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SME TradeLinks has achieved ‘Accredited Training Provider’ status with the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA).
Following a long and rigorous application process, SME TradeLinks was declared ‘Accredited Training Provider’ and ‘Provider Accreditation Number 12668’ on July 3
The accreditation process, which began in September last year, involved a thorough examination of the company’s standard operating procedures, its quality management systems, business plans, premises and facilities, capabilities, training programmes and service offerings.
SME TradeLinks now holds accreditation for ‘New Venture Creation’, a South African Qualifications Framework (SAQA) registered and NQF Level Four qualification which provides entrepreneurs in the SMME sector with the technical, business, managerial and financial skills required to create and sustain business enterprises.
According to SAQA, the purpose of the ‘New Venture Creation’ qualification is to develop the appropriate skills and knowledge required by a person for the establishment and development of a small to medium-size business venture. SAQA further states that recipients of this qualification will be able to demonstrate:
- An ability to identify and create a new venture.
- Knowledge of interpersonal skills required in a business environment.
- An understanding of basic economics within a market economy.
- How to manage a new venture by applying business principles and techniques.
- An understanding of the role of leadership and management.
According to Dr Salifou Siddo, SME TradeLinks Chief Executive, the decision to choose Services SETA for accreditation and select ‘New Venture Creation’ as an anchoring qualification is a strategic one. Services SETA is the largest SETA in South Africa and its mandate covers a much wider range of companies involved in a variety of economic and entrepreneurial activities.
“As a small business development and support organisation, aligning our short courses, skills programmes and learnerships to the ‘New Venture Creation’ qualification, or to individual unit standards within this qualification, affords us the opportunity to extend our current programmes to a much wider SMME and large corporate client base,” said Dr Siddo.
Services SETA accreditation allows SME TradeLinks to offer accredited training that assists corporate clients with meeting the requirements and receive points for the skills development element of the BEE Scorecard while helping SMME entrepreneurs to acquire the skills and knowledge they need to establish and grow their enterprises.
“We look forward to rolling out our programmes and playing our part in ensuring that both SMME entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs have access to the skills they require as they pursue their dreams of establishing and managing their own enterprises,” concluded Siddo.
Source: tourismupdate.co.za
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