Youth build bridges to a brighter future at Mbombela expo
The youth expo offered skills development workshops and career guidance sessions.
The importance of youth involvement in shaping a sustainable and skilled future for South Africa’s infrastructure and development landscape, echoed throughout the Mbombela Civic Centre during the Youth in the Built Environment and Infrastructure Exhibition.
The Council for the Built Environment, in collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, hosted the expo on Saturday, June 14, to promote awareness, education and engagement among young people in the built environment and infrastructure sectors – both critical to national development and economic growth.
Through interactive exhibitions, skills development workshops and career guidance sessions, the expo served as a platform to ignite passion and create opportunities for young South Africans to become active contributors to the country’s construction, engineering and architectural future.
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The minister of public works and infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, was joined by the deputy minister of small business development, Jane Sithole, and the City of Mbombela’s executive mayor, Sibongile Makushe-Mazibuko, in addressing the youth.
They encouraged young people to consider careers in a variety of technical fields.
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Makushe-Mazibuko said professions such as urban planning, project management, engineering, plumbing, welding and building are not only rewarding, but urgently needed – particularly within the municipality.
She also noted that Mbombela’s position as a tourist destination presents further career opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sectors.
