GRADE 11 and gr. 12 learners from schools that fall under the Polokwane Municipality were invited to a mayoral career awareness drive at the Jack Botes Hall on Friday.
The purpose of the career drive was to take the learners through the critical scarce skills in the province and the country.
Learners were also made aware of bursary opportunities available from the Polokwane Municipality and from other stakeholders such as the national department of public works, department of cooperative governance, human settlement and traditional affairs, Eskom, University of Limpopo, Coca-Cola Fortune and the department of health.
Moses Hlatswayo from the department of health said the department offered gr. 12 learners bursaries to further their studies in fields such as medicine and pharmacy.
He said learners could even apply for a bursary to further their medical studies in Cuba.
“The bursaries are usually given to learners who are in the science stream,” said Hlatswayo.
James Maitsapo from the department of public works said 99,9% of personnel in the department started out as interns.
Peter Masenya, an ex-convict was one of the guest speakers at the mayoral career awareness drive and he shared with the learners his experiences in prison.
He advised the learners not to turn to crime as such a life ended nowhere.
The learners who attended the event described it as informative and suggested that such events should be held more often in the future.
They also pledged to obtain a 100% pass rate this year and make use of the opportunities available to them.
