Training has now been running since February 2017 in our hospitality unit. In this time more than 140 students have completed a course in food preparation and new groups of 20 students join us every 6 months.

Now we are also teaching computing skills and entrepreneurship at the units.

Young people need to get into the workplace quickly to maintain self esteem and to ensure their futures. Most students at the Nicolas School are expected to follow the academic path, but this is not suitable for everyone. In our continuing commitment to give EVERY student the best possible start in life, we have built 4 training rooms, kindly sponsored by a visionary donor, to train young people for work. This is looking after our less academic students as well as those with special needs. We are training in the basic skills to start a small business as well as arithmetic and English. We are working with local employers as partners to  train in relevant and employable skills. Most importantly we are educating young people in behaviour and community spirit to make them exemplary employees. Civics is a compulsory subject in schools up to grade 12 and we will ensure that our students understand their roles as citizens as well as employees.

As this project progresses we will keep you informed. We are already very encouraged by the positive response we have received from the local community.