City of Joburg and Signa Academy career expo proves successful in Ferndale
Employment at the City of Johannesburg is highlighted at Signa Academy career expo.
The youth, and especially those who are disabled, had a chance to find out about job opportunities within the City of Johannesburg at a large-scale career expo.
The event saw about 200 students from Signa Academy campuses across the country descend on the one in Ferndale on April 20. Representatives from various departments handed out brochures addressed the crowd via microphone and engaged with the youth at exhibition tables during the course of the day.
“I look forward to working with you, my future fellow officers,” Tebogo Morake of the Metro Police addressed the crowd. “I am at career expos like this often and my aim is to employ a whole lot of you.”
She explained the core functions of the Metro Police, especially relating to crime prevention, bylaw management and traffic management. She herself focuses on youth development and absorption (employment into the workforce).
Bright Ngwana of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a not-for-profit social enterprise, said he looked forward to seeing the outcome of the event.
Signa Academy Ferndale campus manager Janet Maunganidze encouraged the youth to take every opportunity that comes their way.
The academy’s general manager Tuelo Mogashoa agreed.
“We run leaderships for the able-bodied and disabled and we wanted to partner with the city to show them there are options there,” she told Randburg Sun.
“The event far exceeded my expectations. What we want most is permanent absorption. Signa Academy and the City of Joburg will continue these collaborations.”
Departments and private entities present included the Licensing Department, Metro Police, EMS, Social Development, Labour, National Youth Development Agency, Citizen Relations and Urban Management, Nedbank.
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