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Our stakeholders

are at the centre of

all we do

he month of May is always a buzz of activity here at the W&RSETA as
Twe are all systems go and are on full steam to implement our plans
for the new financial year.

We are excited to share with you some of our highlights which include
the biggest gathering of black businesses - the 2022 Black Business
Summit that was held on 19 and 20 May in Johannesburg. The Black
Business Summit is one of those key stakeholder events that seeks to
provide insights into the challenges and trajectory of the business sector
in South Africa. It is a platform through which we are able to identify
the needs of our constituent stakeholders and highlight the W&RSETA’s
contribution to economic growth through our skills development
initiatives.

Still on developments, our CEO, Tom Mkhwanazi embarked on his
annual stakeholder engagement programme for the year 2022/23
on 11 May in Mpumalanga. The stakeholder programme is part of
his commitment to interact with stakeholders on the strategic direction
Message from the of the W&RSETA and get first-hand experience on the impact of skills
development in the sector.
Editor-in-Chief
We are a month away from the end of the first quarter and are
currently finalising allocations for Discretionary Grants for the year
In this issue 2022/23. Companies will thereafter receive allocations and will have
10 working days to accept or decline the offers. We will give all
companies until 31 August 2022 to recruit and register learners.
This is a response to your feedback as we work towards aligning to your
Black business discusses localisation and 2 organisational planning. Thank you for your support and cooperation
industrialisation during this process. We are committed to continuous improvement and
CEO’s stakeholder engagements 4 responding to stakeholder needs with agility.
W&RSETA’s contribution to NSDP 6
Occupational qualifications are here 7 The year 2022/23 promises to be yet another impactful year through
Call for research papers 8 the power of collaboration. We invite all our stakeholders to journey
with us in transforming lives and growing the Wholesale and Retail
Heritage Career Expo Launch 9 Sector through skills development.
Success story 10
WholeDiary 10 Until next month, I hope you will enjoy the read.

Production Team Yours in skills development,

Martha Shingange – Editor-in-Chief Martha
Rhulani Mavunda – Editor Manager: Marketing & Communications
Desmond Mashao – Production Co-ordinator

Our values
Agility
• We are responsive to the ever-changing needs and trends of industry
• We are demand-driven
• We mainta
• In an innovative work ethic within the prescripts of the regulatory environment
• We work with foresight

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