It could all be resumed in one word and that is: MARVELOUS! Mini company gave me a lifetime opportunity to show my talents and skills at such a tender age and allowed me to have a holistic development. It showed me how hard work and utter determination can be the driving engine behind somebody’s success. Here in Mauritius, I got the chance to interact with lots of people. It helped me to improve my networking.

It is very evident, and goes without saying, that my happiness knew no bounds when my team won the competition at national level. Coupled with this, a big sense of responsibility fell on our shoulders when we had to represent our country, among all other African countries, in Ezulwini, Swaziland. There I lived experiences that changed myife for the best and I feel great pride in saying that we were the first runner up during the African regional competition and won two more trophies alongside.

I remain grateful to JA Mascareignes for this golden opportunity and wish that more teenagers are able to experience what, again, I call a MARVELOUS EXPERIENCE.

Certainly! JA Mini Company played a key role in making me realise how time was of utmost importance. This helped me to better manage the time I had for my revision and make full use of it. JA Mini Company taught me how to balance my time between my extra-curricular activities, my academic studies and to emerge successful and victorious in both sectors.

Well, in the short term, I am going to pursue my tertiary studies to obtain a degree. I am also following ACCA courses to obtain a professional qualification. In three years from now, I see myself with a university degree and having already completed my ACCA evel 2 papers.

In the long term, I haven’t decided yet whether I am going to pursue my studies to become a Chartered Financial Analyst or a Masters in Business Administration or a career in Forensic Auditing.

It will all depend on the status of the financial sector prevailing in the country and the demand on the job market.

I also aspire and hope that one day my hard work and perseverance shall allow me to land in the seat of a CEO of a multinational or own my business.

Yes. Frankly speaking, the type of education system that we have in Mauritius does not have an integrated approach to the development of children, thereby not allowing them to take in hand fully their future. There is no interaction with employers which can to some extent account for the mismatch that we have in the demand and supply of labour in Mauritius today.

Mini Company opened my eyes about my career choice in the sense that it gave me the chance to interact with lots of actors on the job market, both in Mauritius and during my stay in Swaziland, allowing me to project a better and a more real picture of the World of Work. This experience, therefore, played a major role when choosing my future career.

Most probably yes. However, it will depend on the economic health of the country and the level of demand in Mauritius. Right now, if I have the chance to become an entrepreneur, given all the incentives being given by the present government, and the optimism being shown by foreign investors and consumers of our small island, then, definitely YES!

Undeniably, JA Mini Company has played a major role in making me ready for the world of work. I occupied the post of sales manager in our mini company and throughout the different sessions carried out during the program, I had to face real life situations that occur in “real companies”. Conflicting ideas among colleagues, hassles with customers, meeting deadlines concerning sales report, amongst others, were all types of challenges that I was able to tackle successfully thereby allowing me to face the world of work more prepared in the future.