Welcome to W&RSETA | Vision & Mission

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 Strategy (NSDS).

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

NOTICE: SME DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING 2019/20 FUNDING WINDOW

W&RSETA registered small and medium companies that did not apply for the 2019/20 SME DG Grants earlier in the year are invited to submit applications for grant funding to the training of their employees.

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Applications must be submitted no later than 6 March 2020

GRANT APPLICATIONS - 2020/21 (MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY GRANTS)

Qualifying W&RSETA levy-paying companies and are invited to submit grant applications for the 2020/2021 financial year. Companies have until 30 April 2020, midnight to submit the Annexure II documents for the 2020/2021 financial year.

Submissions must be made on www.wrsetaonline.org.za

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Stakeholder access to W&RSETA policies

Stakeholders are informed that key policies on the W&RSETA operations are available on the SETA’s website. These include policies on grants allocations, learner registration, certification, bursaries & placements, among others.

policies available from https://www.wrseta.org.za/inner.aspx?section=1&page=330

WORKPLACE-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMMES REGULATIONS

Stakeholders are reminded of the Regulations on Workplace-based Learning Programmes which came into effect on 18 November 2018. The W&RSETA has prepared a guideline to assist stakeholders to comply with the Regulations. Please note that compliance is not optional and is effective from 18 November 2018. Stakeholder should contact their relevant W&RSETA regional office for assistance with these requirements.

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MANDATORY GRANTS PAYMENT DATES

Mandatory Grants payment dates Mandatory Grants payment dates Kindly be informed that Mandatory Grant payments for the 2019/20 Financial Year will be processed on the following dates:

• Quarter 1 – 2018/19 – on or before 30 September 2019
• Quarter 2 – 2018/19 – on or before 31 December 2019
• Quarter 3 – 2018/19 – on or before 31 March 2020
• Quarter 4 – 2018/19 – on or before 30 June 2020

SUBMISSION OF INVOICES TO THE CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS

ATTENTION: SERVICE PROVIDERS

You are kindly reminded that all compliant invoices should be submitted to the W&RSETA official invoice email address (invoiceadmin@wrseta.org.za) to ensure timeous processing of invoices.

Stakeholders are further reminded that the turnaround time for payment of compliant invoices is 30 working days.

Your cooperation in this regard would be appreciated.

NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PLAN PUBLISHED

On 7 March 2019, the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Ms Naledi Pandor, after consultation with the National Skills Authority, published propagated the highlight anticipated National Skill Development Plan (NSDP)which replaces the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS). The NSDP will become the blue print for skills development in South Africa and will be implemented from 1 April 2020.

The full document is available here