Students who completed their courses at P&L Hardware’s Further Education and Training College received their certificates during a ceremony held two weeks ago at Mountain Inn hotel. The training was done in partnership with the Wholesale & Retail SETA (W&R SETA).

The students were recruited from various communities and received free training after being employed by the company. Eighty students received certificates after completing Level 2 to Level 5 courses.

Mr Aubrey Rambau, regional manager of P&L Hardware, said that since 2003 the college had already trained more than 2 000 young people from various communities and offered them jobs.

Mr Sipho Shoba, regional manager of the W&R SETA, said that his institution appreciated what P&L Hardware was doing and that they would continue funding the programme. He urged the students to continue with the right attitude, so that they could succeed in life. “If you do not have the right attitude, hard work will be a burden to you. All good things you have achieved are because of your attitude,” he added.

Technical Vocational Educational and Training (TVET) co-ordinator Mr Sedzani Matshinyatsimbi told the students that, by completing the programme, they had proven to their employer that they were dedicated and committed.