It’s cool to be a 21st century artisan

Training Officer at Newcastle Training Centre, Mr Joe Mfaba, provides a detailed explanation in the Mechanical Workshop, to Newcastle High School learners, on how the Cooper Split Bearing works

Majuba TVET College rallied behind the DHET’s Decade of the Artisan advocacy programme by hosting a hugely successful event at the Newcastle Training Centre, a delivery site of Majuba TVET College. On the second day, the Campaign was launched at the Dundee Technology Centre Campus.

Both days were well attended by delegates from DHET, SETA’s, Industry, School Principals, Life Orientation educators, unemployed youth and our VVIP’s, the Grade 9 learners. Principal Mlotshwa, highlighted that, “There is a continuous need for suitably qualified artisans to sustain industries and support economic growth within South Africa. More young people need to be apprenticed into trades to produce the required number of artisans by 2030, as articulated in the National Development Plan (NDP).

This Campaign also intends to form mutually beneficial partnerships between TVET Colleges, Industry and SETA’s”.

Training Officer at Newcastle Training Centre, Mr Joe Mfaba, provides a detailed explanation in the Mechanical Workshop, to Newcastle High School learners, on how the Cooper Split Bearing works

Speaking at the Decade of the Artisan promotion, Londiwe Mabaso, a young qualified female artisan employed at Elinem Construction, encouraged learners particularly the females, to consider Artisanship as a career choice. She shared the various opportunities available in artisanship such as Health and Safety, Welding, Boiler-making, among others. “You can work anywhere, for example, in the mines.

You can even be a Safety Officer and earn up to R40 000 a month. Join us in the artisan world. It’s beautiful in industry, it is cool and full of opportunities”.

Londiwe is a former student of Majuba TVET College now employed as a Boilermaker at Elinem Construction. She has been in the industry for seven years.

The main aim of the campaign was to encourage more young people, particularly high school learners and unemployed youth, to view artisanship as a career choice. This will assist in easing the shortage of skills in our country.

It is also seen as a way to further assist SA to produce a greater skilled workforce in the future as well as contribute to our economic growth and development. #ItIsCoolToBeA21stCenturyArtisan #DecadeOfTheArtisan #MajubaTVETCollege

Source TVET College Times