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Every skills opportunity in South Africa, in one place.

Bursaries, learnerships, internships, workplace placements and real career guidance — across all 21 SETAs, QCTO and NSFAS. Verified. Free. Built for the phone in your pocket.

21SETAs in one place
50Public TVET colleges
560k+TVET students (2024/25)
R0Cost to students
How it works

Find it. Verify once. Apply in one tap.

Zoozaah pulls every opportunity from all 21 SETAs and major funders into one feed, matches it to you, and reminds you before it closes — so you never miss out again.

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One feed, every opportunity

Bursaries, learnerships, internships, workplace placements and discretionary-grant programmes, filtered by your field, province and NQF level.

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Career guidance that fits you

A quick quiz maps your interests to the right SETAs, the full NQF ladder and QCTO trades — then to live opportunities. Backed by trusted public tools like Khetha (DHET's National Career Advice Portal), SA Youth (data-free work & learning opportunities) and the MQA's career guidance.

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Verified Student Profile

Your ID, matric, student number and NSFAS status verified once against official sources — then apply everywhere with one tap. POPIA-protected.

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Never miss a deadline

Smart WhatsApp & push alerts the moment a matching opportunity opens — and three days before it closes.

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NSFAS & funders built in

Check NSFAS eligibility and browse real bursary funders — NSFAS, Funza Lushaka, SAICA Thuthuka, Sasol, Investec and more.

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Levy-to-Learner transparency

See exactly which employer levy funds which SETA, and which opportunity it opens for you. The skills system, finally made visible.

The full ecosystem

All 21 SETAs — plus QCTO & NSFAS

Every Sector Education and Training Authority in South Africa, with live opportunities and career hubs. Sourced from the official DHET directory.

QCTO

Quality Council for Trades & Occupations

The QCTO develops and quality-assures occupational qualifications, trades and skills programmes — the artisan and occupational pathway that sits alongside university degrees. Zoozaah aligns every qualification to the NQF ladder and the QCTO.

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NSFAS

National Student Financial Aid Scheme

Household income ≤ R350,000/year? NSFAS can fully fund your studies at any public university or TVET college — tuition, materials, accommodation and a living allowance. Check eligibility and apply through Zoozaah.

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Built for every kind of student

Whichever path you're on, Zoozaah has you covered

Just like in the app, pick where you're studying and see the opportunities, funding and guidance that fit you.

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University students

Degree & postgraduate bursaries, NSFAS, graduate programmes, internships and research funding (e.g. Funza Lushaka, NRF, CA(SA) Thuthuka). NQF 5–10, all 26 public universities.

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University of Technology students

Diplomas and BEngTech, workplace-integrated learning (WIL), graduate internships and industry bursaries across all 6 Universities of Technology (CPUT, CUT, DUT, MUT, TUT, VUT).

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TVET college students

NC(V) and N-course pathways, learnerships (earn while you learn), artisan trades & QCTO trade tests, and workplace placement across all 50 public TVET colleges.

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Community (CET) college students

Second-chance matric, GETC, foundational skills programmes and the learnerships that follow — extending verified opportunities to community education & training learners.

The app

Installs like an app. Works on any phone.

No app store, no big download, light on data — built for how South African students actually connect. Add Zoozaah to your home screen and it works even when signal doesn't.

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Why students trust Zoozaah

✔ Every listing verified against official sources

✔ Free forever — students never pay

✔ POPIA-protected: you control your data

✔ Built by someone who worked inside the SETA and Tertiary Education systems

Roll-out

Reaching every tertiary student, step by step

We start where the need is greatest and build out to every corner of post-school education.

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Public TVET college students

50 colleges, 560,000+ students — the first and most under-served audience. Live now.

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Community Education & Training (CET) college students

Extending the same verified opportunities to community college learners.

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University & university-of-technology students

All 26 public universities, with degree and postgraduate pathways.

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Private colleges & institutions

Completing the ecosystem across every registered institution.

Success stories

Real journeys, powered by SA's skills system

These are real, officially-published success stories. Tap each to read it at the source. Verified stories submitted by our SETA, employer and institution partners are showcased here too.

Are you a SETA, employer or institution? Showcase a real student whose life your programme changed (with their consent) — free reach across the app, website and newsletter.

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For employers, colleges & SETAs

Reach verified, opportunity-ready students.

Post learnerships, internships, workplace placements and bursaries to a trusted audience. Sponsor your sector hub, prove your grant impact, and licence anonymised skills-demand analytics — the demand side of South Africa's skills-levy system.

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