C URR ICULU M V ITAE OF ATH I ABONG I LE
N I KELO
PERSONAL DETA I LS
SURNAME: N I KELO
NAME(S): ATH I ABONGILE
DATE OF B IRT H: 03 MARCH 1987
I D ENT I TY NU MBER: 870**********
CONTACT NU MBER: 078-***-****
E MA I L ADRESS: ****.******@*****.***
R ESIDENT IAL ADDRESS: 2887 LAVENDER STREET
EBONY PARK EXT. 6
M IDRAND
1685
GENDER: FEMALE
MAR ITAL STATUS: SINGLE
DEPENDANTS: ONE
NAT IONAL I TY: SOUTH AFRICAN
HO ME LANGUAGE: XHOSA
OTHER LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, ZULU, TSWANA
STATE OF H EALT H: GOOD
CR I M I NAL RECORD: NONE
T ERT IARY E D UCAT IO N
I NST I TUT ION: TSHWANE UN IVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
QUAL I F ICAT ION: CERTIFICATE I N FUNDAMENTALS OF
H ORTICULTURE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
YEAR COMPLETED: 2006
I NST I TUT ION: TSHWANE UN IVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
QUAL I F ICAT ION: NATIONAL DIPLOMA I N HORTICULTURE
YEAR COMPLETED 2011
SEN IOR SECONDARY ED UCAT ION QUAL I F ICAT IONS
LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED: IDUTYWA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
H IG HEST GRADE PASSED: MATRIC
Y EAR: 2005
SUBJECTS PASSED: MATHEMATICS
BIOLOGY
ENGL ISH
X HOSA
MERCANTILE LAW
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
WORK EXPER I E NCE
EXPER IENC IAL LEARN ING: BOYSENS NURSERY (CITY OF TSHWANE)
PER IOD: JANUARY 2010 NOVEMBER 2010
COMPANY: URBAN FOREST
PER IOD: AUGUST 2012 DECEMBER 2012
DUT I ES: SALES LADY AT THE NURSERY, SELLING
TREES, SHRUBS, PERENN IALS, ANNUALS AND
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES TO THE CUSTOMERS,
E XPLA IN ING AND EDUCATING THE
C USTOMERS ABOUT DIFFERENT GROWTH
H AB ITS OF TREES AND SHRUBS.
GENERAL WORK AT THE NURSERY (PRUNING
TREES, STAKING TREES, PLANTING, WEEDING
A ND WATERING)
COMPANY: AMAL INDA NURSERY
PER IOD: JANUARY 2013 APRIL 2013
DUT I ES: GENERAL NURSERY WORK, PLANTING
SEEDLINGS, TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS,
TRANSPLANTING ANNUAL PLANTS,
TRANSPLANTING SHRUBS FROM TRAYS TO
B AGS, MOVING PLANTS AND WEEDING
COMPANY: BU I LDERS WAREHOUSE
PER IOD: NOVEMBER 2013 JULY 2014
POSIT ION H ELD: HORTICULTURIST
DUT I ES: SALES CONSULTANT AT THE NURSERY,
M ERCHENDISING PLANTS AND GARDEN
PRODUCTS. CROSS MERCHENDISING GARDEN
PRODUCTS WITH PLANTS, TAKING CARE AND
M AK ING ALL THE DISPLAYS I N STORE,
WATERING PLANTS, PRUNING, RECEIVING
STOCK, MA K ING ORDERS, DRIVING
C USTOMER LOYALTY AND TEAM WORK.
COMPANY: FAMOUS BRANDS
PER IOD: AUGUST 2014 TI L L PRESENT
POSIT ION H ELD: LANDSCAPER
DUT I ES: RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE MANTAINANCE
OF GARDENS
A ND LAWNS OF THE SITE. TEAM
L EADER.
S KILLS AND ABI L I T I ES
Currently I am a Btech student at the University of South Africa (UNISA) I have a
passion for the Horticulture and the green industry and have always looked for ways to
submerse myself in similar environments that mi r ror an industry that is versatile and
fast paced such as this. A Horticultural and or gardening position will help emphasize
t he skills learned and acquired through my academics and previous nursery work has
t aught me a lot when coming to sales and managing the nursery thereof and most
i mportantly has strengthen my working experience as a Horticultu rist.
I was involved in the community service as a Horticultu rist at Builders warehouse
garden centre. We went to plant annual plants at the Madiba Forest in Suninghill and
we also did a vegetable garden for the community. This has helped me develop my skill
and I believe I have made history as generations and other young stars will benefit from
w hat I made from my hands even in the next future.
R EF ERENCES
NAME: M R MARK PACE
SALES MANAGER AT BUI LDERS WAREHOUSE AND SENIOR MANAGER
A T THE GARDEN DEPARTMENT
CONTACT NU MBER: 086-***-****
NAME: MR BIM M IE SITHOLE
DEPARTMENT MANAGER AT THE GARDEN DEPARTMENT
CONTACT NU MBER: 071-***-****/ 086-***-****
NAME: M ISS FIONA DELPORT
NATIONAL CATEGORY SPECIAL IST- GARDEN (BUI LDERS WAREHOUSE)
CONTACT NU MBER: 021-***-**** / 083-***-****
NAME: M ISS SUNET MARAIS
S ITE MANAGER AT FAMOUS BRANDS
CONTACT NU MBER: 082-***-****