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Access to safe and hygienic menstrual products in South Africa is still a challenge for many girls and women, as disposable products are often expensive and also have a negative impact on the environment due to their high levels of plastic. Therefore, a 10-day product-based learning workshop was held at Motheo TVET College in February, […]
When the apprenticeship period started last year, we also launched our giz apprenticeship partnership with Jordan. This year, we will once again welcome a number of new Jordanian apprentices to Münsterland to accompany them on their path to becoming journeymen and women. Three preparatory online workshops with over 60 potential apprentices have taken place over […]
We started the year under the motto ‘Hands On!’ – and the motto quickly became our agenda. We got down to work in our two Vocational Education and Training Partnerships in South Africa and Mozambique, among other projects. In South Africa, numerous events were held to consolidate the ‘IRESA’ network, which brings together stakeholders in […]
Jonas Schliekmann, master bricklayer at KH guild member company Arning Bauunternehmung GmbH, is currently working as a short-term expert in the Vocational Education and Training Partnership (BBP) with Motheo TVET College. Mr Schliekmann is supporting the construction of Thusanang House – an innovative undertaking focusing on the project-based learning approach. Thusanang House enables students and […]
Thusanang House is a hands-on project by students for students. Its construction is supported by the Kreishandwerkerschaft Steinfurt Warendorf as part of the Vocational Education and Training Partnership (BBP) with the Motheo TVET College in Bloemfontein. Thusanang stands for ‘mutual support’ in the local Tswana dialect. Construction of the large construction project within the BBP […]
On last Thursday, the 1st Labour and Industry Fair was held on the grounds of KH partner IICM (Instituto Industrial e Comercial da Matola) under the slogan “The Future of Renewable Energy in Mozambique”. The fair brought together more than 300 participants, sustainably strengthening the connection between young talents and companies. The day offered TVET […]
On 9 August South Africa celebrated Women’s Day – the entire month of August was dedicated to women as Women’s Month, providing the perfect framework for recognising and highlighting the exceptional skills of female artisans in the skilled trades.Over the past weeks, various campuses were visited every Friday and numerous activities were organised under the […]
Last Monday, Kreishandwerkerschaft Steinfurt Warendorf welcomed Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze (SPD), at its Beckum headquarters. The centerpiece of the meeting was the pilot project organised between KH, Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks (ZDH) and GIZ, in which four Jordanians will complete an apprenticeship in the skilled crafts sector in the Steinfurt […]
Today marks the first day of apprenticeship for the majority of the roughly 135,000 new apprentices in the skilled crafts sector across Germany – including for four young Jordanians who have come to Germany in the context of an apprenticeship partnership between ZDH, giz and Kreishandwerkerschaft Steinfurt Warendorf. During the introductory week, the team at […]
Last Thursday, the co-organised “Women in Plumbing” event by IOPSA and IRESA happened in Bloemfontein. The purpose of the event was not only to place students in the private sector for practical training, but also to create public awareness for women in the male-dominated plumbing industry. The event served as a platform for Motheo TVET […]
