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W&RSETA BOARD CONDUCTS PROJECT
OVERSIGHT VISITS

he Board of the W&RSETA recently conducted project oversight visits in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The Board
Tinteracted with companies, training providers and learners on various projects of the SETA. These visits are part of the Board’s
responsibility to monitor expenditure and return on investment of the W&RSETA funded projects. Beneficiaries provided feedback on how
they benefited from the programmes, which demonstrates that the W&RSETA’s contribution reduce poverty and unemployment in society.

The focus of the visits was on special partnerships, people with disabilities and rural development. The following companies or projects
were visited based on the initiative identified:

Tradeport provides opportunities to unemployed learners to
upskill themselves through various learning programmes. The
highlight from the oversight visit was the 45 learners who are
registered on an NQF Level 3 learnership. During the Board’s
visit, Tradeport pledged R3,8 million towards a partnership with
the W&RSETA.

Mega Super Spar where 39 learners are currently hosted
on a learnership programme.
Gauteng
United Pharmaceuticals Distributors is one of the
Projects Committee and active W&RSETA companies and implements
Executive Committee various training interventions for employed learners mainly
W&RSETA Management
and False Bay learnerships. The company also contributes to youth
Management employment through placement of learners on completion of
their programmes.
Western Cape
False Bay College Youth Enterprise Development Project sought to
The college has enrolled 50 informal traders from Michell’s Plain address youth unemployment through entrepreneurship. A
and surrounding areas for an entrepreneurship and mentorship total of 50 young people from Tembisa and Olievenhoutbosch
programme to contribute towards alleviating unemployment. in Gauteng were enrolled on the New Venture Creation
Learnership to empower them to start new businesses.
PEPKOR Trading Division has placed graduates within
different departments in PEP Stores division as well and registered South African Youth Movement has partnered with the
learners on skills programmes. W&RSETA to train and develop cooperatives and unemployed
youths to either be absorbed into existing cooperatives or
HomeChoice hosted graduates for the W&RSETA Graduate register new cooperatives.
Placement Programme including 10 from the Northlink TVET
College. Alternative Food Retail Project is a New Venture
Creation initiative that is aimed at empowering unemployed
learners to start new businesses.

The following are some of the key issues
emanating from interactions with stakeholders
during the visits:

• Resolving ICT challenges remains the Board’s top priority.
Graduate placement • Focus on building strong relationships with stakeholders.
programme beneficiaries
at Vodacom • Quality service delivered to all stakeholders with proper
monitoring mechanisms.
• Enhancement of learner verification processes to improve

KwaZulu-Natal processing of invoices.
Vodacom Internship Programme is currently benefiting • Beneficiaries use their monthly stipends to start their own
graduates in different provinces. The Board visited the site in
KwaZulu-Natal where 114 unemployed graduates are undergoing small businesses.
the programme. Part of the Vodacom strategic focus is to support • Stakeholder companies and institutions of learning are eager
SMME development by providing opportunities to graduates.
to partner with the W&RSETA in training and development as
well as hosting learners for experiential training
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