Who We Are

The Fibre Processing and Manufacturing (FP&M) SETA was established on 1 April 2011 by the Minister of Higher Education and Training with the mandate to serve the clothing, footwear, forestry, furniture, general goods, packaging, printing, pulp and paper, publishing, textiles and wood products sectors.

Our vision is to provide the FP&M sector with a quality post-schooling education and training system that will produce a highly skilled and motivated workforce, enhancing productivity and competitiveness of the sector leading to sector growth and sustainable employment opportunities for all.

The FP&M SETA is committed to

• Promote the objectives of NSDS III in partnership with the Department of Higher Education and Training and other skills development agencies.

• Identify and implement strategies to address the scarce and critical skills needs of the FP&M sector aligned to national government strategies.

• Implement an integrated skills development qualifications framework to promote skills aquisition, career planning and access to the world of work.

• Establish a network of credible accredited public and private training providers to ensure quality training provision to the sector.

• Promote the enrolment of employed and unemployed learners on occupationally directed learning programmes such as learnerships, apprenticeships and internships.

• Link workplaces with further and higher education institutions to provide work experience placement opportunities for graduates and interns.

• Disseminate information on career opportunities in the FP&M sector to school leavers and unemployed youth.

• Build research capacity in the FP&M sector to promote innovation and new product development in the sector with the aim of increasing its global competitiveness.