Teacher Training Programme
The capacity and skills building programme for young adults has been a most important 
innovation in the annual programme of the JYOC. The programme responds to the need for music and teacher training for post-matric students who are all members of our orchestras and ensembles. In order to build the company’s capacity, as well as train these musicians, we develop their teaching and musical ability in order to ensure effective skills transfer and quality teaching.
The Teacher Training Programme is managed by Lex Futshane. Classes are held every Tuesday and students receive tuition in Music Business, Aural, Sound Technology, Keyboard, Recorder, Instrumental Training and Ensemble.
Of the 30 Original Members of the Teacher Training Class of 2006:
- Ilke Alexander is at Wits University studying for a Music Degree.
- Portia Dube is permanently employed as a music teacher.
- McDonald Fickland was employed part-time at Roseneath Primary School as a class Music Teacher for 3 years and is now on scholarship to study in Norway.
- Tsholofelo Seroto is employed as an Instrumental Teacher at St Barnabas College.
Nhlanhla Tshabalala was employed as an Instrumental Teacher at a GDE Music Centre (Thaba Jabula) in Soweto, and is now a musician with the Air Force Band in Pretoria. - Nomfundo Ngwenya is a clarinet teacher in the Eyethu Soweto music project that runs every Saturday. She is also a fulltime staff member in the JYOC office in Parktown.
- McDonald Fickland, Senzi Morajane and Thembesile Buthelezi were employed part-time for an NGO(New Nation) that assists neglected youth. Thembi is currently part of
the instrument repair programme. - Simon Mothlamme, Zakia Masoane, Joseph Mfene, Priscilla Masupa, Patrick Mosiea, Nkosana Radebe, and Michael Khambule.are employed by professional Music Orchestras (Police, Army, and Navy).
- Yvonne Zwane and is employed full-time with the Orchestra Company as Office Manager.
- Brian More, Lungile Khoza, Floyd Machate, Ezekiel Kgokong, Ilke Alexander, Joseph Hlatswhayo, Eriel Huang and Theo Phiri prepared for auditions with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Student Orchestra.
- Brian More has been employed to copy and arrange music parts for the Company.
- Linda Erasmus a student intern is now employed by a major bank as a clerk
- Aubrey Mokonoto teaches trombone, recorder and is studying as a cadet with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
Including the above, 17 are part-time teachers in our Schools Project, working on a part-time basis ranging from 2 hours to 10 hours weekly, in Gauteng Schools.