Training college wins big at skills awards

Winners at the recent WorldSkills competition, which was held in Durban.

Winners at the recent WorldSkills competition, which was held in Durban.

Published Feb 26, 2017

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The Western Cape’s largest technical vocational education and training college recently produced four gold, one silver and a bronze medal at the recent National WorldSkills competition held in Durban last week.

Northlink College’s deputy principal for innovation and development, and a member of the WorldSkills SA provincial organising committee, Trish van der Merwe, said: “The college is proud to have produced such a great result in the WorldSkills SA National Competition. This bears testimony of the quality education and training that Northlink provides." 

The medal winners are:

Gold medals

Renier Wepener - CNC Turning

Cee-Jay Lakey - IT Network Systems Administration

Siyabonga Makhathini - Plumbing and Heating

Mihle Mvelakabu - Bricklaying

Silver medal

Shane Appollis - CNC Turning

Bronze medal

Rihaco De Bruin - Graphic Design

Assisting them are the National Skills Experts: Louis Carelse, Ryan Marsh and Joe Motsapi.

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