The Job Shop Artisan Up-Skills Training in Scarce & Critical Skills

Location

eMalahleni, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Cost

R800-k (Phase I)

Donors

R800-k

Duration

2013 to Present

Project Objectives

Registration; Quick, Efficient RPL/assessment& grading of job-seekers.

Up-Skills Training; Sort, Medium long-term training – Theory, Practical & Work-Place under one roof.

Job-Placement; Job-placement of up-skilled job-seekers.

Manufacturing; Income generation and hands-on, industry-based training.

SMME & Entrepreneurship development.

100% B-BBEE: First fully black-owned Heavy Steel-Manufacturing Facility (with export capacity) in Mpumalanga.

Project Outcomes

• 14 job-seekers placed in gainful employment, after facilitating RPL Assessments and CVs
• 12 successful candidates (6 female/6 male) trained in an introduction to life-skills, ICT Training and basic artisanal skills (bridging courses);
• The facility chosen by Vukani to set up The Job Shop Project has incubated a further 46 job-seekers in a variety of artisanal trades.