WORKING ON FIRE
(WoF) FEMALE CREW LEADER GRADUATION
The Deputy
Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Barbara Thomson, will lead the Working on
Fire (WoF) female crew leader graduation ceremony held on Saturday 27 September
2014 at the WoF Training Academy
At least 32
women veld and forest fire fighters, with 2 of
them being parolees, are beneficiaries of the Department of Environmental
Affairs’ Working on Fire Programme, were nominated for crew leader training
through a rigorous selection process.
These
beneficiaries have undergone an intensive “All Female Crew Leader” training
course which will help them deal with psychological and emotional challenges of
being crew leaders. In addition, the beneficiaries trained to become motivated
fire fighters who are able to operate safely and efficiently in dangerous and
unpredictable work environments.
As part of a
process to reintegrate ex-offenders into society, the Department of
Correctional Services has tasked the WoF Programme to play its part to
rehabilitate offenders – recruiting them into the WoF Programme. Through WoF,
female parolees are trained and graduate to fire fighters. Currently there are
17 parolees in the WoF Programme.
Members of the
media invited to join the Deputy Minister during the graduation ceremony to be
on Saturday 27 September 2014.
It will be at Working
on Fire Training Academy
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