Labour Minister unveils R22-million skills training projects
Programme aimed at creating jobs
LABOUR Minister Mildred Oliphant has launched training programmes aimed at creating jobs in the aviation, commercial maratime diving and agricultural sectors. The projects are being undertaken through a partnership agreement between the Dr John Langalibalele Dube Institute (JLDI) and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
The UIF, through its Labour Activation Programmes (LAP), has set aside R22-million for the three projects for beneficiaries, most of whom are former contributors to the UIF who lost their jobs.At Durban’s Virginia Airport, 50 beneficiaries will undergo intensive pilot training, which includes night rating, a commercial pilot license, instrument rating, a general radio license and instructors’ rating. The commercial diving project in Scottsburg targets 50 beneficiaries to be trained in scuba diving, underwater welding, plumbing, photography and film-making, among others.
In Emandungeni about 100 rural women will be trained and grouped into a cooperative to plant and grow organic fruit and vegetables. The main market of their produce is major chain stores and some have already shown interest in procuring the produce of the project.
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