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Current Status
BRC Welding School
The BRC Welding School in partnership with Aurex and Afrox is a success story of how businesses
can collaborate to address critical skills and employment needs in the community. The training
centre was built by Aurex at the Boithorisong Resource Centre. Aurex provides training and Afrox
provides consumables to the Welding School and Sasol supports with operational costs.
A modular approach is followed with 30 candidates trained as Structural Welders and 12 accepted
for Argon (TIG) welding per annum.
22 students have already completed the Structural
Welding module and 4 the Argon (TIG) module. 3 of
the first cohort were chosen by Afrox to attend their
Advanced Welding Programme and an additional 4
were accepted to advance to the TIG welding course.
CURRENT
STATUS
One female student has
found full time employment
with ArcelorMittal, several
were appointed during the
recent Sasol shutdowns and
others have pursued an
entrepreneurial route.
Sasol, Aurex and Afrox have
committed to continue with
the partnership and
expansion opportunities are
being considered.
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