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Reggie Sibiya and Muvatera Ndjoze-Siririka delivering The High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, His
their address Excellency, Veiccoh Nghiwete

At the welcoming dinner in Cape Town, W&RSETA Board The High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency,
Chairperson Reggie Sibiya thanked the NTA for embracing the Veiccoh Nghiwete delivered a message of support at the MoU
collaboration with the SETA. “As the W&RSETA, we recognise that signing event saying that the partnership was a contribution to
our organisation is not an island and that we can only make a the establishment of an effective and sustainable skills formation
significant impact in our sector through learning from other aligned with the needs of the labour market which provides the
institutions,” he said. skills required for accelerating economic growth.

The Chairperson also thanked Namibia High Commission for The W&RSETA CEO, Tom Mkhwanazi said in a statement that
its support towards the collaboration. The Consul-General of the signing of the MOU marks a new and exciting phase in the
the Namibian Consulate, Selma Nghinamundova welcomed relationship between W&RSETA and NTA.
the partnership between the NTA and W&RSETA which was “Our respective retail sectors are similar and I believe both
linked to the Namibian Consulate’s mandate of promoting trade parties can benefit from a collaborative approach to conduct joint
and economic ties. The Consul-General encouraged the two projects and enhance skills transference and training programme
institutions to explore other opportunities and partnerships in other implementation in the sector,” said Mkhwanazi.
areas to improve the economies of both countries.

“Beside the areas of research
collaboration and benchmark, the Some key areas of the
NTA wants to learn more about higher partnership include:
learning in South Africa” Acting CEO of
the NTA, Muvatera Ndjoze-Siririka • collaborative research;

• education and training projects;
• sharing expertise, specifically technical
His Excellency, Veiccoh Nghiwete expertise; and,
“The signing of the MoU marks the • collaboration on curricular design and
beginning in fostering the mandates materials assessment
of the two institutions.”

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