W&RSETA To Host Wholesale And Retail Skills Development Summit And Good Practice Awards
W&RSETA To Host Wholesale And Retail Skills Development Summit And Good Practice Awards. To highlight and review the wholesale and retail sector’s successes, challenges, and future opportunities, the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) will host a skills development summit later this month.
“The wholesale and retail industry plays a pivotal role in the economy as the third biggest contributor, providing employment opportunities for millions of people across the country. Considering this, in 2020 we developed a five-year strategic plan to respond to the goals and objectives of the National Skills Development Plan (NSDP) 2030,” said W&RSETA chief executive officer, Tom Mkhwanazi. The summit will take place on 25 October 2023 at Radisson Conference Centre OR Tambo.
“This summit grants us space to frankly review our sectoral contributions to skills and our response to the evolving skills needs of the sector. Additionally, the summit will allow us to engage our stakeholders on the role and contribution our sector is making towards the goals and objectives of the NSDP. Importantly, the summit will chart the trajectory of the industry focusing on job creation and other topical issues,” said Mkhwanazi.
Attendees will include senior officials from the Department of Higher Education & Training, the National Skills Authority, Department of Small Business Development, Small Enterprise Development Agency, Department of Women, Youth and People with Disabilities, beneficiaries of skills development grants, wholesale and retail companies, organised business and labour organisations, National Youth Development Agency, institutions of learning such as colleges, universities and universities of technology, and the Namibia Training Authority.
As an extension to the summit, W&RSETA will host the Good Practice Awards on 26 October 2023 to recognise and celebrate excellence by stakeholder companies, training providers, institutions of learning, women leaders, and W&RSETA beneficiaries in the implementation of skills development in the sector. Furthermore, the awards will recognise organisations and individuals that demonstrate exceptional commitment to skills development, particularly skills development planning and reporting and going beyond compliance with legislation.
