NATIONAL NEWSFLASH - With the holidays almost over and preliminary exams on the horizon, Grade 12's are on the cusp of entering one of the most stressful periods in their school careers.
The relatively calm few weeks they still have ahead of them should therefore be used to plan their post-school options, which will free up their physical and emotional energy so that they can wholly focus on doing their best in their final exams.
“Deciding what to study and where to study can be hugely stressful, particularly when you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to do with your life, which is the case for many thousands of learners,” says Natasha Madhav, Senior Head of Programme: Faculty of ICT at The Independent Institute of Education, SA’s largest private higher education provider.
Learners who don’t know what to study, should consider what kind of work they would find interesting, and then work backwards to determine a suitable qualification.
Natasha Madhav.
“So don’t settle on a university and then only investigate what they offer in terms of qualifications. Do it the other way around determine what you would like to do, determine what qualification would enable you to do that, and then find out which institutions offer that.”
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