BLACKEN GROUP · Holds a Bcom in Business Administration and a Diploma in Personnel Management. She is a qualified Administration Director. She gained experience of greater depth

BG COLLEGE COMPANY PROFILE

96 Major Road, Clayville East, Olifantsfontein, Johannesburg www.blackencollege.co.za

BLACKEN GROUP

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Boiler making students on practical Students taking a group photo Plumbing students fixing pipes

Construction students roofing a house

BG College motor vehicle Plumbing students installing a geyser

CO2 welding machine Multipurpose electrical panel Construction students paving a car park



BG COLLEGE: 96 MAJOR ROAD, CLAYVILLE EAST, OLIFANTSFONTEIN, 1666

THE GIANT IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

VISION OF THE COLLEGE

BG College Artisans Skills Training is focused on being an exceptional artisan training provider through our unique and distinguishable, quality training system and approach that effectively prepares learners for the workplace and labor market demands culminating in the provision of qualified, competent artisans in South Africa.

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide the most effective training that equips learners with the knowledge and skills required in the industry so that they become immediately employable and become a very useful resource to any organization. BG College Artisans Skills Training is a dynamic training facility continuously providing to the national demand for the highest quality practical Artisan Skills for everyone from all sectors and levels through a unique training system and approach of continuous learner development.

COMPANY BACKGROUND

BG College Artisan Skills Training was established in 2002 with the objective of making a difference to the society in terms of the quality

of training as well as reducing unemployment rate by imparting knowledge and skills required for someone to be employable. The Ekurhuleni campus situated in Olifantsfontein was established with sole purpose of transforming the society and to provide employment opportunities to those who possess the skills and knowledge required to enhance the knowledge of the learners. Since the artisan skills training was introduced, there have been significant changes with regards to the size of operations and student enrolment. The college now has a complement of 8 full time employees. The company is fully accredited with MERSETA, CETA, MICT and SASSETA.

KEY STAFF AND THEIR ROLES

BG College has a pool of qualified and well experienced staff. At the top of its hierarchy, there is Mr P Khumalo (the Managing Director), Mrs C. Masiya (Administration Director and Mr G Chidaushe (Financial Executive)

Managing Director: Mr P Khumalo

Holds a Bachelor of commerce in Business Management, Diploma in Project Management, Diploma in Marketing, and National certificate in Information Technology. Mr. Khumalo is a qualified Lecturer with the SETAs and has got experience of 13 years. He is the founder and senior partner of a very successful training college for more than 10 years. As he had a passion for training and development; he decided to start his own Artisan Skills Training College.

Administration Director: Ms. C. Masiya

Holds a Bcom in Business Administration and a Diploma in Personnel Management.

She is a qualified Administration Director. She gained experience of greater depth for 3 years as a Human Resource manager of FNB .Her main duties will be human resource management, performance appraisals, determining the training needs of employees and arrange for necessary courses to suit the needs of each employee.

Ms Mahlatse Makgalemane (Non-executive Director)

Ms. Makgalemane is a member of Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa and an expert in the corporate governance field. With her majors in the corporate governance she has experience in running of companies of different sizes within South Africa and other African countries.

Financial Executive: Mr. C. Gray “Pondering the financial strategy to take BG College to the next level”

BCOMPT HONS (UNISA), CGMA-WIP (CIMA UK)

Holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science Degree with the University of South Africa and he is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) UK.

Qualified and well experienced in the field of Accounting and Auditing. He did his Articles with Deloitte Chartered Accountants (Z). He has worked for CFI Holdings Ltd as a group Internal Auditor for three years before he was promoted to be the Management Accountant of the Company. He has also worked as Finance and Administration Manager in the construction industry for a number of years. Summarily, Mr. C. Gray has vast experience in the accounting field and therefore he has the necessary knowledge of managing BG College finances for the achievement of organizational goals.

Administration Assistant: Ms. M. V. Matjato (left)

She has more than five years’ experience in customer service. She holds a certificate in Customer Services Management with the University of South Africa. She also holds a diploma in Information Technology which she obtained after successfully completed her course with BG College.

INTRODUCTION

The company provides hands –on, professional and practical artisan skills training for this reason the campus was constructed and build as a virtual workplace environment, where learners not only learn theory but practically learn, apply, practice and demonstrate their newly unique BG College Artisan Skills Training learning model

PROJECTS AND CLIENTELE

BG ultimately provides training to many individuals, companies, projects state organizations, local authorities and businesses. The clients that benefit from the learner training provided by BG artisan college include: x Ridge welding Engineering x Butterworth Engineering x Bosch Engineering x Leswats engineering x Jacks Engineering and etc

The success of BG College Artisan Skills Training model has been proven. The student and employer’s feedback and the training–to-job turnaround statistics clearly illustrate this.

Many of the unemployed ”graduate” learners get employed within one to two days from finishing their training at the BG College Artisan Skills Training facility. As an illustration, learners from a retrenched assistance scheme trained at BG College and have now been re-



employed by their previous employers

We urge the employed people to also come and gain skills together with relevant certificates since qualifications are now important in order to avoid retrenchments in your current work places

The execution of the vision of BG College Artisan Skills Training implemented with the formation of the BG College facility in 2008, has now again been formally recognized with the National skills Development, issued by the Department of higher education and Training .The learners continuously return after having worked in a real workplace environment to upgrade their skills and progress from intermediate to become a fully qualified artisan.

In support of continuous training at the entry level that effectively enables an individual to become skilled or semi-skilled and in the process providing the person with the opportunity to excel in the area and become employable

OPERATIONS

At BG College we believe in synergy and inclusion, as a result of which we partner with an expansive database of other accredited training providers that share our values of outstanding service and

commitment to provide an integrated learning experience

Style and content of course

Courses are offered as:

x staggered client level training

x short courses x skills programs x learner ships x suitably adapted courses or

unit standards x specific, uniquely designed

courses

All BG College Artisan Skills Training courses have been designed to offer a continuous upgrade of skills that always offer real workplace relevance in the artisan labor market.

EXECUTING THE TRAINING MODEL

In execution of the training model, quality assurance and effective skills development always takes precedence. The internal and external accredited facilitators, assessors and moderators contracted are highly competent with extensive industry experience.

It has been insured that all training and facility standards are in line with SAQA and National quality framework requirements with the unique BG virtual workplace blend. Furthermore ,in view of the importance that the places on educating and empowering

learners to be to be workplace ready the training model was created to ensure a virtual workplace learning environment.

With BG distinguished practical training approach learners easily and successfully enter workplaces or other working environments .we envision and underwrite a student development approach that results in an economically independent and empowered student, effectively contributing to South Africa.

LEARNER DEMOGRAPHICS

We train everyone, from the school leaver, youth, male, female right through to the more experienced tradesperson with the relevant experience who needs to be prepared with a trade test preparation to become a” red seal” qualified artisan.

Through experience we have seen that many of the individuals from the last mentioned group only need the time and training model that we offer at BG College to give them the self-confidence and polished skills to become one of the very sought after qualified trade persons that South Africa urgently requires.

The BG College Artisan Skills Training model thus provides for training from entry level right through the qualified artisan seeking additional

Students taking a group photo with some of Blacken College Staff Members

training that would enhance and expand the portfolio of skills that they could offer .with this manner of training a learner is provided the opportunity to develop their skills from an entry level to intermediate with the option of further continuous training to help them to a more advanced level and ultimately transforming into a fully qualified artisan.

The BG College campus is uniquely placed in the market to offer experiential training at its best, expanding their operations to include learning, outside of the traditional artisan training sphere .with a facility that has 500m2 covered workshops and training areas, situated on a premises of 1200m2.

THE FACILITY

BG College learning environment with fully equipped classrooms and workshops. The newly erected classroom block consisting of six big classrooms mainly designed for boiler-making, electrical and plumbing students.

Front left view of the college showing the resting place for students during break and lunch. Special home-made furniture has been designed for the students to enjoy the environment.

Front right view of the college showing resting furniture and the side view of the front block and the college reception area.

BG College focuses on providing an integrated training experience to the Learners. Every learner gets the opportunity to obtain practical training for more than one learning area, complimentary to each other, from one training provider and in this way the learners can enhance their service levels and portfolio of skills to better provide for themselves.



The adjacent premises offer a great opportunity for all the expansion plans forming part of the development strategy. The workshops and training areas have been uniquely designed and constructed to effectively give the students the opportunity to learn, practice, apply and test there improved skills.

A visit to the company‘s campus clearly illustrates what positively distinguishes BG College from other training provider facilities to make the BG College campus and training areas unique and relevant.

All the courses and the unique design of the facility empower a person to practically build and apply their skills with hands on training as demonstrated by the way that our workshops and training areas have been constructed, taking into account the size of our facility and the vast space of the campus area, we easily affect learning for up to 50 learners at a time.

We provide Accommodation rooms on request of the learners and charges will be based on the type of accommodation.

IDENTIFIED INDUSTRY PROBLEM AREAS AND SOLUTIONS

We are fortunate to say that the problem areas now again identified by the Government in the areas of Artisan skills training and development, has already been bridged and overcome with the vision of our Managing Director at the time of the formation of our company.

To name but a few of the problems facing employers and individuals alike in the arena of artisans:

x The urgent demands for workplace ready artisan learners

x The inadequate skill levels and lack of work readiness of young learners and school leavers.

x The complete lack of a proper link between institutional and workplace learning

x Unemployed people that does not have the required entry level skills

x The neglect of rural skills ….etc.….

Above: Miss Victoria Matjato standing in the reception area waiting to serve BG clients with her smiling face.

THE BG COLLEGE SOLUTION

The BG College solution training model provides the solution to the artisan labor market and employee frustrations and demand .it has been a reality for us from the start to train workplace ready learners as supported by our systems uniquely constructed learning areas and model.

We have the experience in training school leavers and youth to get the required results of providing them with entry level credentials to get a job.

Our company is in a position to immediately and effectively provide solution –based training to all these problems, having been operating in the effective manner from the inception of the company.

Training programs are designed flexibly to meet the varying needs and demands of the students. It encompasses theory and practical exercises.

ON THE JOB TRAINING

Due to the unique training model and application thereof, employer on the job training becomes extremely easy and effective with BG College learners as they have learned, practiced and applied their skills in a virtual workplace environment already.

BRIDGING THE GAP

The BG College training model provides a link and solution to

the identified gap between institutional and workplace training by providing an employable, work ready candidate through training model that has already been established, refined and successfully executed with proven results.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

With any company’s success, responsibility arises towards its environs, the society in which it operates. Responsibility which the college itself perceives and which is also expected and sometimes loudly demanded by its fellow citizens. Responsibility which ultimately becomes a key factor for a truly sustainable prosperity of the company.

BG College Artisan Skills training also sponsor the Tembisa Marathon Club with some sports resources and even help to disadvantaged children in different schools in Tembisa with school fees and uniforms, books and other necessities. We also supported the old age home with food, washing powder and other

utensils.

Some of the marketing activities done in the field: Putting advertising boards and posters on poles and public places where they are visible to the general public. The posters contain most of the information regarding boiler making courses that the college provide. A dedicated marketing team with extensive marketing skills is in place to provide all the necessary information that may be required by the current and potential students.



MARKETING STRATEGY

There can be situations in Public Relations when one cannot rely on the media’s interest to deliver important information. In such cases, placing an eye catching and creative ad can help significantly. BG College has extensive experience with communications through advertising. The efforts applied in creating awareness have helped BG College in achieving its objectives.

THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS EXPOSED

Boiler making class: Students are happy with their studies as they are exposed to the best environment with all the facilities they need ranging from text books, well

experienced and qualified facilitators as well as all the necessary equipment for practicals

This shall be an ongoing process and more information shall be communicated through various media so as to market the college. Attractive posters have been placed everywhere in surrounding areas and we are continuously following up to see if the posters are still at their positions and showing all the information clearly. The pictures below show some of the marketing activities of the college.

The simulated real life scenarios, cubicles and problem solving areas in respect of all the learning areas were created specifically to provide the students with an opportunity to apply their skills and acquired problem solving abilities in the specific learning areas in a secure and safe simulated workplace arena. This exponentially increases their self-confidence to easily apply

their skills in the real workplace environment with real stress and other factors playing a part in the individual’s ability to perform sufficiency. At BG College Artisan Skills Training the learners get exposed to real workplace problems in a controlled, safe area through which they continuously learn before entering the workplace.

Recently purchased 1000mm 3 in 1 Forming Machine (Guillotine, Bender and Roller) for use for real practicals by our students. The college is dedicated to produce quality students with all the skills necessary for them to progress in their careers. We are therefore acquring equipment over and above requirements

BG College students doing welding

practicals with all the safety equipment

in place.

BG College students preparing for practical in a fully equipped workshop

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact us on 011 2034552, 073 333 3350 or email us on [email protected] / [email protected] or visit our website on www.blackencollege.co.za

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/blackencollege

Plumbing students busy installing the sewer pipes at one of the local houses as part of their practical tests.

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CONCLUSION

BG College Artisan Skills training has a passionate and honest commitment to the success of skills development in South Africa, as demonstrated by the construction and development of an excellent campus facility and training areas without any grants or outside funding whatsoever.

The company thus follows a methodology of training that effectively supports practical, outcome based training illustrated by their uniquely constructed campus simulating a real workplace. This takes place with a transfer of methods and skills that will enable and empower students to apply their newly gained knowledge and skills in a practical and economically self-sufficient way.

BG College Artisan Skills Training has tirelessly been working to offer a package of innovative and ground breaking training models under the auspices of one training provider, focused on integrating

workplace training with theoretical training.

From the start BG College’s vision has been to enable trainees to enter the formal workforce or create a means of independent income for themselves.

As a result, BG College Artisan Skills training has distinguished themselves from the beginning by not only creating a training model and quality management system that qualified them to get them SETA accreditation, but also provide a training structure and style that teaches learners practically and arm them with the required skills to be workforce ready and to get employed with their portfolio of skills that they are able and confident to apply in the working environment.

With BG College Artisan Skills Training model, many young learners have been taught and skilled in such a unique and practical way that they could easily enter the labor market for the first time, having received the skills levels and work readiness that is required in the unique and practically constructed BG College workshops which helped them to get employed in as one day from graduating at BG College.

From the outset we at BG College Artisan Skills Training envisioned and committed to the future economic development and success of South Africa through

the training of competent, efficient Artisans.

Concluding Remarks from the Finance Executive

“BG College complies with ethical standards in all its dealings, internally and externally. It’s a registed entity meaning its legally allowed to provide services to the clients and its no way a “fly by night” as some people may assume. The college is financially viable and therefore there are huge prospects for growth in the next couple of months. As a new college, we might be facing some challenges here and there but the solutions are in our hands.

The management of BG College is keen to see the establishment advancing to higher levels and we see ourselves as the best Artisan college in the province in the next five years. We have strategised our operations in such a way that will ensure success, so the “going concern aspect” is assured”.

The recognized leader in skills development

BG College

Courses Offered

Boiler making and Welding Qualifications (CHIETA) SAQA ID Fabrication and Welding Engineering Technology Qualification

1. 57781

National Certificate: Welding Application and Practice

Duration: 1 year

Duration : 1 year Level 2 158 credits

2. 57886

National Certificate: Welding Application and Practice

Duration: 1 year


3. 57887

FET: Welding Application and Practice

Duration: 1 year

Duration : 1 year Level 4

158 credits

4. 58722 National Certificate: Engineering Fabrication Practice

Duration: 1 year


5. 58720 National Certificate: Engineering Fabrication Practice

Duration: 1 year


6. 58721 Further education & Training: Engineering Fabrication Practice

Duration: 1 year

Duration: 1 year Level 4 158 credits

Electrical Qualifications (EWSETA)

SAQA ID Electrical Engineering Technology Qualification

7. 73313 National Certificate: Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering NQF

Duration: 1 year

Duration:1 year Level 2 140 credits

8. 72051 National certificate: Engineering Technology Electrical NQF

Duration: 1 year


9. 72052 Further Education & training certificate: Engineering Technology Electrical NQF

Duration: 1 year


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Construction Qualifications (CETA)

SAQA ID Building and Civil Construction Engineering Qualification

10. 24373 National Certificate: Community House Building

Duration: 1 year


11. 65409 National Certificate: Building and Civil Constructions

Duration: 1 year

Duration:1 year Level 3 140 credits

12. 24133 National Certificate: Construction Road Works

Duration: 1 year


13. 58782 Further education & Training: Engineering Technology, Construction Plumbing

Duration: 1 year


14. 96404 National Certificate: Hot Water System Installation Duration: 1 year Level 2 122 credits

Computers Qualifications (MICTSETA)

Information Technology Qualification

15. 49077 National Certificate: End User Computing, Office Computer Skills; Ms Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Internet, Outlook & many more

Duration: 1 year

Level 3 130 credits

16. 78964 FET certificate: Technical Support Computer, Repairs & Maintenance

Duration: 1 year

Level 4 163 credits`

17. 78965 National Certificate: System Development & Website Design Create and code web pages using both non-technical and technical skills to produce website that fit the customer’s requirements.

Duration: 1 year

Level 5 136 credits

Security Qualifications (SASSETA)

Security Courses

18. 58577 General Security Practice (Duration: 1 year) Level 3 124 credits

19. 57713 FET security practice (Duration: 1 year) Level 4 137 credits

20. U/S Fire Arm Competency Training Level 4

Skills Programmes Description of Short courses & Prices

Course Description Duration 21. Boiler making / Fabrication

Safety, hand tools, power tools, soldering, riveting, identifying of materials, engineering drawings, Pipe developing, arch welding, CO2 welding, Bending, Rolling, & Cutting

1 week to 3 months

22. Sheet Metal Safety, hand tools, power tools, soldering, riveting, identifying of materials, engineering drawings, Pipe developing, Bending, Rolling, Cutting, Plate development, making of materials

1 week to 3 months

23. Welding Safety, hand tools, power tools, soldering, riveting, identifying of materials, engineering drawings, Pipe developing, Arch Welding, CO2 Welding, Bending, Rolling, & Cutting

1 week to 3 months

24. Electrical Safety, hand tools, introduction to electrical components, house wiring, faults finding, practical installation of PVC conduit, termination of distribution board & wiring, identification of motors, motor testing, 3 phase starters.

1 week to 3 months

25. Plumbing Safety, Hand tools, stock & dies (Pipe threading) Identifying of materials, Read drawings, Measuring, cutting & Assemble Pipework, Sanitary & waste, Water Installation, geyser installation, pressure valves, balance water pressure, drain laying & bylaws, sheet metal flushing for water proofing.

1 week to 3 months

26. Painting Safety, hand tools, power tools measuring equipment, scaffolding & ladders, preparation of painting equipment, practical paintwork, walls, doors, windows frames, glazing

1 week to 3 months

27. Brick Laying Safety, hand tools, power tools measuring equipment, scaffolding & ladders, reading of drawings, arches, pillars corner, laying out of foundation, practical brick work, cavity wall.

1 week to 3 months

28. Roofing Safety, hand tools, power tools measuring equipment, scaffolding & ladders, reading of drawings, arches, pillars corner, laying out of foundation, practical brick work, cavity wall.

1 week to 3 months

29. Tiling Safety, hand tools, power tools measuring equipment, scaffolding & ladders, reading of drawings, arches, pillars corner, laying out of foundation, practical brick work, cavity wall.

1 week to 1 month

30. Paving Safety, hand tools, power tools measuring equipment, scaffolding & ladders, reading of drawings, arches, pillars corner, laying out of foundation, practical brick work, cavity wall.

1 week to 3 months

31. Pipe Fitting Safety, hand tools, power tools, cutting torch, grinding, pipe developing, & identification of materials.

1 week to 3 months

32. Rigging Safety, Hand Tools, Tools identification, Tool inspection, Mandatory basics of rigging, basic practical use of tools, Elementary overhead crane, Basic Mobile crane, Rigging studies, hand signs mobile/overhead crane, calculation of loads. Basic CNC Programming General Introduction to CNC Working and Turning, Reading Drawing Using Measuring Equipment.

1 week to 3 months

33. CCTV Installation 1 week to 3 months

34. Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Safety, tool identification, Hand tools, Pipe identification, flaring of copper pipes, swaging of copper pipes,

1 week to 3 months



Basic Industrial Refrigeration, Aircon repairs, Aircon Servicing, Gas welding

Skills Programmes

Short Courses in Welding 35. Arch Welding Practice

3 weeks

36. CO2 Gas Welding

3 weeks

37. TIG Aluminum Gas Welding

3 weeks

38. TIG stainless Steel Gas Welding

3 Weeks

39. CO2 & TIG Gas Welding (Multi-skills)

6 weeks

40. CO2 & Arch Welding (Multi-skills)

6 weeks

Skills Programmes

Computers Short Courses

Information Technology Short Courses

Certificate: Information Technology Office Computer Skills Level 3

Credits: 33 Duration: 1 week to 3 Months

Certificate: Information Technology Office Computer Skills Level 3 Credits: 88 Duration: 6 Months

Certificate: Technical Support Computer Repairs & Maintenance

Credits: 88 Duration: 6 Months

Certificate: Information Technology System Development

Credits: Duration: 6 Months

Security Short Courses

PSIRA Special Security Short Courses Duration 41. Grade EDC

3 weeks

42. PSIRA Registration

6 weeks

43. Grade C

1 week

44. Grade B

1 week

45. Grade A

1 week

46. Response

1 week

47. Cash in Transit

1 week

48. Retail

1 week

49. NKP (2 types of Fire Arm not included)

2 weeks

50. CCTV Monitoring

1 week

51. Handle complaints & Problems

1 week

52. Apply Legal Aspect in the Security environment

1 week

53. Couch team members to enhance individual performance in the working environment

1 week

54. Security Supervision

2 weeks

100. SASSETA Skills Programmes:1,2&3

2 months

Fire Arm Short Courses

Fire Arm Courses (PFCT & SASSETA) 101. Hand gun

1 Week

102. Short gun

1 week

103. Hand Carbine

1 week

104. Riffle

1 week

105. Control room operator

2 months

106. Business Purposes

2 days

107. Basic First Aid

1 week

108. Basic Fire Fighting

1 week

109. Occupational Health & Safety

2 week

110. HIV & AIDS

1 week

















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BLACKEN GROUP · Holds a Bcom in Business Administration and a Diploma in Personnel Management. She is a qualified Administration Director. She gained experience of greater depth