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Minister Fritz to attend Youth Skills Transfer Programme graduation

27 November 2015

Western Cape Social Development Minister, Adv. Albert Fritz, will address the fourth Youth Skills Transfer Programme (YSTP) graduation ceremony of 40 youth participants from the Cape Winelands region.

The YSTP is an initiative of the Department of Social Development (DSD) in partnership with the Community Chest and Cape Nature, and has already seen the first three groups of 183 youth from the West Coast, Mossel Bay, Ladismith and Beaufort West regions graduate.

The YSTP offers a customized package of skills development workshops for youth who are not educated, employed, skilled or trained, and is set to benefit 390 young people.

There will be opportunities for interviews and photographs.

Date: 27 November 2015 (Friday)

Time: 09:00am.

Venue: Groot Drakenstein Cultural Centre, Simodium, just outside Paarl.

Media Enquiries: 

Sihle Ngobese

Spokesperson for Albert Fritz, Minister of Social Development

Western Cape Government

7th floor, 14 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, 8000

Tel : (021) 483 9217

Cell :  076 083 6543

Email : Sihle.Ngobese@westerncape.gov.za