City of Joburg to train youth
JOBURG - An induction ceremony was held on 26 March for the first 250 digital interns.
In total, 1 000 interns are to be trained this year under the Joburg Educational Digital Interns (J.E.D.I) programme.
The programme will enable them to become employable or start SMMEs. The group was selected from a group of 600 applicants who motivated why they should be selected via online platforms, including twitter and Facebook.
The programme was launched in February this year. The successful interns will be able to choose between courses on network engineering, web development or fibre engineering.
The initial programme will run over 10 months, offering four months of boot camp-type technical training and six months in-service training within the City of Johannesburg and some of the country’s leading digital enterprises. The intention is to run this every quarter over the next 16 months.
Zolani Matebese, the head of broadband at the City of Johannesburg, says the City’s investment is significant not only in terms of financial outlay, but that it has significant potential to transform the lives of the interns and the lives of Joburgers. “We are about enriching the lives of the people who live in Joburg. Mayor Parks Tau was clear that the City of Joburg would give particular attention to those economic activities and sectors that will position Joburg as a global city of the future.
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