Majuba Tvet College aiming high for World Skills competition

The World Skills Competition is held every two years and is the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world to reflect global industry.

January 23, 2017

Quinton Boucher 2 minutes read

Senele Masne lays out a table during the competition on Thursday.

AMAJUBA PARK – Majuba TVET College is determined to leave its mark in the World Skills competition.

On Thursday, January 19, three students from the restaurant services class competed at Blackrock Casino to see who would be travelling to Durban in February to take part in the National World Skills South Africa (WSSA) competition.

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“We had the inter-college competition in August 2016, where the three competitors were chosen,” said Brenda Ngcukayitobi, the chairperson of the WSSA sub committee.

Wandile Nkosi, Senele Masne and Anele Khanyile had to undergo a series of tests to see who was the best among them.

Their test included laying tables, familiarisation of three red and three white wines, as well as four spirits, knowing a variety of cocktails and how to prepare them, as well as offering a table of guests full service.

They were judged on their speed, work presentation and restaurant knowledge.

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Wandile Nkosi holds up a cocktail he made.

“In the WSSA, we are the lead college with welding and cooking. We would really like to see one of our students going to the nationals and being selected to participate in the finals in Abu Dhabi,” said Helgard Boshoff, the chairperson of the Majuba College WSSA.

Mr Boshoff explained that in preparations for the finals, South Africa as a whole was taking part in 19 different skills, with Majuba Tvet College aiming to have one student from electrical installation, bricklaying, welding, restaurant services and cooking taking part.

“As we see our country moving towards improving people’s skills, it is important that Majuba Tvet College moves itself to the centre of attention as it assists students learning and developing their skills,” Ms Ngcukayitobi said.

She said the students’ confidence was phenomenal and this was ideal, as they would soon be competing at an international level.

Senele Masne won the competition on Thursday and is now eager to take on the nationals, in the hopes of potentially travelling to Abu Dhabi in October this year.

The World Skills Competition is held every two years and is the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world to reflect global industry.

The competitors represent the best of their peers and are selected from skill competitions in World Skills member countries and regions. All entrants are 22 years old or younger.

One of the main legacies of the World Skills Competitions is to give visibility and importance to professional education as one of the true tools of socioeconomic transformation, ensuring people can make a difference in their lives and within their respective communities.

The competition also provides leaders in industry, government and education with the opportunity to exchange information and best practices regarding the industry and professional education.