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\"Thandokazi
Thandokazi Manquina of Philippi pins fabric at the TCM Skills Centre. The centre, which will have its grand opening this week, gives free training in patisserie design, culinary skills, sewing and computer studies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The old adage about teaching a man to fish birthed a new training centre in Town Centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Al Fidaa Foundation took over the previously vacant second floor of the Town Centre Mosque complex and built a skills centre, which will provide training in patisserie design, culinary skills, sewing and computer studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shafiek Baboo, the Town Centre Mosque (TCM) Skill Centre\u2019s project manager, said Al Fidaa\u2019s idea for skills centres were born out of the foundation\u2019s feeding schemes, the first of which was opened in Gqeberha in 2008. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then the foundation has expanded to open the same model in Pretoria, Durban, Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg and most recently in Mitchell’s Plain, with a feeding scheme in Tafelsig and the skills centre in Town Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a roundabout way, they came to the conclusion that rather than giving people food, give them the skills to create a continuous source of income,\u201d Baboo explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feeding scheme provides food parcels in Tafelsig twice a month, but in October last year Al Fidaa also took over the \u201cempty shell\u201d second floor space attached to the mosque and renovated it into the skills centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unemployed people between the ages of 18 and 35 years can register online for the courses, and a matric certificate is not necessary. The courses include a month-long patisserie design course, a four-month culinary course, a six-month sewing course or a month-long computer course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the courses, the students are also taught basic business skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\"Nikita-Lee
Nikita-Lee Cyster of Tafelsig cracks an egg into a food processor as she learns how to make red velvet cupcakes at the TCM Skills Centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

‘Entrepreneurial mindset’
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\u201cBesides giving them skills to find employment, we want to give them skills to become entrepreneurs. A lot of people don\u2019t know about costing, so they would buy the most expensive ingredients, bake a cake and then wonder, \u2018Why do I only have R10 profit\u2019?\u201d Baboo explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half of the products the students make they are encouraged to sell, \u201cto get them into an entrepreneurial mindset\u201d, Baboo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The money they make from selling their products is then collected to build starter capital for when the course ends. The best students are also put in contact with professionals in the industry for inservice<\/a> training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe incentivise it in that way so that they will put in the best effort,\u201d Baboo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the baking and cooking courses are not accredited, the cooking course is done in conjunction with the South African Chef Board Association and both courses follow industry best practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe focus a lot on the business part of being a chef and working in the kitchen and health and safety and environmental cleanliness in the workspace,\u201d Baboo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only cost to participants is a R250 registration fee, which the students are allowed to pay off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cR250 is a lot for some people,\u201d Baboo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also an additional cost for the sewing course, Baboo said, because students need to bring their own fabric. However, all the garments they make during training they keep. The sewing course is also the only course that is accredited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centre is funded through sponsorships and private donors, \u201cwhich we are always constantly looking for\u201d, Baboo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnybody who has the same vision as us and aligns with our goals, they can get in touch with me, with regards to sponsorship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can contact Baboo at shafiek@alfidaa.co.za<\/a>. To register for the courses visit register.alfidaa.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pupil decorates cupcakes during the TCM Skills Centre patisserie design course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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