Notice – DG Funding Window: Career Awareness Initiatives
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Apply for 2026/27 Discretionary Grant (DG) Special Funding Window – Specific Initiatives (Career Awareness Initiatives)
Eligible organisations are invited to apply for funding to plan, coordinate and implement career awareness events promoting occupations in high demand within the manufacturing, engineering and related services sector. The programme will implement 50 events (25 urban and 25 rural) across all nine provinces, with requirements including TVET college partnerships and WIL registration for unemployed TVET learners.
- Who it is for
- eligible organisations (including CBOs, NGOs, NPOs, private companies, sole proprietorships, cooperatives, trade unions, higher education institutions, TVET colleges, CET colleges, accredited skills development providers, and event management companies) applying to implement career awareness initiatives
- How to act on it
- Submit an application electronically via the NSDMS Projects Portal (no email/other platforms accepted); use the application guidelines linked in the notice.
- Closes
- 14 August 2026
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Revised Application Period Opening Date: 29 July 2026 Closing Date: 14 August 2026 The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) hereby invites eligible organisations to apply for funding under the 2026/27 Discretionary Grant Special Funding Window - Specific Initiatives.
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo
Reference
https://www.merseta.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/merSETA_DG-Funding-Window_Career-Awareness-Initiatives.pdf
Parties
TVET college, MOU between merSETA and the TVET college
Key Takeaways
- Programme: 2026/27 Discretionary Grant (DG) Special Funding Window – Specific Initiatives (Career Awareness Initiatives)
- Previously advertised 2026/27 DG Special Funding Window and DG Funding Window 6 withdrawn
- Revised application period: opening 29 July 2026; closing 14 August 2026
- Total events: 50 (25 urban, 25 rural)
- Implementation areas: all nine provinces (Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape)
- Maximum provinces per applicant: no more than two (2) provinces; maximum four (4) events total
- TVET/WIL requirement: secure formal partnership with participating TVET college; refer and register unemployed TVET learners for WIL; conclude an MOU between merSETA and the TVET college before implementation
- Mandatory compliance documents: proof of company registration; valid Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN or tax clearance certificate; valid B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit (where applicable)
- Application method: electronic submission via NSDMS Projects Portal (no email/other platforms accepted)
- NSDMS registration may take up to 48 hours for new organisations/SDFs; incomplete applications disqualified; applicants have 7 working days to submit requested outstanding information
- Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA)
- Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges
- Community-Based Organisations (CBOs)
- Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
- Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs)
- Trade Unions
- Cooperatives
- Higher Education Institutions
- Community Education and Training (CET) Colleges
- Accredited Skills Development Providers
- Event Management Companies
- National Skills Development Management System (NSDMS)
- Skills Development Facilitators (SDFs)
Dates
Closing Date
29 July 2026