Rustenburg – Glencore Ferroalloys honoured 24 trainees as part of its certificate in agriculture skills training programme in partnership with AgriSETA at a certificate award ceremony held on Wednesday 29 March 2023 in Rustenburg.

The programme aims to create and promote opportunities for social, economic and employment growth in Agri-enterprises through access to relevant education and quality training and development in both the primary and secondary agricultural sectors.

As a result, this collaboration seeks to equip youth with skills that can be deployed in the agricultural sector and in the long term, bring benefit to their communities.

Glencore collaborated with Khuduthamaga Consulting (Pty) Ltd, a service provider that offers skills and learning programmes in various agricultural courses such as plant production, landscaping, animal production, poultry production and mixed farming systems.

The trainees were each given a certificate of competence in farming production and systems to help them realise their full potential and expand their opportunities in the agricultural sector.
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superintendent Charlin Ntuli encouraged the graduates to put their skills to use and look for opportunities to help eliminate food insecurity.

“With innovation, there are many ways that one can do farming such as hydroponics farming and supplying the local communities and markets. It is up to you to identify and create opportunities that will help you build and grow your businesses, and we may be able to assist you through our enterprise development hubs,” said Ntuli.

Glencore has trained 38 community members from Rustenburg and Bethanie in the North West Province, as well as 20 community members from Steelpoort in the Limpopo Province, through its collaboration with AgriSETA.
Glencore press release extracts, April 2023