Guiding the way to careers
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NON-PROFIT organisation Community Action Africa (CAA) hosted its annual high school career guidance event yesterday, where hundreds of pupils from disadvantaged schools were afforded the opportunity to interact with professionals from a range of fields.
Grade 9 pupils from East London High School, Canaan Academy and Centre of Excellence filled up the Orient Theatre and listened to presentations from various organisations.
Representatives from businesses, universities, colleges and government agencies told pupils about career opportunities.
CAA director Must Sebugwawo said it was important to host such events because most pupils from the schools were clueless when it came to making career choices.
“Some pupils have an idea of what they would like to do after completing their matric, but they do not know how to get into those careers – what subjects to take at school or what qualifications they need.
“It was also important to get officials from various government departments, such as the department of sport, arts and recreation, as well as the National Youth Development Agency, to inform the pupils on the different options they have in terms of careers and also funding and bursaries to further their studies,” said Sebugwawo.
Sisipho Nel from Canaan Academy, who would like to study law after matric, said she had found the event to be very helpful.
The Grade 9 pupil said she had learnt a lot from the various institutions and organisations and her dreams of studying law now seemed more realistic.
Another pupil, Lukho Fanta, shared the sentiments of her fellow schoolmate, saying the career guidance day had been very informative.