| List of Acronyms: | ||
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer | |
| CSDF | Contract Skills Development Facilitator | |
| DoL | Department of Labour | |
| ECCAWUSA | Entertainment Catering Commercial and Allied Union of South Africa | |
| ETD | Education and Training Development | |
| ETQA | Education and Training Quality Assurance | |
| EXCO | Executive Committee | |
| FEDCRAW | Federated Council Retail Allied Workers Union | |
| FTA | Furniture Traders Association | |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product | |
| G&R | Governance and Representivity | |
| HR | Human Resources | |
| IDC | Independent Development Corporation | |
| IiP | Investment in People | |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding | |
| NQF | National Qualifications Framework | |
| NSA | National Skills Authority | |
| NSDS | National Skills Development Strategy | |
| NSF | National Skills Fund | |
| RA | Retailers Association | |
| RAVE | Retrenchees and Victory for Entrepreneurs | |
| SACCAWU | South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union | |
| SACTWU | South African Clothing and Textiles Workers Union | |
| SAISA | South African Independent Shopkeepers Association | |
| SAQA | South African Qualifications Authority | |
| SD | Skills Development | |
| SDA | Skills Development Act | |
| SDA | Skills Development Advisor | |
| SDF | Skills Development Facilitator | |
| SDLA | Skills Development Levy Act | |
| SERTAWU | Security Retail Transport and Allied Workers Union | |
| SETA | Sector Education and Training Authority | |
| SIC | Sector Industry Code | |
| SMMEs | Small Medium Micro Enterprises | |
| SOINSA | Soweto Independent Shopkeepers Association | |
| SSP | Sector Skills Plan | |
| SGB | Standard Generating Body | |
| W&R | Wholesale & Retail | |
| W&RSETA | Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority | |
| WPIG | Workplace Implementation Grant | |
| WSP | Workplace Skills Plan | |