TRAINING ACADEMY
The Larimar Training Academy is based in Linbro Park, Johannesburg and has a fully equipped facility for training its employees and potential staff who join the company through learnership, apprenticeship and internship programmes.
Our Training Academy is accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO). We have in-house highly qualified trainers who deliver the best training courses. We also partner with a select group of excellent external service providers to ensure that the programmes are tailored to match the training requirements of the Larimar Training Academy.
DRIVER TRAINING
NDDP and OC: Bus Driver Learnership
The Training Academy offers driver training in the form of a five-week New Driver Development Programme (NDDP) aimed at drivers who already have driving experience and a 12 month OC: Bus Driver qualification (Learnership) for candidates who have no prior driving experience.
As part of the selection process, the driver candidates are put through a battery test on the Vienna Dover Test System (VTS). The VTS is used to asses driver candidate’s decision making speed, correctness of decisions, hand-eye-foot coordination, auditory and visual discrimination, reaction speed, concentration levels, stress tolerance and stress recovery. Driver candidates also undergo a practical bus driving assessment administered by a TETA registered, qualified Diver Instructor to ensure that they will be able to master all the driving skills successfully during the training period.
On successful assessment of the five-week training programme, each driver trainee undergoes a mandatory 100 hours of driving with a senior mentor-driver in a live environment.
The Training Academy provides an ongoing Refresher Driving Programme and Remedial driver Training Programmes that upskills drivers in our employ. The emphasis is on safer driving techniques.
ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT
The Training Academy offers apprenticeship training for the Diesel Mechanic and Auto Electrical trades and has proudly produced qualified and competent artisans through the apprenticeship programme.
INTERNSHIP
Putco offers internship opportunities for graduates and students from TVET Colleges. Through the internship programme, students have been provided with an opportunity to get work exposure and in turn, the company has discovered and retained some of the young people who have shown great potential.
The Larimar Training Academy is committed to providing high quality training for its existing employees, interns and apprentices.
