{"id":359,"date":"2025-03-04T11:59:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T11:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/?page_id=359"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:45:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"359\" class=\"elementor elementor-359\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b632b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95b632b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34b943 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d34b943\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8b681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a8b681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/her0_01-961x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2815\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/her0_01-961x1024.jpg 961w, https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/her0_01-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/her0_01-768x819.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/her0_01-360x384.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/her0_01.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cea074 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cea074\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdd36f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfdd36f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f4d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4f4d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the Fibre Processing and Manufacturing (FP&amp;M) SETA, we are dedicated to fostering skills development and promoting excellence within the FP&amp;M SETA sectors. 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