Career Expo to give pupils valuable tips for future choices
About 1,000 parents and pupils who aspire to become doctors, lawyers or any public servant will have a chance to be taught more about their dreams when the High School Career Expo comes to Hemingways Mall in East London next week.
The fun, educational two-day event is a national public ex- hibition that seeks to equip primary schoolchildren looking for a high school or prospective students with the necessary tools to succeed in tertiary education and beyond. The expo also helps parents learn more about public and private high schools, including special programmes, extra-curricular activities and admissions criteria.
Expo marketing manager Jenna Jones said tertiary institupads. tions had also been invited to exhibit and provide prospective students with tertiary education information.
She said they were inviting all high school parents and pupils, especially in Grades 11 and 12.
The expo would provide the pupils with tertiary information on courses, loans, transportation, accommodation and assist with detailed course explanations and trying to make the right choice of study, said Jones. The expo will include information on:
● Tertiary education institutions and their admission requirements;
● Courses;
● Career decision-making;
● Student loans;
● Student accommodation;
● Student transport;
● Career changes;
● Bursaries and job opportunities; ● Public and private high schools;
● Special programmes;
● Extracurricular activities like sports and music; and
● Admissions criteria.
The information will be delivered through personal, oneon-one explanations and there will be motivational speakers and a matric dance fashion show at the event.
“We will have, flash mobs, music and lots of other entertainment and prizes to give away. We have a stage with motivational speakers at our High Flyers Power Hour to give you inspirational talks. Each group will be entertained for 30 to 40min and then walk around afterwards to speak to people at each stand,” she said.
The event will run from August 21-22.