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SANRAL exposes Maluti-a-Phofung youth to educational opportunities
Caption: Learners from Maluti-a-Phofung attentively listening to SANRAL presentation at the career exhibition
Harrismith, 5 September 2024 – Scholarships are available to all high school learners who are in grades 8 to 12, irrespective of subject choices, the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has announced.
More than 800 high school learners from Maluti-a-Phofung attended the agency’s Career Expo this week and were encouraged to apply for the scholarship and bursary opportunities provided by SANRAL.
Speaking to the learners, Maluti-a-Phofung Education District Director Khothatso Molefi said: “The purpose for today’s event is to show you the way and expose you to different careers. The opportunities presented here are for you. Everyone is here to help you choose your careers, to succeed and have a brighter future. Take this opportunity and use it to your advantage.”
Nomfundo Vilakazi, Human Resources graduate intern at SANRAL’s Eastern Region, encouraged learners to choose their careers wisely. “I am a recipient of a SANRAL bursary. If I can do it, so can you. You must have a dream as a young person. There is no limit to your dream. As the youth you are powerful to change your future. You have the power to change your situation at home,” said Vilakazi.
She encouraged the learners to make use of the opportunities presented to them and to focus solely on their education.
“To qualify for these opportunities, students at universities need a 60% pass mark while matriculants must obtain a 70% pass mark. Our bursary programme benefits students who want to study towards fields such as procurement, finance and human resources, and not just civil engineering,” said Vilakazi.
Thandeka Ngema, SANRAL’s Eastern Region Stakeholder Coordinator, said: “As much as SANRAL builds national roads, we go by our motto which is ‘Beyond Roads’. At the Career Expo, we share information about our scholarship and bursary programmes and also talk about career opportunities in fields such as civil engineering, environmental engineering and electronic engineering, among others. We want the learners to know there is financial assistance for them to further their studies.”
Other partners in this programme include various government departments, including the Department of Employment and Labour; the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (WRSETA), as well as educational institutions such as Eduvos and the Central University of Technology, both based in Bloemfontein.
The applications are open and will close on 30 September. The bursary and scholarship applications forms are available on the SANRAL website, http://sanral.datafree.co
For queries or more information contact: scholarship@nra-co-za-sanral.datafree.co or externalbursaries@nra-co-za-sanral.datafree.co
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