South Durban residents continue to benefit from Engen’s commitment to community upliftment, with another group of students graduating from the Engen Community Computer School equipped with digital skills to help them navigate the modern job market.
Engen’s free, four-month computer skills course aims to boost digital literacy and open doors to employment and learnership opportunities for unemployed residents of South Durban.
Delivering the keynote address at the graduation at the Blue Roof Life Space in Wentworth, Krishna Govender, Head: Transition, Repurpose and RTT at Engen, congratulated the 68 graduates from the January 2025 intake, highlighting the programme’s enduring legacy.
“With valuable digital skills in hand, these graduates are now better positioned to pursue meaningful employment or further their education. The course’s real-world impact continues to be reflected in impressive employment outcomes. In fact, even before completing the programme, two candidates had already secured employment, congratulations to Joash Lewis, who joined a trucking company, and Riquelme Tarrique Ogle, who secured a position at the Nedbank Youth SA Programme Call Centre,” Govender said.
Since its launch in 2009, the Engen Community Computer School has empowered 3374 individuals, offering free basic computer training that has proven vital in helping graduates secure employment, gain access to further education, or qualify for learnerships.
In addition, 17 graduates from the December 2024 intake have been selected to join the Engen Global Citizen Development Programme (EGCDP), a year-long accredited ICT learnership offering both theoretical training and workplace experience in technical support and systems development. Students can attain formal ICT qualifications at NQF Levels 4 and 5, building on the foundation provided by the computer school.
