Welcome
to the online home of the South African Graduates Development
Association
South African Graduates
Development Association (SAGDA) is a non profit organisation which its
main objective is to prepare students for the world of work and empower
graduates to actively participate in the mainstream economy of our
country and the globe.
SAGDA partners with private
and public Universities, FET colleges, Sector Education and Training
Authorities, municipalities and companies to champion the empowerment
of graduates through high impact programmes.
Our programmes
include:
- Preparing Graduates for the
world of work
- Research
- Promoting rare professions
and scares skills (Career Management)
- New venture creation
- Membership
We conduct quarterly
employability assessments on graduates and based on the outcomes of the
assessments, graduates are supported with measures necessary for the
preparation of employment and other work opportunities, including
SMME support.
We also, conduct
workshops, seminars, events and programs where we invite experts from
private sector, the media,educational institutions and analysts to
discuss issues contributing to unemployment, underemployment and drop
out or failure rate.
The Entrepreneurial award
winning Mr.Thamsanqa Maqubela leads the executive office of SAGDA
tasked with opening doors and breaking barriers for graduates around
the nation.
His charges saw the
organization opening high level platforms,programs and discussions
towards changing the lives of graduates.
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To: All
SAGDA website visitors
*Please note
that the website development process is still in progress and the
website is still under construction. Might you need anything that the
website cannot provide yet, please contact us on midaka@sagda.org.za or
info@sagda.org.za [0113330761].
Thanks!
SAGDA implements the DTI’s
Unemployment Graduates Work Experience Placement program
SAGDA has been appointed to implement,
monitor and evaluate the DTI’S initiative; the Unemployed
Graduate Work Experience Placement Program - UGWEPP 2012. The program
which is part of the Workplace Challenge managed by Productivity South
Africa, aims to improve the employability of unemployed graduates
through work experience placements.The Department of Trade and Industry
supports equitable employment practices in the work place and with this
programme hopes to increase access to employment for marginalized
groups such as women and young people.