CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2017
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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 knowhow to use the Programme Choice List andmakemy 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 that lists available bursaries. Tel: 011 672 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 pages 186 to 193 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.
1. Find Out what You're Good at
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