Students and school leavers can obtain information on accessing the workplace or skills training opportunities at:
Labour Centres of the Department of Labour:
The Sector Education and Training Authorities
Telephone and Address List Of SETAs 2010, 15 January 2010
The Gauteng Government has also established the Gauteng City Regional Academy (GCRA) to assist schools levers with career guidance, counselling and bursaries. More information on this is available on their website: http://www.gcracademy.gpg.gov.za/
School leavers with disabilities can approach Job Access, based in Pretoria www.jobaccess.co.za
In the Western Cape, school leavers with disabilities can contact the Disability Workshop Development Enterprise at Tel. 021 685 0736 / Fax 021 689 4107. Their physical address is: Ground Floor, Ebden House, Belmont Office, Belmont Road, Rondebosch.
You can also feel free to contact the Directorate Disabilities, of the Department of Social Development at 012 312 7517, to provide you with a list of contact numbers for Protective Workshops in South Africa.
Sheltered Employment Factories
Employs 1100 people with disabilities and have the capacity to accommodate 3000+
Contact Details: Len Larson, Acting CEO: Service Products
Tel. 012 843 7300
Fax. 012 804 1804
Len.larson@mwebbiz.co.za
Blind South Africa
The contact person who assists persons with visual impairment to find suitable jobs is:
Mr. Abraham Allies
Blind SA Careers Chairperson
Tel: W. 012-3511000 C. 0726350036
E-mail: alliesa@telkomsa.net
SMS INFORMATION SERVICE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
Do you need rehabilitation or other disability services? To find out what is available in your area, SMS your name, town and the service you need to
072-172 2623
(You can use your free SMS's)
Organisations, NGOs and Workshops are invited to send their contact information to the Department of Education so that it can be placed on this website - e mail: schoeman.m@doe.gov.za