iSpani 6 - Episode 49: Skipper
1,694 views · Published 15 July 2015 · 46:38 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: SABC Education Shows · 2015 · People & Blogs
One in 12 jobs in our country is created and supported by our tourist industry. What many of us forget when we think about this industry is that as a country, we have so much more to offer than the Big 5! Not Llewellyn Witbooi, a Cape Hustler who is no longer at sea with his career choice, he knows exactly what he wants to be, a tourist boat skipper!! He grew up around the waterfront and loves the sea. He started to study architecture but ran into funding problems, he then used every available contact to get a job and ended up working as a casual on the boat that he is now applying to skipper with City Sight Seeing South Africa who operates a tourist cruise through the canals and harbour of the V&A waterfront. The trip stops at 4 jetties in the V&A, dropping and picking up tourists at some of the most prestigious hotels and restaurants in the city as well as showing them the natural beauty and animal life of the bay. A skipper, a captain, no matter what you call it, Llewellyn wants to be the boss of the boat! Be sure to watch iSpani every Tuesday at 13h30 on SABC 1, and then join the conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Ispani) or Twitter (@iSpanionSABC1). iSpani demystifies the world of work and focuses firmly on skilling and inspiring young South African’s to make informed career choices. The series is aimed at skills and careers that are highlighted in the Scarce and Critical Skills list promote positions that need new, skilled entrants.
