Tailoring growth through Thandeka’s accredited and trusted skills development interventions
Partner with Thandeka, your trusted Level 2 B-BBEE skills ally, to empower, boost skills, and drive local job creation in the formal and informal manufacturing and retail sectors. Let’s grow together.
About Thandeka
Since 2003, Thandeka Vocational Education Trust (Pty) Ltd has been dedicated to empowering the manufacturing and retail sectors through accredited learnerships and thoughtfully crafted skills programmes.

Empowering through Skills Development
Accredited by QCTO, FP&M SETA, W&R SETA, and Services SETA, Thandeka proudly provides qualifications designed to nurture growth and uplift communities. Our programmes are tailored to meet the unique needs of our industry and community partners, fostering opportunity and inspiring progress across the country.
Why partner with us?
With deep roots in the clothing and textile industry, Thandeka brings over 22 years of hands-on experience to skill development. Our seasoned facilitators, industry partnerships, and tailored programmes empower current employees, uplift unemployed youth, and equip community entrepreneurs for meaningful careers. Additionally, Thandeka actively shapes industry-relevant qualifications to meet evolving skill demands
Extensive Industry Experience
Expert Facilitators and Partnerships
Tailored Skill Programmes
Shaping Industry Standards
Success Stories
Amadansana Workwear, a small business that has embraced skills development as a powerful tool for growth and sustainability.
The learnership has allowed Bianca to become multi-skilled, a strength that sets her apart. She now operates three different types of sewing machines and has mastered five distinct sewing operations.
The SETA grant didn’t just fund my studies—it opened doors I couldn’t have imagined. In my final year, as one of two winners of the Woolworths Clever Knits Competition, I was awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to London for Graduate Fashion Week.
Domonic Williams joined K-Way Manufacturers in May 2021, starting as a packer before progressing to a line feeder. Her determination and dedication soon opened the door to an exciting opportunity.
For Duncan Msimango and Andile Sigasa, their journey began at Saint Vincent’s School for the Deaf, a place where education planted the seeds of possibility. Both students learned of an exciting new opportunity.
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Ready to Transform Your Workforce?
Accredited by QCTO, FP&M SETA, W&R SETA, and Services SETA, Thandeka proudly provides qualifications designed to nurture growth and uplift communities. Our programmes are tailored to meet the unique needs of our industry and community partners, fostering opportunity and inspiring progress across the country.