EduPower Skills Academy unlocks potential in each learner and maximises B-BBEE compliance results
Is your business dependent on being B-BBEE compliant? Are you struggling to compete? Are you achieving the 20 points on your scorecard that are available for skills development?
According to Rajan Naidoo, it’s a reality that while many business owners will answer yes to the first two questions, they do not realise the full allocation of skills development points. “For various reasons, many companies struggle to meet the B-BBEE requirements for unemployed and disabled learnerships, and thus miss out on these valuable points on their scorecards.”
Rajan heads up a Durban-based training academy called EduPower. Due to its focus on providing quality learnerships for people with disabilities, this company has been helping South African businesses improve their B-BBEE ratings through skills development.
“EduPower has more than 20 years’ experience in providing training for South Africa’s youth whilst also maximising results for B-BBEE compliance,” Rajan explains. “More importantly though, the investment our clients make helps us transform the lives of unemployed South Africans – as it allows us to provide practical skills and a solid foundation off which our learners can build sustainable careers.”
In pursuit of maximising the potential of its learners, EduPower has pioneered many firsts in the skills development industry. It is one of the only training facilities to offer fully hosted training – where learners attend the academy from Monday to Friday and “work” regular working hours. In addition, EduPower’s learners don’t work on simulations, they work directly with customers.
“We have a 180-seat experiential contact centre and we source live campaigns from the market so that our learners have the opportunity to gain essential, practical experience that is relevant to the job market,” says Rajan.
And in another first for the industry, EduPower has recently introduced NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) for each of its learners. Working with a leading NLP practitioner, this course is aimed at unlocking the unique potential of each learner.
Rajan comments: “Our aim is to transform our learners so that they are employable. We do this by developing their full potential – through experiential skills, through ongoing learning and now through NLP. This helps our learners reclaim their hope and dignity, and the change this brings to their lives – especially those people with disabilities – is profound.”
EduPower is committed to putting its clients’ B-BBEE investments to work and delivers on the real intent of B-BBEE by creating relevant opportunities for the unemployed, low skilled and vulnerable people of South Africa. If you would like to be part of the change that EduPower is delivering, please visit www.edupowersa.co.za or give the EduPower team a call on 031 538 1888.
