Corobrik trains brick layers at King Shaka Airport2009-05-20 As part of its package for the supply of bricks for the new King Shaka
International Airport Corobrik offered the contractor Ilembe Joint Venture
training of ten bricklayers who would work on the site. The ten fortunate people who were selected by Ilembe JV were trained at
the Building Training Centre at Corobrik's Head Office in Avoca, for a
specially designed brick laying training course. The course ran for 45
days. Corobrik's Human Resource Manager Berkley Petty said, "Even with a 45
day training course the quality of work is good. As the bricklayers
practise their trade their speed of laying bricks will rapidly increase." All candidates successfully completed the course and are currently
working on the site of the much anticipated This is not the first occasion that Corobrik has been involved in such
an initiative. The Corobrik Building Training Centres have also been
involved in extensive on- site training of Bricklayers in the Mike Ingram, Corobrik Director of Sales KZN and Border, said: "As part
of the service Corobrik offered, we decided to run a special training for ten
bricklayers who would be building at the airport. The idea was simply to
provide free training at our cost to bricklayers." Petty concluded saying: "Bricklaying is still seen as a critical skill
by the CETA and there is a shortage of bricklayers. We are hoping to work
with the CETA to do apprenticeship training at our Corobrik have building training schools at their Head Office in Avoca as
well as the Caption: Pictured standing far left is Berkley Petty (Corobrik's
Human Resource Manager) and far right Sthe Sosibo (Corobrik Human Resources
Director). Derrick Dimba (Corobrik Building Training Instructor) is seated with
the successful graduates of the bricklaying training course who are currently
employed at the Ends This release has been circulated on behalf of Corobrik (Pty) Ltd For more information contact: Mike Ingram on 031 560 3252 or 083 461 6030 Circulated by Shirley Williams phone 083 303 1663 |
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