Cape Town trains more than 11,000 young people in skills development [SOUND]

# The City of Cape Town says more than eleven-thousand young people between the ages of 14 and 35 received skills development training during the last financial year. The participants were recruited from across the metro through schools, local sub-councils, and youth organisations. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says the training focused on key personal, practical, and professional growth areas, including leadership skills and employability and job readiness: