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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
OCTOBER
2014
MARKETPLACE
Ukhetho grade 12 interview process: student Najuwa Hamza and
Group Five’s Nicci Acker.
engineeringandquantitysur-
veying are among the most
popular choices.
Boasting a significantly
low under-graduate dropout
rate, 80% of Go for Gold
students graduate in the
minimum period and move
immediately from Univer-
sity to guaranteed employ-
ment with their sponsoring
company.
“It is a win-win for both
parties – companies secure
qualified
young
gradu-
ates from disadvantaged
communities with a strong
self-esteem, and students
have the security of employ-
ment and they repay this
by being incredibly loyal to
their sponsoring company,”
says Bruyns.
Committed to rolling out
their education to employ-
ment model to benefit many
more young people from
disadvantaged
communi-
2013 awards ceremony: Monique Mentoor, Whitney Peterson and
Mandlakazi Kandeni.
ties across the country, Go for Gold’s first
Gauteng campus will admit 30 students in
2015 with a view to growing this each year.
“Over the past 15 years we have demon-
strated the impact of the Go for Gold model
in the Western Cape and with the support of
industry in Gauteng, we believe we can do
the same there,” says Bruyns.
Success stories
Go for Gold beneficiary Waleeda Clayton
who grew up in Mitchell’s Plain and is now a
civil engineer with construction firm WBHO
confirms this sentiment: “Go for Gold has
opened a world of endless possibilities for
me. I am the only member of my immediate
family and one of just a handful from my
matric year to attend university and obtain
a professional qualification.
“Despite growing up without much in
the way of material possessions, Go for Gold
has shown me that I have a wealth of talents
and that I am the leader of my life and only I
determine where I am going.
“My wish is that every young South
African could be blessed with a ‘go for gold’
of their own to help themmake their dreams
a reality.”
