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Western Cape Business 2019 edition

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  • Africa
  • Manufacturing
  • Trade
  • Winelands
  • Africa
  • Harbours
  • Ports
  • Greentech
  • Maritime
  • Biomass
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  • Energy
  • Investment
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  • Town
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A unique guide to business, investment and tourism in the Western Cape. The 2019 edition of Western Cape Business is the 12th issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2005, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Western Cape Province. The Western Cape has varied investment and business opportunities. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there are special features in this journal on the big impact which the relatively new maritime sector is having, together with tourism and events and renewable energy. The potential for independent generation is an exciting new avenue for local authorities. Western Cape Business contains interviews and messages from business leaders from Accelerate Cape Town, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and the Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum. Tim Harris, the CEO of Wesgro, outlines the successful investment attraction strategies that his organisation has been adopting. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.westerncapebusiness.co.za. Updated information on the Western Cape is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to at https://www.globalafricanetwork.com/subscribe/, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.

FOCUS Partnerships boost

FOCUS Partnerships boost skills training False Bay TVET College is training artisans and nurturing entrepreneurs. Centres of Specialisation National Government has initiated the National Development Plan and the Strategic Infrastructure Plan to stimulate growth in the economy. These plans include investing in and stimulating ocean-related industries through Operation Phakisa. In the Western Cape, the provincial economic plan known as Project Khulisa focusses economic growth through three pillars – Tourism, Agri-Processing and Oil and Gas. The Oil and Gas sector is probably poised for the greatest development, with major plans announced for redeveloping ports and taking a bigger slice of the oil rig repair industry. All these developments will require huge numbers of riggers and mechanical fitters for deployment to oil rigs, ports, construction, engineering and transport crews. The government is investing in the TVET colleges to ensure that these skills demands will be met and has initiated the Centres of Specialisation Programme through the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to address the demand for qualifications in the priority trades needed for the implementation of government’s growth strategy. False Bay TVET College was selected as one of the Centres of Specialisation and is thus the premier training institution for riggers as well as mechanical fitters in the Western Cape. The College is inviting industry to join this exciting venture. With training incentivised through industry and SETA grants, it makes good business sense to invest now in apprenticeships for these trades. WESTERN CAPE BUSINESS 2019 44

FOCUS Centre for Entrepreneurship/Rapid Incubator The Centre for Entrepreneurship/Rapid Incubator (CFE/RI) was founded through a partnership between the National Department of Higher Education and Training, the National Department of Small Business Development and the College. The CFE/RI applies an innovative and holistic development approach to youth entrepreneurship development, striving to shift the mindset of young people away from only seeking employment to creating employment through entrepreneurship. Learning is supported by structured individual mentoring and the facilitation of linkages to new resources. Technical Support: Rapid Incubator (RI) The CFE provides technical support to the enrolled entrepreneurs through access to the Rapid Incubator (RI), which consists of engineering and woodwork workshops and an innovative Makers Space. These workshops are equipped with machinery, tools and the production support needed to develop and manufacture new offerings. Each of the workshops can accommodate 10 people working simultaneously. While the RI provides a supportive environment and physical space for product development, entrepreneurs are responsible for their own product development consumables. The Makers Space is equipped with laser cutters, a large CNC wood router, a vinyl cutter and 3D printing. The RI offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to manufacture prototypes and actual products to sell, assisting them to improve the chances of starting up and accelerating their enterprise into a viable business. The College welcomes any established company’s involvement and investment in this credible incubation programme that will contribute significantly to establishing a vibrant SMME economy. New Swartklip Campus The Swartklip Campus is the College’s next catalytic project, set to trigger positive transformation in the surrounding communities of Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Located at the former Denel munitions testing grounds, the site offers acres of land and solid building structures which will be refurbished into state-of-the-art workshops and classroom spaces. The Swartklip Campus will primarily focus on artisan-related programmes and will open its doors in 2019 for its first student intake of students in the Rigging programme. Offering programmes in the priority artisan trades, the campus will accommodate an estimated 3 000 students a year once fully operational, making a major contribution to the National Development Plan’s goal of producing 30 000 skilled artisans per year. Companies interested in collaborating with the College on the Swartklip Campus venture are encouraged to complete an Expression of Interest form, obtainable on the official College website. Resources for business: • https://www.westerncape.gov. za/apprenticeship-for-employers/ useful-information • https://www.westerncape.gov.za/news/ apprenticeships-important-tool-tacklingyouth-unemployment CONTACT DETAILS Centre of Specialisation: +27 21 787 0800 Email: jacqui.layman@falsebay.org.za Centre of Entrepreneurship and Rapid Incubator: +27 21 201 1215 Email: info@falsebayincubate.co.za Website: www.falsebaycollege.co.za 45 WESTERN CAPE BUSINESS 2019

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