WHO WE ARE
Go for Gold is an award-winning education to employment public-private initiative.
LATEST NEWS
Press Release: Industry Goes for Gold
With skills development and high youth unemployment being contentious issues in post-apartheid South Africa, most prevalent of the concerns are aspects that adequately prepare youth.
Interview with one of Go for Gold’s 2018 Civil Engineer Graduates: Lance Joseph
Go for Gold’s Fundraising and Communications Manager, Karen Rademeyer interviews Lance Joseph. Arranging a meeting with Lance Joseph took some doing as he had a.
2017 Go for Gold Bachelor Passes
Go for Gold is extremely proud of our 2017 Grade 12 students ALL PASSING their matric finals! In 2017, 651 707 youth in South Africa wrote.
Go for Gold at the African Union
In October 2017, Go for Gold was invited to present our programme for “best practise” in skills development at the African Union conference called “Africa.
SAFCEC Annual National Conference
Go for Gold was invited to attend the SAFCEC Annual National Conference at the Misty Hills Country Hotel in Muldersdrift, Gauteng in October 2017. We.
BCCEI & Go for Gold Roadshows
Through the support of the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI), Go for Gold was invited to present its four-phase model to civil.
OUR IMPACT AND SUCCESS
Since 1999, over 400 students have benefited from Go for Gold and the success of the programme is demonstrated below:
80% of all Go for Gold students
achieved a MATRIC BACHELOR PASS
100% of all Go for Gold students
achieved an NSC PASS
100% JOB PLACEMENT
for qualifying students
BENEFITS TO PARTNERING COMPANIES
HIGH TALENT
RETENTION
OF TECHNICAL STAFF
IMPROVED RATIO
FEMALE:MALE
GRADUATES
LOW RISK
RECRUITMENT
INVESTMENT IN
FUTURE LEADERSHIP
B-BBEE
SCORECARD POINTS
TAX DEDUCTIBLE
On average, 75% remain with their sponsoring company after working back their bursary
50% of Go for Gold students are female
Go for Gold students are better prepared to enter the working world
By partnering with us, you are investing in the leaders of the future
Contributions to Go for Gold can be applied to SED and/or skills development budgets
Go for Gold is a registered NPO and PBO, and will provide tax receipts for financial contributions