The Show

What happens in a show?

It’s a process that has been refined to perfection over the last ten years! Every day, two shows are done in two different high schools, one in the morning, and one just before the end of the school day.

Before the Show
An hour before the show, the team arrive and start to unload the huge sound system. That gets set up on the school stage, along with the banners that make it look cool. While that’s happening, reps from various colleges are arriving with their banners, and set themselves up around the sides of the hall. The sound gets turned on, the music pumps, and everything is ready for the show.

From left to right: John Mafohla, Pascal Lwambwa and Musa Sthapela (Inland Team) and then Chris Watkins, Jared Munien and Mzi Sobopha (Coastal Team)

The Show
Lights, camera, action! Okay, not always camera – but certainly lights and action! Learners file into the hall (having been handed a glossy magazine and a pen) and sit down, wondering what this is all about. The MC soon tells them, and the next hour is a fun-filled rollercoaster ride. The MC introduces all the colleges, and shows the students how to enter the competitions, and what’s inside the Future Guide (the magazine they’re given). In between, we hear from our brand partners. Then there’s twenty minutes free time, during which the students can get information directly from the college reps. There are between 14 and 20 colleges at every show, offering a wide variety of courses – something for everyone.

After the Show
And when it’s all over, the team are taking down gear, rolling up cables, packing the van, and ready to leave in an astonishing 30 minutes. Then it’s time to get the show back on the road, travelling to the next school to do it all again.

The Impact
Guidance teachers all over South Africa testify that this is the most informative, fun, memorable careers show in the country. That’s why we get asked back again and again, to tell another group of matrics about the choices waiting for them after school. Inspiring, motivational, and geared directly to learners, it’s become a calendar event for many schools.