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My motto is: ‘It has to be done’. The moment is not going to wait for me and I need to be in the moment,. Ekurhuleni East TVET College hosted the launch of the First Things First campaign New method of training Electricians & Plumbers introduced at EEC! Read More Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Academy launched at EEC Kwa-Thema Campus Sihle Simelane, an Electrical Engineering student on the Kwa Thema campus,.. “ NEW METHOD OF TRAINING ELECTRICIANS & PLUMBERS INTRODUCED AT EEC! EEC is one of only four TVET Colleges in South Africa to be selected to run a Dual System Pilot Project (DSPP) for two trades (Electrical and Plumbing) under the expert guidance of facilitators from the German As*ociation for International Cooperation (GIZ). This Dual System Apprenticeship training model is new to South Africa but has already been applied with great success in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It is hoped that over a period, it will transform apprenticeship training in this country. The Dual System is based on the belief that students learn best by having the theoretical knowledge they obtain from a TVET College, reinforced at regular intervals by real-life work experience and training in a structured workplace environment. Over a period of three years students alternate between theory clas*es at the College and hands-on experience with their Host Employer in block periods of between eight and fourte*n weeks. In the workplace students are mentored by a Project Manager, specifically as*igned to provide structured training on the focal areas specified in the Training Schedule. 70% of the students’ overall training period is spent with their mentoring host companies. On completing the programme, they sit for the revised A21 Trade Test. All training is based on the QCTO occupational qualification for electricians and plumbers so it is fully accredited. The electrical DSPP was launched recently at EEC and the first twenty-five students have already been placed with their host