Youth and community development
Practical Scale Technician Training
Practical Scale Technician Training turns a specialised technical skill into a livelihood. Young people learn to repair, service and calibrate weighing scales, then prepare for official Weights and Measures Agency (WMA) certification — the recognised route to becoming a licensed technician and to steady employment or self-employment.
Programme objectives
- Equip young people with practical, job-ready skills in weighing scale repair, servicing and calibration
- Prepare trainees for the official Weights and Measures Agency (WMA) certification examination
- Build accountability and professional ethics in measurement and fair trade
- Open clear pathways into employment and self-employment in a specialised trade
- Strengthen confidence and resilience through psychosocial mentorship
Who this programme is for
The programme is open to young people aged 18–35 who are ready to build a hands-on technical career.
- — Young women and men aged 18–35
- — Out-of-school and unemployed youth seeking a technical trade
- — Young people working towards WMA certification and licensing
Practical skills, guided by mentors
Training is built around real equipment and real community settings, so trainees leave with skills they can use from day one.
- Hands-on training
- Supervised, practical work repairing, servicing and calibrating weighing scales in the field.
- Psychosocial mentorship
- Ongoing mentoring builds the confidence, discipline and resilience young technicians need to succeed.
- Professional ethics
- Trainees learn the integrity and accountability that accurate measurement and fair trade depend on.
From training to a licensed trade
The programme follows a clear pathway — from practical training through official certification to a working livelihood.
- 01
Hands-on training
Trainees service, calibrate and repair weighing scales through supervised, practical field work with real equipment.
- 02
WMA examination
Structured preparation readies each trainee for the official Weights and Measures Agency certification exam.
- 03
Official licensing
Certified trainees follow the recognised pathway to become licensed weighing scale technicians.
- 04
Work and enterprise
Licensed technicians move into employment or set up their own repair and calibration businesses.
Take the next step
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