The Public Sector Trainers’ Forum (PSTF) was established in 1997 as a non-statutory body, to advocate Human Resource Development (HRD) within the Public Service. The PSTF has positioned itself as the main networking platform utilised by more than 1000 training practitioners across all spheres of government. It is a practitioner forum that is being viewed by the Management Development Institutes (MDIs) on the continent as a best practice.

The strategic goal of the PSTF is to create and maintain strategic and collaborative platforms that promote the achievement of the Public Sector Human Resource Development (HRD) mandates and thus locate HRD as strategic partner and enabler to the core development agenda of Government.

The governance and secretariat work of the PSTF is overseen by National School of Government (NSG) and the Advisory Committee which comprises of representatives from each province (mainly from Offices of the Premiers), the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), other relevant Departments, SETAs, Provincial Academies and co-opted members in accordance with the objectives of the Forum.