The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) a statutory body established in
terms of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act 97 of 1998), invites eligible stakeholders and
entities that falls within the services sector to apply for Discretionary Grant funding for
Professional, Vocational, Technical and Academic Learning (PIVOTAL) and Strategic
Programmes. This grant is aimed at addressing the national priorities as set out in the National
Skills Development Plan (NSDP) 2030, the sector needs as set out in the Sector Skills Plan
(SSP) namely, Sector Priority Occupations and Interventions (SPOI) List, Occupational
Shortages (Hard-To-Fill-Vacancies) and Skills Gaps (top-up or critical skills) and Economic
Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP).