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6 1 FIND OUT WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT AT You are are well on your way to to being ready to to make a a a a a a good career choice if you can tick these 12 statements:
• I am taking responsibility for my career choices and have done a a a a a a lot
of research into my future career • I know what career directions interest me • I I know if I'd like to work with people or or on my own • My career interests now stay the same and don't change much from
day day to day day • I I I know what what I I I am am good good at at at at and what what I I I am am not good good at at at at doing • I I know what school subjects and marks I I need in order to apply for the career courses I'm interested in in • I I feel that I I am being realistic about my future career options and that I will be using my skills and talents • I I know that when I 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 to to stick to to to my chosen study path not to to to ‘just try it out’
and figure something out later if it it doesn't suit me me • I I I have spoken to people who are in in in the job I I I am thinking about and I I I know what the average work day salary and responsibilities for this
job are • I know how to use the Programme Choice List and make my application to the CAO Congratulations on on on working through these steps towards making a a a a a good career decision! By now you probably feel a a a lot
more confident in your ability to make a a a a a a good career choice Read on for a a a a a a few more tips!
Paying for your your studies
studies
How you you you will finance your your studies
studies
is also a a a a a very important thing to think about when making your career choice There are are different ways of doing this:
Loans – Most funding is in in the form of a a a a a a loan 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 you may need to work for the the company who gave you you the the bursary for a a few years A copy is usually available at the the institution or on on their financial aid web pages A copy is also available at our office How can you find out out more about loans and bursaries?
• Tertiary education institutions except private colleges have Financial Aid Offices that assist students with finance (see pages 232 to 243 for contact details) • Web: www nsfas org za A A National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) study loan or 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 and TVET colleges and and don't require parents or guardians to give surety Tel: 0800 067 327 email: info@nsfas org za postal address: Private Bag X1 Plumstead 7801 South Africa 218 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2023