Career counselling is often referred to as career development services. Each SETA offers career information to the public.
Check SETA websites for information, they can be unhelpful to the public if you just arrive without an appointment. You can ask SETAs about learnerships, internships, bursaries or apprenticeships too!
Career Development Services (CDS): Career Counselling
According to the Department of Higher Education and Training
Career development is all encompassing and includes services such as the provision of career information, career advice, career guidance, career counselling and career planning. It is evident that there are significant overlaps of ideas and activities that are commonly understood as being part of career services.
How Career Counselling is Offered by the Government
The South African Government has acknowledged the need for coordinated CDS in the country. Although it is the responsibility of the Minister of Higher Education and Training, all departments implicated in Delivery Agreement 5 have to participate in this process:
- The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA)
- The Department of Labour (DoL)
- Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
- The Department of Economic Development (DED)
- Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR)
- The Department of Finance (DoF)
- The Department of Trade and Industry (dti)
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
- Department of Basic Education (DBE) and provincial departments of education
- The Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME)
- The National Planning Commission (NPC)
SETA Role and The National Skills Development Strategy: Career Counselling
The National Skills Development Strategy III (NSDSIII)3 aims
to encourage the linking of skills development to career paths, career development and promoting sustainable employment and in‐ work progression
It specifically refers to SETAs as structures to include goals to build career and vocational guides for their sector. The table below lists each SETA and what they do in terms of delivering career development services in order to strengthen linkages between schools, new market entrants and the unemployed.
Note: CATHSSETA did not submit information!
SETA SURVEY | Career Development Services | Who Benefits |
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SETA Name | CDS Activities | Target Audience |
Agricultural SETA (AgriSETA) |
| TVET Colleges; Students in Colleges of Agriculture; and Unemployed rural Youth. |
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing SETA (FP&MSETA) |
| Learners from Grade 11 -12 |
Wholesale and Retail SETA (W&RSETA) |
| Learners from Grade 9-12; Schools for learners with special needs; TVET Colleges; Universities; Unemployed Youth ; and LO teachers |
Education Training and Development Practitioners SETA (ETDPSETA) |
| Learners from Grade 9-12; TVET Colleges ;and LO teachers |
Security and Safety SETA (SASSETA) |
| |
Media, Advertising, Information and Communication Technologies SETA (MICTSETA) |
| Learners from Grade 9-12 |
Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET) |
| Learners from Grade 9-12; and TVET Colleges |
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA) |
| People with disabilities; Learners from Grade 9-12; and Municipal workers. |
Services Seta |
| Learners from Grade 9-12 |
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (merSETA) |
| Unemployed Youth; teachers; and Learners from Grade 9-12. |
Health and Welfare Seta (HWSETA) |
| Learners with disabilities; Workers with disabilities; and Learners from Grade 9-12. |
Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) |
| Learners from Grade 9-12; Mine workers; Primary Schools; and TVET Colleges |
Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) |
| Learners from Grade 9-12 |
Public Services Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA) |
| Youth in rural areas Learners from Grade 9-12Civil Servants |
FoodBev SETA |
| Learner from Grade 9-12; and Teachers. |
Energy and Water SETA (EWSETA) |
| Learners from Grade 9-12. |
BANK SETA |
| LO teachers; Learners from Grade 9-12; and university students. |
Chemical Industries SETA (CHIETA) |
| Learners from Grade 9-12; TVET Colleges; and Universities |
Transport SETA (TETA) |
| Learners from Grade 8-12; Youth from ages 18-25; LO Teachers; and NGOs |
Construction Education SETA (CETA) |
| |
CATHSSETA | No response was received. |
Extracted from the REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 2013/2014
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