The collaboration of the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA), wholesale and retail industry, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges after the trips has resulted in the following outcomes:
- 250 Unemployed and 250 employed learners were enrolled for qualifications developed in partnership with retail companies, TVET colleges and W&RSETA.
- 11 TVET college lecturers were exposed to retail companies operations for work experiential learning.
The trips also resulted in the following:
- Work placement opportunities were created by the participating companies for all registered unemployed learners.
- The following qualifications were developed and implemented through TVET colleges:
- National Qualifications Framework (NQF) 3 National Certificate W&R Operations Retail Skills
- NQF 4 National Certificate W&R Operations Supervision
- NQF 5 National Certificate W&R Generic Management
- NQF 5 National Certificate W&R Buying and Planning
- Wholesale and Retail Schools of Excellence have been established in the following TVET colleges:
- Esayidi
- Mthashana
- Majuba
- Ethekwini
- College of Cape Town
- Vuselela
- Motheo
- Gert Sibande
- National Certificate (Vocational) Retail Qualification for NQF levels 2 - 4 have been developed in partnership with retail companies and TVET colleges. NQF levels 2 and 3 have already been successfully implemented during the 2016/17 financial year.
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