Rosy Govindasamy spent her school holidays around cars in a panel shop from her early teens, sanding, polishing, stripping and assembling vehicle bodies with her stepfather. The bug had firmly bitten and Rosy knew she was destined to own her own panel shop. This dream was materialised in 2013 when she opened Springfield Panel and […]
The motor body repair industry is opening doors for young men and women with a range of qualifications they can use to secure exciting career prospects in South Africa. Gone are the days when the sector was regarded as dull and dreary and for men only. Today the qualifications are highly sought after. Women are […]
The motor industry’s next biggest challenge is skills shortages, says Mika Heeraman, owner of Unique Auto Panel and Paint, in Tongaat, Kwazulu-Natal. She believes women can play a pivotal role in taking the industry to the next level. A challenging start Mika opened her own auto body shop at the age of 26. Three years […]
Meet Winny Vilankulu, the teacher with a passion for cars who runs a thriving business, Senatla Panelbeaters in her community. This Women’s Month meet some of the successful women in our industry and get inspired to start your career in motor body repair.
Women are becoming qualified artisans and taking over the mixing rooms at motor body repair workshops. According to Lee de Sousa of Motus Technical Training Academy, about one-quarter of their spray painting students are female. According to de Sousa, “Many of the workshops today use qualified artisans and women are managing the mixing room. Women […]
Lee de Sousa is back from Motus Technical Academy to talk to us about apprenticeships, trade qualification testing and why a career in the automotive industry is a great choice! A technical trainer of twenty-two years, Lee de Sousa started his career as an apprentice at Lindsay Saker. From there, Lee worked for the likes […]
