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Advocacy

NSBC SMME Webinar

he W&RSETA supports small businesses development and promotion
Tof sustainable and competitive small businesses that contribute to
job creation and economic growth. Through the partnership with the
National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) which include online events
and advertising, the W&RSETA participated in the NSBC’s Webinar
Wednesday on 9 March 2022. George Mushaike, the W&RSETA Senior
Regional Manager: GPN, LMP & MP joined was in conversation with
the NSBC’s Founder and CEO, Mike Anderson on the SETA’s SMME
support and development programmes. About 100 business people and
budding entrepreneurs joined the conversation which focused on how
small businesses can benefit from the W&RSETA SMME grants.

Pep opens its doors to young

future retailers

Take a Girl Child to Work

Pep Stores’ Chief Executive: People Support and W&RSETA Pep Stores’ key talent interacting with the learners led by
ILDP Alumnus, Anita Carollisen welcomed the learners their Skills Development Manager, Alphonso Malgas

n efforts to position retail as a career of choice among the youth, The learners were excited to learn about the diverse careers which
Igiant retailer Pep Stores opened its workplace to expose learners challenged their perception of retail being a fallback career. We
to retail. Pep Stores partnered with the W&RSETA to implement the look forward to seeing some of these young talented people to
Take a Child to Work initiative to immerse grade 11 learners from join the dynamic world of retail in future.
high schools in Khayelitsha and Grassy Park in Cape Town on
retail operations at store and corporate level.

Following engagements with the W&RSETA CEO, Tom Mkhwanazi
and as part of the SETA’s career guidance strategy, 24 learners
from both schools had an opportunity to have a real-life
workplace experience and learn more about the clothing retail
value chain from manufacturing to the shop floor. Learners were
also introduced to career path opportunities and scarce skills in
the sector. This is Pep Stores’ first initiative of this kind, and the Learners
retailer plans to continue at a bigger and improved scale.
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