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4. To formulate an 18 to 24 months skills programme. Parties who agreed to and signed the pledge are: » » The MQA » » DHET » » Northam Platinum Mine

» » Waterberg District Municipality » » Thabazimbi Local Municipality » » Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine » » Amandulbult Mine

» » Lephalale TVET College » » Waterberg TVET College

There is no cost or budget allocated to this programme at this stage, however, Northam Platinum Mine presented a cheque and pledged R1.5 million at the event. The MQA committed itself to assisting service providers in the Waterberg area with understanding its Funding Policy and the Discretionary Grant application processes, to enable them to participate in the interventions aimed at benefitting young people. The Mining Qualifications Authority commits to supporting the youth, including those within the Limpopo Province. In addition to offering skills programmes to the youth, the MQA will engage with mining employers in the province to offer their workspaces as centres that will provide work experience training for the learners to render them ready for the world of employment, thus providing much needed economic enhancement within their communities. The commencement date of the training programme will be communicated to stakeholders.

A pledge signed by stakeholders subsequent to the discussions that formed part of the Limpopo Mining Skills Workshop.

TVET College students at the MQA exhibition stand.

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