Career expo at Molelekwa Art Centre educates the youth
Calcu Maths and Science Academy hosted a career expo at Moses Molelekwa Art Centre.
Calcu Maths and Science Academy hosted a career expo at Moses Molelekwa Art Centre in Tembisa on June 17.
Various stakeholders were present to inform and educate learners from different schools about careers available within their lines of expertise.
Aviation Development Africa, a non-profit organisation (NPO) which was officially launched in Soweto, was also invited, along with We Think Code and Binary School.
We Think Code is a company training computer coding to youth for free and Binary School is a company that teaches robotics to learners in crèches and primary schools.
Sfiso Maluleke, spokesperson for Calcu Maths and Science Academy, said they have realised that township learners have no clue as to what to study after matric.
“We want them to be exposed to careers they did not know about as there are a lot of careers within the aviation sector,” said Maluleke.
“Some Grade 12 learners speak of a gap year because they do not have enough information about careers that interest them.
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“We are bringing them people who are informed, so they do not have the excuse that they had no one to guide them,” added Maluleke.
There were performances by Teboho ‘Small Sign’ Rakhoro, an African trap musician from Tembisa, and others.
Lucky Dliwayo, a Calcu Maths and Science Academy tutor, said they are situated in Temong section in Tembisa and offer mathematics, physics, life science, accounting and language tutorials.
“Learners are not knowledgeable about the roles of tutors. Tutors play the same role as their teachers and help them in achieving their varsity admission requirements,” said Dliwayo.
“Aviation Development Africa opened my eyes to a lot of careers as I only had knowledge on one of the careers in aviation,” said Siphesihle Skosana from Zitikeni Secondary School.
“The robotics crew was also fantastic. We now know that aviation is not all about piloting and being a flight attendant,” said Skosana.
According to Aviation Development Africa pilot Boipelo Ngobeni, there are a variety of career fields one could pursue in the aviation world, including being an aviation doctor, aeronautical engineer and traffic controller.
“There are also a variety of pilot licences, for example a private licence, an airline transport pilot and a commercial pilot,” said Ngobeni.
