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Revo da Silva Francisco (7, left) got to wear the birthday crown on his first school day in Grade 1 at Edgemead Primary last week. Next to him is Annalisa Calvo Marcos. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
NORTHLINK COLLEGE: NEW CLASSROOM AND WORKSHOP FOR WINGFIELD CAMPUS
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onstruction of a new classroom and workshop facility on the Wingfield campus of Northlink College is underway. The cost of the facility will be around R12 million and it is due for completion by June this year. The money comes from college funds, with no other support, says Leon Beech, CEO of Northlink. He says the project is an investment in the future of the youth. “We are investing in the Wingfield campus because we are training students in line
with the National Development Plan of this country and will produce scarce skills, which the nation requires.” Beech says this is due to the facility at Wingfield being identified as a centre of specialisation for fitting and turning by the National Department of Higher Education and Training. This announcement was made in October last year (“Wingfield soaring high”, TygerBurger, 9/11). Beech says the new facility will enhance Northlink’s provision of education and training for the SA Navy. “We are bringing upgraded sophisticated facilities to replace
facilities that the navy has given us over many years,” he says. According to Neil Maggott, Northlink deputy CEO: corporate services, an additional R3 million will be allocated for resources for the new facility in the 2018 budget. These resources will include technical equipment, data projectors, electronic screens and computers. Beech says the Wingfield campus site offers the greatest potential to expand the provision of engineering studies for Northlink College. V To page 2.
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