Nelson Mandela Day!
We celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day every year to shine light on the legacy of a man who changed the 20th century and helped shape the 21st century. We honour the great Nelson Mandela and his values through community services and volunteering. It gives all South Africans and people all over the world an opportunity […]
Youth Day Event
AnswertheCall hosted The Abode that Glows on June 16 2022 in Sandton The Abode that Glows is an organization specifically designed to empower young women from disadvantaged backgrounds. They help young women at home who have the same challenges as any other young woman out there by supporting and encouraging them to chase their dreams. […]
Opinion Piece on June 16
June 16 By AnswertheCall Team When we speak of June 16, one thing that comes to mind, is Hector Pieterson. Even though student uprisings and the tragic deaths of countless school learners throughout Orlando and other parts of Soweto are the focal points of this day. Hector Pieterson is the main symbol of June […]
Opinion Piece on The Preference of TVET College and University of Technology Students over those from Traditional Universities
The Preference of TVET College and University of Technology Students over those from Traditional Universities By AnswertheCall Team There is a sentiment amongst the general public that employers prefer students who enrolled at traditional academic universities over those who went to alternative higher learning institutions, such as TVET Colleges and Universities of Technology. This […]
Group 3 Induction Day (15 June 2022)
At AnswertheCall we pride ourselves in youth empowerment and skills development. We have recently given an opportunity to another 25 learners from the KZN region to be a part of our ICT Technical Support Learnership Programme, making them the 3rd group from KZN to partake in this great initiative for a period of 12 months. […]
Group 2 Induction Day (31 May 2022)
Answerthecall has undertaken the opportunity to train another Group of 15 learners from the KZN region. We are proud to introduce the new group that has recently joined our Skills Development ICT Technical Support Learnership Programme for a period of 12 months. Their Induction was held at Shukela Training Centre on the 31st of May […]
SAAB GRINTEK DEFENCE ICT TECHNICAL SUPPORT LEARNERSHIP FOR YOUTH LIVING WITH DISABILITIES
During 2019, SAAB Grintek Defence partnered with AnswertheCall Skills and Entrepreneurship to initiate a learnership for 10 Gauteng based Youth living with disabilities. SAAB provided funding for the ICT Technical Support and also provided monthly stipends for the learners. AnswertheCall, a MICTSETA accredited training provider, conducted the training and also managed the entire […]
SAAB Grintek Defence Launches Learnership Programme for Youth with Disabilities
SAAB Grintek Defence recently partnered with AnswertheCall to launch a 12-month learnership programme targeting Youth with Disabilities. Ten unemployed youth residing in Gauteng were selected, mostly from a rural background, to participate in the programme. SAAB aims to make a difference by offering them an opportunity to further their knowledge and skills. Equipping them with […]
Caterpillar and DTI launched Equity Equivalent Investment Program
Caterpillar and the South African Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) officially launched the largest ever Equity Equivalent Investment Program (EEIP) in the country. Caterpillar has committed to source components and related services in South Africa worth a total estimated value of approximately 1.3 billion Rand (about $96 million) over the next 10 years […]
President Ramaphosa’s 2018 Jobs Summit Address
The extreme unemployment in this country is the product of an economy that for several decades has been starved of any meaningful investment in its human capital, where most people have been denied the opportunity to own assets or develop skills. Programme Director, Minister of Labour, Ms Mildred Oliphant, Nedlac Executive Director, Mr Madoda Vilakazi, […]