About our Construction Skills School
Our Training Elements
TILING
Tiling is all about attention to detail. The slightest mistake can make things go wrong. Levels and spacers are a tilers best friend so if you start off level, your end result will be a success.
BRICKLAYING
There can be no shortcuts when it comes to building straight, strong, long-lasting walls. Our students learn to read sketches and blueprints, calculate materials required, cut and trim bricks and blocks to specification.
CARPENTRY
Carpentry is a precision skill that requires accuracy in measuring and cutting so that everything fits smoothly without wastage. A carpenter uses ancient and modern techniques to convert raw wood into finished products.
PAINTING
The services of the painter are needed everywhere from homes to public buildings, factories and offices. Painting is a creative job, that requires a sense of design as well as the core skills of priming, coating, painting, gliding and most importantly, preparation of surfaces.
ELECTRICAL
Learning the basics of working with electricity develops our student’s ability to follow instructions, work methodically, pay attention to detail, and unwavering commitment to health and safety regulations.
PLUMBING
Plumbers ensure that water, which is essential to daily life, reaches its destination safely, and is discarded without causing any damage in the process. When things go wrong it is the plumber’s job to detect the leak and to problem solve swiftly.
“Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.”
– Stephen Gardiner
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Graduated Construction workers to date
Where are they now?
Sozo Youth Café has partnered with False Bay College, a Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in Westlake, to provide bursaries to young people who want to study further and qualify themselves in their chosen field. These bursaries will be available to Youth Café graduates who complete an internship at a Sozo Social Enterprise.
Shane, pictured here with his college student card, completed the Youth Café Construction Skills School in 2018 and was selected to complete a paid internship at Kingdom Builders in 2019. He is the first person in his family to be attending college and has begun his studies in Fitting and Turning this year in 2020.
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