HIV/AIDS education and lifeskills training : a need in the corporate world/workplace in the WCP study project

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: HIV/AIDS has been seen as a thorn in the Corporate World's flesh. It is destroyingthe workforce like a swarm of locust on a wheat field. The Government DepartmentalSectors are no exceptions. This paper has been written after a through project thatwas undertaken at the Department of Transport and Public Works in Cape Town. Itwas found that there is a great need for HIV/AIDS Education and Life skills Trainingamongst all Government Departments. The objectives of the researcher were alsobased on the ILO's document and our South African Labour Law. The employees at 7(Seven) District Offices were educated and workshoped on HIV/AIDS Education. Itwas impossible to have all three Employee Assistant Programmes conducted within 7(Seven) months of the project. The programmes for HIV/AIDS Education andTraining entailed Pre-Awareness, Awareness and Post-Awareness. Only the Pre-Awareness programme was completed with a bit of Awareness was covered. In theworkplace situation, time means money and it seems as if less time is allocated to thehealth part of the employees. Common and better methods in facilitating forHIV/AIDS Education and Trainings were by Cascade Model, On-Job-Training(OJT) or Front Line Training (FLT) and Workshop Sessions seem to be moreappropriate, yielding better communication skills between the employees andemployers.A simple questionnaire was constructed on the basis that the sample group wasworkshopped. The response was great and constructive comments were received fromthe employees, for example a question was Do you find it good to celebrate the 09th -15th February: Condom Week; 16th May: International AIDS Candle Memorial Dayand 01st December: World AIDS Day? Answer: YES - It creates awareness andunites people for the same course. It became interesting to the researcher in noticinghow HIV/AIDS Education and Life Skills Training(HAELST) is very much needed inboth Corporate/Private Sectors and Government Departments.In conclusion, recommendations are suggested to all Government Departmental andPrivate Sectors in HIV/AIDS Education and Training. The ball remains in theCorporate World to apply them as a tool to avoid loosing well qualified and skilfulemployees because of HIV/AIDS.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University