Dec 12, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Social Development
COROBRIK has helped give 18 people with disabilities the opportunity to achieve an Animal Production NQF Level 1 learnership, the first step towards a brighter future. The successful completion of the course in September has inspired 10 of the graduates to pursue the...
Dec 12, 2018 | Automotive, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Social Development
THE Key Foundation in partnership with the Isuzu ChildLife Foundation officially opened a new crèche building in Sweetwater, Pietermaritzburg recently. Umkhuleko Crèche (the name means prayer in Zulu) has 87 preschool children who will now receive quality early...
Nov 28, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
A member of a rural farming community on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast which was previously dispossessed of their land has secured the opportunity to be part of an agricultural internship programme designed to develop qualifying individuals and agricultural graduates...
Nov 28, 2018 | Automotive, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing
From left: Dr Johan Van Zyl, Elisabeth Bradley, Dr Rob Davies and Prof Nicola Kleyn REPRESENTATIVES from national, provincial and local government, academia and the business sector this week welcomed the establishment of South Africa’s newest manufacturing institute...
Nov 21, 2018 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training
Bosch Ulwazi Engineers in Training with Edmund Nxumalo of ECSA WITH the challenges of drastic skills shortages in South Africa, it is critical that the business sector escalates its involvement in education and skills development. That’s according to Mike Gibbon, CEO,...
Nov 21, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Finance & Investment
FOR an industry averaging R16.6 billion in hotel room revenue in 2017 and forecast to increase by an additional 5.6 % according to PwC’s Hotels Outlook, the tourism industry and its growth forecast remain as energetic as the industry itself. Against this positive...
Nov 21, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Social Development
A thriving relationship was formed between Goodyear South Africa and Stephen Nkomo Primary School in 2017 with the Uitenhage-based tyre manufacturer renovating a classroom that was in dire need of refurbishment for Mandela Day. This was followed by the renovation of...
Nov 14, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE Durban University of Technology (DUT) has identified their Indumiso Campus at Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, as a key investment point for the training of built environment graduates. DUT appointed SMEC South Africa as the consulting structural and civil engineers to...
Nov 14, 2018 | Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys
FOR many years, the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW), has provided opportunities for young South African men and women to acquire the skills in the welding and related inspection industries. “Over 75% of our graduates find meaningful employment and this,...
