Table game supplier TCSJohnHuxley Africa and umAfrika Gaming Technologies have again combined resources to support the 2022 Learnership Program, an initiative that upskills young unemployed South Africans so they can go on to find work in the gaming industry.
Launched in 2016, the one-year Learnership Program aims to develop students’ skill sets and provide them with the experience of working environments in South Africa, as well as familiarizing them with general operations and procedures. One of the main objectives of the program is to strengthen and expand the gaming industry with qualified engineering technicians by recruiting local talent from higher education institutions.
Ten students from various higher learning institutions were selected for the program. The students then had to complete a series of assessment procedures to gauge their capabilities, and throughout the year, had to satisfy various elementary outcomes before successful completion of the training.
Nosipho Fakude, a student who was part of the 2021 Learnership, described the program as an eye-opening experience. “The program is truly interesting, and I am learning so much, not only about the field of study in engineering, but that of the gaming industry through TCSJohnHuxley and umAfrika Gaming Technologies.”
