S2 | EP28 | Future-Facing: Bold Vision for the World of Work from CUT's HR Lecturers
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🎙️ Future-Facing: Bold Vision for the World of Work from CUT's HR Lecturers
📅 The Diversity Roundtable
In this powerful and future-focused episode, Pamela Xaba sits down with two visionary academic leaders — Prof. Desere Kokt and Maraka Lefera — from the Human Resources program at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT).
As CUT prepares to host its 2nd HR Summit in September 2025, this conversation serves as both a reflection and a rallying call for anyone committed to co-creating a future of work that is inclusive, responsive, and rooted in local impact.
💬 What We Talk About:
- The evolving role of HR in preparing graduates for real-world challenges
- Lessons from CUT’s first HR Summit and what’s next for 2025
- The importance of partnerships between academia, business, and civil society
- Reimagining HR education in South Africa’s current social and economic landscape
- Why visibility, innovation, and relevance are no longer optional in higher education
Whether you're an HR practitioner, educator, policy leader, student, or corporate stakeholder — this episode will challenge and inspire you to think differently about the workforce of tomorrow.
This is more than a podcast — it’s a movement toward purpose-driven human capital development.
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📍 Follow the journey to CUT’s 2nd HR Summit happening in September 2025.
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Host: Nqobile Pamela Xaba
🎧 Podcast: The Diversity Roundtable
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