{"id":39897,"date":"2025-09-30T12:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/rmi-applauds-short-skills-welder-training-programme-pilot-in-the-free-state-presented-by-sa-truck-bodies-training-centre\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:11:11","slug":"rmi-applauds-short-skills-welder-training-programme-pilot-in-the-free-state-presented-by-sa-truck-bodies-training-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/rmi-applauds-short-skills-welder-training-programme-pilot-in-the-free-state-presented-by-sa-truck-bodies-training-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"RMI applauds short skills welder training programme pilot in the Free State presented by SA Truck Bodies Training Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) has welcomed the launch of the Free State Department of Education&rsquo;s new short skills welding training programme, describing it as a pioneering step towards addressing South Africa&rsquo;s critical skills gap.<\/p>\n<p>Louis van Huyssteen, RMI National Training Director, said the initiative marks a milestone in bridging the divide between education and industry. &ldquo;For too long, we have seen learners leave school without the technical skills required by the world of work. This dual-certification model is a game changer, giving young people both an academic qualification and occupational skills. It strengthens their employability and creates a real pathway to sustainable careers,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot initiative, officially launched on 14 September 2025, will provide Grade 12 learners from 18 schools across the province with the opportunity to complete their National Senior Certificate while also earning an occupational welding qualification&#8230;.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=1&#038;i=74757&#038;page=rmi-applauds-short-skills-welder-training-programme-pilot-in-the-free-state-presented-by-sa-truck-bodies-training-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) has welcomed the launch of the Free State Department of Education&rsquo;s new short skills welding training programme, describing it as a pioneering step towards addressing South Africa&rsquo;s critical skills gap. Louis van Huyssteen, RMI National Training Director, said the initiative marks a milestone in bridging the divide between education [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/rmi%203.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[852],"class_list":["post-39897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents","tag-free-state"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/rmi%203.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}