Over 100 youths between the ages of 24-35, all from different areas in Sedibeng, will embark on an 18-month-long skill’s development learnership.
This is after Boikatlo Community Projects partnered with Sedibeng Artisan Skills Training, which will provide both theoretical and practical training in welding, boiler making and electricity.
Project manager Lucy Leboko says, “The duration of the learnership is 18 months. During these 18 months, the students will be receiving a stipend. The training will consist of both theoretical and practical coaching. The objective is to get them ready for the workplace.”
Leboko says that this project is very important as it keeps young people away from negative things. “Our project deals with drugs and substance abuse. This project plays a major prevention role as it will manage to keep young people busy and doing something productive with their lives.”
Leboko said that there will be more opportunities for young people to attain skills in other sectors.
“We have other projects that we are still working on in the pipeline. We will alert young people as soon as we have opened applications for the next project,” Leboko concludes.
