The Wholesale and Retail SETA (W&RSETA) Bursary Programme
Applications for the 2017 Bursary Scheme are open for students who are registered / accepted for the following Degrees/Diplomas at Universities or National Accredited Technical Education Diploma (NATED) / National Certificate Vocational (NCV) Programmes at TVET Colleges which are related to the Wholesale and Retail Sector Scarce Skills priorities:
HETI (University) DEGREE/DIPLOMA
- Retail Business Management
- Purchasing Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Management
- Sales and Marketing Management
- Accounting
- Financial Management
- Information Technology / Computer Science
- Food Technology / Nutrition
National Accredited Technical Education Diploma (NATED) PROGRAMMES (TVET) – N4 TO N6
- Business Management
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Human Resource Management
- Management Assistant
- Hospitality and Catering Services
National Certificate Vocational (NCV) PROGRAMMES (TVET) – LEVEL 2 TO LEVEL 4
- Finance, Economics & Accounting
- Marketing
- Information Technology & Computer Science
- Office Administration
- Hospitality
- Transport and Logistics
To qualify for the bursary, students must be accepted/registered at a public Higher Education Institution (University, University of Technology or TVET College)
The W&RSETA has allocated bursaries as follows:
- 1500 for new Unemployed TVET students and 1000 new Unemployed HET students.
- The bursary covers cost of registration fee, tuition fees, books, accommodation, and meals where applicable, up to a maximum amount of R65 000 for HET and R45 000 for TVET Colleges per annum;
- The programme is for full-time studies at any public South African University and TVET College
- Applicants must be South African citizens;
- Students will not be funded for longer than the stipulated duration of the qualification or studies;
- Students will not be funded for subjects/modules they have failed;
- Students must have been accepted by their preferred public South African University / TVET College;
- Students that were previously funded by the W&RSETA and failed do not qualify; and
- Students with other sources of funding will not be considered.
There is a limited number of bursaries available, and if you have not received any correspondence from the W&RSETA within 30 days from the closing date, please consider your application to be unsuccessful
How to apply
For any assistance in completing the form and/or any additional information, please visit your nearest W&RSETA office as per attached list or a W&RSETA office based at a TVET College nearest to you as per attached list.