A Trusted Partner in Skills Development and Training for the Chemical Sector

The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) is a statutory body that was established by the Skills Development Act in 1998. CHIETA’s role in the sector, is to facilitate skills development as well as to ensure that skills needs are identified and addressed through various training initiatives in the chemical and manufacturing industries.

Approximately 70 % of the Skills Development Levies (SDL), that are obtained from the chemical industry, are distributed back to member companies through:

• Mandatory Grants
• Strategic Grants
• Discretionary Grants

As a trusted partner in skills development and training for the chemical sector, CHIETA funds the industry for the various occupational programmes as well as certain TVET sector and higher education programmes. In this regard, CHIETA is guided by its well-researched Sector Skills Plan that documents the hard to fill skills and hard to fill positions within the sector.
 

CHIETA also works in close collaboration with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) to design and develop occupational qualifications and trades, quality assurance, accreditation, monitoring as well as certification of competent learners.

Our financial performance has indeed been outstanding, we have achieved unqualified/clean audited opinions from the Auditor General of South Africa, for 5 consecutive years.

Vision 2025
To be an innovation leader in education and training.

Our Purpose
To contribute to sustainable livelihoods.

Mission
To facilitate skills development, education and training through innovative solutions for sustainable livelihoods.

Values
Lifelong Learning 
Collaboration 
Integrity 
Caring 
Accountability 
Excellence

Impact Statement
Improving workforce productivity and enhancing market prospects of employees and entrepreneurs for sustainable livelihoods.

Four Strategic Pillars
Innovation, Digitisation, Collaboration, and Transformation 
The four strategic pillars are aligned to the eight strategic outcomes as contained in the NSDP 2030.