100 local unemployed youth to build a school in Umngeni Municipality
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in partnership with Umngeni Local Municipality is launching the YouthBuild programme that will see 100 unemployed youth being trained in construction and participating in building a school.
The project, which the NYDA has contributed over R1.7-million towards, will target unemployed young people who are becoming prone to risky behaviors due to being out of school and unemployed. The youth will be provided with a short skills development intervention using the YouthBuild programme model to empower them with technical skills that they can use to empower themselves and generate income for themselves and their families.
The training identified for the project will be an accredited construction skills programme at NQF level 3 and it will be in the bricklaying and plastering trades. The programme is part of the Building and Civil Engineering Qualification approved by the Construction SETA.
Members of the media are hereby invited to join the Honourable Mayor of Umngeni Municipality, Cllr Mbali Myeni and the Executive Chairperson of the NYDA Mr Yershen Pillay, to the official launch which will take place as follows:
Date: Wednesday 29 July 2015
Time: 12h30
Venue: Howick West Hall, 37 Ogilvie Road, Howick, 3291
For media enquiries only, contact:
Linda Mbongwa
Tel: 011 651 7000
Cell: 082 315 3217
Nawhal Kara-Foster
Tel: 011 651 7000
Cell: 071 897 7575
