Three thousand learners from 31 high schools across the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality gathered for the two-day Phunya Tsela Career Expo underway at the Thabo Moorosi Multipurpose Centre in Mothibistad. The career expo, led by Kasi Career Expo, one of South Africa’s leading township and rural schools-focused career expos, has partnered with the John Taolo Gaetsewe Developmental Trust, Assmang Mines, and the Northern Cape Department of Education to showcase opportunities beyond mining, targeting disadvantaged learners in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality. According to information, the career expo is the first of a series of interventions to support and complement the Department of Basic Education's efforts to provide a school-to-job market pathway for learners and increase their uptake of various opportunities. The department states that the initiative aims to be a gateway to access careers across various sectors. The career expo is concluded today.

Journalist: Rene Julies
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