The BANKSETA has identified opportunities in the banking and microfinance sector to drive the skills development agenda and to empower the youth through various initiatives. The BANKSETA has implemented a number of significant projects and delivered on key milestones which include cutting-edge research that has culminated in the Banking Sector Skills Plan (SSP).The organisation conducts research and benchmarking to establish skills requirements and to close the mismatch gap between what the industry requires and what academic programmes produce.