Volkswagen’s black-owned suppliers support project selects ten finalists

19th October 2017

By: Natasha Odendaal

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

Font size: - +

Volkswagen South Africa’s (VWSA’s) Ntinga Project, established to assist, train and mentor up-and-coming black-owned suppliers in the automotive sector, has culminated in the selection of ten finalists set to compete for the top five positions.

The final five will then embark on an 18-month intensive business-based mentoring and coaching programme that, should they succeed, will see them awarded contracts with VWSA, said VWSA chairperson and MD Thomas Schaefer.

The project, launched a year ago with over 300 suppliers approached and assessed by the Automotive Supply Chain Competitiveness Initiative (ASCCI), will now see the ten finalists mentored and coached over the next month by existing VWSA suppliers.

“The end goal of this coaching is for the suppliers to successfully present their business plan to a panel of judges on November 29, where five winners will be chosen,” he explained.

The 18-month mentoring and coaching programme will be undertaken by the VWSA Learning Academy, VWSA broad-based black economic empowerment trust, ASCCI and other VWSA divisions to ensure the five suppliers are sufficiently equipped with a range of skills.

“Volkswagen hopes they will rise to great heights in the automotive sector and beyond.”

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

Comments

The functionality you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.

If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION