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Sephaku Cement Community
Skills Development Update

ephaku Cement has committed to supporting communities in areas where
we operate by implementing skills
development initiatives to local
people. These Skills Development
Programmes aims to provide life
skills, short courses and job-related skills training - mainly to unemployed youth - in order to help
them in accessing employment
opportunities in both formal and informal sectors, or to start their own
businesses. Therefore, the focus
of our programmes is ultimately
based on our desire to alleviatepoverty upliftment the communities we serve.
Our Skills Development Programmes focuses on core business training, learnerships, ap-

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prentice/artisan training, bursary
&internship, school support and
other post matric initiatives (life
support and portable skills).

Apprentice
Training
Our Apprentice/Artisan Training
Programme commenced in February 2011. Twelve learners from
local communities are currently
undergoing training to become
artisans (fitters and electricians).
Tenlearners are from the Ditsobotla Local municipality area and
the other two are from the Delmas
community.
Eight learners have already completed theoretical training atan

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accreditedTraining Centre in Lichtenburg and are now busy with onthe-job training at Leeuwpan Mine