Intel and Siyafunda Community Technology Centres (CTC) have targeted the development of computer literacy skills for women and girls in disadvantaged areas of Gauteng.
On Friday, the partnership launched the Easy Steps Learning Programme, in Tembisa.
Intel SA's education lead, Andre Christian, says the programme will give women, youth, SMMEs and co-operatives in poor communities the basic skills needed to either start micro-businesses, or simply to enter the job market.
Founder and director of Siyafunda CTC, Smiley Ahmed Ismael, says the programme is unique in that the lessons are self-taught, with the trainer acting as a guide and coach. “The programme is flexible in nature to cater for different needs and skill levels. It can be delivered as a 10- to 28-hour course, or can be a self-study course for those who cannot attend courses at fixed times.”
The partnership will this week host a two-day training workshop for 55 of Gauteng's trainers and managers on the programme's digital literacy and entrepreneurial courses.
It says the course is offered at no cost or on a cost recovery basis to make the programme accessible and sustainable.
“Siyafunda CTC and Intel SA will work together to create a supporting ecosystem of NGOs, computer retailers and development agencies. “
Intel says the programme is part and parcel of its broader focus on developing ICT skills within communities where people have had limited opportunity to acquire these skills.
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