EOH Work Readiness Initiative - Narrative Reports 2014 - 2015 Aug. 2014 | Page 24

WORK READINESS INITIATIVE UNDER DIGITAL JOBS FOR AFRICA Post schooling qualifications N Certificate in Electrical Engineering (in progress) Full name Makgotso Vinolia Leshaba Currently studying Learnership in IT Systems Support (Level 4) South African Identity Number 9306220584082 Learning group End User G3 Employer EOH MS PS Gender Female Age 21 Occupation HR Data Capturer Race African Born Vanderbijlpark Siblings 7 Actually when I was doing matric my first option was dietician. My second choice is IT but because of money I didn’t manage to do IT, that’s why I applied for this learnership. I did the electrical engineering course at the FET college because it was not that expensive, but actually I like IT. Parents Mother is single and disabled Background “I was 18 when I came to Joburg. If you are from a rural place and you come here you see things are different from home to Joburg. It was hard for me… Father is separated Children 1 daughter, three years old Highest grade at secondary school 10 I have one child. He is turning three years old in October. He is staying at Limpopo with my uncle’s wife because I was staying with my uncle before I came here.” Post schooling qualifications Education and Development Level 4 Currently studying Learnership in End-user Computing Reflection on the work readiness programme Employer EOH Human Resources “I have been working at EOH for three weeks now. We are