Practical Strategies That Implemented to Create Awareness

NSFAS stands for National Student Financial Aid Scheme is an organization providing financial aid to the needy students of South Africa particularly those who are financially unstable and want to get tertiary education. Although NSFAS is one of the most common and reliable organizations working for years, still there are many students and learners who are unaware of these opportunities. 

This lack of awareness impacts the future of youth because students are unable to access financial aid ultimately creating hindrances for them to continue their education. What you can do to address the issue and the strategies that you can use to create awareness is what we are going to discuss below. 

Two Practical Strategies

Let’s shed light on two practical strategies that NSFAS officers could implement to create awareness for available bursary choices among learners in South Africa. Let’s look at what you can do to target more students. 

Strategy 1: Partnering Up With High Schools and Universities

One of the most effective and reliable strategies that you can use to create awareness of the bursaries available for needy students is to partner up with high schools and universities in South Africa. This collaboration can help NSFAS officers to reach more students. 

This can ultimately provide them with the opportunity to spread more knowledge about the available bursaries and funds. Moreover, this collaboration helps NSFAS officers target more audiences and provide them with genuine guidance about financial assistance. 

The partnership could be in the form of presentations, information sessions, and workshops. Moreover, with access to more students, the organization can make sure that every needy student can have access to financial assistance. 

Strategy 2: Spreading Awareness Via Online Platforms and Social Media

Another effective and practical strategy that you can rely on to spread awareness of the available bursary choices is to use online platforms to spread knowledge or utilize social media to reach more and more learners. 

As you know young people, mostly students, are quite active on social media platforms and use Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter frequently. NSFAS officers can also rely on these tools and can use them as a means to transport information about the available bursaries to the students. 

This not only provides the opportunity to the officers to reach more audiences but also makes it easier for them to spread knowledge. They can guide more students about how to apply for the bursary and what information students should have to get funds from NSFAS.

There is no doubt that creating awareness about the financial aid or bursaries offered by NSFAS is one of the important steps that NSFAS officers should focus on. This is important because in this way more and more deserving students can get financial assistance for tertiary education. 

They can either partner up with high schools and universities and conduct seminars and workshops to spread knowledge or can use online platforms and social media to spread information about bursaries available. Pay attention to both of the strategies mentioned above so you can sort out which one is better for you and how to reach more and more students so they can pursue their educational goals without financial boundaries.