MICT SETA hosted a 4IR-powered Virtual Capacity Building Workshop and Career ExpoThe MICT SETA in collaboration with its key stakeholders hosted a dynamic 4IR-powered Virtual Capacity Building Workshop on Career Development Services, a roundtable with industry and key role players in the sector and a 3D Career Expo on 22 June 2021. The event was directed at providing meaningful insights on improving and delivering more equitable learning outcomes in post-education systems within the media, information and communication technologies sector. The audience comprised of key role players within the media and ICT sub-sectors, PSET system, learners, youth, unemployed youth and graduates who will benefit from the various elements of the programme. “We are excited as the MICT SETA to host the very first 4IR-driven expo in our sector to answer to the need of producing tech-savvy beneficiaries with the necessary skills required in the future” said Mr Matome Madibana, MICT SETA acting CEO, ahead of the event. The roundtable dialogue was hosted under the theme: skills development as an enabler to economic recovery and driver of the digital economy – which highlighted issues of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), collaboration with key stakeholders and the impact of Covid-19 in the sector. View this post on Instagram
Madibana highlighted the importance of implementing skills development strategic interventions that impact on today’s economy, he concluded: “The MICT SETA 3D Career Expo endorses our commitment to skills development amidst the rapid change in technology and skills needs by engaging key industry partners within the sector to showcase their offerings and opportunities within the industry.” About MICT SETAThe Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) is a public entity established in terms of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998). Its main role is to enrich industry skills set to meet the demands of rapidly changing economies, new technologies and to promote inclusive economic growth in South Africa within the advertising, film and electronic media, electronics, information technology, and telecommunications sub-sectors. Click here for more information about the event or contact: |