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BANKSETA Programme Hub

Explore banking and financial-services pathways across learnerships, internships, WIL, bursaries, digital skills, risk, compliance and financial planning.

28 programmesNQF Levels 3–811 programme types
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Bursaries

Study funding for eligible learners pursuing wholesale, retail and related qualifications.

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Digital Skills

BANKSETA digital skills pathway.

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Internships

Graduate workplace exposure in retail-related support and professional fields.

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Learnerships

Structured learning linked to a registered qualification and workplace experience.

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Qualification Catalogue

Registered wholesale and retail qualifications grouped by NQF level.

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Recognition of Prior Learning

Assessment and recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work and previous learning.

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School Skills Initiatives

BANKSETA school skills initiatives pathway.

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Skills Programmes

Focused credit-bearing skills interventions for wholesale and retail workplaces.

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SME and Cooperative Development

BANKSETA sme and cooperative development pathway.

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Work Integrated Learning

TVET, university and university-of-technology placements required for qualification completion.

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Work Readiness

BANKSETA work readiness pathway.

BANKSETA Programmes by NQF Level

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Programme-dependent
Digital and ICT SkillsDigital skills pathway

Advanced ICT Skills Programme

Advanced digital and ICT skills development, including targeted initiatives for youth and persons with disabilities.

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Study-dependent
Study FundingBursary pathway

BANKSETA Bursary Programme

Funding support for eligible learners studying qualifications aligned with banking-sector priority skills.

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Qualification-dependent
University WILWIL pathway

BANKSETA Higher Education Workplace-Based Learning

Workplace-based learning and placement support for university and university-of-technology students.

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Qualification-dependent
Graduate Workplace ExperienceInternship pathway

BANKSETA National Internship Programme

Workplace experience for eligible unemployed graduates in banking-sector and support occupations.

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Qualification-dependent
Prior Learning RecognitionRPL pathway

BANKSETA Recognition of Prior Learning

Assessment and recognition of relevant learning acquired through work experience and previous learning.

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Credits vary
Focused Banking SkillsSkills programme

BANKSETA Registered Skills Programme

Focused occupational or workplace training responding to priority banking and microfinance skills.

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Programme-dependent
SME DevelopmentEnterprise skills pathway

BANKSETA SME and Cooperative Development Programme

Skills and enterprise-development support for small businesses, cooperatives and microfinance participants.

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N6 / qualification-dependent
TVET WILWIL pathway

BANKSETA TVET Work-Integrated Learning

Workplace placement for TVET learners and graduates who require practical experience toward qualification completion.

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Programme-dependent
Employment PreparationWork-readiness pathway

BANKSETA Work Readiness Programme

Employability, professional conduct and workplace-preparation support for young people entering the sector.

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Graduate pathway
Graduate BankingYouth learnership

Kuyasa Postgraduate Learnership Programme

A structured workplace and learning pathway for eligible unemployed graduates entering banking and financial services.

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Post-matric pathway
Banking OperationsYouth learnership

Letsema Post-Matric Learnership Programme

A structured BANKSETA youth programme combining an NQF-aligned qualification with workplace experience for eligible unemployed post-matric applicants.

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School learner programme
Coding and RoboticsDigital skills pathway

Skills for Future Programme

Coding, robotics, mentoring and future-skills exposure for school learners.

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NQF 7
Advanced DiplomaQualification catalogue

Advanced Diploma: Financial Markets

Advanced knowledge of financial instruments, markets and investment operations.

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NQF 4
Further Education and Training CertificateQualification catalogue

Further Education and Training Certificate: Banking

Operational banking knowledge for customer-facing and support roles.

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NQF 4
Further Education and Training CertificateQualification catalogue

Further Education and Training Certificate: Generic Management

First-line management and team leadership capability.

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NQF 4
Further Education and Training CertificateQualification catalogue

Further Education and Training Certificate: Micro-Finance

Intermediate microfinance operations, credit processes and client support.

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NQF 5
Higher CertificateQualification catalogue

Higher Certificate: Banking Services Advice

Banking product, customer and advisory capability.

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NQF 5
Higher CertificateQualification catalogue

Higher Certificate: Financial Planning

Foundational financial-planning and client-advice capability.

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NQF 4
National CertificateQualification catalogue

National Certificate: Banking

Foundational banking operations, customer service, compliance and workplace practice.

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NQF 3
National CertificateQualification catalogue

National Certificate: Contact Centre and BPO Support

Contact-centre and business-process support capability relevant to financial services.

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NQF 5
National CertificateQualification catalogue

National Certificate: Generic Management

Management practice, operational planning and people leadership.

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NQF 3
National CertificateQualification catalogue

National Certificate: Micro-Finance

Entry-level microfinance operations, client service and responsible lending.

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NQF 6
Occupational CertificateQualification catalogue

Occupational Certificate: Compliance Officer

Regulatory compliance, monitoring and reporting capability.

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NQF 6
Occupational CertificateQualification catalogue

Occupational Certificate: Credit Manager

Credit assessment, portfolio management and credit-risk oversight.

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NQF 7
Occupational CertificateQualification catalogue

Occupational Certificate: Financial Markets Practitioner

Professional financial-markets operations and practice.

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NQF 6
Occupational CertificateQualification catalogue

Occupational Certificate: Organisational Risk Practitioner

Risk identification, assessment, treatment and monitoring in organisations.

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NQF 8
Postgraduate DiplomaQualification catalogue

Postgraduate Diploma: Financial Planning

Advanced professional financial-planning study pathway.

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NQF 8
Postgraduate DiplomaQualification catalogue

Postgraduate Diploma: Risk Management

Advanced risk-governance and enterprise risk-management study pathway.

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