By Yershen Pillay
PG Group (Pty) Ltd is one of South Africaโs oldest and largest glass manufacturers. The ๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ is a ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐-๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ. ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ซ working together to do more.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐:
Itโs on the factory floor โ
not at a college or office park.
๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐:
20 private internet pods
Free data + WiFi
VR + AR welding simulations
Gamified glass fitting
SMART Boardroom for SMMEs & co-ops.
This is more than a training centre. ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
๐eturn ๐n ๐nvestment on SMART Skills Centres?
R31.1 million invested across 7 centres, 36 797 learners impacted = ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ. For every R845 we spend. One learner is skilled or trained.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ? Yes.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ? Absolutely.
A Huge thanks to Mr. Charles Bromley, CEO of PG Group, and Ms. Gontse Madumo for partnering with ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ on this ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐-๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐-๐จ๐-๐ญ๐ก๐-๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
2025 Theme: Youth empowerment through AI and digital skills.
In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.
15 July 2025 marks the 10th anniversary since World Youth Skills Day (WYSD). This yearโs theme focuses on Youth empowerment through AI and digital skills.
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution reshapes economies through Artificial Intelligence (AI), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) must evolve to equip youth with future-ready skills. AI is transforming how we live, learn and work โ but it also poses serious risks if not implemented equitably.
On World Youth Skills Day, let us come together to recognize the power of young people as drivers of changeโand commit to equipping them with AI and digital skills to tackle todayโs challenges and shape a more peaceful, inclusive, and sustainable future.
