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Applying for NSFAS: A Step-by-Step Checklist

Many South African employers do accept free online courses, as long as you can show what you learned. A certificate on its own rarely gets you the interview. What you did with the course does. Choose courses from known providers, such as universities, SETAs and large software companies. Then list them under a short Training heading on your CV.
Employers want proof of effort, and a finished course is exactly that. Fatima Isaacs
Add the course to your LinkedIn profile too, with a line about one thing you can now do.
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A career-planning desk spread: printed CV drafts, a blank career-map worksheet, highlighters, sticky notes, a laptop cor

Which courses are worth your time

Pick topics linked to the jobs you want. Excel, communication and project basics are asked for again and again in local job adverts.

How to show them on your CV

Write the course name, the provider and the month you finished. Keep it to one line each, and only list the ones that matter.

4 Comments

  1. Very helpful article. The practical advice on planning your next step after school is exactly what our family needed. Thank you for explaining it so simply.

  2. Clear and honest advice about study and career choices. I shared it with a few colleagues who are thinking about changing careers.

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