Local church holds career expo
The church regularly hosts speakers who motivate congregants but this year women decided to do things a little differently and open the church’s doors to the broader society.
Trinity United Methodist Church recently hosted a career expo to help youth in the community make informed choices about their future careers.
The event was the first hosted by the church and was organised by women in the church.
The church regularly hosts speakers who motivate congregants but this year women decided to do things a little differently and open the church’s doors to the broader society.
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Sam Moswane from the Faculty of Best Advisory said career expos are important for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds who often lack access to information about choosing their career paths.
“Coming from a poor background with limited information, I struggled to get to university.
“Now I campaign at career expos to help empower the youth with knowledge which could help them get into university and how they should behave when they get there,” he said.
His advice to matriculants was to apply for admission on time and apply to multiple institutions.
“Matriculants should apply to more than one institution so that they can have options if their first option turns them down,” he said.
Pearl Makgato from Khulisa Solutions said she was at the expo to address misconceptions that people might have about certain careers and tertiary institutions.
“I would advise matriculants to do as much research as they can and leverage any opportunity given to them. Matriculants should ask people questions about their career journeys,” she said.
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“Young girls going to university next year need to love themselves and know their worth. They do not need anyone’s validation.”
The event MC, TV producer Linda Shezi said she was passionate about empowering the youth to help them make a positive impact in the world.
“I advise the youth to get in touch with organisations such as Khulisa Solutions to get advice on varsity life to ensure that they don’t lose focus.”
Reverend Asavela Samka described the career expo as an initiative that the church is driving to try and touch base with the community.
“We don’t want to be a church that is just in the community, but we want to be a church that is for the community.
“This is part of our missional work and we seek to address certain gaps in society and the community,” he said.
He added that one of the church’s missional pillars is education and Christian formation.
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He said that the church believes that without education and knowledge, nothing is possible.
“We seek to be a church that imparts knowledge and be a recourse centre where people can access information through us.
“Next year, the community can expect another event of this kind and we’re hoping it will continue and outlive us.”
