NRO lei versorgers en metgeselle vir bejaardes en siek kinders op
Danksy die aantal individue wat Bergzicht Opleiding se Gesondheid- en Verswakte-programme oor die laaste paar maande voltooi het, het gesinne in die Wes-Kaap, en veral in die
Skills development opportunities for the youth
Bergzicht Training, a Stellenbosch-based, non-governmental organisation dedicated to developing the skills of poor, unemployed, unskilled and semi-skilled individuals from the Western Cape, will once again offer three
Toevallige ontmoeting met Bergzicht alumnus verander Odette Robyn se lewe
Odette Robyn looks content as she sits down in the head nurse’s office at Geluksoord, a retirement home in Stellenbosch, to talk about how her life has
Sy kerf ʼn nuwe toekoms uit in Cavalli se kombuis
“I always assumed I would end up like my father. He struggled with alcoholism for many years,” says Cherelene Newman (20), a commis chef at Equus Dine,
Bergzicht het my geleer om op my regte as huishoudingsassistent aan te dring
Graduate Ntombomzi Mdandalaza reflects on her days as a student at Bergzicht Training and what she learnt there more than two decades ago Ntombomzi Mdandalaza, a domestic
Voorheen werklose jong man nou eerste assistent-sjef by bekende wynlandgoed
If you had met Wesley Smith last year, you would have been forgiven for mistaking him as yet another young man focused only on partying and having
Jesika sorg nou vir die kinders in haar gemeenskap
When Jesika Jones from Vlottenburg finished her Educare course at Bergzicht Training in 2009, she turned her own home into one of the first crèche and day
Our graduates are ready to cook up a storm in the hospitality industry
Are you looking for professional waitrons, cooks, kitchen assistants or assistant chefs for the hospitality and tourism industries? Then you do not have to search further than
Joining hands to change the fate of Stellenbosch youth
For the last four years, local government and NGOs in Stellenbosch have joined hands to help change the fate of many poor, unskilled or semi-skilled, and unemployed
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Are you looking to employ graduates who are trained in health and frail care through an accredited Health and Welfare SETA (HWSETA) Programme? If this is the
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Are you an unemployed, South African citizen of 35 years or older? Have you completed Grade 10 or higher and do you have a copy of your
“I know my father is smiling down at me”
Bergzicht Training graduates share stories of how their lives have changed thanks to the internationally recognised City & Guilds’ Professional Cooking and Food and Beverage Service Programme
Bergzicht Training welcomes more visitors from Bavaria
Photo (top): Members of the Justice Portfolio Committee of the Bavarian Parliament in Germany recently visited Bergzicht Training to learn more about what the NGO is doing to
We’re celebrating our 25th birthday in March!
Bergzicht Training celebrated its 25th birthday on Monday, 6 March, and was fortunate to have co-founder, Cecile Kotze, as well as the new Chairman of their Board,
Bavarian government officials visit Bergzicht Training
A group consisting of 22 government representatives from the Bavarian region in Germany recently visited Bergzicht Training in a bid to learn more about the work that
The Fruit Cube’s Andrew Scott on why it’s important to give back
We caught up with Andrew Scott, the owner of The Fruit Cube, to find out why he makes a point of giving back to organisations in his
Bergzicht Training alumnus shares journey to becoming chef at Muratie
Bergzicht Training alumnus and Muratie chef Marco Williams, 28, was the guest speaker at a recent canapé brunch event prepared by 14 students who completed seven weeks
Monica Lekay on building a career in the NGO sector
In 1999, after completing a BA Honours in Human Ecology at the University of the Western Cape, Bergzicht Training’s newly appointed Training Manager, Ms Monica Lekay, would
Howard Bergins steps up to bat for the unemployed via Bergzicht Training
In 1975, just as political unrest was breaking out on the campus of the University of the Western Cape in Bellville, young cricketer Howard Bergins (photo) got
Two decades of making a difference at Bergzicht Training
In 1996, Ms Carol Newman (photo) left a career as a primary school teacher after spending 25 years working as an educator. This decision, fuelled by looming
International donor’s support leads to better learning spaces for NGO’s beneficiaries
Thanks to a generous donation from the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HFS), Bergizcht Training – a non-governmental organisation situated in the Western Cape and focused on skills development
Mowers inspired to become frail care assistant after caring for bedridden grandmother
When Krystal Mowers from Kylemore was 13 years old, she became a caretaker to her bedridden grandmother along with her mother and aunt. This experience would years
Bergzicht Training becomes fourth HWSETA-accredited health and frail care trainer in Western Cape
Bergzicht Training has become the fourth organisation in the Western Cape to now offer Community Health Work education and training accredited by the Health and Welfare Sector
The world may be unequal, but everyone can contribute to changing it
German exchange student Leonie Schmidt talks about her internship experience at Bergzicht Training and the reasons she believe that “empowering young people and guiding them into secure
Annette Scott’s chatterbox helps students to reach out
When you enter the student tea room at Bergzicht Training, one of the first things you will spot is volunteer and qualified social worker Annette Scott’s yellow,
Donations help Bergzicht to “break the cycle of poverty”
“Without donations like that received from South African Breweries and British American Tobacco, our students, most of them young women and unemployed, would not be able to
