WDB TRUST
Training Academy Programme
WDB TRUST
Our History
In 2015, The WDB Trust completed the development pentagon with the Training Academy Programme (TAP) to build skills in communities and ensure a higher impact of our programmes on the populations where we work. TAP aims to be the ‘go-to’ institution for skills training for poverty reduction programmes especially for those in development micro-finance, linking households to socio-economic resources, enterprise development, basic ICTs and taking digitisation to the rural poor.
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Training Academy Programme (TAP) FAQ’s
The WDB Training Academy Programme aims to be the ‘go-to’ institution for skills training for poverty reduction programmes especially in development microfinance, linking households to socio-economic resources, enterprise development, basic ICT’s and taking digitization to the rural poor. This training will be availed to the WDB Trust employees, the programme beneficiaries, stakeholders and local communities.
- To provide training to employees(train-the-trainer) of the sister programmes. The microfinance and the Zenzele Development Programmes.
- To provide learning and development opportunities aligned to the career paths as a retention mechanism.
- To deliver core skills training to improve service delivery, and to develop strategic partnerships focussing on the ones that are already accredited.
ICT programmes
Computer Based Functional Literacy Programme (CBFL) for Women
Basic Computer Skills (BCS) for the Youth
Health and Education Services (HES)
Create awareness on the lifestyle diseases
Promote food security in the rural areas
Yes, the TAP has expansion plans and programmes as follows:
- Financial Literacy for Kids (FLK)
- The Girl-child and Youth Programme
- The ICT Teacher training Programme
6 – 8 months
We do not pay for the trainings, but a once off commitment fee of R100 is payable upon registration by the Basic Computer Skills (BCS) Youth.
It is accredited with MICT SETA, but we do not offer accredited certificates only attendance certificate for now until we get sufficient funding for students.
We operate in the poverty stricken Rural, Peri-Urban and Urban areas of South Africa.
Yes. It is still in the planning stages.
Through the stakeholder’s engagements meetings. Such as municipalities, traditional and civic leaders.
About 10000 clients to date.