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to speak to their career counsellor. Many
institutions have one of these and the
service is free of charge. Or you could
speak to the Admissions Office for details
about the content of programmes. See
contact details on page 30-37.
Step 5.
After you have followed the steps
above, rate your knowledge of careers.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Wow! Your career knowledge has grown!
Well done.
Step 6.
You are well on your way to being
ready to make a good career choice if you
can tick these 12 statements.
• I am taking responsibility for my career
choices and have done a lot of research
into my future career.
• I know what career directions interest me.
• I know if I'd like to work with people or
on my own.
• My career interests now stay the same
and don't change much from day to day.
• I know what I am good at and what I am
not good at doing.
• I know what school subjects and marks
I need in order to apply for the career
courses I'm interested in.
• I feel that I am being realistic about my
future career options and that I will be
using my skills and talents.
• I know that when I work in my chosen
career it will be important to feel
satisfied with the work.
• Other people are not making these
decisions for me.
• I am planning to stick to my chosen study
path not to ‘just try it out' and figure
something out later if it doesn't suit me.
• I have spoken to people who are in
the job I am thinking about and I know
what the average work day, salary and
responsibilities for this job are.
• I know how to use the Programme List
and make my application to the CAO.
Congratulations on working through these
steps towards making a good career
decision! By now you probably feel a lot
more confident in your ability to make a good
career choice. Read on for a few more tips!
Paying for your studies
How you will finance your studies is also a
very important thing to think about when
making your career choice. There are
different ways of doing this:
Loans
– Most funding is in the form of
a loan and loans need to be paid back to the
institution you are borrowing from.
Bursaries
–These are grants or monetary
aid given to needy students or students who
show good potential. These don't need to
be paid back but you may need to work for
the company who gave you the bursary for a
few years. The Bursary Register is a booklet
published every year which lists available
bursaries. Tel: +27 (0)11 672 6559, Email:
A copy is usually available at the
institution or on their financial aid web pages.
A copy is also available at our office.
How can you find out more about loans
and bursaries?
• Tertiary education institutions, except
private colleges, have Financial Aid Offices
that assist students with finance (see page
30-37 for contact details).
• Web:
A National
Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
study loan or bursary is for students
who do not have the financial means
to fund their studies. NSFAS loans
and bursaries are for studies at public
universities and TVET colleges and
don't require parents or guardians to
give surety. Tel: 0860 067 327, Email:
postal address: Private
Bag X1, Plumstead 7801, South Africa.
•
. HCI's bursary
programme provides nancial assistance
to academically deserving and nancially
needy students in any eld of study, for a
rst, full-time quali cation at a university
or university of technology registered
with the Department of Education.
