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for the Occupational Certificate: Tax Professional (Isifiso) programme, which is funded by FASSET in partnership with The Tax Faculty (TTF) and South African Institute of Tax Professionals (SAIT). As part of a study group and enjoyed

assisting and motivating her fellow students. She found the course practical and it taught her a new approach which, she says, will help her to attract new clients in future. She concludes: “I look at tax with a different eye now.”

Nevonia Moodley Occupational Certificate: Tax Technician at The Tax Faculty

“After completing this qualification, I would like to pursue a career in tax. I could start up my own business in future!”

Nevonia matriculated in 2007 at Southlands Secondary School in Chatsworth with a distinction in accounting – the highest mark in her school. At 30-years old, she now holds a National Higher Certificate in Accountancy with distinctions in Introductory Financial Mathematics and Business Information Systems (2012) as well as a Basic Counselling Certificate (2015), both from UNISA. “I have a knack for working with numbers and I really enjoy it. But I also love to help others and working with people, and this is one way that I could help to lessen the burden for many individuals.” Nevonia has always been academically inclined and enjoyed every day of school. When she was 12-years old she has spell of the flu that kept her in bed for two weeks. When she returned to school, the school nurse noticed that she walked differently than before. She spent that year in and out of hospital and was eventually diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia; a rare genetic disease that causes progressive nervous system damage and movement problems. When she started high school she walked with the aid of crutches, and by the time she enrolled at university she was dependent on a wheelchair.

In 2014 she started on a one-year internship in Office Administration at the QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA). She also started using a motorized wheelchair that year to assist with her deteriorating mobility. Her duties at QASA included general office administration. Nevonia reports that this gave her the chance to develop her employability skills. She continued voluntary work at QASA as secretary of the executive committee and at Ry-ma-in Self Help Centre as treasurer of the executive committee. These roles further contributed to building her IT and communication skills and provided her with general work experience. When Nevonia was selected to enroll for the Occupational Certificate: Tax Technician programme, which is funded by FASSET in partnership with TTF and SAIT, she grasped the opportunity with both hands. She knew that it would help her to launch a career in the field that she loves most. “Working with numbers, I find the subject of tax fascinating. I really enjoy seeing how everything fits together. Making all the numbers balance and tally and seeing how tax revenue is calculated is very satisfying”

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