High school pupils were exposed to career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
Social impact catalyst award-recipient, Sci-Bono, took the children through a futuristic, robotic display and a series of chemical combustion experiments.
A life sciences and technology teacher from Pele ya Pele Secondary School, Mqapheliseni Mthembu, said attending Techno X had improved the way he tackles science experiments, helping to make teaching more interactive and keeping pupils interested.Mthembu also said he was grateful the children were exposed to endless career possibilities.
“We should not have limits to our dreams… it is only if we remove barriers that we can be able to achieve, innovate, create and build a better country,” he said.Career expos bring attention to SA’s skills shortages, especially within the media, information and communication technologies sector.
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