DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

LOUIS KAROL sees its role in the new South Africa in two ways:

Firstly, as architects, serving the needs of a democratic social order with buildings which contribute to social and economic advancement; and secondly, as a non-discriminatory, proactive, equal-opportunity employer committed to passing on the intellectual capital and knowledge that the practice has built up over the last 55 years.

To focus this effort, a positive

human resource development programme was established in 1983, geared specifically to the advancement of personnel who had experienced a disadvantaged educational system. Over the years, this programme has become more sophisticated and formalized and includes:

• an annual fellowship that   Louis Karol sponsor for a   student entering their third   year at the Cape Peninsula   University of Technology.

• Bursaries and loans that are   available to staff to study   architecture and project

  management at both the   University of Cape Town and   the Cape Peninsula University   of Technology.

• one year mentorships and   vacation employment for   architectural and engineering   students to gain hands-on   experience in the practice.

• in-house training seminars,   covering topics from CAD to   project management.

LOUIS KAROL has always promoted equal opportunity with the organization, regardless of gender, race or religion, and are proud of our affirmative