SAGDA is a non-profit organisation whose main objective is to prepare new graduates for the
world of work and empower them to actively participate in the mainstream economy of our country
and the rest of the globe.
SAGDA has influenced public policy and has well sought after advice to institutions such as the
Presidency, National Youth Development Agency, Department of Public Service and Administration
and the Department of Trade and Industry. In November 2010, we launched a new organizational
strategy and adopted a new vision/mission to navigate the graduate empowerment trajectory
through viable partnerships, footprint to rural and remote areas and research.
SAGDA partners with both private and public Universities, FET colleges, Sector
Education & Training Authorities, Municipalities to champion the empowerment of graduates
through a plethora of high impact programmes.
Vision
Champions of innovative opportunities to harvest quality and industrious graduates for a prosperous society.
Mission
To create innovative economic solutions for graduates’ employment, self-sustainability and social transformation through technology.
Values
- • Professionalism
- • Efficiency
- • Innovation
- • Integrity
- • Partnership
- • Accountability
Motivate, support and prepare students for the world of work.
- • Engage and enlist the membership of universities, (FET) Colleges, Sector Education & Training Authorities (SETA), Municipalities and Companies to empower graduates.
- • Mobilize resources and stakeholders to support a faster absorption of graduates in the economy.
- • Conduct research and provide vital statistics on graduate empowerment.
- • Build a reliable graduate database and tailor make graduate empowerment solutions.