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Stakeholders outline key skills priority areas

The engagements enable the W&RSETA to solicit inputs on
the skills needs of the Wholesale and Retail Sector that will be
included in the 2022/23 SSP with a specific focus on provincial
needs reflected in the 2021 Provincial Skills Plan. This year’s
engagement programme is positioned to engage stakeholders
on critical areas around skills development, economic and labour
markets to alleviate the impact of COVID-19. Stakeholders also
provided feedback on occupations and associated skills to be
prioritised to assist the recovery of the sector from the COVID-19
impact.

Stakeholders also used the sessions to share concerns,
compliments, and suggestions to which the W&RSETA will follow
up with feedback.
s part of the 2022/23 Sector Skills Plan (SSP) update, the
AW&RSETA embarked on Provincial Skills Plan consultations In March, the engagement sessions will cover the Limpopo,
and engagements in January which will be completed in May. Gauteng and KwaZulu–Natal provinces, followed by Priority Skills
Virtual consultation sessions have taken place with stakeholders Plan engagements in April and May. Click here for the schedule.
in Mpumalanga, North-West, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and
Free State to date. The W&RSETA thanks all stakeholders who attended the sessions
and encourages those in the outstanding provinces to actively
SETAs are required to develop Sector Skills Plans in order to fully participate in the process to ensure that the SETA produces a
outline the skills supply and demand in the various sectors focusing credible SSP that reflects the needs of all provinces to ensure
on Hard-to-Fill-Vacancies, skills gaps, and sector priorities. As per allocation of funds to priority areas.
the National Skills Development Plan, SSPs contribute to the South
African labour market needs, not only to the company or sectoral Stakeholder input is valuable as it will inform the W&RSETA’s
needs. submission of the 2022/23 SSP to the Department of Higher
Education and Training in August 2022.

As part of ongoing engagement throughout the year to improve
Key factors identified as change drivers the SSP, stakeholders can send their inputsto
influencing skills supply and demand either mmaphakela@wrseta.org.za
positively or negatively:
Click here to access the presentation from the sessions.
• Data Privacy and Protection of Personal Information Act.
• COVID-19.
• Technology advancements and access to information.
• SMME development.

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