Jerry Jantjies

Trainer: Construction Masonry

What I do

My responsibilities include training students on bricklaying, tiling and plastering; managing the workshop; and assisting with community projects related to infrastructural development.

I've been working for the Foundation for 13 years now.

What I did before

I completed my N1 at Bethelsdorp Technical College in 1970 while I was working for Joritzma Company in Port Elizabeth. I completed my apprenticeship with Joritzma Company and worked for them up to 1970.

I worked for Rapp & Meister in Johannesburg as a bricklayer and got promoted to a foreman up to 1979. I also worked as a subcontractor for Comiat Construction before becoming a foreman up to 1993.

A bit about me

I have been married for 33 years now. I have 6 children and 4 grandchildren. My hobbies are reading and going to church. I am also a priest in the Old Apostolic Church in Phalaborwa.

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