Learners advised about career choices at career expo
Learners were advised and encouraged to start making their own decisions when it comes to career choices and research.
Learners from Stanza Bopape secondary school were told to study hard for companies and bursaries to recognise them during a career expo held at the school.
So says youth activist Mikateko Benedict Phalane (28) from Mamelodi who paid a visit to the school last week Thursday.
He also donated 100 packs of sanitary pads and 12 calculators.
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Phalane said many learners are making wrong career choices just because their friends chose certain careers and they end up not completing their studies.
He said the career expo will guide learners into making the right decisions when it comes to career choices.
The career expo was mostly aimed at grade 10 learners.
“We saw that many learners are making wrong choices and most learners choose to do common courses because of peer pressure from friends and they end up dropping out,” he said.
Phalane also gave learners tips on how to acquire funding or bursaries for their studies.
The learners showed interest in their careers and asked questions about what they wanted to do after completing their matrics.
Phalane said the donations of sanitary pads will assist the school girls not to bunk classes and the calculators were for learners coming from disadvantaged families.
He added that the main aim of visiting the school was to help the learners to make the right choice in career and not drop out because they didn’t enjoy their studies.
Head of department at the school, Connie Kekana, said the learners enjoyed the career expo and were motivated to work hard on their school work at all times.3
“The generous donations of sanitary pads and calculators came at the right time and we pray that Phalane continues to do more for other schools,” said Kekana.
Learner Sihle Sekgala (17) said he learned to do research first before making decisions about what he wanted to study.
The learners were advised to take what they learned home and share it with their friends and neighbours.
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