Career day for Grades 11 & 12

Two learners from a Bergville school who attended the successful careersday

Dr MC Maphalala (Department of Curriculum & Instructional Studies) as part of his community engagement activities is involved with an organisation called the Bergville Community Builders (BCB) established in 2003. Bergville is a small rural town in KwaZulu-Natal where Dr Maphalala hails from.  Amongst other things this organisation organises an annual Career Day, which assists learners from 32 high schools in the area with career guidance. It also provides support to the educators from these schools.

Dr Maphalala participated in this year’s event, which was held on 9 February 2013. The event was attended by more than 1500 learners, higher education institutions, further education and training colleges (commonly known as FETs), government departments, companies and organisations, as well as schools. The career day focused on helping the Grades 11 & 12 learners prepare for their future careers and plan the track of education they will need to follow. Different organisations and professionals exposed learners to various careers through presentations and materials provided on the day. Dr Maphalala addressed learners about various careers they can pursue. He also spoke to a number of teachers who are enrolled with Unisa for various postgraduate programmes in education.

Bergville learners from 32 local schools gathered for a Careers Day organised by the Bergville Community Builders (BCB) early in February 2013

A word of thanks to the College of Education (CEDU) and Unisa’s marketing departments for providing marketing materials (brochures, pens, banners and lanyards) used on the day. The support given by Mr Achieve Ubisi (Communication and Marketing Specialist, CEDU) and Ms Mittah Makhobotloane (Marketing Secretary, Department: Corporate Communication & Marketing) is acknowledged and appreciated.