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W&RSETA renews commitment with

Namibia Training Authority

NTA delegation visiting and interacting with various
stakeholders and institutions.

W&RSETA CEO Tom Mkhwanazi and NTA Acting CEO
Muvatera Ndjoze-Siririka concluded the five-year MoU
on 24 February 2022

n a historic and ground-breaking collaboration, the W&RSETA
Ihas renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) on 24 February 2022 in
Johannesburg.

The relationship between the two institutions was established
in December 2019 with the main purpose of enhancing skills
planning through collaborative research, educational, and
training activities of mutual interest. The NTA operates similarly to
the South African SETAs with the main difference being that it is the
only training authority in Namibia.

A few months after the signing of the first MoU in 2019, the
COVID-19 pandemic set in, impacting hugely on the planned
programme. During this period, the institutions conducted
capacity building workshops and learning sessions on research,
skills planning, qualification development and TVET college
qualification offerings.
The MoU signing event was a culmination of a week-long skills
development visit where the NTA engaged with the W&RSETA’s
large retailers Woolworths and Shoprite as well as the SETA’s Retail
Leadership Chairs at Cape Peninsula University of Technology and
University of Johannesburg. On one of the major focus areas of the
NTA (TVET development) the W&RSETA facilitated engagements
with its partners TVET colleges, Northlink and False Bay.
On artisan development, the delegation spent time at the
Department of Higher Education and Training’s Indlela Trade Testing
Centre. Key discussions were on skills demand, apprenticeship,
quality assurance, recognition of prior learning and occupational
qualifications. The delegation also visited The Clothing Bank and
the SETA’s Sekhukhune Skills Development Centre.

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