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Youth employment and skills development program

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Youth employment and skills development program Youth employment and skills development program - South Africa Is our education system teaching learners how to shoe horses when we are driving cars? With more than 10 million unemployed and a backlog of 3 million houses... are we training for the needs of the people and the country?  Educate for the needs of today Matric results are not a reliable barometer of education quality  We propose a solution by combining three “problem areas” and transforming them into “opportunity”. The three key issues that we face in Africa are that of poverty, unemployment and the huge backlog of affordable homes. Currently there are 800,000 graduates that are unemployed in South Africa.  This means that our universities are producing a significant amount of unwanted skills for the needs of industry and our country. This prompts the questions: - Does our higher educ...
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NEDLAC - How to create jobs and Employment in South Africa

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  NEDLAC - How to create jobs and Employment in South Africa - moladi The ISSUE - UNEMPLOYMENT and POVERTY Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe - Address on the occasion of the 16th National Economic Development and Labour Council Annual Summit, Johannesburg - NEDLAC The priorities of this council are : To accelerate annual introduction of artisans into the economy To ensure greater access to further education and training opportunities To support the jobs fund by developing worker education and on the job training programmes To review sector skills plans. Mike Schussler - “ South Africa needs to create 10 million jobs in the next 10 years to become a normal country” - Times Live Prof. Peter Karungu of Wits Univ ersity - “South Africa should be focussing on “Blue Collar” jobs. Trades that would be required in the future economic development plans for South Africa, such as Infrastructure and Housing. Training is one of the fundamentals in preparing these ...
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Black economic window dressing

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Economic freedom: The new Swart Gevaar or black economic window dressing Columnists: Khaya Dlanga Khaya Dlanga Perhaps I should start off with some shocking numbers, which I’m sure some will tell me I haven’t put in line with population numbers, education levels and other such factors. Well, there are other societies in the world that are similar to ours but hardly as unequal. In 1995, just a year after the demise of apartheid, the average white income was R48 387, R9 668 for coloureds, R23 424 for Asians and a whopping R6 525 for blacks. Fast forward to 2008. You think things might have improved because you see lots of black folks driving fancy cars and eating in fancy restaurants, right? Let's see if you are right. White per capita income in 2008 was R75 297, coloured was R16 527, R51 457 for Asians and a bling, bling R9 790 for blacks. While a white person makes R100 a black person makes R13. This is after BEE, AA and all sorts of other acronyms we have decided to ...
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Housing construction costs in Yemen: Affordability & Purchasing Power - Middle East News

Housing construction costs in Yemen: Affordability & Purchasing Power - Middle East News : The substantial problem of a housing shortage is becoming an enduring feature in Yemen. All the same, the response to housing needs was hasty. Construction projects were executed using inappropriate and costly construction and design practices resulting in low-quality housing, causing further escalation in construction and housing costs to prices beyond the financial reach of the majority of the population in Yemen. A report by Dr. Basel Sultan.Improving the construction and housing sector is essential for several reasons. First for economic reasons, the performance of the construction & housing sector has a considerable influence on the overall economy where it contributes seven to 15 percent of the Gross National Product (GNP). Secondly, for social reasons, because housing is a basic human need. Third, for environmental reasons in order to reduce the consumption of resources, especially...
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Brick and Mortar vs. Injection Moulded Construction System - moladi

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Brick and Mortar vs. Injection Moulded Construction System - moladi moladi   Construction Process - Video Link Disrupting the Mould DISRUPTING THE MOLD   The inefficiencies of moulding a brick or block in a mould then tasking an artisan to lay them. Then chase the walls for water and electrical services. Then relying on another artisan to plaster the walls. Depending on the skills and ability of artisans to produce a house vs. casting a house in a mould employing unskilled workers – eliminating the need to chase and plaster, in a day, at a known cost. This we refer to as the moladi   "injection moulding construction process".  Future of Construction - World Economic Forum Brick production: Pollution and Carbon emissions - CO2  Brick production: Pollution and Carbon emissions - CO2  Molding or Moulding Process: Molding or moulding is the process of manufacturing by shaping liquid or pliable raw material using a rigid frame called a mold ...
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What is the cost to 3D print a house?

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What is the cost to 3D print a house? What is the cost to 3D print a house or rather the "walls" of a house? What is the cost to 3D print the walls of a house? Whenever there is a post regarding 3D printing of homes, we are tagged by friends and colleagues to respond to the advantages of moladi vs 3D Printing. We therefore want to make it quite clear that this post is published purely to summarise our take on the topic and to have the ability to reference these questions and statements without having to repeat what we see as inherent issues associated with the 3D printing process of houses. All of the numbers used for 3D printing cost purposes are assumed, as these cost are not readily available for the purpose of this cost example. We would invite any 3D printing entity to help with the actual numbers to take any guesswork out of the cost estimation. First 3D printing post in 2017:  3D Printing a house or is it in reality - 3D Printing Walls?    - Link The de...
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