Ekurhuleni high schools attend a career expo at Carnival City
“Choose something you know you are content with and matches your energy so that you can perform best.”
Hundreds of learners from different high schools across Ekurhuleni attended the Youth Month Career Expo at Carnival City on Wednesday.
Carnival City, in partnership with the Gauteng Gambling Board, SciCom Foundation and Kwatsaduza Recreation Concept, organised the event.
This was to help the learners from Grades Nine to 12 map their career path options and help to identify potential sponsors when they go to higher institutions.
Various stalls, including the Department of Labour, Capsicum Culinary Studio, Work 4 a Living, Carnival City and Global Business Solutions, exposed the learners to options.
Poovan Chetty from the Department of Education advised the learners on ways to choose a career.
“It is wise to have options and choose the ones that match your personality. Do not choose something because a friend chooses it because what will happen if they decide to leave,” he said.
Chetty said learners must not wait until the eleventh hour to apply for bursaries and tertiary education because they work on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Owen Bayi from Eureka High School advised his fellow schoolmates to choose a career they are happy with and something they know they are good at.
“Choose something that matches your energy to perform your best,” he said.
He advised the learners to use formal email addresses as companies will take them seriously when looking for internships and bursaries.
The chief of staff in the MEC’s office, William Maphutha, addressed the learners about bursaries and internships available in the Economic Development office, especially the Grades 12s.
“Those who will write, we will wait for your bursary applications.
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“The ones who will go to tertiary institutes, we will wait for your internship application,” he said.
He said exams do not start when they issue the timetable. They have already started and the learners should be ready.
Tumelo Mokoena from South African Responsible Gambling Foundation warned the learners about the dangers of gambling and its addiction.
She also touched on ways to spot a child gambler.
