{"id":16708,"date":"2014-02-11T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T09:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=16708"},"modified":"2014-02-11T03:59:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T01:59:21","slug":"sactwu-bursary-programme-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/sactwu-bursary-programme-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"SACTWU Bursary Programme 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

The scheme offers members and their dependents financial support to study at universities, technikons and certain other higher education institutions. The fund was started in 1975 with a small solidarity contribution by trade union members to help support each other to meet the education expenditure of their children.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today the fund is made up of contributions from workers and companies and through funds generated by SACTWU\u2019s investment company. Since the beginning, millions of rands have been paid out in bursaries to thousands of young South Africans whose parents work in the clothing, textile, leather and related industries.<\/p>\n

The Bursary Scheme has the following features:<\/p>\n