Over 400 students from certificate, diploma and degree courses graduated. The ceremony was held under the theme ‘Building a strong healthcare service: A healthy legacy.’ Speaking at the college’s graduation ceremony held at the college on Friday, Makgalemele pointed out that even though the country and the region at large needed the skills they acquired during their training, it did not translate to automatic employment. He explained that from the months they left college, most of them have asked themselves if having a qualification meant staying at home.
“Some of you may have already taken a step; whether it is an internship, volunteering, a full-time job, or even taking up employment that is not relevant to your qualifications. The big thing about college is learning about yourselves, and many of you will leave your majors with a vague idea of the job they would like to get or business they would like to start. My encouragement to you is that you will never be truly successful in life until you work hard and give beyond yourself,” he said. He noted that people learn from experiences of other people of the world who started as nothing and became icons. Makgalemele gave an example of Steve Jobs of Apple fame, who had a difficult beginning after being kicked out of a company he co-founded.
