Strategic Projects Funding Window 2024/2025

Strategic Projects Funding Window 2024/2025

Description of Funding Window

The BANKSETA developed strategic projects as a mechanism to support skills development with the aim of addressing socio-economic challenges like poverty ,unemployment and inequality. The projects should reference key Government plans ,strategies and initiatives such as the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) , Presidential Youth Employment Initiatives. The funding of applications under this category will focus on promoting innovation or creativity or immediate needs or national government priorities or a mix thereof and more importantly subject to budget availability. This approach is intended to allow for impact driven, creative and / or innovative or interventionist approach towards skills development.

Submission Information

Applications must be submitted ONLY to strategicprojects2024@bankseta.org.za with the subject line Strategic Project Application.
NB: Please DO NOT submit the application using any link as this will not be considered.

The Strategic project funding window is open to the following stakeholders:
  1. Public Higher Educations Institutions and their entities (TVET Colleges and Universities
  2. Community Education and Training Colleges (CET)
  3. BANKSETA registered employers who actively contribute to the skills development levy and who submitted a Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report for 2023.2024 (if applicable).
  4. Registered NGO’s/CBO’s/NPO’s – to submit proof of registration as an NGO/CBO/NPO
  5. Government Entities (Departments, entities or Municipality)
  6. Private providers who can contribute to the strategic outcomes of the BANKSETA or National Priorities.