{"id":3661,"date":"2026-01-16T07:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:30:22","slug":"invitation-to-two-research-led-skills-dialogues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/invitation-to-two-research-led-skills-dialogues\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation To FP&amp;M SETA SSP Focus Group Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11111-1-1024x301.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11111-1-1024x301.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp25.domains.co.za\/~fpmsetao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11111-1-300x88.png 300w, 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