Cell C Career Choice Expo exposes learners to diverse career opportunities

Targeted at 8,000 learners in grades 9 to 12 in the most remote-rural areas in seven provinces nationally, the exposition is aimed at extending the impact of Cell C's most popular flagship project, the Take A Girl Child To Work Day® into rural schools which by virtue of distance are not able to benefit from the project.

“Take a Girl Child to Work Day® is geared towards providing quality, life-skills based education programmes to South African secondary school learners outside of the classroom,” says Mercia Maserumule, Cell C corporate social investment manager.

“Having recognised the success of the project, we also realised that there was an increasing demand for career guidance from learners who were not able to benefit from Take A Girl Child To Work Day®. We extended the project beyond the urban borders, for the benefit of both boys and girls,” she added.

The career choice expo 2008 is scheduled to run during the month of September and will kick off on Tuesday, 2 September in Waterval, near Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga province with a fun day packed with edutainment.

Selected in collaboration with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA), these one-day events will expose learners to government departments and companies such as Nasou Via Afrika, Stuart Ntlathi Science Engineering & Technology Institute, The Auditor General, Maths Centre, P SETA, LoveLife, Legal Aid Board, Umsobomvu Youth Fund to name a few. In total, 100 companies have shown interest to exhibit, with around 10 to 15 companies per province already confirmed.

We believe we have a vital role to play in developing communities by making a meaningful, tangible and sustainable difference in the lives of all South Africans, particularly at grassroots level.

About Cell C
Cell C (Pty) Ltd is one of three cellular operators in South Africa. Cell C offers products and services to 4.8 million active subscribers - 610, 000 postpaid subscriber; 3.5 million prepaid subscribers; 578,000 controlchat subscribers and 125, 000 community service telephones (CSTs). With a network capable of providing voice, data and multimedia communications, the company is committed to delivering to subscribers a full range of GSM services, based on the key principles of affordability, accessibility and value for money. Launched in November 2001, Cell C has rolled out 2,187 base stations nationwide and now carries over 87% of its own traffic. The network operator has roaming agreements with 425 telecommunications operators in 170 countries worldwide. Cell C is South Africa's most empowered telecommunications company in terms of equity ownership, preferential procurement, employment equity and enterprise and skills development. Visit: www.cellc.co.za for more information on Cell C and its products and services.