LIV Welding Academy

In September 2017, Afrox launched the Welding Academy, a custom container-based welding school that was developed by Afrox in partnership with LIV and SAIW. The LIV Village provides holistic residential care

for orphaned and vulnerable children with the objective of nurturing and educating them to become valuable members of society. In addition to assisting in the development of the welding school, Afrox provides welding equipment, consumables, gases and trained instructors.

The Company obtained CHIETA and QCTO (Quality Control for Trades and Occupations) accreditation for the training programmes. Twelve inaugural learners began in October 2017 and are due to complete their course in at the end of 2018. The students will be the first in the country to obtain a welding qualification with QCTO accreditation.

Community Development Popup Sponsorship

Afrox in partnership with non-profit upliftment organizations, POPUP, established and equipped a 12-bay welding school at the Training Centre in Soshanguve, in 2016.

The training Centre provides quality training focused on skills development in support of various technical up-skilling programmes with an emphasis on welding that will contribute to a formal qualification and ultimately, a sustainable career.