Festive is a division of Astral Operations Limited, one of the largest integrated poultry producers in Southern Africa. Their key activities are animal feed pre-mixes, broiler genetics, sale of day-old chicks and production and distribution of a variety of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products.
The Festive operation is a versatile operation and situated in the Gauteng area. This plant produces Fresh Chickens for the local market (central region) as well as IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) Chicken and value-added products.
Astral Poultry has operations based in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Kwazulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Their vision is for Astral Poultry to be regarded as the most efficient broiler producer and the customers’ first choice of poultry products in Southern Africa and selected International Markets.
ODI’s Michael Foxon recently facilitated a group of learners completing their NQF5 National Certificate in General Management.
This qualification is designed to enable a person to manage first-line managers in an organisational entity. First-line managers may include
- team leaders,
- supervisors,
- junior managers,
- section heads, and
- foremen.
The focus of this qualification is to enable learners to develop competence in knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values.
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