A host of personalities and prominent South Africans have pledged to serve their 67 minutes of community service for Mandela Day providing career advice to high school learners.
On Mandela Day, the Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande will launch the Nelson Mandela Career Guidance campaign which aims to provide information on post school options to high school learners in rural areas.
The Department of Higher Education and Training aims to mobilise people in the higher education and training sector as well as other professionals to assist high school learners with information on universities and colleges, course programmes, financial aid, bursary schemes and training opportunities.
Information and guidance about the range of post-school school opportunities would help learners to better prepare for life after school and lead to less dropouts and improved employment prospects.
The annual campaign will commence Mandela Day at Giyani in Limpopo where about 1 000 high school learners will receive information and advice on a spectrum of opportunities for higher learning and skills development to help them make their career choice.
The event will be attended by the Minister of Public Service and Administration Richard Baloyi, Limpopo Premier, Cassel Mathale and Education MEC Dickson Masemola who, along with Minister Nzimande and Higher Education and Training Director-General Professor Mary Metcalfe, will provide career advice to the learners for 67 minutes.
Public personalities who will also be on hand to provide career advice include Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Mdu Masilela, Muvhango actor Gabriel Temudzani, and blind television personality Rhulani Baloyi.
They will line up to offer advice alongside prominent professionals in their fields such as President of the Black Actuaries Society, Lusani Mulaudzi; President of the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants, Tsakani Matsazi and chairperson of the South African Medical Association, Dr Kgosi Letlape.
Details of the event:
Date: 18 July 2010
Time: 09h00
Venue: Letaba Further Education and Training (FET) College, Giyani in Limpopo
Enquiries:
Ranjeni Munusamy
Cell: 072 5712 812
E-mail: munusamy.r@dhet.gov.za
