Welcome to the sixth edition of the South African Business journal. First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za.
Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties.
South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. The e-book editions can be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com.
First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za
Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties.
South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. Visit www.globalafricanetwork.com for more business and investment news, opportunities and events.
INTERVIEW Training at
INTERVIEW Training at Work Founder and CEO Patricia Chiloane is committed to rural upliftment through skills training and education. Patricia Chiloane BIOGRAPHY Patricia Malegoba Chiloane has been involved in skills development since the inception of Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs). After founding her own business, Training at Work Private College, accreditation with the Services SETA was achieved in 2003. Chiloane founded a Non-Profit Organisation called Bohlale Foundation which has engaged in a number of events and community projects for women in Bushbuck Ridge. Chiloane has dedicated herself to skills development. Her passion is community development through education. Is Training at Work officially accredited? Training at Work is a 16-year-old accredited and registered organisation with the Department of Higher Education as a Private College within the TVET band. We are further accredited by 12 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs). Do you have a particular focus on training young people? Training at Work has programmes that cover young people, organisations, government and the private sector. Our focus on youth is both in qualifications, learnerships and short courses in programmes like SMME training, life and employability skills, career guidance, mentorship and coaching. There are also courses in health and welfare training, OHS training and IT-related programmes. What do you offer an agency or government department that needs training? We offer them customised training based on their request in both aligned and non-aligned programmes. In a nutshell, we are offering credit-bearing programmes (Accredited) and workshop-based (Nonaccredited) learning to government and agencies. Are rural people able to gain access to the training you offer? Training at Work is a mobile training provider meaning we can make our services available anywhere in the country where there is a learner. We have also established ourselves in the rural areas of the Lowveld. SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS 2018 38
Excellent education through innovation VISION Excellent education through innovation ABOUT US Training at Work (also inscribed as Training@Work) is a training and consulting private company established in 2001. In 2006 the company was converted from a close corporate to a limited private company. The company is 100% woman owned by Patricia Chiloane. Training at Work develops and offers a flexible range of learning solutions that meet specific needs of individuals, government, private and non-profit organisations. A range of these solutions are aimed at developing the competencies of young people, local communities, the unemployed, corporate agencies, officials in local government and local development agencies. Services • Training • Development • Consulting OUR PROGRAMMES Specialised fields • Water and Sanitation • Traffic Training • Professional Driving • Information Technology • Entrepreneurship • Artisanal • Agricultural Training • Local Government • OD-ETDP and Services QUALIFICATIONS FOCUS TARGET Short courses Unemployed Rural Learnerships Employed Organisational Artisan development Youth and young people Unorganised formations Skills training Work readiness NPOs and CBOs Mentoring and coaching Entrepreneurs Cooperatives Industries Government and state agencies TRAINING AT WORK (PTY) LTD Registration Number: 2006/0285516/07 • Date Registered: April 2006 • DHET registration: 2011/FE07/057 Address: 15 Leonie Street Cnr Rifle Range Winchester Hills Johannesburg 2019 Tel: +27 11 433 9318 or +27 11 433 3096 | Fax: +27 86 519 2889 Email: info@trainingatwork.co.za | Website: www.trainingatwork.co.za
