GOOD SUNDAY TIMES

It's Sunday and I am at Wits University catching up with all the blogging activities. I was reading about Bhutan's Happiness Index and realised how relevent this is to South Africa's socio-cultural development. I even included the website under my additional post "MORE THAT JUST MUSIC" if you scroll down to the end of my blog. I am so excited!!! I just discovered a way of linking my blog to other websites!!! Wow! You won't believe how much fun I am having!... I wish I could do this everyday.

Anyways, I have decided to write my reflections on what I have learned on my p.c at home. In doing this, I will no longer worry about leaving the internet lab late at Wits University, or worrying about my safe journey to Walkerville using our special taxis. I decided to rather dedicate my sundays to posting what I have learned during the week. This extended post will therefore be exceptionally long as you will notice from the date. During the week, I wrote about what I have learned from the very first seminar that we had. I will post each daily report on my personal development through the WOW training course separately. This is to allow you space for comment.

LESSONS FROM THE WORLD OF WORK TRAINING PROGRAM

Dr Tanya Abramse: EMPLOYABILITY

Dr Abramse is very passionate about people’s development and environmental conservation. She places importance in diverse specialization for one’s employability and self development. In order to increase one’s chances of employability, one needs to be mentally prepared regarding knowing as much information as possible about the potential employer. She advises one to have a close relationship with the specialist magazines relevant to one’s career. The information gathered will empower the work seeker with ideas on how his or her skills will be undeniably beneficial to the employer. Above all else, it is important for one to have a thorough understanding of one’s intrinsic centre.

My understanding of this intrinsic centre was deepened by Roy Blumenthal in the Creativity workshop that occurred two weeks later in the course. Prior to this experience, I did not realize that my drive for a democratic and cultural music direction was driven by the most emotional experience in my life. This event resulted in my loss of a dear friend who was killed in my presence. Having experienced the harshness of the remains of apartheid, I looked into the initiatives produced by the SABC and the City of Johannesburg. With the SABC, there are programs that display the beauty of the remains of South Africa’s traditional cultures. I have not yet seen or read of an initiative that will link our diverse South African musical cultures into one that will unify us all as South Africans. I am so passionate about this that I will find my place in the workplace to unify our South African musical cultures into one.