It is often said that experience is the teacher of all things. In recognition of the fact that the South African plastics industry employs skilled workers who have many years of practical, hands-on experience that should be credited as part of a...
A thousand additional artisan learners are to be trained at six Transnet Engineering facilities across the country. The Department of Public Enterprises in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training, and Transnet commenced a...
Construction and engineering firm Murray & Roberts invested more than R300 million in FY2013 in skills, enterprise and community development projects. This equates to nearly 1% of the Group’s turnover and almost a third of its profit after tax....
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) are recognising and supporting emerging contractors within the Waste Sector with training and up-skilling. “With the right set of skills and relevant business knowledge, emerging...
At the recent iTransport International Conference in Midrand, Johannesburg Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Dr Ismail Vadi praised the Intelligent Transport Society of South Africa (ITSSA) for their continued role in contributing to the skills...
The South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) will host its fifth annual congress, from 8-9 October 2013 at the Hilton, Sandton. David Logan, CEO of SAAFF, says, “The freight forwarding market has been a major beneficiary of an...
New training initiatives and support programmes are vital in the development and safeguarding of South Africa’s construction industry. Khuthaza recently launched its first Practical Training Project which aims to fill a significant gap in the...
“The average South African road user is 32 times more likely to die in a traffic crash than the average United Kingdom citizen,” says Rob Handfield-Jones, MD of driving.co.za. “This is only one reason as to why driver training in South Africa...
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) and the National Home Builders’ Registration Council (NHBRC) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise collaboration between the two parties. The scope of the Memorandum of...
