Seda Platinum Incubator
Through the strategic input of the Platinum Trust and the backing of the SEDA Technology Programme(STP) - a division of the Department of Trade and Industry, the incubator will integrate the skills and product offering of key stakeholders in the industry. These stakeholders include existing platinum mines,South African jewellery manufacturers other private sector players, tertiary educational institutions and research houses.
The incubator currently offers:
- State of the art infrastructure and facilities
- Consistent PGM supply through a negotiated platinum loan
- A training centre (first student intake in January 2007)
- Strong links with the South African jewellery manufacturing industry
- Strong links with the South African jewellery retail industry to distribute platinum jewellery in South Africa, through its linked company, the World of Platinum Marketing
- "Bolt-on" SMMEs providing vital services to the Project's craftspeople and designers
- Opportunity for graduates of the associated training centres to initiate SMME development
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