FEMALE high school learners and university students got a practical taste of the maritime working world and gained vital sea safety skills in a short course sponsored by Siyaloba Training Academy and the South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) this week [30-31 July]. The group of grade 11 and 12 learners from Hillside Senior Secondary School in Bethelsdorp and Woolhope Secondary School in Malabar, Port Elizabeth, and marine engineering students from Nelson Mandela University … [Read more...] about Female learners ‘dive in’ to maritime working world
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Ubuntu in the air
MUCH excitement and laughter surrounded the earnest labour of learners from Siyaloba Training Academy as they worked hard to make close to 250 warm blankets in memory of the Father of our Nation. As citizens across South Africa and its borders honoured the former statesman, Nelson Mandela, Siyaloba Training Academy learners also dedicated 67 minutes of their time to honour Madiba’s legacy of ubuntu – by making warm blankets to fight the cold in their communities. Siyaloba Training Academy … [Read more...] about Ubuntu in the air
Youth Celebrate Christmas in June
SUPPORTING its vision of improving lives in coastal communities through strategic skills development, Siyaloba Training Academy on Monday, 25 June hosted a Youth Intervention in Jeffreys Bay. The fun-filled colourful day, themed “Christmas in June”, had a serious purpose: to find solutions for the challenges the youth of the Kouga region face on a daily basis. Unlikely friendships were formed across all age groups during the day, when the learners from schools and young people from towns … [Read more...] about Youth Celebrate Christmas in June
Siyaloba celebrates Day of Seafarer
Siyaloba Training Academy observed the annual, international “Day of the Seafarer” today by acknowledging and celebrating local Chokka fishers, who are integral to the R650-million Squid Industry in the Eastern Cape region. Siyaloba and employer representatives were on hand to distribute care packages to fishers who set sail on the annual opening of the season on Friday 22 June 2018. Port Elizabeth-headquartered Siyaloba Training Academy is a non-profit community centre focussed on … [Read more...] about Siyaloba celebrates Day of Seafarer
Siyaloba Scoops Silver
Port Elizabeth harbour-based Siyaloba Training Academy has been awarded Silver in the Best Community Project category at the prestigious National Skills Development (NSD) Awards, held recently in Pretoria as part of a two-day National Skills Conference. The awards celebrate excellence by recognising best skills development practices. They are presented by the National Skills Authority (NSA), advisor to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The category was won by … [Read more...] about Siyaloba Scoops Silver
