Wholesale and retail companies are invited to submit applications for middle managers, supervisors, and team leaders for the 2023/24 RMDP. The programme will be delivered in partnership with various institutions and implemented at NQF levels 5 to 7 qualifications.

Applications must be submitted by 10 November 2023.

W&RSETA-registered wholesale and retail companies are invited to nominate eligible visionary and strategic leaders for the 2023/24 ILDP that will be offered from March 2024.

Click here for the advert. 

The September edition of WholeSay is now available. The highlights of this issue include updates on the 2021/22 International Leadership Development Programme immersion to New York and the W&RSETA Informal Traders’ Exchange Programme immersion in Nairobi. You can also read about the 2023 Fuel Retailers Association conference and the Durban Business Fair.

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The Central University of Technology Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair invites nominations for members to serve on the Governance Board and the Management Operating Committee of the Leadership Chair.

Nominations must be submitted by 21 October 2023.

The W&RSETA invites the Public and private TVET and HET institutions, bursary administrators, wholesale and retail employers and Retail Chairs to apply for phase II of the 2023 Bursary Scheme.

The scheme will prioritise wholesale and retail related qualifications that address the Sector Priority Skills and Hard-to-Fill Vacancies listed in the W&RSETA Sector Skills Plan.

The Cape Town University of Technology invites its students and staff to a guest lecture by Professor Jens Hultman of the Kristianstad University in Sweden themed "Building Sustainable Retail Business” on 24 October 2023. 

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W&RSETA employers, wholesale and retail employees, institutions with registered Masters and PhD students employed in the Wholesale and Retail sector, and the Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chairs are invited to apply for the 2023/24 Discretionary Grant Bursary Funding Window.

Applications must be submitted on or before 20 October 2023

W&RSETA stakeholders are informed of technical challenges experienced by the Department of Higher Education and Training with the Levy Data portal. Consequently, this will impact on the on the payment of the Mandatory Grant tranche to be paid 30 September 2023.  Stakeholders will be advised of the next Mandatory Grant payment date once the issue has been resolved.

The W&RSETA invites applications for partnership proposals and/or special project proposals for 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial year periods that aim to address any of the key priority skills areas identified in the W&RSETA Sector Skills Plan.

Applications must be submitted to SpecialProjects@wrseta.org.za  by 30 September 2023. No late applications will be considered.

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