As with all education, the key to a successful learnership lies not in the educational event or process itself, but rather in the opportunity offered to the learners to apply their learning. Within the South African context, this application may take two forms: the placement of learners into employment or the ability of the learners to apply their knowledge within a start-up environment. These two e’s, i.e. employment and entrepreneurship, are the key to unlocking economic growth and sustainability. Unfortunately, many training initiatives stop at the successful completion of the training. By employing a holistic and ecosystemic approach to all its training initiatives, TTS ensures that the application of learning remains our priority at all times. We cannot wait any longer. Ticking boxes will not create prosperity. The time to act – and, more importantly, to succeed – is now.

We are proud to introduce Together Through Skills (TTS), a recruitment, training and placement company, focusing on youth employment, entrepreneurship development, rural communities and people living with disabilities. TTS aims to upskill and integrate South African youth into the world of work, by leveraging the Skills Development and Corporate Social Investment components of the B-BBEE Act. TTS will achieve this objective in two primary ways: full-service management of learnerships, leading to employment, as well as facilitating entrepreneurial opportunities for youth who are unable to be absorbed into the rapidly shrinking job market.