Integrated ICT and connectivity provider, Vox Telecom, has joined forces with accredited ICT training institution, CTU Training Solutions, to offer student work integrated learning experience across the spectrum of IT solutions, services and products offered by the company.
CTU Training Solutions offers full-time, part-time and corporate IT, design and business studies. It is a requirement that the institutions students have work experience as part of their diploma during their final year of study.
According to Vox, once the students have successfully completed their studies, the company will be in a position to offer 36 high-potential students a 12-month internship programme in various divisions of the company, where they will be equipped with expertise such as IT skills, Web development and design.
They will be placed in an area of the business that can give them work experience in their chosen field and as such, the selection process is of key importance, adds the company.
Speaking shortly after its inaugural open day with the Pretoria campus, Vox CEO Jacques du Toit said: "Our business is growing and we are acutely aware of the skills shortage in the ICT space. This partnership will enable us to not only bolster our workforce, but also provide students with critical on-the-job experience. Talent development and retention is a critical outcome of this partnership. It is a win-win solution."
The inaugural open day took place at the Vox campus in Waverley recently and interested students were invited to attend an introductory session with Du Toit, followed by short overviews of the six business divisions within the company.
"We were overwhelmed by the positive response of the students that we met, and excited to see the potential of the ICT workforce of the future. We believe we have a responsibility to provide talented, highly skilled young people with the opportunity to get on-the-job experience, mentorship and growth opportunities," adds Du Toit.
Juanie Newby, group career marketing director at CTU Training Solutions, says: "There is an alignment between Vox's values as an employer and ICT provider nationally, and those we work to instil in the students at CTU.
"This alignment, combined with an opportunity to provide much-needed on-the-job experience for our students, makes this partnership compelling."
The first intake of students is already under way, and both organisations say they look forward to expanding the programme nationally in the short-term.
"Our vision is to make a significant contribution to the development of human capital in SA. Partnering with Vox will assist us not only to achieve this, but help in the development of educational solutions for future jobs. We believe that through this partnership, Vox will assist in facilitating employability as a core outcome, concludes Newby.
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