workers
• Can develop employees to world-class standards
• Becomes more competitive in the international market

How Do Learnerships Work?

In the past, the education given in schools and other education facilities did not really have much in common with the working world. This meant that people entered the workplace with all of the knowledge but none of the practical experience on how to do the job.

Learnerships teach both the? why? and how to? by creating a contract between the learner, the learning provider, and the organization or business. All learnership contracts must be registered with the Sector Education Training Authority (SETA) for that specific industry, which guarantees that the learnership programme is of a high standard.

If accepted into a learnership you will have to sign two legal contracts; a Learnership Agreement and an Employment Contract. The Learnership Agreement tells you exactly what responsibilities you, the training provider and the employer have. The Employment Contract is only for the period of the learnership. Learnerships last between 12 -24 months.

If you are unemployed, you will receive an allowance while you are on a learnership which is meant to cover costs like travel and food. If you are already employed you will only receive your normal salary.

During the learnership you will spend a certain period of time in a classroom, either at the company or organization or at other premises, and the rest of the time actually working and learning on the job at the company. It is important that you take advantage of the opportunity offered you to develop your skills, gain experience and grow your potential.

A learnership is the perfect way to show the trainers and the organization what you know, as it could lead to a permanent job with that company or organisation, so take your learnership seriously.

You will be expected to do certain written and practical tasks while on the learnership as part of your studies. Learnerships are outcomes-based, which means that you will be assessed (tested) on what you have learned through the various stages of the learnership, not only at the end of it.

You will get an official certificate that will state the qualification, and indicate the area in which you have developed skills during the learnership if you are considered to be competent at the end of it. This qualification is nationally? recognized.

Completing a learnership is not a guarantee of employment, but many learners do get employed by companies or organizations where they did their learnerships. Even if that company does not employ you, you stand a much better chance of getting employed with a learnership qualification than without one.

Who Qualifies for a Learnership?

Learnerships are designed for all levels and as such is open to anyone between the ages of 16 and 60. This includes the unemployed and the employed, the able-bodied and the disabled.

How Does One Get Access to a Learnership?

Decide in which line you want to study and either speak to your employer or contact your nearest Labour Centre or Provincial Office of the Department of Labour to find out whether there are any learnerships that you can apply for.

Some learnerships have certain conditions, such as only accepting learners who have a Grade 12, speak more than 1 language, or have computer skills, for instance. Other learnerships do not have any requirements.

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