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The inaugural Wholesale and Retail SETA Retail Management Development Programme (RMDP) was launched in 2012 as a response to addressing skills gaps within the current middle management complement within the Sector and create a pool of skilled middle managers. The Programme equips delegates with prerequisite skills to become effective managers. RMDP graduates will also be able to further their learning with a career path into the ILDP.
The Retail MDP also seeks to create an avenue for retail management development for prospective retail managers. The Sector Skills Plan has identified retail management development as a key requirement which is attributed to the relatively low skills requirement to enter the Sector as many retail managers are developed within the business.
Since its inception, 1383 delegates have successfully completed the Programme.
The SETA has invested R 20 million for the 2017 Programme which will benefit 400 middle managers across the country.
The objective of this flagship project which is in its ninth year (2017) of successful implementation is to increase the talent pipeline of highly promotable, historically disadvantaged leaders within the Wholesale and Retail Sector who have been earmarked for senior or executive positions in their companies.
The ILDP exposes delegates to best practice in leadership as well as wholesale and retail practices locally and internationally. The Programme boasts Alumni of 290 senior executives who are making remarkable strides in advancing the Wholesale and Retail Sector. A total investment of over R 90m has been made towards the Programme since its launch in 2009.
Since its inception, the ILDP has been instrumental in the promotion of over 100 delegates with several being allocated additional responsibilities in their portfolios. Delegates have been promoted to positions of directors, general managers, executives, managing directors, chief financial officers, and have been appointed to the Executive Committees of retail companies. Some of the delegates have pursued entrepreneurial opportunities starting their own businesses which are contributing to the growth of the country.
The 2017 group has been being enrolled with Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS); a business school of the University of Pretoria. The group will be divided into two. One group of 30 delegates will tour the United States of America and India while the other group will visit China and Russia. The entire group will also visit Ghana as part of the Action Learning Programme.