Sikhula has developed training and coaching programmes that enable the new and existing employees to be successful in life and in business. These programmes include the following:
General Programme
- Goal setting and prioritizing for a meaningful life
- Marketing of products
- Designing processes and systems for the whole business and controlling performance and delivery
- Financial management through practical and established book keeping and accounting systems on a farm (Scarce Skill)
- Leadership and managing for success
- Selling products / services
- Eradication of Alien vegetation, Water quality, Water conservation etc.
- Eradication of intruder plants, chemically
- Eradication of intruder plants, chain saw
- Eradication of intruder plants, brush cutter
- Herbicide applicators
- First Aid
- HIV/AIDS
Technical Training
- Safe Handling of Chemicals (AVCASA)
- Calibration of knapsack sprayers
- Calibration of spraying equipment
- Operating a personal computer
- Soil preparation and plant nutrition
- Introduction to irrigation
Organic vegetable production
- Introduction to organic vegetable production
- Soil preparation and plant nutrition of organic vegetables
- Parts and functioning of vegetable plants
- Manipulation of vegetables
- Crop protection of vegetables
- Harvesting and post-harvest handling of vegetables
Animal husbandry
- Introduction to poultry production
- Poultry production
- Advanced poultry production
- Introduction to pig production
- Pig production
Technical Training
- Agricultural engineering (Scarce Skills)
- Erection and maintenance of wire fencing
- Metalwork on the farm
- Routine tractor care on the farm
- Functioning and maintenance of windmills
Agricultural Management / Economics (Scarce Skills)
- Agricultural Awareness
- Agricultural Marketing
- Financial Management
- Agricultural Management
- Entrepreneurship
Human and social sciences (Critical Skills in the workplace)
- Communication Skills
- Listening skills
- Interpersonal skills
- HIV/AIDS and home-based care
- HIV/AIDS – Peer Education
- HIV Prevention
- Conflict Management
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Life Orientation
- Motivation
- Meeting Procedures
- Life skills
- Customer Care
- Telephone skills
- Team Building
- Business Communication
