Learners empowered with career guidance and education opportunities

The Gold One Modder East Operation and its strategic partners recently hosted a career guidance and mapping day for learners in grades nine, 10, 11 and 12 at Springs Secondary School.

“We were guided by the Gauteng Department of Education Ekurhuleni district. The event hosted over 500 learners from various schools in the Ekurhuleni north and east districts.

“The company and its stakeholders committed to organising such events annually to assist and motivate the learners in the further education and training phase,” explained Chris Nchabeleng, the communications officer at Gold One.

The various institutions that attended exhibited further learning opportunities in tertiary institutions and those catering to occupational skills and trades. The exhibitors were training providers for trade skills and universities.

“Going forward, New Kleinfontein Goldmine has engaged the Gauteng Department of Basic Education at both districts in Ekurhuleni to explore collaboration opportunities for running awareness campaigns that would drastically reduce teenage pregnancy,” added Nchabeleng.

The participating stakeholders:
• Lebo Molax, geologist;

• The Wits Business School;

• the Gauteng Department of Education;

• the Gauteng Department of Social and Development;

• the Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre;

• the Ekurhuleni East TVET College;

• Alstom;

• SA Home Loans;

• Capsicum Culinary;

• the National Union of Mineworkers;

• the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union;

• First National Bank;

• Richfield College;

• Unisa;

• the Denel Aviation Academy;

• the Faculty of Best Advisors;

• Sanlam;

• Kagiso Aviation;

• Regenesys.