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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said close to 3 000 additional technicians will resume training sessions in a few weeks time.
Lesufi joined MEC Matome Chiloane on Wednesday for an oversight visit at Denel Kempton Park Campus where more Solar Technician trainees from the 1st cohort are undergoing theoretical and practical training.
Lesufi said he had the honour to visit the Solar Installation Technicians in training and said there are still close to 3 000 additional technicians that must resume their training sessions in a few weeks’ time.
Chiloane addressed the Solar Technician trainees at Denel Kempton Park Campus and said the programme aims to go beyond addressing load shedding by nurturing specialists in renewable energy, thereby making a positive contribution to the economy.
The department said the Solar Technician trainees will undergo both theory and practical training. Their training programme will provide them with additional skills beyond solar installation, enabling them to become operators, solar electricians or even open their own businesses.
“We are excited to have welcomed the first cohort of Solar Technicians trainees in Gauteng. These are young men and women who will usher in a new era of green energy and renewable energy in the province,” said Chiloane.
One of the trainees Gordon Mogale (24) from Hammanskraal said he applied for the job because he’s interested in solar panel installation.
He is part of the 1st cohort of Solar Technician Programme candidates training at Ekurhuleni Artisans & Skills Training Centre at Kempton Park.
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