The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) is one of the 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) in South Africa.
Established to promote skills development in terms of the Skills Development Act of 1998 (as amended), the 21 SETAs broadly reflect different sectors of the South African economy. The merSETA encompasses Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services.
The various industry sectors are covered by six chambers within the merSETA: metal and engineering, auto manufacturing, motor retail, tyre manufacturing, plastics manufacturing, and components manufacturing.
Together the six sub-sectors comprise about 40,000 companies of which about 14,600 are levy-paying. The workforce employed by the total number of companies is about 600,000. The total levy income is approximately R1.308 billion.
The merSETA like all other SETAs play a central role in making sure that the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) is fulfilled.
The merSETA does not collect levies but instead receives collected levies from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). Seventy percent of the levies are disbursed as grants and 10% is kept for administration.
The merSETA does not train – instead it facilitates the process of training by paying grants, registering moderators and assessors, identifying scarce skills, accrediting providers, monitoring the quality of training and implementing projects to close the skills gap.
Vision
The vision of merSETA is leaders in closing the skills gap.
Mission
The mission of merSETA is to increase access to high quality and relevant skills development and training opportunities in order to reduce inequalities and unemployment and to promote employability and participation in the economy.
Overseeing Department/Entity
Office Bearers/Management
Chairperson
- n/a
Board Members
- Ms Kirtida Bhana
- Mr Jacobus de Beer
- Ms Jeanne Esterhuizen
- Mr Elias Kubeka
- Dr Lesley Lee
- Dr Alex Mashilo
- Mr Siboniso Mdletshe
- Mr Thapelo Molapo
- Mr Renai Moothilal
- Ms Ruth Ntlokotse
- Ms Thandeka Phiri
- Mr Louis van Huyssteen
Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Wayne Adams
Chief Financial Officer
- Mrs Disa Mpande
Senior Management
- Mr Rajesh Jock (Executive: Corporate Services)
- Ms Sebolelo Nomvete (Executive: Strategy and Research)
Communications Officers
- Ms Temana Masekela
Contact Details
The contact details of merSETA (Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority) are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | Metropolitan Park, Block C, 8 Hillside Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193 |
| Postal Address: | P.O. Box 61826, Marshalltown, 2107 |
| Telephone: | 086 163 7738 |
| Email: | customerservice@merseta.org.za |
| Website: | www.merseta.org.za |
| Fraud Hotline: | 0800 333 057 |
| Fraud Email Address: | merseta@thehotline.co.za |
READ MORE:
➜ List of SETAs in South Africa
➜ National Government of South Africa
