{"id":189747,"date":"2018-10-24T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T04:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=189747"},"modified":"2018-10-27T19:46:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T17:46:40","slug":"learners-hone-electrical-skills-top-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/image-gallery\/general-news\/2018\/10\/24\/learners-hone-electrical-skills-top-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Learners hone their electrical skills for top competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-189747 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/24\/bright-sparks-to-showcase-their-skills-in-worldskills-sa-competition\/attachment\/42gcngeneralworl_10954\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_10954-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_10954-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_10954-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_10954-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_10954.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189523'>\n\t\t\t\tKamogelo Mashabela from Limpopo shows off his electrical skills.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/24\/bright-sparks-to-showcase-their-skills-in-worldskills-sa-competition\/attachment\/42gcngeneralworl_83562\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_83562-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_83562-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_83562-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_83562-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_83562.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189524'>\n\t\t\t\tSam Simango from Ekurhuleni West TVET College Kathorus campus hard at work training for the WorldSkills Competition in the electrical category. His lecturer Mandla Mokgosi is assisting him to be the top achiever in the national WorldSkills SA Competition to secure his place at the WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia, next year. They are training at P&amp;T Technology in Wadeville.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/24\/bright-sparks-to-showcase-their-skills-in-worldskills-sa-competition\/attachment\/42gcngeneralworl_71814\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_71814-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_71814-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_71814-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_71814-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_71814.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189525'>\n\t\t\t\tNick du Plessis, the managing director of P&amp;T Technology, in Wadeville, is training nine SA contestants and two Namibian contestants, to compete in the electrical category at the national WorldSkills SA Competition. The winner of this competition will compete in the WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia, next year. He has also been invited by WorldSkills International to be the chief expert at the WorldSkills Africa Competition in Kigali, Rwanda from November 20 to 23.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/24\/bright-sparks-to-showcase-their-skills-in-worldskills-sa-competition\/attachment\/42gcngeneralworl_73718\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_73718-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-189522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_73718-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_73718-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_73718-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/42GCNGENERALWORL_73718.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-189522'>\n\t\t\t\tPhilile Mngadi from KwaZulu-Natal is one of the nine electrical contestants chosen to compete in the national WorldSkills SA Competition.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span 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