After various meetings with different organisations and other institutions, South West Gauteng TVET College (SWGC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will benefit students.
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The signing of the MoU to forge relationships between SWGC and other several institutions was a significant and historical moment for the TVET collage.
Parties involved include power-houses such as Sakhumzi Maqubela who owns a restaurant in Vilakazi Street, Sanele Khoza from the Zodwa Khoza Foundation, and Themba Ndlovu from Regenysis Management Limited to name a few.
When Ndlovu took to the podium, one of the things he touched on was the fact that more needed to be done in public-private partnerships, particularly that businesses need to grow beyond their target areas.
“Build businesses that will talk to one another, moving the South African economy forward and creating jobs for the unemployed youth.
Instead of businesses working in silos and creating unhealthy competition amongst each other. They need to work together and ensure that they all strive to succeed beyond their wildest expectations,” he said.
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Khoza shared the same sentiments with Ndlovu, saying that businesses, particularly black owned should work together for the betterment of the nation.
He also mentioned that the Zodwa Khoza Foundation based in Diepkloof which services the elderly, women and the youth shares the same beliefs with the college.
They believe in giving people opportunities through hand-ups and not hand-outs, following the mantra that says “Teach a person how to fish and you will feed them for a lifetime”.
The collage’s acting principal, Joey Monyamane expressed appreciation for the partnership between the college and the parties involved.
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“As a college, we are very much excited and believe that these relationships are a step in the right direction to opening doors for a brighter future for our students.
These partnerships add to the Service Level Agreements the college has with 19 SETAs in the country. With these kinds of opportunities, we can safely say indeed the future looks bright for our students,” said Monyamane.
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