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TechnoMag, in conjunction with the Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, will be launching a national career guidance programme on the April 10, 2015.

The event is meant to expose students to various opportunities that exist in technology and business in order for them to make informed choices when they eventually join the job market.

The career guidance programme dubbed “Tech@School” will be first hosted at the National University of Science and Technology then Midlands State University and finally at the University of Zimbabwe.

TechnoMag founder Tonderai Rutsito said career guidance plays a key role in making informed choices when choosing a career path.

“In this programme we seek to educate and give direction to the students who are now about to enter the corporate world as we seek to equip them with proper guidance before they join the technological world,” said Rutsito.

“We are not just looking at exposing students to job opportunities that exist in the technology sector but beyond that to entrepreneurship. We are looking at bringing in businessmen and women to talk about their success stories in technology.”

He added that the programme dovetails with the e-government and e-learning policy as it seeks to empower the young generation through access to complimentary technological hardware.

Tech@School will be looking at the dissemination of technological information among all the higher and tertiary institutions across the country.

The programme, he said, is also an opportunity for businesses and universities to create mutually beneficial partnerships. “It will run under the theme “Connecting Business to Higher Tertiary Institutions”.

The programme seeks to help the youth identify with different job trends available in the technological circles. It is also set to conscientise students from higher and tertiary institutions about the opportunities available in various companies and the actual training they ought to be doing.

“Thousands of students get stuck when they finish their programmes because they either don’t know where to go next or they are unqualified for the jobs since most technological posts require separate industrial training and qualifications.

“The programme is aimed at building career education into the curriculum and linking it to student’s overall development, sharing and exchanging ideas,” he said.

“For schools, this means building career education into the curriculum and linking it to students’ overall development.”

TechnoMag powered by Mass Comms, is also proud of the initiative “PC per every Student”.

The programme will allow any university student in Zimbabwe to own a laptop at very affordable premiums during their studies.

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