TVET NEWS – Career Planet

Saeeda Dekoker excels with Saeeda’s Kitchen

laeniadmin — Sun, 08 May 2022 08:42:47 +0000

Saeeda Dekoker completed her National Certificate in Hospitality in 2007 and since 2020 is the proud owner of her own catering business Saeeda’s Kitchen Pty ltd.

Now in demand and servicing large events, Saeeda is a preferred supplier preparing mouth-watering cuisine for A-list guests including beauty pageant winners, sports personalities and politicians.

More recently Saeeda freelanced for Green Catering / Life and Brand who serviced the 2022 Cape Epic Cycle Tour, feeding 1200 cyclists and 600 crew on a daily base, for nine consecutive days.

Whatever the event requirements, large or small, Saeeda takes great satisfaction in preparing delicious meal options, mostly in make shift kitchens which adds to the challenge of creating quality, healthy meal options.

Prior to starting her own business, Saeeda completed her Work Integrated Learning experience with Southern Sun Cape Sun. Here she worked under exceptionally talented chefs who taught her large-scale cooking techniques and recipe creation.

Thereafter, she joined Green Caterers, a leader in the onsite event catering business. She made it her business to learn as much as she could, keeping her goal in mind to start her own business. When Covid-19 hit and the events and hospitality industry was crippled, Saeeda took the opportunity to freelance as a private event chef. Wanting to cater to larger events, she needed to get her business registered and the administration processes in place. Today, she employs five individuals and is growing a reputation for a creative approach to traditional Cape Malay favourites.

Saeeda advises all new students to remember that they can be anything in life. “If you stay focused and work hard, you can achieve your dreams, because dreams can come true, even if it means being your own boss,” she says.

If you are looking for a professional caterer for your next event, give Saeeda’s Kitchen Pty ltd. a call on 078 219 1669 for a quotation.

Prepare for a career in IT with TVET

Team Career Planet — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:36:06 +0000

Changing the stereotype that IT is for nerds! Sioux (pronounced Sue) Williams is everything but a nerd. A high pace young lady, she enjoys playing golf and squash, scuba dives and even enjoys a little drag racing when the opportunity presents itself.

But during the workweek, she expresses her energy for life through her dynamic content creation. She is employed with Be Safe Paramedical since April 2021. Sioux is in charge of the smooth running and updating of the business website and social pages, including the development of all content.

Completing her National Certificate (Vocational) in Information Technology, at the False Bay TVET College, Fish Hoek Campus, Sioux knew from Grade 9 which industry she wanted to be in. “There are such great career prospects for individuals with the right ICT qualifications. We are in the digital era which has created a space for so many to explore and for new innovations” Says Sioux.

While Sioux most enjoyed the multimedia and electronic aspects of her learning, her Programming lecturer Mr. Gilmore Magwaza remembers her fondly for her natural aptitude. “She was a bright student and did well in her programmes which included Visual Basic, HTML, CSS, Java and many more. These programmes give our students the tools to build and illustrate a website and I am sure she will go forward and produce good websites in the future,” said Magwaza.

This is exactly the space Sioux wants to be, her goal is to work abroad with a graphic design and web development agency.

Embracing the principles of MOT (Occupational Therapy)

Team Career Planet — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:19:52 +0000

False Bay TVET College is an active participant in the MOT Programme. This is a programme that originated in Norway and aims to give students certain tools to help them develop into strong and resilient members of society.

Students undergo MOT Sessions where valuable life skills are shared with the students. The Vision of MOT is to create a warmer and safer society. False Bay College has run the MOT programme across all campuses to give students the extra skills to manage themselves and their interactions with other. The values of the MOT programme are Courage to LIVE, Courage to CARE and Courage to say NO.

The underlying principles in the MOT Programme are to teach students how to work proactively, reinforce the positive and see the whole person as being a valuable member of a campus.

The MOT Programme at False Bay College has been a powerful motivator of young people and the college has seen improvement in many areas of student life that can be attributed to the delivery of the MOT Programme.

Recently the 10^th AGM of MOT South Africa took place in Cape Town. At this event, there was reflection on the past 10 years and the role that MOT has played in the lives of young people.

Dr Patricia Jacobs, IPSS UWC was the guest speaker. She has recently completed research around the motivation levels of students in TVET Colleges. She has looked at the levels of motivation when students have been exposed to the MOT Programme. The findings have been very positive, with students displaying high levels of motivation. This bodes well for the sector and the MOT Programme.

Part of the 10^th AGM were the awards in four specific categories:

MOT TVET College Campus of the Year: Awarded to Northlink TVET College
MOT School of the Year: Awarded to Simons Town High School
MOT Coach of the Year: Awarded to Ms Nobuntu Luthuli from False Bay College, Khayelitsha Campus
Are Hovstad Award 2019 presented by Wenche Hovstad was awarded to Ms Christine Thomas, from False Bay College, Fish Hoek Campus.

Christine portrays the MOT core values in her daily life and interaction with others. She is the MOT Coordinator at the Fish Hoek Campus of False Bay College. Christine has spearheaded many MOT programmes and initiatves to ensure the holistic development of students.

MOT South Africa recently trained a new cohort of 27 MOT Coaches from False Bay College, College of Cape Town, Mbekewni Youth Centre and San Souci High School. These coaches are commended for taking the step to become a MOT Coach as it requires you to give so much of yourself in the holistic development of young people as well as being a role model, creating a safe and warm environment within which these students will thrive.

By Melanie Vermaak (Acting Deputy Principal Academics at False Bay TVET College)