Leeron says she didn’t so much as choose a career in finance, as finance chose her – even so, it is a career that she is embracing with great success.

Leeron says she didn’t so much as choose a career in finance, as finance chose her – even so, it is a career that she is embracing with great success.
PROTEC embarked on the second year of the excellent GE Next Engineers (NE) programme with much excitement and anticipation of another year of inspiring young people to take STEM subjects seriously.
“To find a man’s true character, play golf with him.” PG Wodehouse
We look forward to welcoming you to the Bring and Braai PROTEC Alumni Mixer on Saturday, 1 April.
In PROTEC’s 40th anniversary year, the PROTEC branches’ Class of 2022 did us proud with a 100% matric pass rate, an 83% bachelor pass rate, and 293 distinctions in total, averaging 1.4 distinctions per student.
We are continuing the celebration of our 40th anniversary into this year as we believe it is a momentous milestone, and we’re very proud of our organisation’s heritage.
March 23, 2023 GE Volunteers are essential to everything we do in Next Engineers. Our volunteers turn dreams into reality. In sharing their personal career journeys with students, they help students imagine themselves as future engineers. In each of our three programs, volunteers guide students through design challenges, providing a real-world engineering perspective and giving […]
Next Engineers Global #NextEngineers Our 2022/23 Next Engineers Programme is well on its way. Share our successes and achievements with us.
My name is Sinethemba Masinga, and I’m a 23-year-old farmer based in Ndwedwe. My journey with PROTEC began in 2015 when I was in grade 11 at Verulam Secondary School. After high school, I enrolled at the University of KwaZulu Natal to do a BSc in Life and Earth Science, majoring in biochemistry and microbiology. […]
We are excited to invite you to our Golf Day to be held at Wanderers Golf Course and our Gala Dinner at the Protea Hotel, Illovo on the 9th of June 2023. Please see details below and we look forward to you joining us.
Some of our stars from PROTEC featured on SABC kids recently. Please see the YouTube link below to the interview that Azandi and Anele did on behalf of PROTEC for SABC Kids News:
As we approach the first anniversary of the official launch of the Next Engineers programme in Johannesburg, we are excited to start the new year with more learners, more school and new activities! The Next Engineers programme has grown immensely since its launch in 2022, reaching a total of 1,718 learners across the Johannesburg education […]
Dear donor and friends Once again the PROTEC students and learners have excelled in the programme, with outstanding school results for the Matric 2022 academic year. We have compiled the overall results for all our programmes and the report is attached for your information. This is a true reflection of the dedication and commitment of […]
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Fannie Matumba, GM Operations Fannie is a PROTEC stalwart who has added tremendous value, guidance, and support to the organisation and its people for nine eventful years, having joined in November 2013. Fannie says his passion for education support in STEM careers evolved with his recognition for the desperate need for youngsters with successful careers […]
Branch news Our branches and projects have been pulling out the stops to ensure that our over 3 000 learners in six provinces are given the best support and guidance to empower them for successful STEM careers. Here are a few of their stories about activities at Mandeni, Stanger, Tongaat, and Umbogintwini branches to give some […]
PROTEC is always delighted to hear stories about our alumni who are graduating from universities and colleges around the country, embarking on successful careers or entrepreneurial ventures, giving back to PROTEC by engaging with our PROTEC learners, living out the values they were encouraged to learn in life skills classes, and still holding a torch […]
Highlights from GE’s Next Engineers programme Report by Luyanda Mamane, PROTEC project coordinator, aeronautical engineer, and alumnus of PROTEC and Wits University GE Next Engineers has been a wonderful journey since we took the first steps early this year. It has kept us all very busy and we’re thrilled with the results as more young […]
Balan’s message Dear friends of PROTEC,Welcome to our final PROTEC Connect of 2022, which to datehas been a busy and productive 40th anniversary year for theorganisation, together with many of our partners.In this issue, we bring you exciting news about events andactivities; insights into some of our branches and projects; aninspiring profile on Fannie Matumba, […]