Links

Here are some suggested useful links and online resources related to skills development. Please email me with suggestions for additional links.

Specialist sites

Site Name	Notes	Website
The Agri Handbook	This is our sister publication. The Agri Handbook for South Africa has a chapter on Agricultural Education & Training which you can view here.	www.agrihandbook.co.za
Xasa Facilitating	Chris Vorwerk's site with many resources and articles on skills development, particularly informal learning and experiential learning. Chris is a specialist on skills development and the NQF.	www.xasa.co.za

General sites

Acronym	Full Name	Website
PRIMARY BODIES
HRD Council	Human Resource Development Counil of SA	www.hrdcsa.org.za
DHET	Dept of Higher Education & Training	www.dhet.gov.za
NSA	National Skills Authority	None available
SAQA	South African Qualifications Authority	www.nqf.org.za www.saqa.org.za
QUALITY COUNCILS
QCTO	Quality Council for Trades & Occupations	www.qcto.org.za
Umalusi	General & Further Education & Training Council	www.umalusi.org.za
CHE / HEQC	Council for Higher Education (also known as the Higher Education Quality Committee)	www.che.ac.za
OTHER BODIES
UYF	Umsobomvu Youth Fund / National Youth Development Agency	www.youthportal.org.za www.nyda.gov.za
GIZ	German Development Co-operation	www.giz.de/en/
SECTOR EDUCATION & TRAINING AUTHORITIES (SETAs)
AGRISETA	Agricultural SETA	www.agriseta.co.za
BANKSETA	Banking SETA	www.bankseta.org.za
CATHSSETA	Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality & Sport SETA	www.cathsseta.org.za
CHIETA	Chemical Industries SETA	www.chieta.org.za
CETA	Construction SETA	www.ceta.org.za
ETDPSETA	Education, Training & Development	www.etdpseta.org.za
EWSETA	Energy & Water SETA	www.eseta.org.za
FASSET	Finance & Accounting SETA	www.fasset.org.za
FPMSETA	Fibre, Processing & Manufacturing SETA	www.fpmseta.org.za
FOODBEV	Food & Beverages SETA	www.foodbev.co.za
HWSETA	Health & Welfare SETA	www.hwseta.org.za
INSETA	Insurance SETA	www.inseta.org.za
LGSETA	Local Government  SETA	www.lgseta.co.za
MERSETA	Manufacturing & Engineering SETA	www.merseta.org.za
MICTS	Media, Information & Communication Technologies SETA	www.mict.org.za
MQA	Mining & Minerals SETA	www.mqa.org.za
PSETA	Public Sector SETA	www.pseta.gov.za
SASSETA	Safety & Security SETA	www.sasseta.org.za
SSETA	Services SETA	www.serviceseta.org.za
TETA	Transport SETA	www.teta.org.za
W&RSETA	Wholesale & Retail SETA	www.wrseta.org.za