Who we are?
Since its inception in 1997, the South African Graduates Development Association (SAGDA) has been the brainchild of graduate’s development through work integrated learning, internships and graduate’s placement.
Read more...Problem Statement
South Africa is at a particularly important moment of transition. Economic growth is slow, poverty & grant dependence is increasing and entrepreneurship declining. The education and training system have not been able to able to up-skill the young population and the unemployed to get jobs in that economy.
Read more...Achievements To Date
Over the past 21 years that the organization has existed, SAGDA has successfully interacted with over 15 000 graduates, training and development over 12 500 of these and successfully placing 9 000 into work experience programmes
Read more...Our Programmes
Critical Preparedness Programme
SAGDA CEO, Ms. Elizabeth Montshiwa shares SAGDA’s relief response in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic. SAGDA and its Graduate members ...
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Strategic Implementation Partnership Programme
The objective of SAGDA’s Strategic Implementing Partnership Programme is to form strategic partnership and collaboration with other partners as an ...
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Economic Solidarity For Socio Economic Transformation Programme
SAGDA aims to resuscitate, materialize existing projects, and build relationships with local co-operatives in the surrounding areas to address the ...
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Alumni Programme
SAGDA Alumni are united by a common commitment to lobbying and advocacy, inclusion, and social change, and they continue to ...
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Community Development Programme
As a primary objective to our service program, SAGDA hopes to develop young graduates as caring, confident, and successful citizens ...
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Visitors Programme
SAGDA visitors programme showcase the action of SAGDA and engages visitors in the Ideas and programme on which we are ...
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Training & Development / Recruitment & Placement Programme
The programme aims to develop, mentor, capacitate, produce sustainable and economically active graduates. INTERNSHIP/WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING (WIL) The programme in ...
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Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Programme
Objective: The research and evaluation department oversee the collection of both qualitative and quantitative performance data of graduates and programs ...
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Innovation Through Exponential Technology Programme
Objective: This programme aims to enhance the users’ availability of technical resources (laptops, desktops, software’s, printers, internet connection, telephone systems) ...
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Critical Preparedness Programme
SAGDA CEO, Ms. Elizabeth Montshiwa shares SAGDA’s relief response in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic. SAGDA and its Graduate members ...
Read More
Read More

Strategic Implementation Partnership Programme
The objective of SAGDA’s Strategic Implementing Partnership Programme is to form strategic partnership and collaboration with other partners as an ...
Read More
Read More

Economic Solidarity For Socio Economic Transformation Programme
SAGDA aims to resuscitate, materialize existing projects, and build relationships with local co-operatives in the surrounding areas to address the ...
Read More
Read More

Alumni Programme
SAGDA Alumni are united by a common commitment to lobbying and advocacy, inclusion, and social change, and they continue to ...
Read More
Read More

Community Development Programme
As a primary objective to our service program, SAGDA hopes to develop young graduates as caring, confident, and successful citizens ...
Read More
Read More

Visitors Programme
SAGDA visitors programme showcase the action of SAGDA and engages visitors in the Ideas and programme on which we are ...
Read More
Read More

Training & Development / Recruitment & Placement Programme
The programme aims to develop, mentor, capacitate, produce sustainable and economically active graduates. INTERNSHIP/WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING (WIL) The programme in ...
Read More
Read More

Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Programme
Objective: The research and evaluation department oversee the collection of both qualitative and quantitative performance data of graduates and programs ...
Read More
Read More

Innovation Through Exponential Technology Programme
Objective: This programme aims to enhance the users’ availability of technical resources (laptops, desktops, software’s, printers, internet connection, telephone systems) ...
Read More
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