NATIONAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT (DG) STAKEHOLDER WORKSHO

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:

• CATHSSETA organisation update
• DG application process and guidelines for the 2026/27 FY
• The supporting documents related to DG funding
• Administration and management process on what transpires once an applicant is awarded funding
• ETQA update on training provider registration and occupational qualifications.

Dates for the workshops are as follows:

To secure your space for the workshop, please complete the attached delegation registration form and email it to the following CATHSSETA email addresses:

Please note that due to venue limitations, there is limited space available for physical attendance.

• Delegate registration form (3).docx

2026/27 CATHSSETA DISCRETIONARY GRANT WINDOW APPLICATION NOW OPEN

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.

• Learning programme guidelines (1).pdf
• FAQs (2).pdf
• DG application guidelines (2).pdf
• DECLARATION-OF-INTERESTS (5).docx
• DECLARATION-OF-AUTHORISED-PERSON (4).docx
• Acknowledgment of DG Policy (2).docx
• 01- DISCRETIONARY GRANT POLICY 2025 26.pdf
• Final advert.pdf
• 1766085403_DG application manual.pdf
• 1766085576_UnlockCompanyDetails.pdf_V1.pdf
• 1766085576_SDF & Company registration manual.pdf

Industry Funded Projects - December Recess

Dear Valued Stakeholders,

Please be advised that CATHSSETA will be in recess for the December holiday period.

We kindly request that all Declarations of Interest (DOIs) for Industry-Funded Projects be submitted on or before 12 December 2025 to ensure timely processing and approval.

Submissions received after 12 December 2025 will only be attended to from 6 January 2026, following the reopening of CATHSSETA.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

Kind regards, Learning Programmes