Our Sponsors, Are unique to our Learners environment and the understanding of what we are trying to achieve, in life skills, life orientation, rehabilitation, and fully understand the process of teaching Routine, Discipline while incorporating Natural Work skills, this is beneficial to both the employers and the learners future and a mutual understanding of success in the community.
The learners appreciate this as it gives them pride and motivation during their training, knowing that their input and efforts are not in vain but actually recognized, sellable semi-finished product to our sponsors, that generates funding for those who cannot afford the fees.
The learners appreciate this as it gives them pride and motivation during their training, knowing that their input and efforts are not in vain but actually recognized, sellable semi-finished product to our sponsors, that generates funding for those who cannot afford the fees.
"Principle" Payment is due when quality service rendered
Mr. Simangaliso Mkhwanazi C.E.O. of FIETA has committed and believes that it is the development and rehabilitation of Youth that presents a challenge to critical skills in the future. In particular, women and children are left behind, far from the opportunities on offer in the Industry.
There are now opportunities for the Forestry Sector to get involved in all the critical issues pertaining to Skills Development in South Africa. The time has come where we can play an active role in facilitating transformation Skills Development, in supporting child rehabilitation and work skills. |
Corobrik clayville management when approached to purchase pallets made by learners, learning the Timber Converting and Milling Industry, with reclaiming of natural local gum and pine to a semi finished product where only too happy to assist and issued a supplier no 766600 and processed small orders, This enabled the training center to recover waste materials from the timber converting line and supported the training centers funding.
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The management of Rosema bricks, Mr Roelf Rosema was impressed with our facilities and training methods, The results we were achieving with child rehabilitation, and agreed to support our centre’s initiative , they saw the foresight of understanding under privileged children, learning work skills and becoming a productive force of the future in our country. Not all children are academically challenged and alternatives must be sought.
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Tok Venter and his son Johan, of Quality Bedding supported the training centre’s methods, Awed by what we were achieving with child rehabilitation, and agreed to assist us with the purchasing of a Woodmiser LT15 breakdown saw ( see pic ) to increase our capabilities and as an additional training tool on the larger diameter logs. Again support for our centre’s initiative, The Machine was purchased and delivered and timber produced by it sent back in rand value to cover the original purchase agreement with interest, this was completed over 8 months.
The Training Centre had acquired a very large asset. |
Mr Rowen of Kwick Pack, again thank you for your unrelenting support and motivation irrespective of what the problem was, you kept us inspired to meet deadlines to push forward to meet any demand and showed us how to meet the challenge , thank you. Divan Venter for and on behalf of the senior learners
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China Mall Trading, The Buyers Ritchie, Lucy and then Arnold Chern were instrumental in arranging to uplift all our 38 x 38mm lengths of converted pine in various denominations on a regular basis, and spent many hours with the learners discussing comparison methods of constructing, production and final assembly techniques, used in manufacturing various products. Their continuous support and visits was greatly appreciated and the learners improved dramatically.
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Furniture Warehouse, Owner Eric an independent businessman who supported our base assembly and covering section by ordering in excess of a 100 units of semi finished bases per month, it is one thing to teach skills but if the learner sees that his hard work is just left lying around or destroyed it has no meaning, if the finished item is graded and then delivered to a sponsor the learner fills with pride and workmanship, a lesson well learned.
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S.A. Bedding, purchased over 1000 bags of pine shavings per month, this helped the training centre with the under 16’ s who are not old enough to learn on machines, and can only assist with clean up and packing duties after their abet lessons , They could also learn receiving and dispatching unit standards and client liaison. A very important Life Orientation Skill.
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Active Tree Fellers, Owner: Mr. Alexis Baikoff was a avid benefactor to the learners and training centre, every time we ran out of logs or required longer lengths he would surprise us with truck loads of good quality pine logs and his well equipped trucks and cutting crews, was an inspiration to all learners watching the off loading procedures combined with team work , hand signals and commands in the correct sequence exemplifying correct team work safety skills and training.
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GARDENA, The importer of garden water components in Midrand assisted and supported our rehabilitation program by furnishing the centre with components for packing into floor display stock thus giving us the opportunity to keep the children physically motivated and mentally astute and learn to count into the tens, hundreds, thousands practically not theoretically.
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SPAR, Randtjiesfontien, Mr. Riaan Volscheck on behalf of the owners was instrumental in arranging extra food , collected from their fast food section this came in very handy especially during holidays, he personally assisted and was helpful in functions and Youth Day events, he also imparted new ideas and arranged catering events.
He was a regular visitor as a care giver to the children on Sunday s after work. |
Dr Hefer has his rooms in Oilifantsfontien, Clayville, which is about 6 km’s down the road from the Training Centre, He specializes as a local general G.P. but his health care giving attitude and professional approach to helping, Children are his expertise and forte and make his services to us as invaluable. Thank you from the house mothers.
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LYNETTE SCHOEMAN: Artist, song writer, performer, famous for her song ONE IN A MILLION on the TV show SUPERSTERE . Having assessed the training centre and found that she could relate to the learners in a manner that satisfied her moral principles, became very involved and ran various performances with us especially our Youth Days (16th June ) and a fund raising concert for Cresset House place of safety for the intellectually challenged.
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CITI-PARKS, The management. Why we need trees
Trees do not just make the city look pretty; they have a real environmental function. They control the greenhouse effect: when heat rises from the tar, trees act as a natural coolant. Carbon dioxide emitted from cars is taken in by trees and converted into oxygen. An acre of trees, on average, can store 2.6 tons of carbon (pollution) annually and generate enough oxygen daily for 18 people. A mature leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. In city areas without tree cover, streets and parking lots can raise air temperatures to 35 degrees Celsius. Such "heat islands" can cause cities to be five to nine degrees warmer than surrounding areas. Trees also reduce noise levels. |