Mpumalanga Regional Training Trust (MRTT) Construction
Centre of Excellence
20 March 2009
The official opening of the MRTT Construction Centre of
Excellence
The Mpumalanga Regional Training Trust (MRTT) will officially
open a Construction Centre of Excellence (CCOEs). This
initiative follows after an application for accreditation was
made by MRTT and subsequently granted by the Construction Sector
Education and Training Authority (SETA) and Construction
Education and Training Authority (CETA). The official opening of
the centre will be graced by the presence of the Honourable
Premier, Mr Thabang Makwetla, MEC for Education, Mrs Mmathulare
Coleman and eMalahleni Mayor, Ms Linah Malatji.
Construction Centres of Excellence are CETAs flagship
institutions that seek to build and sustain South Africa’s
competitive advantage through the wide provision of qualified
and skilled artisans in the construction field. They are also
seen as the skills hubs of the construction sector that aim to
supply the industry with qualified artisans in construction
related trades. CCOEs are an intervention to address the supply
of scarce and critical skills in the sector. They are built upon
a reputation for fast, flexible, quality education and training
programmes and are a strategic intervention to the economic
growth of the country.
At this stage, CETA has accredited five CCOEs to respond to the
above, two in Gauteng and one each in KwaZulu-Natal, Western
Cape and Mpumalanga (MRTT CCOE).
The official opening has been scheduled to take place as
follows:
Date: 3 April 2009
Time: 09h00
Venue: MRTT eMalahleni Centre 5 Moses Kotane Drive Ferrobank,
eMalahleni 1035
This achievement will not only benefit the MRTT institution, but
it is aimed at empowering the youth of the Mpumalanga province
with requisite technical skills.
All media is invited.
Enquiries:
Rose Cronje
Tel: 013 656 0875
Cell: 083 730 7259
Issued by: Office of the Premier