{"id":116574,"date":"2018-06-13T07:53:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T05:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/you-shouldnt-let-your-current-situation-determine-your-future-amanda-ngqoleka-engen-graduate-development-programme\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T07:53:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T05:53:19","slug":"you-shouldnt-let-your-current-situation-determine-your-future-amanda-ngqoleka-engen-graduate-development-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/you-shouldnt-let-your-current-situation-determine-your-future-amanda-ngqoleka-engen-graduate-development-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t let your current situation determine your future.\u201d \u2013 Amanda Ngqoleka, Engen Graduate Development Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t let your current situation determine your future.\u201d \u2013 Amanda Ngqoleka, Engen Graduate Development Programme<\/a>: <\/p>\n

\"Amanda<\/p>\n

Amanda Ngqoleka<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She attended four different school, matriculating from Ndyebo Senior Secondary School in Port Elizabeth,where she lived with various family members after the death of her mother when she was in primary school, and found it very hard to believe in herself.<\/p>\n

That was until her Grade 10 science teacher introduced Amanda Ngqoleka to the Engen Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) programme, and that changed everything.<\/p>\n

Speaking out to mark Youth Month in a bid to raise awareness about the importance of self-motivation, and to urge youngsters not to believe the world owes them a living, Ngqoleka is proof that adversity can indeed translate to success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was at school, those EMSS classes helped me improve my own marks because I saw other children excelling, and that motivated me to do more,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n

Today, Ngqoleka is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal where she achieved a BSc Chemistry and Chemical Technology degree and is part of Engen\u2019s Graduate Development Programme, working in the Lubricants Supply Chain division in Durban.<\/p>\n

It changed her life, she says, transforming her from someone who found it difficult to believe in herself to a person always trying to be her best self.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to let other people define me, but not anymore. Now I want to be an example to other youngsters that you shouldn\u2019t let your current situation determine your future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ngqoleka\u2019s accomplishments after she matriculatd and won an Engen bursary to pursue her studies, is exactly the kind of result Engen wants to see from its interventions, says Nokulunga Mjwara, Engen Talent Supply Specialist.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs Ngqoleka epitomises the quality of the young people we work with in the EMSS and Graduate programmes around the country every year, and our ultimate reward is to help set them up to pursue stimulating careers that won\u2019t only benefit them personally, but also the economy as a whole,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

Ngqoleka credits the Engen Graduate Development Programme introductory sessions for teaching her not only how to make an impression in the workplace, but also vital life skills.<\/p>\n

She is however adamant that youngsters need to also take responsibility for their own futures, to seek out the opportunities available to them, and to work hard to see their dreams become a reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at what happened to me. I had everything against me on paper, but then in first year at varsity I was named the top first-year student.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s proof that anything is possible if you get serious about your future.\u201d
Engen\u2019s Mjwara, says it is extremely gratifying to hear such positive feedback about the company\u2019s initiatives, which support opportunity amongst the youth from school and university level.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strongly believe that we have a responsibility to help young people realise their full potential, and we feel enormously privileged to have played a role in Ms Ngqoleka\u2019s impressive achievements,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Ngqoleka, meanwhile, says she has more to do. She is experiencing the world of chemistry within Engen with a view to making a final decision about whether to pursue her post-graduate studies in chemistry.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngen is a huge company with a very good image, and it\u2019s been my dream to work here since the day I got their bursary.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, I want to be able to say that I\u2019ve made a positive change in the community, that I am going to leave the world better off somehow,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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