Congratulations to the matric class of 2013.
To those of you who have not succeeded, this is not the time to wallow in self-pity. You have tried your best and this is an opportunity to do it again; and you will succeed this year.
'We do not fail, we obtain feedback,' a wise person once said. It is in that spirit that that we must get up, dust ourselves up and carry on in our march to arming ourselves with education. We need it to fight the ills and difficulties of life. Education, if valued and advantages seized, can be a key to success.
There is ongoing debate about the significance of the 2013 matric results. Just like in the preceding years, matric results continue to be a subject of intense debate in various circles. Understandably, there are many challenges which we are facing. They include the matric pass mark percentage, the number of those who passed - or did not pass - with the university entrance versus the number of those who passed without the university entrance.
Some quotas of society and individuals everywhere are contesting the problem of the number of learners who graduate with matric. The numbers show that only about half of those who entered primary schooling do graduate with matric. This must be a worrying situation for everyone. Where do the rest of the children end up?
South Africa is confronted by many socio-economic challenges. These challenges are compounded, and worsen, through the ongoing problem of skills shortage and high unemployment rate of youth. And it gets worse when you view this in terms of the racial groups of the country's population. Black people across ages are the most uneducated, under-educated, unemployed, under-employed and the most unskilled. In some quotas this fact is being abused to deny Black people deserved opportunities. In this instance transformation of an economy and the demographics of a society remains relevant, and urgent.
Clearly, the challenges are huge. There is a lot of work to be done. Finding opportunities is in itself a huge challenge. Utilising the available opportunities in also important. There are various ways and means to identify opportunities for further education, for up-skilling and for finding employment.
For those seeking information about training and up-skilling opportunities, you may want to visit the following institutions and/ or organisations as well as the websites:
1. The Careers portal
Their website and facebook page has plenty of information on existing training and job opportunities for young graduates.
To those of you who have not succeeded, this is not the time to wallow in self-pity. You have tried your best and this is an opportunity to do it again; and you will succeed this year.
'We do not fail, we obtain feedback,' a wise person once said. It is in that spirit that that we must get up, dust ourselves up and carry on in our march to arming ourselves with education. We need it to fight the ills and difficulties of life. Education, if valued and advantages seized, can be a key to success.
There is ongoing debate about the significance of the 2013 matric results. Just like in the preceding years, matric results continue to be a subject of intense debate in various circles. Understandably, there are many challenges which we are facing. They include the matric pass mark percentage, the number of those who passed - or did not pass - with the university entrance versus the number of those who passed without the university entrance.
Some quotas of society and individuals everywhere are contesting the problem of the number of learners who graduate with matric. The numbers show that only about half of those who entered primary schooling do graduate with matric. This must be a worrying situation for everyone. Where do the rest of the children end up?
South Africa is confronted by many socio-economic challenges. These challenges are compounded, and worsen, through the ongoing problem of skills shortage and high unemployment rate of youth. And it gets worse when you view this in terms of the racial groups of the country's population. Black people across ages are the most uneducated, under-educated, unemployed, under-employed and the most unskilled. In some quotas this fact is being abused to deny Black people deserved opportunities. In this instance transformation of an economy and the demographics of a society remains relevant, and urgent.
Clearly, the challenges are huge. There is a lot of work to be done. Finding opportunities is in itself a huge challenge. Utilising the available opportunities in also important. There are various ways and means to identify opportunities for further education, for up-skilling and for finding employment.
For those seeking information about training and up-skilling opportunities, you may want to visit the following institutions and/ or organisations as well as the websites:
1. The Careers portal
Their website and facebook page has plenty of information on existing training and job opportunities for young graduates.
2.
National Artisan Development Support Centre (NADSC)
Opportunities for those wanting to pursue technical and artisan careers are available here. To qualify, one must have obtained 50% or higher in Mathematics in matric. The great news is that for those who did not pass Mathematics, they can enrol for a bridging course. You can reach them on 011 736 4400.
3. MCD training
Here you will find training opportunities for apprenticeship, Learnership, Lifting operator, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Trade Test Readiness (and assessment), short courses and many others. Their website is http://www.mcdtraining.co.za/contact-us-at-our-offices.html
Action makes a huge
difference. Ask the questions. Get the information. Knock on the doors. Make
the most of the year 2014.
Opportunities for those wanting to pursue technical and artisan careers are available here. To qualify, one must have obtained 50% or higher in Mathematics in matric. The great news is that for those who did not pass Mathematics, they can enrol for a bridging course. You can reach them on 011 736 4400.
3. MCD training
Here you will find training opportunities for apprenticeship, Learnership, Lifting operator, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Trade Test Readiness (and assessment), short courses and many others. Their website is http://www.mcdtraining.co.za/contact-us-at-our-offices.html
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