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Turning Skills into Career Opportunities: The Value of Occupational Qualifications For many young South Africans, getting a foot in the door of the job market remains a challenge. A qualification is an important starting point, but employers also need people who can apply their knowledge and carry out the tasks required in a particular role.

Student to Professional: Building a Future Beyond College For many young South Africans, graduating is only the beginning. Finding work, gaining experience and establishing a career can be difficult, making the choice of where to study an important decision. Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey recorded an unemployment rate of 10.4% among graduates in

The Degree That Became a Springboard When Puthego Thabedi chose to study towards a BCom Accounting degree at Berea College of Technology in Durban, he was working towards more than a qualification, he was building a foundation for the future. Today, that foundation has taken him into a new academic chapter at Rhodes University, showing

From Picking Up Balls to Chasing an Olympic Dream Nearly a decade after leaving the sport behind, Berea College of Technology student Nosipho Mhlongo is back at the table, winning medals and chasing an Olympic dream. For Nosipho, table tennis began on the sideline. As a primary school pupil in Pietermaritzburg, she spent physical education

34 Distinctions and a Prestigious Shield: Nazima Hamid’s Berea College Success Story Nazima Hamid achieved a near perfect score of 34 distinctions from 37 modules. One of five students to receive the prestigious Rector’s Top Achievers Shield. A qualification completed with an academic record few students achieve. For Nazima, these numbers tell only part of

BCom Law: Where Business Decisions Meet Legal Reality A business can have a strong idea, a sound financial plan and a market for its product, but still run into trouble if it overlooks the law. A contract can contain a clause that exposes a company to unnecessary risk. An employment decision can lead to a

Bachelor of Business Administration: Learning What It Takes to Run a Business A business can have a good product and still struggle. Money gets mismanaged, staff lose direction, projects go over budget and customers take their business elsewhere. Keeping a business on track means understanding these challenges and making decisions that take the whole organisation

The Academic Marathon There is something different about the atmosphere on campus during the assessment season. The excitement and freshness that greeted the beginning of the second semester slowly gave way to a sense of urgency.Libraries become fuller, study groups become more frequent, and conversations between students often revolve around assignments, tests, deadlines, and examinations.“The

Amanda Ntombela: The Discipline of Dreams For Amanda Ntombela, her first day at Berea College was the start of a rollercoaster ride she was ready to embrace. But for this Top Achiever, who graduated with an incredible 15 distinctions in her Diploma in Public Relations specialising in Journalism, college was about more than academics; it was a journey

Diploma in Hospitality Year 1 students share some insights on the lecturers who inspire them to be better people and can say they look up to them more.  “Miss A Ndwandwe and Miss N Thabethe. They set a positive example, inspire us with their passion, and make learning feel like an experience rather than a