The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Urban Regeneration Programme (MURP) Safety Ambassadors Programme is creating pathways to employment through skills development, with 60 participants celebrating their graduation after completing accredited security training. 

The graduates from Ocean View, Manenberg, Wynberg, Hanover Park, Mitchells Plain and Bellville have successfully completed PSIRA-accredited Security Guard Training in Grades E, D and C, with eligible participants also completing the National Key Point Security Certificate Programme.

The training, fully funded by the City at no cost to beneficiaries, equips participants with industry-recognised qualifications to pursue employment opportunities in the private security sector and, where appropriately certified, at National Key Points and other critical infrastructure sites.

‘When people find work, families gain stability and when families have hope, our communities become stronger. This is why we must never underestimate the power of investing in an individual,” said the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews, who delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony that was hosted on 27 October 2027.
 
Alderman Andrews emphasised the importance of skills development in addressing unemployment and poverty, and providing residents with the qualifications and confidence to pursue meaningful economic opportunities. ‘Today, we celebrate 60 graduates, but the potential impact reaches far beyond these 60 individuals and into their homes, their families, their neighbourhoods and the future of Cape Town,’ Alderman Andrews said.

He encouraged graduates to use their qualifications proactively, engage with prospective employers and continue developing their skills to improve their long-term career prospects.

The graduation ceremony also provides an opportunity for graduates to connect directly with prospective employers, security companies, and recruitment agencies. These engagements are intended to strengthen the link between accredited training and employment opportunities.

The programme demonstrates how targeted investment in skills development can help unemployed residents improve their employability and work towards financial independence. The Safety Ambassadors Programme forms part of MURP’s broader work to support safer and more stable communities through coordinated, area-based interventions by equipping residents with relevant security qualifications. The programme supports pathways into a sector that plays an important role in protecting people, property, and infrastructure.

Alderman Andrews also reminded graduates of the responsibility that comes with entering the security profession, encouraging them to uphold professionalism, discipline, and integrity in their work.

The programme’s long-term impact will be reflected not only in the number of participants who complete their training, but also in how many secure employment, remain in the labour market and progress in their careers.

The City congratulates all 60 graduates on this achievement and encourages them to pursue the opportunities ahead with confidence and determination.