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Celebrating skills development –
Pack n Stack graduation
he W&RSETA ended 2021 on a high note celebrating the
Tsuccessful completion of a learnership project for one of its
stakeholder companies, Pack n Stack. About 156 learners nationally
who completed the Wholesale and Retail Merchandising NQF Level
2 and Wholesale and Retail Supervision NQF Level 4 learnerships
graduated on 07 December 2021. Over 30 of the learners were
from W&RSETA-funded programmes.
Glenda Connoll, outgoing General Manager: Learning and
Development congratulated the learners and applauded them for
completing their programmes during difficult times of the COVID-19
pandemic.
The W&RSETA CEO, Tom Mkhwanazi was honoured to address the
learners conveying a message of support from the SETA’s Board, W&RSETA CEO Tom Mkhwanazi handing out a
certificate to a graduate
management, and staff. He urged the learners to continue developing
themselves because education is a lifelong journey. “Through the
SETA system and Pack n Stack, you can study up to NQF level 6 on
learnerships which is at a store manager level. You can then study
other qualifications related to wholesale and retail up to NQF level
10, which is commonly known as a doctorate. There are W&RSETA-
funded bursaries to support you,” said Mkhwanazi adding that the
Wholesale and Retail Sector has many opportunities particularly
during this technological era we are living in.
With great excitement, CEO of Pack n Stack, Glenn Brauns emphasised
that the company’s 18 000 employees were its ambassadors and a
big part of the company responsible for its success. Brauns indicated
that the company had invested about R6 million to training and
development in recent years.
“We are a growing business, and the growth of the company brings CEO of Pack n Stack, Glenn Brauns addressed the
opportunities for employees to grow. To the graduates who will be graduates
with us in the future, there will be many opportunities available in the
company”, said Brauns.
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W&RSETA | January 2021