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About this SETA

MERSETA is the Sector Education and Training Authority for manufacturing, engineering and related services — the sector that includes automotive plants, metals, plastics and engineering workshops. An important thing to understand: a SETA is usually not the employer. MERSETA funds and accredits learnerships, apprenticeships and bursaries that are hosted at companies in its sector, from vehicle manufacturers to small engineering firms, alongside a smaller number of posts at MERSETA itself. If you want an artisan trade — fitting, welding, motor mechanics, toolmaking — MERSETA-funded programmes are one of the main doors in. Listings below include both MERSETA's own posts and MERSETA-funded programmes at host employers. Not sure how learnerships and apprenticeships differ? Read our guide before you choose.

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MERSETA's hiring record on SetaJobs

Our archive has 17 MERSETA adverts in it, the earliest from June 2026 and the latest from September 2026.

Adverts on record
17
Open today
10
Locations
4 + national
Median application window
19 days

10 of the 17 are still open; the other 7 have closed.

The mix is broad: 7 contract posts, 3 apprenticeships, 3 permanent posts, 2 bursaries, 1 internship and 1 learnership.

The recruiting is spread across 5 places — nationwide postings (9), Gauteng (3), KwaZulu-Natal (3), Eastern Cape (1) and Western Cape (1).

The newest of the 17 went up 1 day ago.

Qualifications asked for run from matric to a postgraduate qualification, with matric commonest at 9 of the 17.

Half of the 10 adverts that gave both dates allowed 19 days or less between advert and deadline.

Worked out by SetaJobs from the 17 MERSETA adverts we hold, including programmes it funds at host employers — 10 open, 7 closed.

Current MERSETA programmes (10)

Manufacturing & Engineering

Toyota SA Motors Bursary 2027

Kycdd

Toyota SA Motors is offering its Bursary Programme for 2027, designed to support academically strong South African students pursuing full-time…

Grade 12 / Matric

Bursary
National (All Provinces)Posted 3 days ago
Education & Training

SARB Bursary 2027

Replit

Degree (NQF 7)

Bursary
National (All Provinces)Posted 3 days ago
Manufacturing & Engineering

merSETA Boilermaker Apprenticeship 2026

merSETA

The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (merSETA) funds boilermaker apprenticeships with host employers across the East Rand,…

R5 000 – R6 500 / month

Apprenticeship
Gauteng · Grade 12 / MatricCloses 14 Oct 2026
Manufacturing & Engineering

Volkswagen Group South Africa Mechatronics Learnership 2026

Volkswagen Group South Africa

Volkswagen Group South Africa offers a mechatronics learnership at its Kariega (Uitenhage) plant, blending mechanical, electrical and automation…

R5 500 – R6 500 / month

Learnership
Eastern Cape · Grade 12 / MatricCloses 29 Oct 2026
Manufacturing & Engineering

Toyota South Africa Motors Motor Mechanic Apprenticeship 2026

Toyota South Africa Motors

Toyota South Africa Motors runs a merSETA-registered motor mechanic apprenticeship at its Prospecton plant near Durban, the largest vehicle…

R5 500 – R7 000 / month

Apprenticeship
KwaZulu-Natal · Grade 12 / MatricCloses 21 Oct 2026

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Recently closed MERSETA programmes (7)

MERSETA programmes by province

📍 Western Cape📍 KwaZulu-Natal📍 Gauteng📍 Eastern Cape