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SACGRA
South African Council for Graduates
SACGRA is a graduate’s council established in terms of the Co-operative Amendment Act, No 6 of 2013 to grow a high calibre of youth and the advancement of graduate cooperatives as viable economic entities to fast track job creation, foreign direct investment and skills transfer to grow the economy in municipalities and rural areas.
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Message from the Founder
“The South African Council for Graduates Cooperative (SACGRA) strives to
develop competent graduates that can become successful entrepreneurs or
competitive employees. Through this we aim to contribute towards making
South Africa a winning nation.
We empower students and graduates
to have a productive work ethic and be globally competitive through
partnership with industry leaders.
Moreover, we professionalise cooperatives, SMMEs and entrepreneurs through
capacity building, internship support, entrepreneurial assessments and
business toolbox incubation. The organisation puts an emphasis on coops
gaining access to the market through enterprise and supplier development
programs. It is our goal to grow viable, profitable and sustainable coops,
SMMEs and entrepreneurs.
All university and college final year students are invited to register in
the SACGRA database to secure their first internship or employment. It is
my delight to invite private and public sector entities to partner with the
SACGRA to grow high calibre graduates.
Thamsanqa Maqubela
Founder & CEO
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GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT & INNOVATION
Over 300 0000 graduates are unemployed, close to 200 000 college & univeristy student seek workplace training as requirement for graduation in South Africa.
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INTERNSHIP/ WORK INTERGRATED LEARNING /LEARNERSHIP PILLARS
We give graduates the oppotunity to be placed with our eminent host employers and excel not only in the workplace, but also provide them with exit oppotunities towards running their own businesses/Cooperatives.
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POWER OF CO-OPERATIVES
The SACGRA gives graduates and entreprenuers/ cooperatives business oppotunities through our comprehensive one stop shop for business operations in a software form called the BUSINESS TOOLBOX.
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Campus innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Offices Nation wide
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217
SACGRA WorkForce
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6935
Interns 2021
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Accolades
The SACGRA has since 2015 hosted the Prestigious Youth Employment Awards to recognize business and government entities that promote youth employment. In 2017, it added Co-operatives and Entrepreneurship as part of the awards to recognize contribution towards growth in industrialization, manufacturing and innovation excellence.
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Expose learners, students and graduates to scarce and critical skills, professions and business in partnership with industry partners locally and abroad. Join our industry training partners to equip SA’s youth and graduates with workplace skills and competencies.
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