The W&R SETA Good practice awards recognise all stakeholders who have made a remarkable contribution to skills development in the Wholesale and Retail Sector. The awards are aimed at encouraging alignment of learning and development initiatives to business objectives including innovative business concepts, growth, management of skills, corporate social responsibility, leadership, development of future leaders and continuous improvement.

Nicole Engels, HR Executive – Learning and Development (Smollan), said in response to winning the award, “This award is a fantastic acknowledgement of the passion that our business has for education in general and the development of our people in particular. We are very proud of the learning culture that has been established throughout all levels in the Smollan business. We extend thanks to the W&R SETA for this prestigious award and the Smollan leadership team for their ongoing support and investment in the development of our people and our industry.”