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the youth with relevant digital skills that are suitable for the broader banking sector. The programme will be implemented in all provinces to benefit 350 unemployed post matric learners with disabilities. Work-readiness and entrepreneurial components will be included.

Apart from the plans outlined in the previous paragraph, BANKSETA aims to provide funding for at least 600 unemployed learners in 2022/23 and aims to have 450 learners completing the programme. Students will be funded at both TVET colleges (976 students), with which 20 Memoranda of Agreements (MoAs) will be signed and universities of technology (281 students), with which five MoAs will be signed.

Bursary Beneficiary

Changing Lives Through BANKSETA Bursary Funding The financial support that BANKSETA provides to bursary beneficiaries provides comfort and enables them to focus more on their studies. When the support is of the quality provided by BANKSETA through its bursary programme, the key responsibility for learners is to keep the candle burning to succeed in their studies. That has been the experience of Brandon Lee Wenn, who completed his BCom Honours in 2021 with the funding received from the BANKSETA. Brandon emphasised that the assistance provided by BANKSETA was exceptional as funding was not only tuition fees, but for mentorship and a monthly allowance. This was invaluable for Brandon and his family. Brandon’s parents did not have the opportunity to matriculate. As a result, Brandon has always been motivated to achieve good grades. His biggest inspiration was his father who sadly passed on in 2012. As luck would have it, his work supervisor informed him about the BANKSETA – and, following his bursary application, Brandon secured BANKSETA funding for an Honours degree.

Mr Brandon Lee Wenn

His supervisor then offered to speak to BANKSETA – and, following his application, Brandon was very soon on his way with bursary funding for an honours degree secured. Currently he works as an intern at the Maitland Group where he is part of the Microsoft Platform Services team. With a bright future ahead of him, Brandon is grateful to BANKSETA for the support provided to him. He adds “My success story is proof that one must believe and trust in God and that at the end of the day, everything will work out.”

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