The Dti (Department of Trade and Industry) has through the Workplace Challenge Programme (WPC) sustained over 50 000 jobs while a further 250 has been created over the last two decades. Speaking at the 20-year anniversary celebrations of the WPC in Botshabelo in the Free State, the department’s Chief Director... Read more
Diarise MyFuture 4.0 2019 – the career expo for the next generation workforce It’s a fast-changing digital world, and experts predict that by 2025, scores of people will be working in jobs that don’t exist yet. For children currently making subject choices at school, and matriculants now selecting tertiary... Read more
Programme outline The Chilean International Cooperation Agency (AGCI) is offering scholarships for accredited Spanish-taught Master’s program at Chilean higher education institutions in 2019. The scholarships are offered to professionals who are citizens of South Africa, Mozambique and Angola. More information on the scholarship program is available at https://www.agci.cl/index.php/becas/becas-para- Degree level... Read more
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has reiterated its call for the scrapping of experience as a requirement for entry-level vacancies in the public and private sector. “The summit must urge the government to walk the talk by scrapping experience as a requirement for all entry-level vacancies in public... Read more
The 10th edition of the National Tourism Career Expo (NTCE) — designed to bridge the information gap between industry, government, learners and educators — entered its last day today. Since Friday, more than 2 000 delegates, which include learners in grade 9 – 12, FET and university students and... Read more
Humanities Careers Café: Make your Humanities degree work for you
ArchivesCareersMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town September 25, 2018
The 2018 Humanities Careers Café, offering Humanities students an excellent opportunity to gain insight into how to put their degrees to work in a range of diverse careers, will take place on 26 September in the New Snape Building on Upper Campus. Graduates and professionals will be on hand to... Read more
Noupoort Wind Farm has partnered with NGO, Think Twice, to help local youth obtain their drivers licence and open doors to more employment opportunities. The programme is having the added effect of creating a culture of mentorship and encouragement, within this Northern Cape small town. A local Noupoort driving... Read more
Many Matrics considering their study options for next year are finding themselves in the difficult position of being at odds with their parents or guardians about their preferred direction. While this conundrum has always been around, it is even more pronounced today, given that there are a myriad qualifications... Read more
Breaking ground in the field of Food Security
ArchivesCareersUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal August 29, 2018
Dr Joyce Chitja, a lecturer in the African Centre for Food Security at UKZN, has been selected as a “Wonder Women in Science” in 2018. To commemorate National Science Week and National Women’s Month, the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science is honouring its female scientists through a Wonder Women in Science campaign.... Read more
mGenAfrica: sparking interest in careers in genomics
ArchivesCareersUniversity of Cape Town August 28, 2018
Making learning fun is the aim of a new internet-based platform and mobile app designed to encourage interest and excitement about career possibilities in genomics and other life sciences among high school learners. The platform, mGenAfrica, was launched at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Saturday, 18 August.... Read more
