Local and international speakers will share best practice, debate your most pressing challenges, and provide you with a unique opportunity to collaborate, network, learn and go away armed with fresh knowledge and ideas.
Freelance Careers and Employability Strategy Consultant at Kate Daubney: Careers and Employability
09:10 - 09:50Keynote: Pioneering Student Futures – skills and career discovery at scale
Mark Mitchell
Targetconnect
09:50 - 10:35Building career service capabilities in South Africa
Providing an update on building career service capabilities in South Africa, through curricular and extra-curricular in DBE, career services in DHET, entrepreneurship in DSBD, and employment services in DEL. The topic will also address the registered occupation of Career Development Practitioners, and the role that they play throughout the career pipeline, including university career centres.
Christopher Beukes
CEO of South African Career Development Association (SACDA)
10:35 - 10:55Tea
10:55 - 11:15Unlearn and Learn: Reimagining Student Engagement
Tando Tyakume
Manager: Career Services (Acting) at University of Pretoria
11:15 - 11:35Career services funding and the sustainability of career services
Thoriso Maseng
Career Centre Manager at North-West University
11:35 - 11:55Partnering to belong: Beyond inclusivity towards a felt sense of belonging
"Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging – what is our role? Integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEI&B) into career services and broader university operations is crucial for supporting a diverse student population and increasing social mobility. Are employers gearing up to be more inclusive? How can partnerships between universities and employers advance equity, belonging and social mobility?"
Safia Lagerdien
Senior Careers Development Advisor at University of Cape Town
11:55 - 12:15The silent heroes of Career Services
"Champions of Campus Career Services – using campus community resources to maximise student use of Career Services Student engagement and participation – the hits and misses"
Nazrana Parker
Manager: Career Services at University of the Western Cape
12:15 - 13:00Panel Discussion
13:00 - 13:45Lunch
13:45 - 14:45International Perspectives on Career Services
GCS Guest Panel
Stephen Boyd
Co-Director of GC Summit
Suzanne Helbig
Co-Director of GC Summit
Mark Presnell
Co-Director of GC Summit
Cherise Basslian
GC Summit
14:45 - 15:00Tea
15:00 - 15:30Panel Discussion
15:30 - 15:40Conference close
Kate Daubney
Freelance Careers and Employability Strategy Consultant at Kate Daubney: Careers and Employability