Thabitha Sithole is adamant that the six weeks beauty therapy training programme she is doing, will equip her to start her own business.
“After completing this course I will be ready to open my own beauty salon,” she said.
Sithole is one of 20 young women from Cosmo City who received training during a six-week beauty programme. The training was provided by Unemployed Need Transformation (UNT), a school accredited to teach beauty and Afro hairdressing.
This school provides life skills, technical and business training to enable unemployed youth to enter high growth industries that are labour intensive that will provide them with sustainable business opportunities.
These industries include agriculture, alternative energy, beauty, ethnic hair and security.
The participants receive training in skills such as doing manicures and pedicures, applying acrylic nails, gel nails, artificial single eyelashes, braiding and hair extensions. On completion of the training, all successful students will receive an accredited certificate.
The programme facilitator said most people who aspired to venture into beauty therapy did not know where to start. “Most schools that provide this training are very expensive and unemployed people cannot afford it,” she said.
Shaun Unterslak, principal of UNT said his objective was to help people in poor communities throughout Gauteng. “The programme helps beneficiaries in such a way that they can start earning money immediately after completing it,” he said.
A South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) youth coordinator in the area, Aubrey Moloto, endorsed the programme.
“It will give them experience, they will be self-empowered and [stand a better chance] to be hired by reputable companies,” he said.
Details: Unemployed Need Transformation, 072 517 8937.
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