21-09-2012: City of Johannesburg Environmental Practice Learnership kicks off on Friday
The City of Johannesburg and the Department of Environmental Affairs are piloting an Environmental Practice Learnership. The learnership is aimed at
addressing the environmental sector skills shortage at the local government level.
The one year-long NQF level 4 programme is a significant milestone. It provides an opportunity for the City to develop specialist skills in various areas,
including waste management related activities, water course cleaning, care and maintenance, care of public places, open areas, cultural and natural heritage
sites, maintenance of parks and sports fields and landfill operations.
Service delivery is local government’s mandate and in order to fulfill this, skills in the local government sector need be enhanced.
“This learnership is one of the ways that practically illustrate the positive workings and collaboration between the three spheres of government. In this
case, skills are developed in order to improve the City’s service delivery capacity,” said Mally Mokoena, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Group
Corporate and Shared Services.
The innovative Learnership, benefitting 87 learners, is also beneficial for other sectors such as mining, manufacturing or related industries which may pose
high environmental risks. There will be theoretical and practical component to the learnership. Theory will be conducted in the classroom and for the
practical part learners are to be placed in the City and Municipal Owned Entities.
Date: 21 September 2012
Time: 8h00 for 8h45
Venue: Braamfontein Recreation Centre
Cnr Harrison and Juda Street
Alecgorshel Boardroom
What: Orientation Session: Environmental Practice Learnership Level 4
Issued on behalf of member of the mayoral committee for Corporate and Shared Services:
Ms Mally Mokoena.
Contact:
Ms Fumane Diseko
Stakeholder Liaison Officer
Office of the MMC for Corporate and Shared Services
Tel: 011 407 6400
Cell: 0761538644
Email: fumaned@joburg.org.za
