Thapelo Madibeng Bursary Award Ceremony offers 2000 New CETA Bursaries

The 15th of February will have a
significant impact on the lives of 2000 students across the country, as well as
long-term effects on the infrastructure of South Africa as CETA (Construction
Education and Training Authority) invest in the education and development of
these students.

The CETA has recently renamed the bursary
programme to the “Thapelo Madibeng Bursary” in memory of the late Thapelo
Madibeng, a core business executive who passed away in August 2018.  These bursaries have been allocated to
students who are interested in construction related studies. The Thapelo
Madibeng bursary will cover the expenses for tuition fees, prescribed
books/stationery, residence costs and meals.

The Thapelo Madibeng Bursary Award Ceremony
was held at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg and hosted
1000 bursary recipients as well as 300 delegates. The keynote address was
delivered by the Honourable Naledi Pandor, the Minister of Higher Education and
Training.

Open to both undergraduate as well as
postgraduate applicants (capped to Honours Degree Level) under the age of 35,
the Thapelo Madibeng Bursary offers opportunities to students who are wanting
to study property development, civil engineering, architecture quantity
surveying, geomatics and much more.

The construction industry is divided into
four major sub-sectors: building construction, built environment professions,
materials manufacturing and roads and civil construction. The CETA then
provides skills development and training projects aimed at furthering South
Africa’s human resources especially the construction workforce whose skills are
valued in terms of the National Qualification Frameworks (NQF).

About
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA)

The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) was established in April 2000 to ensure that training and skills development represent the needs and requirement of the sector. The CETA is accredited as an Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) body by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). ETQA accreditation allowed the CETA to administer both the skills training and training providers.http://More information at http://www.ceta.org.za