GRANT APPLICATIONS - 2017/2018 (Mandatory …

1 GRANT APPLICATIONS - 2017 / 2018 ( mandatory and discretionary GRANT ) The Wholesale and Retail SETA (W&RSETA) hereby invites GRANT APPLICATIONS for the 2017 /18 financial year from qualifying levy paying enterprises within the wholesale and retail sector. In line with the GRANT Regulations, Gazette of 3 December 2012, the following documents must be completed and submitted electronically on the W&RSETA Indicium System which is accessible from the website: : ATR 2016/ 2017 WSP 2017 / 2018 PIVOTAL Report 2016/ 2017 PIVOTAL Plan 2017 / 2018 (All documents above are referred to as ANNEXURE II) Stakeholders are invited to apply for 2017 / 2018 PIVOTAL programmes that address scarce and critical skills in line with the 2016/17 Sector Skills Plan.

2 Please see the table below for the PIVOTAL interventions which will be funded by the W&RSETA or access the list of these interventions from the SETA website. Also accessible from the SETA website is the National Top 10 Scarce Occupation Skills list to assist employers with alignment to the Sector Skills Plan, including scarce occupational skills. APPLICATION CRITERIA: The discretionary grants are allocated at the sole discretion of W&RSETA subject to the availability of funds as well as specific criteria as per the W&RSETA grants Policy and Guidelines document. APPLICATIONS to support rural areas, women, youth and people with disabilities are encouraged as a transformation imperative.

3 METHOD OF SUBMISSION: The following documents must be completed and submitted electronically on the W&RSETA Indicium System which is accessible from the website: : ATR 2016/ 2017 WSP 2017 / 2018 PIVOTAL Report 2016/17 PIVOTAL Plan 2017 / 2018 For further clarity relating to the completion of the Annexure II documents, please contact the relevant W&RSETA Regional Office. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 31 May 2017 at Midnight (Strictly) PIVOTAL Interventions that will be funded for 2017 - 2018 financial year: NO INTERVENTION NUMBER OF LEARNERS TO BE FUNDED GRANT PER LEARNER 1 Learnership NQF 2 NQF 5 (NQF 5 is rated at R48 000 for learners) 2000 ( ) 2100 ( ) R 18 R 42 2 Rural learnerships 500 ( ) R 42 3 RPL 300 ( ) R 14 4 Artisans 150 ( ) Learnerships : R18 Apprenticeships : R42 5 Artisans 150 ( ) Learnerships : R42 Apprenticeships.

4 R42 6 Bursaries for Learners studying at HETI towards NQF 5, 6, 7 & 8 Wholesale and Retail related programmes 1200 ( ) R 37 7 MBA (Masters) or Doctoral Degrees 25 ( ) R110 (Maximum) 8 Critical learning programmes (Single unit standards) 1000 ( ) R1500 9 NQF 2-5 Skills Programmes (Must be an approved skills programme asper the skills matrix) 1000 ( ) 500 ( ) R1500 (per unit standard, up to 6 unit standards maximum) 10 AET NQF 1 250 ( ) 250 ( ) R 18 R 42 11 Interns from TVET Colleges and/or HETIs placed and complete their internship programme (6, 12 & 18 months) 350 ( ) R2500 per month 12 Graduate placement for HET graduates (12 months) 2000 ( ) Degree-R42 Diploma-R36 13 Graduate placement for TVET Graduates (12months) 2000 ( ) R 30 PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING: No extensions for the submission of Annexure II documents will be granted unless a request for such was received and approved by the W&RSETA Administrator one month prior to the cut-off date (31 May 2017 ).

5 Stakeholders are advised to start working on their submissions early to avoid any problems that may result in late or non-submissions. All guideline documents on how to complete the Annexure II documents and the list of programmes to be funded from discretionary grants are available on OUR CONTACT DETAILS Eastern Cape: 043 726 3281 Free State: 051 444 0766 Gauteng North: 012 430 4930 Gauteng South: 011 656 0085 KwaZulu-Natal: 031 277 0500 Limpopo: 015 291 2237 Mpumalanga: 013 690 1214 Northern Cape: 053 831 4117 North West: 014 592 0483 Western Cape.

6 021 561 6500 ABOUT W&RSETA The Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority is a public entity which was established to address skills development within the Wholesale and Retail sector through the implementation of learnerships, disbursement of grants and monitoring of education and training. The W&RSETA aims to increase the level of investment in education and training in the sector and to ensure the return on that investment. Our mission is to develop a skilled and capable workforce in the Wholesale and Retail Sector, thereby contributing to the sustainable socio-economic development and growth of the country.

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