Plumbing training empowers women

36 women completed our high-impact Construction Education and Training Authority-registered three-month plumbing skills programme with flying colours.

They accepted their certificates and toolboxes equipped with essential plumbing tools and materials at a graduation ceremony hosted at Aureus, Tjeka’s state-of-the-art training facility in Randfontein where the training was facilitated.

Funded by the National Home Builders Registration Council, the course is designed to transfer essential basic plumbing skills, which also serve as a foundation for further learning in the field.

The women, who are owners of small businesses, learnt how to install, maintain and repair sanitaryware appliances.

They were also taught how to install, maintain and test below-ground drainage systems, complemented by basic business training to help them better market their services, sell these skills and tender for work.

A total of 25 days were set aside for practical training to ensure that the learners could apply their newfound theoretical knowledge and were “work ready.”

Plumbing is a profession that empowers women by offering job security and competitive pay, while they apply critical problem-solving skills in practical, hands-on ways.