Durban-based Workers’ College was approved R8 million in the previous financial year for the enrolment of 170 workers for the college programmes, namely the Industrial and Working Life Programme (IWLP) degree, Higher Certificate in Labour Economics, Higher Certificate in Labour Studies, Higher Certificate in Public Administration and Participatory Action Research. The IWLP degree is offered in […]

The Wild Coast Fisheries Project, implemented by the College of Sustainable Agriculture, was approved by the National Skills Fund (NSF) in March 2018 and provided funding of R29 million. The funding was for the training of some 800 youth and women from 23 Wild Coast villages stretching from the Nqileni-Xhora Mouth to Port St Johns–Lujazo areas. The

The South African Digital Content Organisation (SADICO) was approved R2,3 million funding by the National Skills Fund (NSF) to roll out the Youth Digital Technology Industry Development Project, which involves training 100 unemployed youth in technology-related skills programmes. The project aims to empower the youth to be active and independent participants in the digital technology industry,

Aviwe Business Development Services, in Newtown, Johannesburg, is implementing two media training programmes with the R12,4 million funding it was approved from the National Skills Fund (NSF) in November 2018. A total of 200 unemployed youth are beneficiaries of this funding injection. The training is borne out of the increasing demand for media jobs and skills needed

Some 600 unemployed young people from the Ngqushwa, Sundays River, Kouga and Makana local municipalities in the Eastern Cape are beneficiaries of the National Skills Fund (NSF)-funded rural skills development initiative being implemented by Lavender Sky (ACOSA). The learners are being trained in plant production, crop analysis and livestock, small medium and micro enterprise (SMME)

In-Touch Community Development and Project Managers is one of the implementing providers of the National Skills Fund’s (NSF’s) rural development initiative in Limpopo. With approved funding of R13,3 million for three years up to 2021, In-Touch is training 75 apprentices from Nwamita and Mookgopong in Limpopo in bricklaying, carpentry and plumbing. Noko Ndifu Mhleng (25) from

Thande Phoshoka (24) from Ga-Dikgale in Limpopo, plans to use his animal production skills back home when he completes the skills programmes being rolled out by Dzunde Farming Co-operative in four sites in Limpopo with funding support from the National Skills Fund (NSF). Phoshoka comes from an agricultural family: his grandfather has cows and chickens

The Diocese of Grahamstown Development Trust in the Eastern Cape was approved R21 million funding from September 2016 to March 2019 for the department’s workplace programme that is funded by the National Skills Fund (NSF). Lee-Anne Ngwane (49) from Mdantsane is one of the 300 people who benefited from this funding support. By March 2019, Ngwane was at advanced

The flagship South African boatbuilding and composites training programme, which started training in 2017, is training 20 boatbuilding apprentices and 350 learners in composite short courses over a three-year period. The training project was initiated by the Marine Industry Association of South Africa and the Department of Trade and Industry (now referred to as The