The Team

BLACKBIRD HAS A VERY PROFESSIONAL FACILITATION TEAM WITH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN ALL TRAINING AVENUES. ALL FACILITATORS ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND HAVE SKILLED THOUSANDS OF CANDIDATES WITH EXCEPTIONAL FEEDBACK RESULTS. SEE TESTIMONIALS


RICHARD NYILA

HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS AN UNEMPLOYED ATTENDING A GENERIC FORECOURT ATTENDANTS COURSE (GFAC) DURING MAY 1996. WERE PLACED INTO PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT AS A FORECOURT ATTENDANT. HE EXCELLED AND GRABBED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO UP-SKILL HIMSELF MANAGEMENT LEVEL OF A SERVICE STATION. DURING MARCH 2003 HE JOINED THE BLACKBIRD TEAM TO JOIN HANDS AND BECOME PART OF THE FACILITATION AND MANAGEMENT TEAM.

TODAY HE IS THE PROUD CO/OWNER OF BLACKBIRD TRAINING CENTRE, A NATIONAL COMPANY AND ACCREDITED SERVICE PROVIDER WITH MERSETA, BACKED BY AN INCREDIBLE TEAM OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN ALL DIVISIONS OF TRAINING.


WILLEM WOLMARANS

HE HAS A HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1992 IN THE FUEL INDUSTRY. OFFERING VARIOUS SERVICES RELATED SERVICES TO THE FUEL INDUSTRY. HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED AND OVERSEEING THE SKILLING OF MORE THAN 20 000 LEARNERS ON GENERIC AND VARIOUS SKILLS PROGRAMS IN THE FUEL INDUSTRY. TOOK PART IN THE ROLE-OUT OF THE FIRST LEARNER SHIP FOR FORECOURT ATTENDANTS AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR THE FUEL INDUSTRY. HE CURRENTLY PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE AS GENERAL MANAGER CONSULTANT, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT WITHIN THE TEAM. RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL STANDARDS AND SERVICE DELIVERY WITH REGARDS TO TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE UPDATING OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TRAINING PROGRAMS SPECIFIC TO THE FUEL INDUSTRY IS PART OF HIS PORTFOLIO.



Achievements


The first Forecourt Generic training program in 1994 (Cape Town)


Have skilled more than 20 000 learners in various training programs and maintained 80 % placement records.


Turn Key opening of more than 60 Service Stations Nationally


3 Seta Projects for unemployed 2002 until 2004 (All exceeding minimum requirements/2000 learners)


Skill more than 12 000 Forecourt Staff Nationally (34 Towns, cities) in Safety and Security (Grassy Park massacre 5 x Attendants killed “In Terror in Silence” Investigation)


Role-out of the first Learnership for Service Station Employees 2006/2007 (600 learners skilled on 18 credits: duration = 13 days) Audited by FET College Rustenburg/Gauteng merSETA