Higher Education and Training

The National Skills Fund

Entity information:

PFMA Schedule: 3A
Total expenditure (2025-26): R15,603,573,000
Total expenditure as % of Higher Education and Training: 23.13%
Total expenditure as % of all entities: 0.47%

Higher Education and Training expenditure:

Higher Education and Training
R67,465,621,776

The National Skills Fund

Detailed financial information:

All Financial Values: R'000
Consol indi Classification 1 Classification 2 Classification 3 Classification 4 Classification 5 Classification 6 Budget phase Amount
1 Cash flow from investing activities Capital Payments for capital assets Acquisition of property, plant, equipme… Buildings: non-residential Buildings: non-residential Main appropriation -339,081
1 Cash flow from investing activities Capital Payments for capital assets Acquisition of property, plant, equipme… Computer equipment Computer equipment Main appropriation -7,416
1 Cash flow from investing activities Capital Payments for capital assets Acquisition of property, plant, equipme… Furniture and office equipment Furniture and office equipment Main appropriation -9,972
1 Cash flow from investing activities Capital Payments for capital assets Acquisition of software and other intan… Acquisition of software and other intan… Acquisition of software and other intan… Main appropriation -45,000
1 Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Main appropriation -127,780
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Compensation of employees Salaries and wages Salaries and wages Main appropriation 408,801
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Compensation of employees Social contributions Social contributions Main appropriation 64,821
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Administrative fees Administrative fees Main appropriation 15,216
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Advertising Advertising Main appropriation 1,329
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Agency and support/outsourced services Agency and support/outsourced services Main appropriation 61,806
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Audit costs: External Audit costs: External Main appropriation 25,835
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Bursaries: Employees Bursaries: Employees Main appropriation 4,458
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Catering: Internal activities Catering: Internal activities Main appropriation 2,649
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Communication (G&S) Communication (G&S) Main appropriation 3,405
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Computer services Computer services Main appropriation 153,033
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Consultants: Business and advisory serv… Consultants: Business and advisory serv… Main appropriation 57,276
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Consumable supplies Consumable supplies Main appropriation 1,950
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Consumables: Stationery, printing and o… Consumables: Stationery, printing and o… Main appropriation 5,295
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Contractors Maintenance and repairs of other fixed … Main appropriation 658
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Legal services (G&S) Legal services (G&S) Main appropriation 3,308
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Minor assets Minor assets Main appropriation 756
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Operating leases Operating leases Main appropriation 3,063
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Operating payments Operating payments Main appropriation 1,449
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Property payments Property payments Main appropriation 9,222
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Training and development Training and development Main appropriation 5,082
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Travel and subsistence Travel and subsistence Main appropriation 54,552
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Venues and facilities Venues and facilities Main appropriation 5,640
1 Expenditure Current Tax payment Tax payment Tax payment Tax payment Main appropriation 167,274
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Higher education institutions Higher education institutions Higher education institutions Main appropriation 5,077,002
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Non-profit institutions Non-profit institutions Non-profit institutions Main appropriation 33,127
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Other government units Departmental agencies and accounts Departmental agencies and accounts Main appropriation 5,526,573
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Other government units Municipalities Municipalities Main appropriation 149,584
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Other government units National government National government Main appropriation 2,882,299
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Other government units Provinces Provinces Main appropriation 392,277
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Public corporations and private enterpr… Private enterprises Private enterprises Main appropriation 4,321,701
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Public corporations and private enterpr… Public corporations Public corporations Main appropriation 30,852
1 Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Main appropriation -529,249
1 Receipts Current Interest and rent on land Interest Interest Interest Main appropriation 3,738,940
1 Receipts Current Transfers received Skills development (SETAS only) National skills fund National skills fund Main appropriation 15,603,573