W&RSETA’s stakeholders in the Wholesale and Retail Sector are invited to apply for the 2023/24 Discretionary Grant for various interventions that address the Sectoral Priority Occupations and Interventions, Emerging Occupations and Hard-to-Fill Vacancies outlined in the Sector Skills Plan 2024/25.

 Applications close on 29 February 2024.  

Nominating companies for the 2023/24 Retail Management Development Programme are informed that the selection of delegates for the programme is still underway. Delegates will receive the outcome of their institutions by 23 February 2024.

Please refer to the notice.

Stakeholders that submitted applications for the DG 2023/24 and 2024/25 Special Projects are informed that the evaluation of the proposals is still underway.  Applicants will be notified of the outcome by 15 February 2024, when the process has been completed.

The W&RSETA invites wholesale and retail companies, public and private TVET colleges, HET institutions, bursary administrators and retail chairs to apply for study funding under the 2024 Bursary Scheme. The scheme will prioritise qualifications that address priority occupations and intervention, emerging occupations and hard-to-fill vacancies outlined in the W&RSETA Sector Skills Plan.

The first edition of WholeSay for 2024 is out now. Updates are on the  2023/24 ILDP selection, support initiatives for TVET and CET colleges, and successes from the Zetech University Informal Traders' Exchange Programme.

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The W&RSETA seeks to employ unemployed graduates seeking to gain practical work experience to apply for internship opportunities:

Click here for the careers webpage.

Closing Date: 25 January 2024

The W&RSETA seeks to employ suitable candidates for the following vacancies:

• Finance Manager: Levies and Grants

• Internal Auditor

Closing Date: 27 January 2024

The December issue of WholeSay is now available. The focus as we end the year is on highlights from the year to reflect on our collective achievements to skills development in the Wholesale and Retail Sector.

We trust you will find the updates informative.