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Lukhanyo’s love for cooking comes to life

Certified Food Service Assistant (FSA) Lukhanyo  Gcolotela from Kayamandi is a passionate and dedicated culinary enthusiast who has harboured a love for cooking since his early childhood. “I am resilient and was determined despite difficult situations to always push forward and chase my dream. Cooking is my life and Bergzicht showed me it can

Ravin’s dream comes true as she works with children

Certified Child Carer Ravin Appolis from Vlottenburg successfully completed the 13-week Child Care Program. “I enjoy working with children that is my reason I enrolled to do this program as this is my passion.   I always wanted to help other people especially children and ever since I’ve joined Bergzicht my dream came true." "Bergzicht

Chrisona: working with the elderly to support her children

Certified Health and Frail Care worker Chrisona Morris from Cloetesville, overcame all her life challenges. With very little family support and a challenging childhood, Chrisona has demonstrated remarkable resilience and determination throughout her journey. “I am a dedicated mother of two children, and they were my constant inspiration and driving force”. "I’m dedicated and

Leonie: employed and full of confidence

Thanks to Bergzicht, Pniel resident Leonie Peterson, Certified Child Care assistant has become a full-time teacher’s assistant at Junior Akademie in Stellenbosch. "I was just hanging around the house. I was constantly looking for work without any success," Leonie says. "My practical training at Junior Akademie led to an employment opportunity there. I currently have

Bergzicht opens training kitchen

 Bergzicht Training & Development opened its own on-campus training kitchen in collaboration with accredited training partner Chefs Training & Innovation Academy (CTIA) on Monday 26 September 2022. The new kitchen will mainly be used by students on the accredited Food Service Assistance (FSA) training programme and has space to train 13 students. Bergzicht is

Skills training aids hospitality resilience

The Cape Winelands is synonymous with beautiful vineyards, award-winning destinations and renowned for attracting world-famous restauranteurs and chefs to establish iconic cuisine experiences, contributing significantly to the local economy. However, in the wake of the post-pandemic era, building resilience against the backdrop of great losses to this sector has been essential. According to Deloitte,

Municipality and Bergzicht Training and Development empower more Stellenbosch youth

At the beginning of each year for the last five years, Bergzicht Training has partnered with the Stellenbosch Municipality to train youth in Stellenbosch in sought after market required skills in child care, health and frail care and skills for the hospitality and tourism industries. These entry-level skills have helped many unemployed, unskilled and semi-skilled

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