Leadership Academy establishes the benchmark in construction training.

Tjeka Training Matters’ Leadership Academy has helped to establish the benchmark in the training of construction leaders who are able to do the job right the first time. Among the academy’s many milestone projects was its participation in a large training drive undertaken by Basil Read to reduce mistakes and improve productivity on the worksites of the four company divisions at the time. They included Mining, Building, Civils and Roads. The programme helped establish very…

State-of-the-art construction training centre  in Randfontein helps create jobs and opportunities for the self-employed

Thousands of people have acquired various building and civil-engineering construction skills at Tjeka Training Matters’ state-of-the-art training centre in Randfontein, Gauteng, since it commenced operations in 2012. They include employees of some of the country’s foremost contractors, participants in the building and civil-engineering construction supply chains and government bodies tasked with delivering critical service delivery infrastructure. This is in addition to the many individuals who have launched their careers in the construction industry by enrolling…

Tjeka Training Matters and Gabion Baskets partner

  Gabion Baskets has partnered Tjeka Training Matters, a leading construction training specialist, to provide practical instruction in the installation of its quality products. Customers will receive a certificate of competency from the training provider once they have completed five days of accredited training. This partnership between two leaders in their respective fields aims to raise the standards of gabion structure installations in the country. “A well designed and built gabion structure should have a…

Siyabonga Dilimeni appointed as Director of Business Development

Siyabonga (Siya) Dilimeni has been appointed Director of Business Development of Tjeka Training Matters, a leading provider of training to the civil-engineering construction and building industries. Dilimeni is also a Director of the Limsa-Tjeka Joint Venture. This partnership between Limsa Training Institute and Tjeka Training Matters is providing extensive training to the large team that is building the iconic Msikaba bridge near Lusisiki in the Eastern Cape on behalf of the South African National Roads…

Structured training for zero defects

Master Builders Association North and Tjeka Training Matters have partnered to provide structured training to the South African building industry. Tjeka Training Matters is a registered private technical and vocational education and training college that is accredited by the Construction Education Training Authority. It has a 20-year-long track record providing high quality construction training throughout southern Africa. The partnership will initially offer short 20-day technical skills training courses in the building trades. They include bricklaying,…

Reaching out to Johannesburg inner city’s unemployed

Tjeka Training Matters and Outreach Foundation have already equipped more than 80 people, mainly unemployed women and youth who live in the Johannesburg inner-city, with the skills they need to secure employment in the building sector. Based in Hillbrow, Outreach Foundation, a non-profit organisation, empowers those in need by providing training and skills development, as well as social support and a safe haven. Outreach Foundation’s three-week artisanal training has been designed to provide learners with…

Quality training keeps wheels turning on road construction contract

Tjeka Training Matters is helping Hillary Construction train an additional 12 individuals as part of this leading contractor’s Gap Year initiative. They started their four-month-long training at Tjeka Training Matters’ state-of-the-art training and trade-testing facility in Randfontein. Eight individuals from this group are women who, once they have completed their theoretical instruction, will be deployed on Hillary Construction sites for practical training. The programme was launched in 2017 as a pilot project by the Human…

Taking training to new heights

Tjeka Training Matters is training 60 unemployed people from Thembisa for a Tiber Construction project that is being undertaken on behalf of a leading public-sector client body. Compass Consultants, which facilitated the training and implemented the learnership on behalf of Tiber Construction, appointed Tjeka Training Matters to undertake the training. This decision was based on Tjeka Training Matters’ 20-year-long track record providing quality training to the construction sector throughout southern Africa, as well as its Construction Education Training Authority accreditation. Compass Consultants knew that we had the expertise and resources, including extremely competent practitioners, to successfully execute this programme, which…

Quality H&S training makes building sites safer

Trained by the Master Builders’ Association Western Cape (MBAWC) and Tjeka Training Matters, six young South Africans recently secured employment as Health & Safety (H&S) officers with MBAWC member companies. They now hold a National Certificate in Construction H&S and are registered with the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP). These individuals were part of a group of nine unemployed youth, the majority comprising women, who were chosen by the Association…

Quality construction skills training provides hope for inner city’s unemployed

Outreach Foundation has already equipped more than 80 people, mainly unemployed women and youth who live in the Johannesburg inner-city, with the skills they need to secure employment in the building sector. Based in Hillbrow, this non-profit organisation (NPO) empowers those in need by providing training and skills development, as well as social support and a safe haven. The quality building training is being provided by Tjeka Training Matters. Tjeka Training Matters specialises in building…