Mpumalanga Business 2022-23

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themselves in competitions run by ENACTUS, an international
organisation that works with leaders in business and higher
education to mobilise university students to make a difference in
their communities while developing the skills to become socially
responsible business leaders. Mpumalanga students have won
first place in categories such as LED Challenge, Triple Bottom
Sustainability and Community Development. Among the anchor
sponsors are Barloworld, Ford, Harmony Gold, MTN and Nedbank.
Training institutions
Mpumalanga has three Technical and Vocational Education and
Training (TVET) colleges, with an enrolment of over 36 000. UNISA,
the Tshwane University of Technology and the Vaal University of
Technology also have satellite campuses in the province.
The TVET colleges are located in each of the province’s three
District Municipalities: Gert Sibande (four campuses and a skills
academy), Nkangala and Ehlanzeni, which has six campuses, a skills
centre and a satellite campus.
Ehlanzeni TVET College offers 10 National Certificate
(Vocational) programmes including ICT, Finance, Economics and
Accounting, Engineering and Related Design and Tourism. There are
also a number of shorter skills courses on offer: automotive repairs
and maintenance, computer practice, entrepreneurship, municipal
administration and communications management.
Nkangala TVET College offers Civil Engineering and Building
Construction at its CN Mahlangu campus and Electrical Infrastructure
Construction at three of its five campuses, among its seven NCV
academic programmes.
The Mpumalanga Regional Training Trust (MRTT) is a Section 21
company active in skills training. It has several sites in the province,
including a Hospitality and Tourism Academy at Karino, just outside
Nelspruit. The corporate head office is in eMalahleni and other
MRTT training centres are at Bronkhorstspruit (Ekandustria Training
Centre) and White River (Kabokweni Training Centre).
The Fluor Training Centre in Secunda offers training in fields
such as fitting, welding, pipefitting and other building trades.
Over the years, more than 30 000 people have studied at the
centre, which is accredited with the Metal and Engineering
Industries Training Board, the Construction Education & Training
Authority (CETA), and the Chemical Industries Education and
Training Authority (CHIETA).
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Southern African Wildlife College, offering diploma and
short courses in conservation, is a joint World Wide Fund for Nature
South Africa (WWF-SA) and Peace Parks Foundation initiative.
SAWC claims more than 20 000 alumni active in conservation in
56 countries worldwide. The college’s training departments are
not predetermined, but rather chosen after consultation with
conservation organisations
in the SADC region about
what is most relevant. Courses
routinely include modules
such as Natural Resource
Management. The college is
located near the Orpen Gate
on the edge of the Kruger
National Park.
Sasol is a major supporter
of research and training in
the province. A group of
Mpumalanga teachers has
had the opportunity to train as
master teachers for Robotics
and Coding, courtesy of Sasol.
The Sasol Foundation has also
donated multimedia resources
for teachers and pupils in Science,
Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM). Awards for
students who achieve in science
and mathematics are regularly
given and Sasol supports
many students on bursaries at
universities and colleges. The
Sasol SGS Global Learning SHE
Academy is located in Evander. ■
The Southern African Wildlife
College has a dog unit known as K9.
Credit: SAWC
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