Students visit IDM to attend the Eswatini International Career Fair

Over 2000 learners visited the IDM Kwaluseni campus for the Eswatini International Expo which saw to over 30 colleges and companies showcasing their products to students eager to find a tertiary institution to apply to in 2019. This event is hosted annually by Utech college. It lasts for a week and covers all regions of the country. Form 5 students from the Lowveld areas of the country attend the Big Bend version of the event which is hosted at the Utech sports grounds.

Days 2 and 3 are hosted at the IDM campus where day 1 is for Manzini region based schools and day 2 for Hhohho region based high schools. This year the event took place 23-25 May 2018. IDM also had students from Limkokwing who study events management attached for the week to learn and gain practical exposure on how to successfully plan, host and manage a large scale event. The students thanked IDM for the eye opening experience and on the job experience in hosting a career fair.

Tertiary institutions present for the fair included IDM, Macmillan publishers, Nedbank, Van Schaik textbooks, Mancosa, Tshwane University of Technology, Regent Business School, Botho University, University of Venda, Limpopo University, Utech college, UKZN, UNISWA amongst many others.

By Nontobeko Dlamini