2025 STRATEGIC PROJECTS APPLICATION CLOSURE
CATHSSETA invites all stakeholders, including levy-paying employers, non-levy-paying employers, labour organisations, training providers, and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s), including Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Community Education and Training (CET) Colleges operating within CATHSSETA sub-sectors, to Discretionary Grant (DG) workshops.
The topics to be covered in the workshop are as follows:
Dates for the workshops are as follows:
| Province | City | Dates |
| Mpumalanga | Nelspruit | 15-Jan-26 |
| Northern Cape | Kimberley | 15-Jan-26 |
| Free State | Bloemfontein | 16-Jan-26 |
| North West | Rustenburg | 16-Jan-26 |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal | Durban | 19-Jan-26 |
| Western Cape | Cape Town | 20-Jan-26 |
| Gauteng | Midrand | 21-Jan-26 |
| Eastern Cape | East London | 22-Jan-26 |
| Limpopo | Polokwane | 23-Jan-26 |
To secure your space for the workshop, please complete the attached delegation registration form and email it to the following CATHSSETA email addresses:
| Province | Email address |
| Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape | ThabangMa@cathsseta.org.za |
| Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga | Thabsile@cathsseta.org.za |
| KwaZulu Natal, Limpopo, Free State | ThutoT@cathsseta.org.za |
Please note that due to venue limitations, there is limited space available for physical attendance.
2026/27 CATHSSETA DISCRETIONARY GRANT APPLICATIONS
OPENING DATE: 11 December 2025
CLOSING DATE: 31 January 2026 at 16h00
The Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) is
a statutory body established in terms of the Skills Development Act (1998), as amended, to advance skills
levels in accordance with the National Skills Development Plan (NSDP).
CATHSSETA hereby invites applications from stakeholders and legal entities who fall within its scope.