On 20 March 2000 the Minister of Labour established the Police, Private Security, Legal and Correctional Services Sector Education and Training Authority ("POSLEC") and the Diplomacy Intelligence, Defence and Trade Education and Training Authority ("DIDTETA''), as two of twenty-five sector education and training authorities.

In order to co-ordinate education and training activities more effectively within the sectors falling under POSLEC and DIDTETA the Minister of Labour amalgamated POSLEC and DIDTETA to form the Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority ("SASSETA") on 1 July 2005.