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Engineering News reports that employer body the National Employers Association of SA (Neasa) has partnered with trade union Solidarity to encourage employers to provide technical skills training for students studying at the Sol-Tech facilities.
Solidarity’s Guild for the Trades will provide training in technical skills for the industry through Sol-Tech and it will also offer continuing education and short courses, while Neasa will encourage its members to take in Sol-Tech students for practical work and provide permanent employment to them. Neasa will also encourage its members to sponsor study aid for students who are in financial need. Solidarity chief executive Dr Dirk Hermann indicated: “The agreement is historical in nature. It turns traditional trade unionism on its head. To negotiate training and job placements for members and their children is the most substantial benefit a trade union can offer its members. With a view to growth, employers and employees must join hands, especially during times of crisis. Skills acquisition is the best growth strategy that offers the largest return.” Solidarity plans to enter into similar agreements with other employers and employer groups.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at Engineering News
- Read Solidarity’s press statement in the above regard at Polity
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