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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 no.35940 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: www.wrseta.org.za:
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. 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.
METHOD OF SUBMISSION:
The following documents must be completed and submitted electronically on the W&RSETA Indicium System
which is accessible from the website: www.wrseta.org.za:
• 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 18.2 learners)
2000 (18.1) 2100 (18.2)
R 18 000.00 R 42 000.00
2 Rural learnerships 500 (18.2) R 42 000.00
3 RPL 300 (18.1) R 14 250.00
4 Artisans
150 (18.1)
Learnerships : R18 000.00
Apprenticeships :
R42 000.00
5 Artisans
150 (18.2)
Learnerships : R42 000.00
Apprenticeships :
R42 000.00
6
Bursaries for Learners
studying at HETI towards NQF 5, 6, 7 & 8 Wholesale
and Retail related programmes
1200 (18.1)
R 37 000.00
7
MBA (Masters) or Doctoral Degrees 25 (18.1)
R110 000.00 (Maximum)
8
Critical learning programmes (Single unit standards)
1000 (18.1)
R1500
9
NQF 2-5 Skills Programmes (Must be an approved skills
programme asper the skills
matrix)
1000 (18.1) 500 (18.2)
R1500 (per unit standard, up to 6 unit
standards maximum)
10 AET NQF 1
250 (18.1) 250 (18.2)
R 18 000.00 R 42 000.00
11 Interns from TVET Colleges and/or HETIs placed and complete their internship programme (6, 12 & 18 months)
350 (18.2)
R2500 per month
12 Graduate placement for HET graduates (12 months)
2000 (18.2)
Degree-R42 000.00 Diploma-R36 000.00
13 Graduate placement for TVET Graduates (12months)
2000 (18.2)
R 30 000.00
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).
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 www.wrseta.org.za
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: 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.