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FASSET | Annual Integrated Report 2022/23

SUCCESS STORIES

CET SUPPORT

he Skhonzi Edna Gazu Community Learning Centre which is formerly known as 121 Battalion CLC
Tis one of the beneficiaries of the FASSET CET support programme. The centre operates as one of the
arms of KZN CET College, delivering the necessary skills development interventions in the community of
Hlabisa, KZN. Currently, the centre has enrolled 347 students doing various programmes including skills.
These learners voluntarily come to the College because the institution is now becoming an institution of
choice. The carpentry class especially, has attracted a large number of students as it equips them with the
entrepreneurial skills and technical skills in furniture production.

FASSET first donated laptops to staff, aiding access to information without the need to travel to a library
to prepare for their lessons. Additionally, laptops were donated to learners and Mr NV Mhlungu has
been at the helm of leading the computer literacy classes where community members have also been
invited to participate in this portion of the centres offering. Upon completing the programme, learners
get a certificate from National Electronic Mocks Institute of South Africa (NESITA). The laptops also
assist learners in creating email addresses which are then used to build their interaction with potential
consumers as they embark on starting their own businesses.

The Centre Manager, Ms Ntombizethu Mthethwa expressed: “My thankfulness goes to FASSET which
donated the five park homes to our institution. The park homes have made our institution to be more
attractive to the community. As a result, people young and old are flocking to learn new skills in the
centre. These classrooms have made the centre to look splendid and dignified.”

Comments from beneficiaries at the centre:

Learning using these computers donated by FASSET has been a great
opportunity for us. We are now able to write our assignments, create and
use email addresses.
As students of the community learning centre we have benefitted a lot from this
donation from FASSET because our computer skill has been improved a lot as
we are living in a world control by 4IR.
Nozipho Myeza

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