Faculty Training Institute helps students meet study commitments

Johannesburg, 14 Oct 2009

As part of FTI's ongoing social responsibility programme, FTI recently awarded bursaries to six students from the Ikageng Itireleng Aids Ministry, who are currently studying at various tertiary institutions, and who required funding to help them complete their studies.

Faculty Training Institute specialises in developing professional skills for the knowledge age, and the bursaries are just one of the ways in which FTI contributes to and invests in key skills in South Africa.

Ikageng is a community outreach project giving care and support to orphaned and vulnerable children in the Soweto area. It is a non-profit organisation funded solely by donations and sponsorships from the public and corporate entities.

The organisation's objectives are primarily to attend to the needs of children orphaned by HIV/Aids and provide consistent support, mentoring, life skills, nutritional, educational and psychosocial programmes for these children.

Ikageng currently offers these services to over 1 700 orphaned and vulnerable children, including many child-assisted households and hopes to help all of these children develop into fulfilled, educated and employable adults.

{EMBEDDED]“FTI uses a number of criteria in assessing its awards, including financial need and motivation to succeed, but we also look at the contribution students make to empowering and inspiring others, and whether the skills will contribute to the knowledge economy in South Africa. These students are highly deserving and we wish them well in their studies this year,” says Lizette Veroni, HR manager at FTI. “Through our partnership with Ikageng Itireleng Aids Ministry, FTI can make a meaningful contribution towards uplifting and assisting these students. With such dedicated and motivated students, we are proud to be part of such a special project.”

The six students selected by FTI are Arthur Botha (BComm Accounting), Ayanda Zondi (NDip Marketing), Buti Motloung and Kgomotso Mosuoe (NDip Entrepreneurship), Sandile Khanyile (BComm Accounting) and Sandile Mazibuko (Computer Systems).

Should you wish to know more about Ikageng and its work, visit its Web site at http://www.myggsa.co.za/connect/receivers/ikageng_itireleng_aids_ministry/.

Faculty Training Institute

Faculty Training Institute (FTI) is a private training company that specialises in offering world-class career-oriented training courses for professional knowledge workers, mainly in the corporate world. Focusing on mid-career rather than entry-level training, FTI specialises in project management, business analysis, systems analysis, technical writing, IT management, enterprise architecture, and technical writing training. It offers a variety of training options, including public or in-house, part-time or full-time courses.

FTI was founded in 1989 by five experienced lecturers from the Department of Information Systems at the University of Cape Town, who perceived a gap between the technical or entry level training offered by most private training companies, and the longer degree programmes offered by tertiary institutions. During the past 20 years, FTI has expanded its successful product offerings from the initial two diploma courses into growing range of diplomas and short courses that serve the career needs of corporate South Africa.

In October 2006, FTI was awarded Charter Endorsed Education Provider status with the International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA). It is one of a handful of training organisations worldwide that have achieved this status. Web: http://www.fti.co.za

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Faculty Training Institute helps students meet study commitments

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