Training Keetmans’ human capital
Rino Muranda, Head of Corporate Communications at the Social Security Commission said the Development Fund aims to assist training schemes and employment schemes [as] approved by the President of Namibia for the benefit of socio-economically disadvantaged people who are unemployed. He said, “Further we grant bursaries, loans and other forms of financial aid to students enrolled at any recognized technical or academic institution of higher education.” The social security grant has enabled Southern Cross Human Capital Management Centre to take youth from the street and empower them with skills in the hospitality industry that enhance their employability. Some of the trainees from the first group who completed their course are successfully employed mainly at food outlets and at Shoprite in the new Old Mutual mall in Keetmanshoop. The current group of 20 students has already secured a placement as interns at some lodges in the Karas Region. The centre is optimistic that these internships will lead to full-time employment based on performance and vacancies. Mrs Hinda – Mbaziira said “We are halfway through the training and are looking forward to completing it by December 2014, as demand for training is very high but due to poverty people are unable to pay for [this] much needed training.”