Welcome to W&RSETA

The Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) was established in 2000 in terms of the Skills Development Act (as amended). The public entity aims to facilitate the skills development needs of the Wholesale and Retail (W&R) Sector through the implementation of learning programmes, disbursement of grants and monitoring of education and training as outlined in the National Skills Development Plan (NSDP).

SETAs are entities of the Department of Higher Education and Training. There are 21 SETAs; each servicing a specific economic sector of the Country.

 

MAY WHOLESAY NEWSLETTER

01 Jun

The May edition of the WholeSay is now available. This month’s main highlights are on the successful completion of the ground-breaking Small-Scale Farmers Market Access project with Boxer Superstores, commencement of the 2022/23 International Leadership Development Programme and the CEO’s stakeholder engagements in the Western Cape.

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2023/24 SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING WINDOW 

19 May

The W&RSETA has opened a special window for stakeholders that were affected by an error on the closing date for the funding window for the 2023/24 Discretionary Grant applications. 

Closing date for applications from stakeholders that were affected by this error is 2 June 2023. 

Click here for the erratum and advert.

SECTOR SKILLS PLANNING ONLINE SURVEY

08 May

Stakeholders in the Wholesale and Retail Sector are invited to participate in the W&RSETA Sector Skills Planning (SSP) online survey with the purpose of gathering insights on the Wholesale and Retail Sector’s skills demands as well as identifying skills and training needs required to drive growth and impact.  The survey is being incorporated into the SSP engagement process to validate and update data to ensure that the SSP is based on accurate and up-to-date information.

Click here to take the survey

APRIL WHOLESAY NEWSLETTER

03 May

The first edition of the WholeSay for 2023/24 is now available. At the start of the year, we share our 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan to highlight priorities that we will be working towards together with all stakeholders. We have also included our CEO’s meeting with NUMSA and highlights from our advocacy activities.

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W&RSETA SUCCESS STORIES PUBLICATION

18 Apr

The 2023 W&RSETA Success Stories publication is now available. This is a collection of recent successes from the W&RSETA’s various programmes in partnership with various stakeholders.  

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Physical copies are available on request.