The NSA Evaluation Study indicated that:

1.3 million (80% African; 76% youth) benefited from the skills development interventions in South Africa, as per the National Skills Authority Evaluation Study of the National Skills Development Strategy 111, for the period between April 2011 to March 2016.

80% of firms reported that skills interventions increased productivity. 74% of firms reported that interventions improved work readiness.

73% of firms noted a decrease in in workplace errors by young employees. Before the Covid-19 global pandemic, just over 24 000 (24 049) artisans were produced by the country for the period from April 2019 to 31 March 2020. This number dropped to just over 15 000 (15 107) for the period from April 2020 to March 2021, due to the pandemic. Important to note is that about 80% of artisans produced during this period were young people below the ages of 35 years old.

The Department conducted an Employment Index Study or tracer study for those who were found competent or passed their trade test for the period between April 2018 to March 2019, with a total of 19 627 artisans produced, of which about 4 285 were sampled for the tracer study, which was equal to about 22%. The tracer study discovered that about 81% of the artisans smoothly transitioned into the labour market, with 79% employed and 2% self-employed.

South Africa has developed the Skills Strategy to support the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. To date, the Skills Strategy has identified 103 occupations that are critical for the successful implementation of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.

Currently the PSETA in collaboration with Microsoft South Africa launched a digital skills programme in April 2021 to benefit about 20 000 young people in all nine provinces.