TotalEnergies EP South Africa has enabled the graduation and upskilling of 30 small‑scale fisher co‑operatives along the West Coast, marking the successful completion of its West Coast Entrepreneurial Development Programme.
Conducted in collaboration with False Bay TVET College’s Centre for Entrepreneurship and Rapid Incubator, this six‑month programme supported co‑operatives operating in 15 towns across the West Coast region, including Doringbaai, Louwville, Paternoster, Saldanha, St Helena Bay and Lambert’s Bay.
Training focused on strengthening core business capabilities, including operations and planning management, marketing, legal, and finance. As key programme outcomes, each participant developed a business plan and pitch.
“This programme transformed my approach to business: I now understand my business better and have practical skills I can apply every day. The support and guidance throughout the programme made a real difference” said one of the graduates, Fabian Mohammed.
At the graduation ceremony, Florent Alleau, Business Development Director at TotalEnergies EP South Africa, said: “This graduation goes beyond completing a training programme. It reflects our commitment to empowering local entrepreneurs with the skills, confidence and tools needed to develop meaningfully and sustainably local economy.”
“These entrepreneurs have demonstrated genuine commitment to the programme and the competencies they have gained will surely benefit the entire communities in which they operate. We thank TotalEnergies for their investment and congratulate our graduates on this achievement,” concluded Thomas Mvumvu, Programme Manager at False Bay TVET College’s Centre for Entrepreneurship and Rapid Incubator.