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Future GeekStars
Youth ICT and Business Vacation Work Programme
Simulated working experience
Tech Innovation and Leadership







Preparing The Future
Getting Ahead
The future of South Africa's Geekulcha depends on us all. We have a collective duty to build a sustainable and an impactful Geek Culture that responds to the needs of our Smart Growing World.
When the future generation asks us what did we do to prepare for their future, we will show them this.
Dr Mclean Sibanda
The VacWork programme is now currently in 5 provinces in South Africa and Geekulcha wishes to expand the national footprint. Be part of the journey.
Editions Around The Country
Eastern Cape
0 editions
Free State0 editions
Gauteng26 editions
KwaZulu-Natal1 edition
Limpopo3 editions
Mpumalanga4 editions
North West0 editions
Northern Cape4 editions
Western Cape0 editions
Grooming Tomorrow's Leaders, Today.
Future GeekStars is an initiative that was officially launched 06 October 2014 at The Innovation Hub. It is used as a platform to monitor the progression of learners from high school to tertiary level and then to the job market so that the transition is made easy.
The main focus is on skills development and fostering entrepreneurship and innovation that will make them be active leaders of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry.

Technology
Getting an industry head start
Innovation
Social, Civic and Inclusive solutionsThe #gkVacWork Programme
Geekulcha VacWork (#gkVacWork) is an annual vacation skills development programme that brings together about 50 high school pupils to learn about IT, with a specific focus on mobile app development, Web development, and entrepreneurship skills. It aims to encourage youth to venture into the ICT field to increase work opportunities within the industry.
Geekulcha is promoting the concept of developing software that it `secure by design’. When presenting their solution, the coding teams will have to explain how they integrated security in the software development lifecycle and how they plan to address possible vulnerabilities.
Register for #gkVacWork
#gkVacWork
#gkVacWork In Numbers
33
Editions
1150
Scholars
188
Projects
5
Provinces
#gkVacWork July 2016
Development of IoT based projects to enable smart homes and industries.

#gkVacWork July 2017
Young innovators ditizing a way of life in the society and school in the 4IR.

#gkVacWork July 2018
Smart agricultural solutions with IoT and mobile apps to help small scale farmers.

The VacWork Focus Areas
Career Alignment
Innovation Development
STEM Excitation
Knowledge Transfer
Why Future GeekStars was created
Key Mandate of Future GeekStars

Enlightenment
Exposure to the world of Technology and tools used to build solutions.

Socially-Relevent
To build solutions that enhances social, civic, ecducational and economic goals.

Future Forecast
Exploring and building solutions that helps mankind prepare for the future.
Key Objectives of the #gkVacWork
#1
Future Proof
To channel and equip future leaders with skills that will help build tomorrow.
#2
Skills Redistribution
To enable local youth be responsible for each others' digital growth.
#3
Involved Transformation
To get the future invloved in building the future they want to see.
#4
Thoughts Hub
To gather thoughts on which direction our Smart Growing World should take.
#5
Entrepreneurship
To install the spirit and channel impactful youth business mindset.
The Cycle of Development
Desired Goals by Geekulcha
Future GeekStars Light Moments

Exam Paper
Featured on exam paper

Atlanta Mayor Visit
Checking out the work

MapIT Internship
Mapping challenge winners
Associated Programmes
Initiatives that help support the vacWork programme around the country.
Work With Geekulcha
Geekulcha Student Society
Part of their STEM mandate is to co-host and champion the VacWork programme around them.

Youth Innovaiton FabLab
A programme by the City of Tshwane and The Innovation Hub drive youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

SkateHacks Initiative
Putting tech onto Skateboards to make them smart for Data Analytics and improvement.

Bloodhound Supersonic Car
VacWork Kalahari hosted in line with the super rocket car for STEM exctitation.

National Science Week
Annual South African National Science Week to build more interest into Science and Technology.
Info Security for Teenangers
Through the SafeHack initiative, the scholars are challenged to build with security in mind.