Learners embrace the working world at Silverstar
Job Shadowing Day and Professionals Day are two annual highlights in the Career Development programme sponsored by Silverstar for high school learners.
Two-hundred-and-sixty-two Grade 11 learners from Mandisa Shiceka High School, Mosupatsela Secondary and Girls and Boys Town were given a taste of the working world at Job Shadowing Day at Silverstar.
Job Shadowing Day together with Professionals Day are two annual highlights in the Career Development programme sponsored by Silverstar for high school learners in Mogale City to prepare them for bright futures in jobs or in entrepreneurial initiatives.
Silverstar staff volunteers and Grade 10 and 11 learners are brought together to give them the opportunity to hear directly from people at the rock-face, many of whom have overcome the odds to thrive in careers in a range of departments on the property.
The programme, which is designed and delivered in collaboration with The Education Agency, provides a pipeline of development for learners from Grades 9 to 12 to help them find the right career direction.
It starts in Grade 9 with an online evaluation that identifies skills and aptitudes to match personality types, and highlights suitable career opportunities, which in turn guides subject choices. In Grade 10, learners attend workshops, which include Professionals Day and exploring tertiary education options. Grade 11 learners are given the opportunity for job shadowing, and assistance in higher education applications and job-readiness training, which intensifies in Grade 12.
Professionals Day was held in August at Mosupatsela and Mandisa Shiceka schools for 916 Grade 10 learners, with 24 Silverstar volunteer staff members from 13 departments including food and beverages, hotel, gaming, cash desk, technical, marketing, HR, finance, maintenance, and IT sharing their knowledge with the learners.
The two Job Shadowing days were hosted at Silverstar for the learners who had applied to participate in the event, and 71 Silverstar mentors volunteered their time to give insight into HR, surveillance, food and beverages, hotel, finance, security, cleaning, tables, slots, IT, VIP services, marketing, maintenance, and the clinic.
Silverstar trusts that all learners gained some valuable knowledge during their visit and wished them the best of luck for their futures.
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