WHAT ARE SETA’S  SECTOR EDUCATION TRAINING AUTHORITIES  21 THAT COVER THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTIONS  ESTABLISHED UNDER THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1998

 RESPONSIBLE TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY WHO RESORT UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (DHET)  CONSIST OF BOARDS AND CHAMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MINISTER AND INDUSTRY CONCERNED

MAIN ROLE OF THE SETAS  DEVELOP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN TERMS OF SKILLS REQUIRED IN VARIOUS SECTORS  IMPLEMENT SECTOR SKILLS PLANS  UPLIFTMENT OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT  DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER LEARNERSHIPS AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES

 SUPPORT THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (NQF)  UNDERTAKE QUALITY ASSURANCE  IMPLEMENT NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

SASSETA  SETA RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY  CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING CHAMBERS DEFENCE POLICING (NOW INCLUDING METRO POLICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT) CORRECTIONAL SERVICES LEGAL

PRIVATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICES JUSTICE  BOARD APPOINTED BY MINISTER AND CONSISTS OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE BODIES  CHAMBERS REPORT TO BOARD AND CONSIST OF MINISTERIAL APPOINTEES AS WELL AS AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF NOMINATED EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE BODIES

 SASSETA CONTROLLED BY A CEO ELECTED BY BOARD AND CONFIRMED BY MINISTER  LARGEST SECTOR IN SASSETA IS THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY

WHAT DOES SASSETA DO AS THE TRAINING AUTHORITY WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY  ADMINISTERS AND ALLOCATES DISCRETIONARY GRANTS  ADMINISTERS AND PAYS MANDATORY GRANTS  DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS SKILLS PLANS  QUALITY ASSURANCE

 ACCREDITS TRAINING PROVIDERS  REGISTERS ASSESSORS AND MODERATORS  ADMINISTERS LEARNERSHIPS, QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES  CERTIFICATION  INVESTIGATES IRREGULARITIES

 ADMINISTERS FINANCE AS ALLOCATED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE (SARS) FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT  REPORTS TO SAQA AND DHET

SASSETA AND THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PSIRA)  MOU IN 2005 TRANSFERRED TRAINING AUTHORITY FROM PSIRA TO SASSETA  TRAINING TO BE BASED ON UNIT STANDARDS REGISTERED BY SAQA AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUTCOMES BASED AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

 NEW DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE SECURITY PROMULGATED IN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE IN 2009  NEW TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS

TYPES OF SECURITY TRAINING ADMINISTERED AND QUALITY ASSURED BY SASSETA  LEARNERSHIPS = QUALIFICATIONS NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL SECURITY, SPECIALIST SECURITY, CLOSE PROTECTION, LOCKSMITHING, ELECTRONIC SECURITY INSTALLATION SECURITY SKILLS PROGRAMMES  YET TO DEVELOP A SPECIFIC UNIT STANDARD FOR CAMPUS PROTECTION

CONCLUSION SASSETA PLAYS A VITAL PART IN ENSURING QUALITY TRAINING WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA