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From left: Lesiba Seshoka, Tsifhiwa Kodisang, Mandu Makhanya, Leza Deyzel, Cleopatra Maubane & Mothusi Masemola
Dr At van Schoor
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Giving hope for the future
Unisa students' hope for the future was rekindled this week during the Young Professionals' seminar held at the Senate Hall. The event featured speakers who are former Unisa students.
The coordinator of the event, Ms Mandu Makhanya, said: "With this seminar we aim to motivate, inform and prepare our students for the world of work." She urged the students to utilise the services offered by the Directorate for Counselling, Career and Academic Development. "You will learn how to write a winning CV and other important and handy aspects of getting a job," she said.
Dr At van Schoor said that the seminar is one of the many supporting initiatives that have been promised in the Open Distance Learning road shows. He told students to be prepare themselves for the future and to "attend seminars, study hard and network to get jobs."
The speakers included Ms Tsipiwe Kodisang, a clinical psychologist working at Unisa’s DCCAD; Mr Mothusi Masemola, a trainee accountant at Ernst & Young; Ms Leza Deyzel, an electronic counsellor at Unisa’s DCCAD; Mr Lesiba Seshoka, the head of communications at the National Union of Mineworkers; and Ms Cleopatra Maubane, a deputy director for recruitment and selection in the Presidency. All the speakers shared where they had come from and where they were with their academic and work lives.
Ms Kodisang encouraged the students to hold true to their values. "You are the only one who will be able to cherish your degree."
Lesiba Seshoka said that he once had dreams, but no way of fulfilling them. "I persevered and am now travelling the world," he said. He added that Unisa students have the advantage over contact university students in that "you learn your independence while at university; you also learn to manage your own time."
Cleopatra Maubane warned the students not to become arrogant, but to be confident. "You must brand yourself and have a mentor that you look up to." She urged the students not to stop studying because, "your skills might not be relevant tomorrow." |
