BUSINESS DAY EMPOWERMENT WORTH KNOWING, CREATING LEADERS
BUSINESS DAY EMPOWERMENT WORTH KNOWING [Page 42-46]
EDUCATION CREATING LEADERS SA's tertiary education bodies are not only aware of the need to prepare young people for the job market, but are also taking important steps to promote equity within their own institutions By Lia Labuschagne Whatare SA's tertiary educational institutions doing to advance BEE within their organisations and to prepare young black people to take up positions in business and industry? Jonathan Jansen, vice chancellor of the University of the Free State (UFS), says that although he does not believe in BEE as a policy currently practised, 'I do insist on equity in the workplace, the hiring of top black scholars and the creation of optimal opportunities for bridging the smartest disadvantaged students into higher education through innovative programming such as first-generation experiences on campuses from Grade 10 onwards.