As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to boost technical and engineering skills, Samsung Electronics South Africa launched the Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy.
The initiative strives to transform communities through education and skills development and in return, open up skilled, well-paying job opportunities for individuals. Samsung will equip underprivileged students attending government technical schools with the skills and practical experience required to make them competitive in the local job market.
The Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy is located in Boksburg and will benefit the Technical High schools in the Ekurhuleni municipal area. Samsung has already signed participation agreements with four Tech High schools in Katlehong and Vosloorus, and will accommodate more schools in the coming years. The Academy boosts a state of the art Electronics Engineering Lab to be used for all the practical work, and a technology-rich space where students, sourced from Grades 10 – 12 Physical Science and Mathematics, will undertake their theoretical lessons and discussions. The overall emphasis is hands-on, practical experience for the workplace. Furthermore, Samsung is focused on entering graduates of this class into a service centre programme.

Students who graduate from the Academy will also compete for an internship opportunity at one of Samsung’s various service centres across the country where they will put the skills learned at the Academy to practical use for Samsung customers. Because the program provides students with the necessary engineering acumen, Samsung will help give the graduates a head start in the workplace, making them attractive recruits for Samsung, Samsung partners and or other industry players.

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