ENTREP The Edcon Education Imperative
Inline with the company group values we believe that while pursuing our business objectives, we have a responsibility towards the development and upliftment of communities and for this reason the company continues to support young black professionals through various initiatives and partnerships in a number of youth development programmes.
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The company’s holistic approach towards bolstering the country’s education system includes initiatives in youth development, learner and teacher development as well as governance, management and leadership in schools.
Edcon is a corporate member of the Black Management Forum and supported their National Student Chapter Seminar held at the Edcon Retail Academy for the past 3 years. These young leaders gather from all ends of South Africa to debate, learn and interface with key thought leaders on current prevailing issues of socio-economic development in South Africa. Another example of Edcon’s commitment to the development of youth was the launch of the bursary programme in celebration of the Edgars 80th birthday celebrations in 2009.
Source: Kevin Rudham Photography, SOS Children’s Villages Project
INVESTING IN EDUCATION TODAY TO BUILD
The Edcon Transformation and Corporate Affairs Department made 80 bursaries available for students studying towards a tertiary qualification in merchandising and retail operations from their second year of studies.
The partner institutions include the University of Johannesburg, Durban University of Technology and Cape Peninsula University of Technology. For many children and adults in South Africa, literacy is still a luxury.
Learning basic reading skills at school may occur but these skills are not nurtured in their daily lives. Literacy is the key to education and Edcon has supported various literacy campaigns such as the CNA Readathon in 2010 which looks at encouragement of reading and writing in the home and in communities especially under- utilised community libraries. Reading empowers a person with the literacy skills on which informed decisions depend on a practical level.
Holistic development of young people is critical and to this end Edcon supports education development initiatives such as the Thuthuka Bursary Fund where 15 students were funded in the financial accounting sector. Edcon has adopted the Hlakaniphani Primary school in Soweto with a view to a holistic approach to education development investment in excellence. Through the support of the company and the staff member’s contributions to the school we will make a visible and valuable difference in the lives of young learners.
The commitment to transform and support education is a high priority on Edcon’s Transformation agenda and through this commitment one of the largest sectors in South Africa’s economy will invariably contribute tremendously in addressing the skills development, job creation and ultimately community empowerment.
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