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Tertiary education can thoroughly prepare you for your future career, but hearing about the realities of the workplace straight from the horse’s mouth can make it all come to life.
As working professionals, sharing valuable information about their careers with current students is one of the functions of the Alumni Advisory Committee members in Vanderbijlpark.
Four new members were elected at the committee’s last meeting of 2017, held on 22 November. The new members are Yolanda Fourie, Pule Pitso (also elected as the new chairperson), Nikiwe Zulu, and Thami Manzi.
These newcomers joined the rest of the committee for their first quarterly meeting on 22 February 2018, with their induction as part of the agenda.
All committee members are professionals and their objective is to advise the alumni office about how alumni can become involved with the university, for instance by sharing information on current trends in the different industries with students.
Putting their words into action
Two of the committee members, teachers Pule Pitso and Nikiwe Zulu, demonstrated that action speaks louder than words when they visited the campus on 28 March 2018 to mentor BEd Society students.
During this occasion, the two alumni shared their experience about the ins and outs of being a teacher.They told the students for instance how teachers should conduct themselves, what is expected of them in the classroom, and how to keep on learning and honing their skills.
Afterwards, Neo Mokhothu, the current president of the BEd Society, said it was an eye opener and that there should be more mentorship programmes to prepare students for what awaits them in the world of work.
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