Nam-mic offers training for domestic workers
A call has been made to domestic workers who are members of the Namibia Domestic and Allied Workers Union (NDAWU), to enrol for training through black economic empowerment company Nam-mic Financial Services Holdings (NFSH).
The company in March this year launched its social investment fund, partnering with the Women at Work Training Centre in providing free refresher courses for domestic workers in job ethics, hygiene, every-day use of cleaning materials, effective cleaning methods, washing, ironing and budgeting.
Labour unions affiliated to the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) make up more than two-thirds of NFSH shareholders, with the company this week pledging its commitment to bettering the skills of those involved in the various unions.
“It is the vision of NFSH to economically empower Namibians by creating opportunities for our main stakeholders, the unions, and their members,” NFSH CEO Walter Don said.
“We believe that by doing this, we contribute to the economic development of Namibia in general. As the Namibia Domestic and Allied Workers’ Union is a fairly new union, we decided to first focus on them and to provide not only training to their members, but also the management of the union”, he said.
The next training sessions are scheduled for between 5 and 9 September 2016.
“Nammic Financial Services Holdings made the decision to re-invest in the community it operates in and, through its Social Investment Fund, emphasises the training and re-training of workers affiliated to the NUNW to improve their chances of finding a job in the ever-changing job market,” Don said.
“We want to teach them additional skills to make them multi-faceted in the workplace”.
More information on booking and the NFSH’s Social Investment Fund can be obtained from Sanet de Waal at telephone: +264 61 299 1270, or via email: [email protected]
DENVER ISAACS
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