Funding for Welding and Safety Courses South Africa: Quick Answer South African employers may be able to reduce the effective cost of welding, artisan-development and workplace safety training through: mandatory SETA grants; discretionary SETA grants; qualifying Section 12H learnership tax allowances; B-BBEE Skills Development recognition; employer-funded workplace training; and sector-specific occupational or artisan-development initiatives. However, training funding is not

In 2026, one missed detail in your Skills Development strategy could cost you an entire B-BBEE level — and tens or hundreds of thousands in forfeited levy refunds. From late WSP/ATR submissions and poor documentation to underutilising learnerships and ignoring absorption bonuses, South African businesses are making the same costly B-BBEE Skills Development mistakes year after year. In our latest guide, Swift Skills Academy reveals the 7 most common pitfalls we're seeing right