{"id":44114,"date":"2026-10-06T15:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=44114"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:37:38","slug":"vut-connects-with-future-students-at-educonnect-future-economy-expo-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-connects-with-future-students-at-educonnect-future-economy-expo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VUT e hokahana le baithuti ba kamoso ho EduConnect Future Economy Expo 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cVUT e sebelitse le baithuti ba ka bang 1,000 ba Gauteng moketeng oa EduConnect Future Economy Expo 2026, e phahamisa menyetla ea ho ithuta le ho matlafatsa boikitlaetso ba ho ngolisa baithuti.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>06 Mphalane 2026 | Pale ka: Tayron Mhlongo | Set\u0161oant\u0161o: Siphephelo Dlamini<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 0 24px; padding: 0; background: #000;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VUT-and-LGSETA-scaled.webp\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n    <figcaption style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 8px 10px; text-align: left; color: #fff; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; background: #000; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n   Baithuti Kopanong le Pont\u0161ong ea Mesebetsi ea EduConnect Future Economy le Career Expo 2026, moo VUT e neng e bont\u0161a mananeo a eona a thuto le ho buisana le baithuti ba ka bang teng mabapi le menyetla ea thuto le mesebetsi.\n\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Univesithi ea Theknoloji ea Vaal (VUT) e ile ea kopana le baithuti ba ka bang 1,000 ba tsoang hohle Gauteng kopanong ea EduConnect Media Future Economy le Pont\u0161ong ea Mesebetsi ea 2026, e neng e t\u0161oaretsoe Sekolong sa Khoebo sa Johannesburg (JBS) se Auckland Park ka la 28 Loetse 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E le karolo ea let\u0161olo la eona le tsoelang pele la ho ngolisa baithuti, Sehlopha sa VUT sa ho Ngolisa Baithuti se bont\u0161itse lithuto tse fanoang Univesithing le mananeo a shebileng bokamoso, ha se ntse se tataisa baithuti ba ka moso mabapi le menyetla ea lithuto le mesebetsi e tsamaellanang le moruo oa Afrika Boroa o ntseng o fetoha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pont\u0161o ena e ile ea kopanya litsi tsa thuto e phahameng, litsebi tsa indasteri, barupeli, batsoali le baithuti bakeng sa letsatsi la lipuisano tsa sehlopha sa litsebi, lithupelo tse tsoetseng pele le lithupelo tsa tataiso ea mesebetsi. Lipuisano li ne li shebane le makala a ntseng a hlaha a kang bohlale ba maiketsetso, theknoloji ea lichelete (fintech), tsamaiso ea thepa, bo-rakhoebo, phetoho ea data le litheknoloji tse ling tse bopang bokamoso ba lefat\u0161e la mosebetsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ba emetse VUT ketsahalong eo, Monghadi Sennanyane Masike le Mofumahatsana Dimakatso Motaung ba ile ba buisana ka kotloloho le baithuti ba Giredi ya 11 le Giredi ya 12, ba ba fa tlhahisoleseding mabapi le ditlhoko tsa kamohelo, mekgwa ya ho etsa dikopo, dikgetho tsa dithuto le ditsela tsa mesebetsi tse amanang le dithuto tsa bona le tshebetso ya bona ya dithuto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T\u0161ebelisano ena e boetse e fane ka monyetla oa ho hohela baithuti ba ka bang teng ba neng ba e-s&#x27;o ka ba nahana ka VUT. Ho latela sehlopha sa ho hira, baithuti ba &#x27;maloa ba bont\u0161itse thahasello ea ho etsa kopo ka mor&#x27;a ho etela sethala sa lipont\u0161o sa Univesithi le ho ithuta haholoanyane ka mananeo a eona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ho ba karolo ya pontsho ena ho re butse mahlo. E ne e se ka VUT feela; phapano ya ditheo e entse hore ketsahalo e be le katleho e kgolo le ho feta. Re leboha monyetla ona mme re tla thabela ho nka karolo hape ha pontsho e kgutla,&quot; ho boletse Monghadi Masike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expo e boetse e thusitse baithuti ho fumana leseli le hlakileng mabapi le matsatsi a ho qetela a likopo, mananeo a fanoang le litlhoko tsa kamohelo univesithing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mofumahatsana Kim Matebele, moithuti oa Giredi ea 12 Sekolong se Phahameng sa Crystal Park, o boletse hore o etetse sethala sa VUT ho batlisisa ka likhetho tsa hae tsa thuto e phahameng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ke ne ke batla ho tseba haholwanyane ka dithuto tsa VUT le matsatsi a ho qetela a ho etsa kopo. Ha ke eso etse kopo, empa ke ne ke batla ho atolosa dikgetho tsa ka bakeng sa selemo se tlang,&quot; a rialo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leha a ne a tseba ka matsatsi a ho qetela a ho etsa kopo a neng a atamela, o ile a dula a na le tshepo ya ho fumana lengolo la boenjiniere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ruri ke tshwenyehile hobane nako ya ho etsa dikopo e ya fela haufinyane, empa ke tshepa ho fumana sebaka thupelong ya boenjiniere eo ke e batlang,&quot; a eketsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moithuti e mong, Monghadi Wonga Mfene wa Sekolo se Phahameng sa Wordsworth, o itse pontsho eo e fetotse pono ya hae ka Univesithi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Ke ne ke eso nahane ka VUT pele, empa ka mor&#x27;a ho sheba prospectus, ke ile ka khahloa ke ho bona hore e fana ka mananeo a nang le tumello ea SAICA. 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