By Lungile Ntimba
Cell C and the Inscape Education group have joined forces in an innovative two-year collaboration aimed at empowering talented youth through creativity, innovation and career development.
It is aimed at empowering youth to bridge the gap between education and industry to unlock real-world opportunities.
Running from March 2025 to December 2026, central to this partnership lies the first design brief for this year, providing students with an immersive challenge to conceptualise innovative design solutions.
It encourages students to explore sustainability, local manufacturing and ethical design principles, fostering responsible innovation.
The initiative will culminate in the selection of bursary recipients based on academic and portfolio performance, ensuring that top talent receives the necessary support to thrive.
It will also offer internships to two top-performing individuals, equipping them with the hands-on industry experience needed to transition seamlessly into the professional world.
The focus included bringing education and industry, ensuring that students gain practical exposure and a strong professional foundation to translate classroom learning into real-world applications.
“By working alongside young, talented individuals, we are not only shaping the future of design and innovation but also creating meaningful opportunities that drive economic empowerment and transformation,” Cell C brand marketing managing executive Oyisa Besman said in a statement.
Inscape Education postgraduate manager Peter Harrison echoed these sentiments, saying he was thrilled about the collaboration.
“The project affords our students’ rich exposure to the exciting creative opportunities that exist for design, branding and real-world problem solving in social contexts which are relevant globally and locally,” said Harrison.
“This exciting opportunity from Cell C, dovetails beautifully with Inscapes approach of getting our graduates #societyready #lifeready #challengeready and #workready.”
This partnership would pave the way for young South Africans to become leaders in design, technology and business.
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