The event forms part of the BWA PE Youth Outreach Project and aims to empower, motivate and expose young female learners to a day in the life of a career woman. The learners, Linda-Ann Van Heerden and Maryka Van Der Merwe, spent the day with Jaci observing and learning about activities at the Technology Transfer Office. They got the opportunity to sit in a meeting between a patent attorney and an academic, and attended a seminar on Intellectual Property.
The BWA arranged for 85 Grade 11 learners from Linkside High School to spend the day with a variety of companies across Port Elizabeth.
Jaci Barnett, Director of Innovation Support and Technology Transfer (centre), with two learners from Linkside High School, Maryka Van der Merwe (left) and Linda-Ann Van Heerden (right)