Among the seven deserving Ekurhuleni youngsters who have been given all-expenses-paid scholarships, valued at R170 000 each, by the Peermont Education Trust (PET), a community social investment initiative of Emperors Palace, this year, is Katlehong local Nombini Mpambani.
After a stringent selection and interview process, Nombini received her official scholarship letter at an induction function at the Palace of Dreams recently.
She can now look forward to making her dream of obtaining tertiary education a reality.
Having matriculated from Phumlani Secondary School with four distinctions, in life orientation, mathematics, geography and physical sciences, she is now off to the University of the Witwatersrand to start her mathematical science degree thanks to the trust.
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Apart from having their tuition and accommodation expenses covered, getting their books and a laptop sponsored, the trust also provides a comprehensive mentorship programme for scholarship recipients to enable them to cope and develop new skills during their time at university.
The programme covers study skills, emotional intelligence and employability.
Monthly mentorship meetings are also held with the students to ensure they receive the much-needed socio-psychological support required.
“Over the years we have found we are able to increase our graduation rate by offering learners additional support throughout the year,” said Jenny Findlay, the trust manager.
“To this end, the trust has an impressive 85 per cent graduation rate.
“This is exceptional considering the learners hail from township schools, where the national graduation rate is 22 per cent.”
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The trust is in its 18th year of operation and has produced 123 graduates to date with 99 per cent of these students getting job placements at well-known companies like Netcare, Alexander Forbes, de Loittes, FNB, Nedbank and Group 5.
With the new and existing scholarship recipients, the PET will fund a total of 22 students this year.
Matriculants who wish to apply for a PET scholarship can visit www.peermont.com or you can like their Facebook page Peermont Education Trust.
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