Liviero Building, a member of the Master Builders Association (MBA) North, has sent previously disadvantaged sub-contractors for intensive training at MBA North to improve their skills. So far, Liviero Building has sent 10 sub-contractors for training on building contracts and 8 for project management training, and another 6 for first aid training. Liviero Building has committed to sending their sub-contractors to additional MBA North training courses in the future on topics like time management, business writing, safety, and black economic empowerment. The managing director of Liviero said they are committed to uplifting sub-contractors and support enterprise development programs, and that the MBA North training programs have been valuable

1. Pressrelease fromJan de Beer, cell 082 456 3677:
LIVIERO LEADS THE WAY IN UPLIFTMENT OF
PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED SUB-
CONTRACTORS
To ensure optimumskillswithinthe ranksof itssub-contractors,MasterBuildersAssociation(MBA)
Northmember,LivieroBuilding, issendingpreviouslydisadvantaged sub-contractorsforintensive
trainingat MBA North.
Sarah Mnyandu,Education,Training & TransformationAdministratoratMBA North,says Liviero
Buildinghas,aspart of itscommitmenttoEnterprise Development, hasalreadysent10selected
sub-contractorstaff memberstolearnmore aboutthe intricaciesof buildingcontractsbyattending
MBA North trainingpresentedbythe JointBuildingContractsCommittee (JBCC).“Livieroalsosent
eightsub-contractorstothe MBA North ProjectManagementcourse,andanothersix toour FirstAid
Level 1 training,”Mnyandusaid.
“What’s more,the company has committeditself tosend Livierosub-contractorstoMBA North
trainingcoursesin Effective Time Management,BusinessWritingSkills,HazardIdentificationand
RiskAssessment(HIRA),ComputerSkills,Broad-basedBlackEconomicEmpowerment,andHealth &
Safetycoursesinfuture,”she added.
Brad Boertje, ManagingDirectorof The LivieroGroup,saidthe Group is committedtothe education
and upliftmentof sub-contractorsandsuppliers whowere previouslydisadvantaged. “The Liviero
Group, throughitsowninitiatives - andthe effortsof itssubsidiaries - includingLivieroBuilding,
sponsorvariousEnterprise Developmentprogrammesthroughoutthe year.LivieroBuildingfound
the MBA Northtrainingprogrammestobe well presented,of valuable content,andwell-priced.We
have had positive feedbackfrom the sub-contractorswhoattendedthe courses,andwe look
forwardto utilisingtheirnewly-acquired skillsinouroperations.”
Mohau Mphomela,executive directorof MBA North,praisedthe pioneeringinitiativeshownbythe
LivieroGroup.“MBA Northis committedtofosteringthe skillsandprofitabilityof smallerplayersin
the buildingsector,particularlythose whowere previouslydisadvantaged. We are , infact, currently
involvedinavarietyof new initiativesaimedatassistingsmallercontractorsinall the provinces –
Gauteng,Limpopo,NorthWestandMpumalanga – where MBA Northoperates.The LivieroGroup
has seta shiningexampleforotherMBA memberstoalso be more proactive inupliftingthe skills of
the sub-contractorsengagedfortheiroperations,”Mphomelastated.
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