Zest WEG Group Africa believes that it has a fundamental responsibility to assist in improving the lives of disadvantaged South Africans by providing access to education and skills development opportunities within the engineering industry. The CSI policy not only underpins the group’s strategic intent, but also aligns with the relevant mining legislation, including the Mining Charter.
This philosophy is evident in the recent donation of a substantial quantity of electrical equipment to the Tshwane North Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College. Zest WEG Group Africa’s relationship with TVET colleges (previously known as FET colleges) dates back to 2011, when the group committed to help address the shortage of technically skilled trades people through equipment donations to a number of colleges.
Level 3 learner Veronica Ramashala during a practical lecture demonstrating the WEG MPW 25 motor protective circuit breaker.
Tshwane North TVET College is one of the 50 such public colleges in South Africa. It is geared towards ensuring that those skills that are needed to drive the regional economic growth and social development of South Africa are delivered in all its campuses to enhance both government investment and broad service delivery. The population of the college is between 15 000 and 21 000 students at any given time.
The equipment donated by Zest WEG Group Africa, which includes motors, contactors, relays, starters, circuit breakers, fuses and other accessories, will be utilised in the workshop of Tshwane North’s Rosslyn, Temba, Soshanguve North and Mamelodi campuses, where electrical engineering courses are offered. Technical support for the products will be provided by the group when necessary.
The equipment will aid lecturers at the facilities in demonstrating actual scenarios and will also provide learners with a more enriched understanding of the electrical aspects of motors and accessories. The learners will become well versed in the correct selection and application of cutting edge international technology and new product lines.
Zest WEG Group Africa also provided training for facilitators on variable speed drives, soft starters, smart relays, motors and PLCs. The purpose of this was to provide the detailed understanding on the daily use and maintenance of such products.
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