COVID-19 CSI Careers Home About Us Our Brands Working for G.U.D. Holdings News Contact Us Permanent employment at G.U.D. Holdings for learnership beneficiaries May 18, 2021 | G.U.D. Holdings COVID-19 may have weakened the already fragile job market but hope is still alive when there are manufacturers, such as G.U.D. Holdings, who stand by their commitment to develop and grow local manufacturing jobs, despite challenging environments. The company, known for leading automotive brands, GUD Filters, FRAM Filters, Safeline Brake Pads, Indy Oil and Holts, recently announced that it had offered permanent employment to 23 students at its Durban manufacturing site, following the conclusion of two in-house learnerships. The first learnership focused on the training of eight persons with disabilities on manufacturing, engineering and related activities. The second afforded 27 students from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to participate in a Project Management Learnership under G.U.D. Holdings Training Programme for unemployed Youth. Upon completion, G.U.D. Holdings provided the students with recognised qualifications in NQF levels 2 and 4 respectively. While G.U.D. absorbed 23 students in total, the remaining were either placed at other manufacturing companies or are in the process of completing the course. Commenting on the success of the learnerships and subsequent employment opportunities, Mboneni Magada, Director of Transformation at G.U.D. Holdings said the company’s job creation approach is an example of how the private sector makes a significant contribution in dealing with the extremely important issue of creating meaningful employment opportunities for local youth. “At G.U.D. Holdings, B-BBEE is not just about ticking boxes to improve our scorecard. It’s actually about creating positive impacts on the lives of previously disadvantaged individuals by providing them with educational, training and employment opportunities,” she said. Sharné Visagie, 24, from Sydendam participated in the Project Management Learnership and is now enjoying her job at the Durban factory. “The learnership was interesting and challenging. I learned a lot about manufacturing which I am now able to implement while getting on-the-job experience,” she said. Her colleague, Quinsani Khoza, who also participated in the Project Management Learnership, said he was pleased to have been given the opportunity to better his life and hoped that the industry continued to offer training and employment opportunities to underprivileged youth like himself. Zamani Mpungose, also from Sydenham, participated in the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Activities Learnership before being employed at the Durban factory. “I want to thank G.U.D. Holdings for the opportunity to study and earn a living. I look forward to growing in my career in the automotive industry,” he said. ENDS IMAGE CAPTION: Top row: Student Sharné Visagie with Lenny Govender, Production Manager and Mboneni Magada, Director of Transformation at G.U.D. Holdings. Bottom row: Student Quinsani Khoza with Vusi Mafuleka, Production Manager and student Zamani Mpungose. RECENT POSTS: Prudence still needed with Right to Repair freedom Quick and easy part locator on Fram Filters website Permanent employment at G.U.D. Holdings for learnership beneficiaries GUD Filters launches New Website Hand-wash Station Donation ARCHIVES: August 2021 May 2021 November 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 January 2020 November 2019 September 2019 May 2019 March 2019 December 2018 September 2018 March 2018 November 2017 September 2017 September 2016 December 2015 CATEGORIES: Filpro Fram G.U.D. Holdings GUD Filters Holts Indy Oil Publications Redex Safeline Home About Us Our Brands Working for GUD Holdings CSI News Contact Us RIGHT TO REPAIR G.U.D. Holdings brands servicing the automotive after market are members of Right to Repair. Find out more about the Right to Repair initiative – www.right2repair.org.za G.U.D. HOLDINGS Established in 1949 G.U.D. Holdings headquarters is based in Prospecton, KwaZulu Natal and employs in excess of 1800 people. Our regional sales oﬃces are located in KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape. All sales oﬃces are supported by a dedicated sales team who are customer focused and able to oﬀer comprehensive product assistance. G.U.D. Holdings Export and Africa Divisions provide an international distribution network ensuring our premium products are accessible throughout the world. READ MORE PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 03 The Avenue East, Prospecton, 4133, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 26100, Isipingo Beach, 4115, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa TELEPHONE: +27 (0)31 910 3111 EMAIL: customerservices@gud.co.za © G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. 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