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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-07
CCM creates opportunities for jobless youths
Luqman Cloete
MANY young people find it difficult to break into the job market because of many barriers such as lack of experience, skills and training.
Recently the Namibian Labour Force Survey revealed that joblessness among the youth stands 42,8% and that only 1,3 percent of the unemployed young people have tertiary education.
But into this grim situation comes a breeze of hope.
The Namibia Catering and Contracts Management (Pty) Ltd has been offering hope to the unemployed through its initiative, Komesho Culinary Academy, which provides employment skills to help youths with experience and skills to enter and succeed in the industrial catering and hospitality sector.
“As part of our social responsibility, we want to open the door for them to enter the job market. We want to make a difference in people’s lives especially the youth,” said CCM managing director Glenn Schluter.
He also said that the academy, affiliated to the Institute of Hospitality Studies and whose curriculum is supplied by the Namibian Training Authoritiy, was created in 2008 to cater for CCM’s culinary training and for possible future training for the catering and hospitality industry in the Karas Region.
In 2009, CCM in conjunction with Rosh Pinah Obib Training Centre started by training seven previously disadvantaged locals.
“These individuals were given seven months of extensive culinary training and now are full time employees of CCM. We equip them to make a difference in their lives,” Schluter said.
According to Schluter, to date CCM has trained 50 previously disadvantaged young Namibians as part of its social responsibility and upliftment programme.
“If more youths get employed through this kind of training and are assisted to develop employability skills, the less social problems we will have in our society,” Schluter remarked.
He described the catering and hospitality industry as a “unique” sector for which “you must have a passion to serve others”.
Sous Chef Julian Van Deventer said the current intake has 12 students, eight of whom come mainly from Caprivi and Rundu and are being sponsored by PE Minerals, a company that has a stake in Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation.
Some of the trainees whom The Namibian spoke to said they have learnt how to bake and to cook Indian dishes during the four months of their seven-month training.
luqman@namibian.com.na
Recently the Namibian Labour Force Survey revealed that joblessness among the youth stands 42,8% and that only 1,3 percent of the unemployed young people have tertiary education.
But into this grim situation comes a breeze of hope.
The Namibia Catering and Contracts Management (Pty) Ltd has been offering hope to the unemployed through its initiative, Komesho Culinary Academy, which provides employment skills to help youths with experience and skills to enter and succeed in the industrial catering and hospitality sector.
“As part of our social responsibility, we want to open the door for them to enter the job market. We want to make a difference in people’s lives especially the youth,” said CCM managing director Glenn Schluter.
He also said that the academy, affiliated to the Institute of Hospitality Studies and whose curriculum is supplied by the Namibian Training Authoritiy, was created in 2008 to cater for CCM’s culinary training and for possible future training for the catering and hospitality industry in the Karas Region.
In 2009, CCM in conjunction with Rosh Pinah Obib Training Centre started by training seven previously disadvantaged locals.
“These individuals were given seven months of extensive culinary training and now are full time employees of CCM. We equip them to make a difference in their lives,” Schluter said.
According to Schluter, to date CCM has trained 50 previously disadvantaged young Namibians as part of its social responsibility and upliftment programme.
“If more youths get employed through this kind of training and are assisted to develop employability skills, the less social problems we will have in our society,” Schluter remarked.
He described the catering and hospitality industry as a “unique” sector for which “you must have a passion to serve others”.
Sous Chef Julian Van Deventer said the current intake has 12 students, eight of whom come mainly from Caprivi and Rundu and are being sponsored by PE Minerals, a company that has a stake in Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation.
Some of the trainees whom The Namibian spoke to said they have learnt how to bake and to cook Indian dishes during the four months of their seven-month training.
luqman@namibian.com.na
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