{"id":8396,"date":"2012-02-28T14:40:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T12:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/free-entry-to-careers-exhibition-at-feathermarket-centre\/"},"modified":"2012-02-28T14:40:29","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T12:40:29","slug":"free-entry-to-careers-exhibition-at-feathermarket-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/free-entry-to-careers-exhibition-at-feathermarket-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Entry to Careers Exhibition at Feathermarket Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><\/p>\n<p>The drive for the development of skills and jobs took prominence during the President\u2019s State of the Nation Address and leading corporates will be paying more than lip service at the local Working World Extravaganza \u2013 South Africa\u2019s leading career guidance exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event will attract up to 15 000 grade 12 learners and their families who will be treated to an array of opportunities, resources and career information at the Feathermarket Centre from Wednesday March 7 to Saturday March 10.<\/p>\n<p>Entry is free to all visitors, but project director Andrew Binning advised families to visit the expo on Saturday. He said the venue would be buzzing with organised school groups from Wednesday to Friday, with the Saturday more geared to the general public.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors will be exposed to leading educational institutions and training colleges, including all faculties at the <a title=\"NMMU\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/\/search.cgi?keywords=NMMU\">NMMU<\/a>, offering an array of courses from brick-laying to engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Participating corporate who will be accessible to visitors with guidance and resources of their own at include VWSA, Old Mutual, Services Seta, Aberdare Cables, Thomas International, Continental, MerSETA, SAQA, HWSETA, PWC, Nedbank, Coega Development Corporation, Transnet and Aspen Pharmacare.<\/p>\n<p>The WWE, which is facilitated by Inkanyezi Events, is made possible by the <a title=\"NMMU\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/\/search.cgi?keywords=NMMU\">NMMU<\/a>, VWSA, Services Seta, Old Mutual, the Department of Education and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. It will impact over 20 000 Gr 12 learners during March in Port Elizabeth (7-10 March) and in East London on May 24 and 25.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/b23ac_Riaan_Louw.jpg\" alt=\"Riaan Louw\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riaan Louw demonstrates the K53 driving simulator to onlookers Thosamile Soya (learner) and Syd Potgieter Managing Member at Juan-Tech Training Centre. This driving simulator will be on show at the Working World Extravaganza at the Feathermarket Centre from 7-10 March 2012 giving students an opportunity to practice their driving skills.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom Automatic -->\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drive for the development of skills and jobs took prominence during the President\u2019s State of the Nation Address and leading corporates will be paying more than lip service at the local Working World Extravaganza \u2013 South Africa\u2019s leading career guidance exhibition. 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