{"id":2314,"date":"2026-06-30T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:37:26","slug":"two-diepsloot-graduates-celebrate-new-beginnings-as-bakery-owner-and-standard-bank-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/?p=2314","title":{"rendered":"Two Diepsloot Graduates Celebrate New Beginnings as Bakery Owner and Standard Bank Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DIEPSLOOT, JOHANNESBURG<\/strong> \u2013 Two young people from Diepsloot are celebrating life-changing achievements after graduating with a National Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Business Management and Employability Skills through the Services SETA New Venture Creation Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduation ceremony took place on Friday, 26 June 2026, at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel in Sandton, where 69 of the 98 enrolled learners successfully completed the qualification. The programme is delivered through a partnership between the Services SETA, the City of Johannesburg Department of Social Development and Phosaane Institute, with 10 graduates already securing employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those celebrating were Diepsloot residents Thando Nkosi and Mashudu Budzwa, whose journeys reflect how skills development can create opportunities through both entrepreneurship and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nkosi has turned her passion for baking into a business and now owns her own bakery. She said the programme equipped her with the knowledge, confidence and practical skills needed to transform her idea into a sustainable enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Budzwa, who was previously unemployed, is among the 10 graduates who have already secured jobs after completing the programme. He has started working at <strong>Standard Bank<\/strong>, marking a significant milestone in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a time when youth unemployment remains one of South Africa&#8217;s biggest challenges, the graduation highlights how partnerships between government and training institutions can create meaningful pathways into employment and entrepreneurship. According to the Services SETA, the New Venture Creation Programme is designed to take young people beyond training by connecting them with internships, mentorship, business development support and market access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A gala dinner held after the graduation ceremony also sought to secure further commitments from stakeholders to support the remaining 59 graduates who still require workplace exposure or assistance in growing their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local businesses have been encouraged to partner with the programme by providing internships, mentorship and market access, helping more young people from communities such as Diepsloot build sustainable careers and successful enterprises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DIEPSLOOT, JOHANNESBURG \u2013 Two young people from Diepsloot are celebrating life-changing achievements after graduating with a National Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Business Management and Employability Skills through the Services SETA New&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[408,208,26,409,407],"class_list":["post-2314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-news","tag-bakery","tag-city-of-johannesburg","tag-diepsloot-news","tag-seta","tag-standard-bank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2316,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314\/revisions\/2316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diepslootnews.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}