Earlier this year, CUT entered into a multi-million rand skills development agreement with Northern Cape Urban FET College and I J Energy and Technologies (PTY) LTD where youth will be developed and trained on Solar PV Installation short course, a skill that will enable them to build capacity and contribute positively to the challenges faced by their communities.

A number of Northern Cape youths are already trained and certified by CUT. During the week of 6 to 10 October 2014, 65 other leaners received a similar training from the Department of Electrical Engineering. This is one of the projects, which stems from CUT partnership with NC FET and Sol Plaatjie Municipality.

Caption: Some of the 65 new PV Solar Energy students from Northern Cape during practical experiment. The students are beneficiaries from the newly established partnership between Northern Cape Urban FET Collage and CUT.

Article source: Central University of Technology