Salesian Annual Report 2018

SALESIAN INSTITUTE YOUTH PROJECTS ANNUAL REPORT 2018
PORSCHE PAVE
PTRC-ZA
PROGRAMME
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The “Porsche Project” started in July 2017 and is the latest addition to the
Salesian Institute Youth Project programmes.
The project is officially called the PAVE | PTRC-ZA project, an initiative of PAVE
vocational education programmes, which are a worldwide network. PAVE is an
acronym for Porsche After-Sales Vocational Education and PTRC-ZA stands for
Porsche Training and Recruitment Centre – South Africa.
PTRC-ZA is an international flagship programme supported and realised
by different partners which harness competencies and know-how to create
perspectives, new opportunities and new approaches in the mechatronics arena.
The PTRC-ZA here in Cape Town offers an Automotive Service Mechatronics
Course that runs over two years.
The programme is being jointly implemented by the Salesian Institute Youth
Projects and the local Porsche importer, LSM Distributors (Pty) Ltd. This unique
combination of competencies allows for a fantastic synergy where the Salesian
mission and the mission of Porsche are jointly fulfilled.
The competency-based learning content will equip the trainees with the
competencies and ability to diagnose, repair and service the motor vehicles of
today and tomorrow. The automotive industry is facing the biggest upheaval in
100 years as it undergoes a major shift towards new technologies. The ongoing
move towards digitalisation, connectivity, e-mobility and environmental
protection, amongst others, requires that employees in the automotive industry
have a new set of skills.
Career opportunities in the retail organisations of the Volkswagen Group
include working with the Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Bentley and Lamborghini
brands. These opportunities are open to students who successfully complete the
programme. The quality expected of the technicians working on these brands is
exceptional, so we too set high standards of training for the students with a passmark
set at 80% for all tests and assignments.
2018 highlights
Cohort 1’s mid-term assessments were conducted from 27th June to 3rd July 2018. The assessments were planned
and managed by Katrin Schulz, manager of Porsche Training & Recruitment Centre Asia (PTRC-A), who is based in the
Philippines. The 27 students all passed their mid-term assessments.
August 2018 saw the departure of Pedro Gomes from PTRC-ZA as project coordinator. He moved on to pursue his
studies in obtaining his master’s degree in America. He was replaced by Feizal Fredricks on 13th August and at this time the
process of accreditation with the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority
(merSETA) and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) has started, in order for the students to obtain the
South African qualification ‘Automotive Repair and Maintenance’. This will be in addition to the European qualifications
‘Automotive Service Mechatronics’ and the ‘High Voltage Technician Certificate’ for the fully electric Porsche vehicles to be
launched in 2019.
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