TRAINING PROVIDES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR KENHARDT AND POFADDER YOUTH
October 2022
Thirty-nine youth across the Kenhardt and Pofadder communities have received certified training to assist with accessing the local job market. Having recognised that employment opportunities will open up with the impending construction of a new PV solar plant in this part of the Northern Cape, the upskilling programme was created to benefit youth, with a focus on women.
Initiated by Aries Solar Power and its sister project, Konkoonsies Solar Power, this programme has upskilled local youth in security management, to prepare them for jobs that will inevitably become available once the new solar project, and potentially others in the province, look to hire these skills.
20 youth from Kenhardt, and 19 from Pofadder, the majority of which are women, commenced their training in September and will graduate before the end of this year, with a certification that is industry compliant and allows the participants to register with the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Most of the security guards employed in our projects are older people, so the purpose of this training is to upskill young people to access employment in the area,” explained Harrisinah Theka, Economic Development Manager for Aries Solar Power and Konkoonsies Solar Power.
Speaking to one of the programme participants, Davina Watt from Pofadder, she expressed the need for this kind of training to get a job, “The training has been received positively by us young people in this community, as we were struggling to access the job market. There is a high rate of unemployment so skills like this, will create opportunities for us.”
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Aries Solar Power is majority owned by Globeleq, and its consortium partners. Shareholders include: Globeleq; Main Street 933, owned by Winners Circle; Main Street 935, owned by Malibongwe Women Development Trust, Ikamva Labantu Empowerment Trust and The Aries Solar Facility Community Trust. The project company is operated and managed by Globeleq South Africa.
Konkoonsies Solar Power is majority owned by Globeleq, and its consortium partners. Shareholders include: Globeleq; Main Street 936, owned by Winners Circle; and Main Street 937, owned by Malibongwe Women Development Trust, Ikamva Labantu Empowerment Trust and The Konkoonsies Solar Facility Community Trust. The project company is operated and managed by Globeleq South Africa
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