Do good in society and feel better
EXECUTIVE: CPUT Vice-chancellor, Dr Prins Nevhutalu, and W&R SETA CEO Joel Dikgole at last night’s graduation ceremony
Friday, 17 April 2015
Joel Dikgole, Chief Executive Officer of the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority, told graduates from the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences that doing good in society makes one feel better.
Dikgole was a guest speaker at last evening’s graduation ceremony where about 500 students were awarded diplomas and degrees.
He added that in order for the graduates to move forward and be happy they need to give back to their communities.
“Be part of something and don’t stand for yourself alone,” he said.
He said that graduates should figure out what their calling in life is and do something about it as nobody can tell them what it is.
“Your real job is to find out the reason why you are here today and do something about it,” he said.
He commended the graduates for taking the opportunity in life to absorb knowledge and expressing their eagerness to move to the next level of knowledge.
He added that the partnership between CPUT and his SETA, which saw the establishment of the only W&R SETA Research Chair in South Africa, will produce graduates who meet the sector’s demographical profile and its need for skills.
“There’s a need for universities to have partnerships with SETAs to ensure that students are empowered with skills needed in that sector,” he said.
Written by Kwanele Butana
Email: butanak@cput.ac.za
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