About The Career Exhibition Network
The Career Exhibition Network is a not-for-profit organization responsible for the advancement of youth interests in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) career awareness and opportunities in rural and marginalized areas of South Africa.
It is a platform that empowers previously disadvantaged learners from rural, marginalized and township areas of the country, through provision of various STEM careers and related information awareness programmes with special emphasis on valuable career insights, fostering networking opportunities, and access to resources that enhance career development.
CEN builds on the premise that South African youth have the capacity to reduce poverty and inequality over the next decade as outlined in NYP2030. In tapping that capacity, the network has created an “enabling environment” that moves away from passive citizenry towards a socially and economically inclusive society in which youth are active and become champions of their own development supported by an enabling environment.
CEN Advocates for acceleration of young people’s access to career information. Thus, an informed youth equipped with information and knowledge will always be able to seize opportunities and effectively take responsibility in making a meaningful contribution to the development of South Africa in general and youth in particular.
