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Quality training paves the way forward for construction SMMEs

The improvement of a 27,5km portion of Section 2 of the R510 from Bierspruit to Thabazimbi created hundreds of new construction jobs when the project peaked. This is in addition to the many local small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) who have been appointed to work alongside and received quality training in various road construction trades from principal contractor, Raubex. Tjeka Training Matters was again appointed by this leading infrastructure development group to train construction…

Allistar Salie formalises years of experience as a carpenter

45-year-old Allistar Salie is the first candidate to benefit from the Tirisano Construction Fund’s Construction Occupations Development Programme (CODP). Tirisano Construction Fund funded Salie’s participation in Tjeka Training Matters’ Carpentry Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) programme so that he could qualify as a carpenter. This has long been one of Salie’s life goals. However, he simply could not afford the costs associated with learning for an apprenticeship. There were always more pressing priorities for…

Health and safety a key component of Tjeka Training Matters’ training

Occupational health and safety (OH&S) are a major focus of all Tjeka Training Matters’ construction training courses. Individuals who have completed the company’s various training programmes are able to perform their respective tasks correctly, which includes in a healthy and safe manner. A case in point are the 11 employees who are completing a plumbing Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) programme at Tjeka Training Matters’ state-of-the-art training and trade test facility in Randfontein. When…

Regulations and standards a key focus of Tjeka’s plumbing training

Tjeka Training Matters is working closely with the Institute of Plumbing South Africa (IOPSA) to help to ensure that plumbing workmanship complies with the protocols and standards that regulate this industry. Notably, Tjeka Training Matters is an IOPSA-approved private technical vocational education and training college, considering the very high quality of its plumbing training. All plumbers need to have a thorough understanding of the compulsory South African National Standards (SANS) Codes of Practice; Building Regulations;…

The best construction training for leading building contractor

The training that Central Development Projects’ (CDP) many bricklayers, plasterers and tilers are receiving from Tjeka Training Matters will significantly raise the contractor’s already-high standard of workmanship. Moreover, this training supports CDP’s core values of uplifting people and improving lives across its entire operational footprint, including employees, sub-contractors and clients. The contractor sources as much as 50% of all its labour for its construction projects from the areas surrounding its projects. By participating in CDP’s…

National Construction Pre-tender SMME entrepreneurial skills development in the fast lane

ACS/Tjeka JV is helping a leading roads agency to develop the entrepreneurial skills of many emerging contractors. This knowledge will enable more construction small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) to better be prepared to submit tenders in the road agency’s and other institutions’ future construction projects. The South African National Roads Agency Limited is playing a central role in the transformation of the South African road construction industry. This while also addressing unemployment, inequality and…

Tjeka Training Matters and Magneto Thermals and EMS Holdings partner to provide “green” plumbing training

Tjeka Training Matters continues to proactively respond to the skills demands of the construction industry. This remains one of the leading private Technical Vocational and Education and Training (TVET) college’s key differentiators. A case in point is the company’s ongoing collaboration with manufacturers and suppliers of quality equipment and materials to expose learners to the latest technology during their training. Tjeka Training Maters recently also partnered Magneto Thermals and EMS Holdings, a local manufacturer of…

Road construction training in the fast lane

Tjeka Training Matters continues to build on a long professional relationship with leading road construction companies. Among these civil-engineering contractors is Hillary Construction which relies on Tjeka Training Matters to equip its employees with the skills that they need to work in a more productive, efficient and accurate, as well as safer manner. Hillary Construction recently enrolled a group of candidates at Tjeka Training Matters to complete a one-year Construction Roadworker National Qualifications Framework 3…

Another “green” milestone for property developer and its supply chain

Plastic waste that would otherwise end up on a landfill site is being used in building blocks for the construction of affordable houses in Breaking New Ground developments. Notably, some of this plastic waste was collected at a rugby match hosted by the South African Rugby Union. Plastic waste generated from the first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens in Africa at Cape Town Stadium will also be recycled in this way. To mark this milestone,…

Mining industry’s preferred portable skills training provider

Tjeka Training Matters remains the mining industry’s preferred provider of portable construction skills training. This training equips members of mining communities with the basic construction skills that they need to secure employment or start very rudimentary construction trade-related businesses that serve their communities and the host mine. This quality training also imparts sound foundational skills that can be developed through further formal training. This leading private technical and vocational education and training provider was recently…

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