A WORKPLACE skills plan and annual training reports that do not make sense or address the skills needs of the country's youths - by companies looking to partner with Cathsseta - will no longer be accepted.
This is according to Cathsseta board chairwoman Brenda Madumise.
Cathsseta provides national skills standards training assistance to the hospitality, tourism and related industries in the country.
Madumise was speaking at the launch of the Cathsseta and Radisson Blu Hotel partnership at the weekend.
More than 300 FET college students studying towards tourism and hospitality related qualifications will get internship opportunities with the hotel as a result of the partnership.
The students who are yet to be identified are set to start work in April. They will be placed in all seven arms of the Radisson Blu Hotel in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.
Both Cathsseta and Radisson Blu Hotel have budgeted R7-million for this project.
Madumise lashed out at companies that were quick to submit annual training reports for the return on investment while not being committed to skills development and training.
"The new board is an active one. It has taken the approach to be active and very pedantic," she said, adding that inspections and audits will be performed on new ventures.
Madumise stressed that students upon completing internships programmes should be mentally fit for permanent employment.
Radisson Blu Hotel said it will offer workplace practicals to learners with theoretical background to better their skills.
The hotel said its skills empowerment would range from working with chefs, housekeeping, supervisory mentoring, food and beverage managers. Last year the hotel trained 75 students.
Former student Evasan Naicker said the hotel had given him an opportunity of a lifetime.
"I come from Chatsworth (Durban) a community riddled with drugs and violence, but I decided to do something better with my life," Naicker said.
The third-year student from the Durban University of Technology said Radisson had empowered him with hotel management skills.
"I am going to open up a restaurant in my community one day," he said.
Tough stance on workplace skills plan
A WORKPLACE skills plan and annual training reports that do not make sense or address the skills needs of the country's youths - by companies looking to partner with Cathsseta - will no longer be accepted.
This is according to Cathsseta board chairwoman Brenda Madumise.
Cathsseta provides national skills standards training assistance to the hospitality, tourism and related industries in the country.
Madumise was speaking at the launch of the Cathsseta and Radisson Blu Hotel partnership at the weekend.
More than 300 FET college students studying towards tourism and hospitality related qualifications will get internship opportunities with the hotel as a result of the partnership.
The students who are yet to be identified are set to start work in April. They will be placed in all seven arms of the Radisson Blu Hotel in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.
Both Cathsseta and Radisson Blu Hotel have budgeted R7-million for this project.
Madumise lashed out at companies that were quick to submit annual training reports for the return on investment while not being committed to skills development and training.
"The new board is an active one. It has taken the approach to be active and very pedantic," she said, adding that inspections and audits will be performed on new ventures.
Madumise stressed that students upon completing internships programmes should be mentally fit for permanent employment.
Radisson Blu Hotel said it will offer workplace practicals to learners with theoretical background to better their skills.
The hotel said its skills empowerment would range from working with chefs, housekeeping, supervisory mentoring, food and beverage managers. Last year the hotel trained 75 students.
Former student Evasan Naicker said the hotel had given him an opportunity of a lifetime.
"I come from Chatsworth (Durban) a community riddled with drugs and violence, but I decided to do something better with my life," Naicker said.
The third-year student from the Durban University of Technology said Radisson had empowered him with hotel management skills.
"I am going to open up a restaurant in my community one day," he said.
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