{"id":56627,"date":"2018-10-11T14:28:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T12:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/students-are-agents-of-change-20181011\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:06:48","slug":"students-are-agents-of-change-20181011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/students-are-agents-of-change-20181011\/","title":{"rendered":"Students are \u2018agents of change\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p><span>Ward 26 councillor Franchesca Walker describes Wyatt Thornton,<br>\nacting programme manager for Safety in Society at Northlink Parow campus, as a<br>\npassionate man. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe takes his calling to heart, pushes and gives his all where<br>\nteaching and young people are concerned,\u201d says Walker. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Walker, who works with the Safety in Society lecturers, including<br>\nThornton, says she took some safety members within the ward on a tour of the<br>\nTransport Management Centre (TMC) in Goodwood. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen we entered the Law Enforcement section, I noticed a young<br>\nman who could not stop looking at Mr Thornton.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Walker says when Thornton looked at the young man, he stood to<br>\nattention and everyone was shocked. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe displayed respect to his former lecturer and Thornton was so<br>\nhappy and could not contain himself and gave Byron Gaffely a warm hug as tears<br>\nof joy ran down Byron\u2019s face.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cGaffely is one of the many young men and women who made it<br>\nthrough the training and is now a member of the Law Enforcement Unit,\u201d says<br>\nWalker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thornton, from Kuils River, says he believes the students are the<br>\nagents of change for crime prevention in South Africa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thornton, who has been lecturing at the campus for eight years,<br>\nsays the course serves as an opportunity to get better trained Law Enforcement<br>\nofficers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cStudents enrolled in the course take subjects like Criminal<br>\nJustice, Policing, Governance, Criminal Justice and Criminology and when they<br>\nhave completed their level four, they can apply at law enforcement agencies<br>\nlike the police or they can apply at academic institutions,\u201d says Thornton. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He says although he cannot take all the credit because the campus<br>\nis a team, it\u2019s good to see former students and to see them employed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere are many similar success stories and it is great to see how<br>\nsuccessful the youth can be.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thornton says he would encourage anyone to enrol in this course,<br>\nbut students need to be committed because they are the ones who can speak to<br>\nthe crime in the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thornton says there are students at Law Enforcement, at SAPS and<br>\nsome of them are doing their internships at Prasa and the Parow Police Station.<br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Walker says she is determined that no young person, especially<br>\nwithin the ward, falls by the wayside. 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