When a new year comes around, we often expect it to wash away what the previous year has done to our well-being and mental health. We expect it to automatically reset our well-being like the sea would wash away footprints on the sand. Whether that happens or not is ultimately up to you. We must…
During the month of August, we celebrate women in South Africa; women who’ve made history and women who are shaping our future. As a male in the artisan world, I see increasingly more female learners break through the stereotype that the world of artisans is for men only. What excites me the most is to…
Today is World Youth Skills Day !! In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship. One of the main focus areas for World Youth Skills Day is to highlight the importance…
The opportunity exists for a newly created full-time position as an Electrical Occupational Trade Training Position at the Route 21 Training Campus. This is a new position in which the appointed facilitator will be expected to drive the entire Electrician Trades Qualification programme in a new campus. Therefore, the person must be self-disciplined, organized, and…
The opportunity exists for a newly created full-time position as Welding Occupational Trade Training Position at the Route 21 Training Campus. This is a new position in which the appointed facilitator will be expected to drive the entire Welding Trades Qualification programme in a new campus. Therefore, the person must be self-disciplined, organized, and confident…
Did you know the first coder in the 20th century was a woman? The contributions women make to the technology industry have to be acknowledged. Over recent years, we have seen that STEM is no longer an only boys club. Women are taking to the once male-dominated industry rapidly! And we see Talita doing just…
With construction jobs expected to balloon by nearly 2 million in 2021- companies are looking to recruit more women than before to bring their skills to the field. Thandi is off to a headstart with having bricklaying and now electrical in her arson of skills.
Get ready for an Africa Skills Open Day at the George Campus! The open day also allows for potential students to schedule an interview with the campus head and facilitators of the George campus, to confirm their spot to study at Africa Skills. If you would like an interview you need to complete the form…
Youth who are leaving school at the end of the year need to consider the value of not being dependent on an employer for a regular income. The Real State of Entrepreneurship Survey revealed that in 2017 already more than half of the people who run their own businesses in South Africa were youth. Internationally…
Do your plans after leaving school include empowering you with in-demand skills and equipping you with the option of gaining valuable work experience? According to Elsie Harmse, managing director of the Africa Skills Group, the lack of skills among prospective workers is one reason for South Africa’s high unemployment, resulting in the unskilled job seeker having…