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Track Record

FTC successfully (based on evaluations completed and on file) delivered various short courses to a range of clients, including:

• Western Cape Education Department (WCED)
• City of Cape Town (COCT)
• Department of Local Government and Housing (DLGH)
• C.A.R.E. International
• The Bryan Slingers Partnership’s Take Beyond programme
• Eurocentres
• Sechaba Medical Solutions
• Education, Training and Development Practices – Sector Education Training Authority (ETDP SETA)
• Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa (PASASA)
• Robben Island Museum

These courses included:

• A professional development course to 100 members of school management teams (WCED)
• Training to 75 teachers in assessment strategies (WCED)
• A Promotion of Literacy course delivered to 25 educators (WCED)
• A Policy Development course to 15 key head office staff (WCED)
• A Report Writing course for 15 officials in the Housing Department (COCT)
• An accredited Business Writing Skills course for 30 members for the Department of Safety and Security (COCT)
• Conducting a mentorship programme for the Municipal Manager of the Overberg District of the Western Cape (DLGH)
• Conducting HIV/AIDS research in Limpopo and the Free State Provinces (C.A.R.E. International)
• Delivered an intensive Time Management workshop with 18 managers, teachers and support staff of Eurocentres.
• Conducted a Decision-making and Problem Solving to the supervisory and management team of Sechaba Medical Solutions.
• Delivered a Time and Stress Management and an Email Writing course to the 12 supervisors and staff of Sechaba Medical Solutions.
• A workshop to SMME’s on Support for Levy Paying Organisations for the ETDP SETA.
• A two week training programme with selected PASASA Community Champions in Pretoria. The modules included in this programme were: Administration; Research and Data-capturing; Advocacy and Networking and Computer Literacy.
• A Professional Development workshop for the staff of the Robben Island Museum. This included Conflict Management, Team Building and Goal Setting. The highly interactive sessions integrated metaphors from arts and culture (dancing, drumming and painting) to inject creativity and excitement into the informative theoretical and practical sessions.

Our long-term contracts include:

Schlumberger

FTC is currently implementing its Integrated Life Management course to middle and senior-management individuals, administrators and technicians of Schlumberger, a leading international oilfields service provider. These delegates are existing staff and new recruits from countries across Africa, including Angola, Gabon, Chad and the DRC. The Integrated Life Management course is a dynamic and highly interactive 2-day programme consisting of the following modules: Goal Setting and Planning; Time Management; Conflict Management and Organisational Cultures. Independent research has shown that new recruits who participate in the ILM course fair better, not only in Schlumberger’s Orientation programme but in their respective jobs as well.

Chevron

FTC has been contracted by Chevron Angola, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies, to implement training programmes for their executive (middle, senior and administrative) staff. Our highly qualified facilitators conduct programmes in Business Administration, Leadership, Management, Human Capital Development (Training-of-Trainers), Financial Management and Strategic Planning, both in South Africa and in Luanda and Cabinda in Angola. FTC has previously been supported in placing students in job shadow programmes by the Department of Economic Development and Tourism.

University of Cape Town(UCT)

Since 2007 FTC was responsible for project management and delivery of a leadership programme to 200 school managers who graduated with an Advance Certificate in School Leadership in December 2009 on behalf of the University of Cape Town (UCT). This programme was spear-headed by the Minister of Education and funded by the national Department of Education and the Western Cape Education Department. FTC provided resources, such as project management and co-ordination, materials development, lecturing, assessment, mentoring services and administrative and logistical support for this important initiative. External evaluations completed point to UCT’s programme, as run by FTC, as ‘the best’ in South Africa. Now that the field-testing has been completed, FTC is currently providing lecturing, mentoring and assessment services to 120 students currently enrolled on this programme at UCT.

Jazzart Dance Theatre

Jazzart Dance Theatre, one of South Africa’s premier dance companies, in partnership with FTC, has implemented an academic programme to secure employability for their dancers into the future. In this visionary programme FTC is responsible for the academic achievements of the 34 company and trainee dancers, providing lecturing, tutoring, materials, training, administrative, logistic and assessment support services, including career-path counselling to this end.

The majority of the students are enrolled with UNISA, either completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree or an Adult Basic Education and Training Practitioners’ Higher Diploma. The others are enrolled in FTC’s own Higher Education and Training Certificate: Development Practices qualification and are also exposed to a selection of our short courses.

ETDP SETA

FTC completed the implementation of a Development Practices learnership at NQF Level 5 to 23 youth on behalf of the ETDP SETA. This year-long programme ended in February 2009, with verification taking place in June. The graduation of the students is to take place shortly. We are the first accredited provider to offer this programme in the Western Cape on the NQF Level 5. FTC managed the programme as well as provided materials development, facilitation, assessment and mentoring and administrative services.

FTC is working with The Bryan Slingers Partnership to deliver empowerment programmes to school leaders between June 2008 and June 2009. We are working with 40 principals of schools along the Klipfontein Corridor from Khayelitsha to Mowbray, Cape Town. Our interventions to date have been highly successful, with extensive praise coming from the school principals and the sponsors.

Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa's

In conjunction with the Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa's (PASASA) Community Champions training programme that FTC conducted in Pretoria, we were also tasked with conducting an ongoing mentoring programme with the PASASA regional managers who are responsible for the continued development of the Community Champions in their respective regions. This process will include face-to-face; telephonic and electronic support via FTC’s own Online Learning Environment.

Wholesale and Retail SETA

The Wholesale and Retail SETA, is an agent of transformation by providing employment equity and broad-based BEE through skills development. The Fundamentals Training Centre was chosen as one of 6 providers to provide training to 300 learners in the Western Cape, as part of the Ikusasa Project. This national project aimed at training 1 800 Grade 12 learners throughout South Africa to enable them to access the labour market. The project aims at building morale and providing much needed training and placement opportunities for grade 12 learners in the country.

Learners underwent 30 hours of retail training aligned to the following unit standards: Behave in a professional manner, Know Core Concepts, Understand the Sector, Sell goods, Care for Customers and Control Cash. The 60 learners trained by FTC were successfully placed at various retail outlets.