SAAAA actively collaborates with various stakeholders, including government departments, educational institutions, community arts centers, arts organizations, universities, local community based organizations to achieve its objectives.

Partnerships and Collaborations

• Association of Arts Administrators and Educators (AAAE) for benchmarking and international standards alignment.
• ASSITEJ South Africa for placing unemployed members in community arts programs.
• Wits University for cultural policy and arts management training.

Notable Partnerships and collaborations with CATHSSETA include:

1. Witbank Arts Campus on Arts and Culture performance.
2. Face of the earth NPO, NQF Level 4 Arts and Culture Administration
3. Pride of Ubuntu Arts Center, Puo Media on NQF Level 4 Arts and Culture Administration.
4. Black Roots on the Futuristic Thinkers Book.