The W&RSETA head office will be closed on Thursday, 1 December 2021 for decontamination following positive COVID-19 cases. Normal office operations will resume on Friday, 3 December 2021.

The W&RSETA is recruiting for the positions of a Project Specialist at its KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape provincial offices, respectively.

Suitably qualified and experienced individuals can apply for these positions by 3 December 2021.

The W&RSETA thanks all stakeholders who attended the 2021 Annual General Meeting in Qheberha and virtual on 11 November 2021. Skills development in the Wholesale and Retail Sector would not be possible without your unwavering support. We look forward to your partnership and collaboration as we continue to implement our five-year Strategic Plan.

Stakeholders are informed that the registration of the General Education Training Certificate: Wholesale and Retail Adult Education and Training, SAQA ID: 71750/71751 qualification expired on

The W&RSETA SPPE Executive, Deborah Machard joined the W&RSETA Leadership Chair at University of Johannesburg, Dr Beate Stiehler-Mulder for an in-depth discussion on the impact of 4IR on the Wholesale and Retail Sector.

The episode is now available and can be access here

The W&RSETA invites public TVET colleges to express interest to be established as retail occupational skills centres.

Submissions must be made by 19 November 2021

The W&RSETA apologises for the inconvenience caused to stakeholders due to the delay in payments that were scheduled for the week of 25-29 October 2021. These payments will be made on 4 November 2021.

Click here for the notice.

The W&RSETA has released a summative research publication with a comprehensive analysis of the findings and recommendations from studies conducted in the past five years.  There are 35 research reports aligned to seven themes from the SETA’s Research Agenda.