Umshwati Community Development Projects training

2017-08-02 06:01

Some of the 209 youths taking part in the local development learnership being held at seven venues 

THE Umshwathi Municipality has received funding from the LG Seta to train over 1 400 youth in various learnership programmes:

Local economic development (209 students)

Disaster risk management (50)

Community health water and sanitation (280) Supervision of construction processes (210)

Community house-building (210)

Landscaping (210)

Horticulture (210)
Municipal IDP (28)

These learnerships aim to empower the community and youth with knowledge and experience. Students will receive a stipend of R1 800 for the duration of the learnerships of eight to 12 months.

- Sibusiso Mkhithi.

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