Business Report writes about the opening on Thursday of a new training centre by luxury vehicle manufacturer Porsche in association with the Don Bosco Salesian Institute Youth Projects (Siyp) in Cape Town and local Porsche importer LSM Distributors.
This means that seventy-five young men and women from disadvantaged backgrounds are set to get a skills training opportunity as service mechatronics to boost their chances of employment in the automotive industry. Porsche said the course, which will run for three years, will give the youths career opportunities in the Volkswagen group and beyond. Eight women and 16 men will participate in the first year of training. The content has been designed by the brand’s after-sales experts. Porsche PR manager Christo Kruger said: “Many elements, including a Porsche for training purposes, are still outstanding but will be in place when the programme commences in July.” The training programme is expected to fund itself from the fourth year.
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