Western Cape human settlements department commences skills training for youth
Under the Grabouw Rooidakke housing project, 15 youth will be trained in bricklaying, 15 in plastering, 15 in carpentry and 15 in electrical work, according to the provincial department of human settlements.
CAPE TOWN, June 22 (ANA) – Sixty young people in the Western Cape will commence training under the Grabouw Rooidakke housing project in the second quarter of this financial year as part of the provincial government’s Youth in Human Settlements Programme.
Fifteen of the youth will be trained in bricklaying, 15 in plastering, 15 in carpentry and 15 in electrical work, the spokesman for the department of human settlements in the Western Cape Marcellino Martin said in a statement on Tuesday.
“In addition, 45 young people, consisting of 15 for bricklaying, 15 for plastering and 15 for painting will also commence with their training at our Mountain View housing project in Mossel Bay,” Martin said.
In Uniondale in the Central Karoo, nine youngsters are currently being trained as plumbers.
Martin said training had also been earmarked for 30 young people at Sweethomes in Browns Farm, Philippi, while a further 10 training opportunities would open at Conradie Park within the Cape metropole later in the 2021/2022 financial year.
The programme is part of the provincial government’s initiatives aimed at providing a conducive environment for the youth to reach their full potential by providing training and opportunities, particularly for those active or interested in the built environment sector.
It focuses on experiential training, targeted at those between the ages of 18 and 34 and also includes accredited training.
Personal protective equipment as well as basic toolkits are provided as per trade. A stipend is received by those in the programme drawn from the Expanded Public Works Programme budget, conditional on a period of three to six months employment.
– African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Stella Mapenzauswa