Free Exciting Study Opportunities For 2015
Free study opportunities to obtain a globally sought after qualification in the manufacturing sector are now available to qualifying students in Tshwane.
Prospective applicants will be selected in the capital city over the next two months for tool, die and mouldmaking training as part of the Intsimbi National Tooling Initiative’s (NTI’s) TDM Powered Apprenticeship Programme. The Apprenticeship Programme is registered as an NQF Level 5 qualification, Occupational Toolmakers (SAQA ID: 91796) with South African Qualifications Authority.
Manufacturing provides consumers with virtually all products that they use in everyday life and creates economic growth, employment and wealth.
Dirk van Dyk, a director of Intsimbi NTI, says the training of sufficient skilled people for the tooling industry is of critical importance as manufacturing is one of the cornerstones of the South African economy. Manufacturing provides consumers with virtually all products that they use in everyday life and creates economic growth, employment and wealth. In order to produce high quality products at affordable prices, manufacturers rely on advanced technology and highly trained people, provided by the tooling manufacturing industry, to produce the tools, moulds and dies required for the manufacturing process. “South Africa is currently experiencing a critical shortage of technically skilled people in the tooling manufacturing industry.
This obviously has important implications for the manufacturing industry and continued growth in the country” says Van Dyk “The TDM Powered Skills Development Programme, a partnership between the Toolmaking Association of South Africa (TASA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) is a strategic growth stimulator for manufacturing and technical skills development and aims to create a significant number of job opportunities for South Africa’s youth”.
TDM Powered Apprenticeship Programme is a three-year programme and provides students with the comprehensive skills in the tool, die and mouldmaking disciplines to enable them to qualify as Toolmakers. Once qualified, students can pursue careers in cross cutting sectors such as the aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronics, leisure, marine, medical, mining and packaging industries.
The learning content of the Apprenticeship Programme is structured to include fundamental and applied theory, trade theory, workshop practical training and On-the-job training, providing students with extensive industry exposure and experience. Students receive a small stipend during Phase 3, the workplace On-the-job training phase, to support them with transport costs to the companies where they receive their On-the-job exposure and training.
More information and application forms are available from Ms Leigh-Anne La’Fember on 061 425 7046 or Whitney Jacobs at 072 832 9927
For general enquiries, please contact the TDM Powered Office on 071 675 3551, visit the website www.tdmpowered.co.za or e-mail: info@tdmpowered.co.za.