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Real learnership and youth employment success stories showing measurable B-BBEE impact, skills development outcomes, and lives changed through EduPower.
This letter serves to acknowledge EduPower as a token of appreciation for offering learnership for 40 disabled learners in Kuruman, as we support training projects in our local Municipality, and welcomes partnerships with the private sector in this regard.
This letter serves to acknowledge EduPower as a token of appreciation for offering learnership for 40 disabled learners in Kuruman, as we support training projects in our local Municipality, and welcomes partnerships with the private sector in this regard.
This letter serves to acknowledge EduPower as a token of appreciation for offering learnership for 40 disabled learners in Kuruman, as we support training projects in our local Municipality, and welcomes partnerships with the private sector in this regard.
In many retail communities across South Africa, opportunity is limited — especially for young people living with disabilities. Skills are scarce, jobs are scarce, and meeting Retail Sector B-BBEE requirements can feel like a compliance exercise rather than a chance for transformation.
EduPower’s retail model was created specifically for:
It removes the operational burden from retailers while delivering 100% compliance, real jobs, and long-term community benefit.
Retailers needed to meet their Skills Development and Employment Equity obligations under B-BBEE. Specifically, they had to place learners with disabilities, ensure they completed accredited training, and, crucially, absorb them into permanent employment.
There were three major obstacles:
This is a common reality for retail operations outside major metros. EduPower had seen this problem before and built a solution specifically for it.
We partnered with various retailers to design and deliver a fully hosted, community-based skills development solution.
Learners from disadvantaged communities, all living with disabilities, were enrolled in an accredited FETC: Contact Centre Operations NQF 4 learnership that combined:
The results speak for themselves:
Each cycle reinforced the same truth: this initiative is not about ticking boxes. It is about real transformation in the retail sector — meeting B-BBEE requirements while delivering skills upliftment, permanent jobs, and lasting community impact.
For retailers, this model means:
In many mining communities, opportunity is limited, especially for people living with disabilities. Skills are scarce, jobs are scarce, and meeting the Mining Charter and B-BBEE requirements in remote areas can feel almost impossible.
This is exactly the challenge African Rainbow Minerals faced in Kuruman, a small town in the Northern Cape. It’s also where EduPower’s Mining for HOPE solution stepped in.
EduPower’s Mining for HOPE model was created specifically for:
It removes the operational burden from mining companies while delivering 100% compliance, real jobs, and long-term community benefit.
The mine needed to meet its Mine Community Development and Human Resource Development obligations under the Mining Charter. Specifically, it had to place 40 learners with disabilities, ensure they completed accredited training, and, crucially, absorb them into employment after the learnership.
There were three major obstacles:
This is a common reality for mining operations outside major metros. EduPower had seen this problem before and built a solution specifically for it.
We partnered with African Rainbow Minerals to design and deliver a fully hosted, community-based skills development solution in Kuruman.
A specially designed call centre and BPO facility was established in the community, creating a real working environment where learners could train, work, and build long-term careers without leaving their hometown.
Learners from the local community, all living with disabilities, were enrolled in an accredited learnership programme that combined:
EduPower’s mining solution transforms B-BBEE and Mining Charter spend into lasting community impact in three steps:
Local youth with disabilities receive accredited, in-demand training and real work experience through structured learnerships.
EduPower builds new call centres and BPO businesses within mining communities, creating economic activity where very little existed before.
Every learner is given a full-time job offer and a clear career pathway in their own community.
The project has been welcomed by the local municipality, recognising both the social and economic value it brings to Kuruman.
“This letter serves to acknowledge EduPower as a token of appreciation for offering learnership for 40 disabled learners in Kuruman, as we support training projects in our local Municipality, and welcomes partnerships with the private sector in this regard.
Together with EduPower, we will improve the lives of many people with disabilities through educating them and making sure we assist in terms of job placements through skills they will acquire from your institution.
Working together without being judgemental it’s a hierarchy amongst persons with disabilities, keep up the good work.”
If your mining operation is under pressure to meet Mining Charter and B-BBEE requirements, especially in remote areas, EduPower can design a fully hosted solution that delivers compliance and lasting impact.
