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10 PHILANTHROPY MAGAZINE%u2018MerSETA%u2019s funding was instrumental in covering the operational costs of the workshop, including staff remuneration and access to George Campbell School%u2019s excellent facilities.%u2019PROFESSOR GLEN SNEDDENFEATUREThe workshop training was made available to secondyear and higher Mechanical and Chemical Engineering students who had not yet completed their practical sessions. Mechanical Engineering students underwent a comprehensive two-week programme, while Chemical Engineering students completed one week of training. Each day began with safety lectures, and students were required to wear full personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by the Beier Group and BBF Safety Group.The scope of the workshop training was wide-ranging: students engaged in electronics and soldering, arc welding, lathe and mill operations, sheet metal work, heavy current electrical training (including motor connections), and even stripping and rebuilding engines. Each participant also had the opportunity to construct practical take-home items like an aluminium dice, a small circuit and a dustpan %u2013 symbols of their growing skill set.Glen Snedden, UKZN Professor of Aerospace Engineering, said: %u2018MerSETA%u2019s funding was instrumental in covering the operational costs of the workshop, including staff remuneration Above: Wire preparation for domestic power distribution.Belo Square filing of welding stock.