Constantly striving to improve and find new ways for effective communication with its target audience, the JuniorTukkie Team in the Recruitment Division of the Department of Enrolment and Student Administration (DESA) entered three projects into this year's Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education (MACE) Competition. The MACE Congress took place from Wednesday, 23 November to Friday, 25 November 2016 at the Pearson Institute of Higher Education in Durbanville, Cape Town. MACE recognises and celebrates excellence and the achievements of specialists and practitioners in marketing, advancement and communication in the higher-education sector.

The highlight of the MACE Annual Congress is the Excellence Awards Gala Dinner, which this year took place on Thursday, 24 November. Over the course of the evening, a series of awards recognising true excellence were awarded to worthy entrants. All three projects entered by the Recruitment and JuniorTukkie Team received awards:

MERIT AWARD:  JuniorTukkie magazine (May 2016 edition)

MERIT AWARD:  Grade 9 Information Session for learners and parents (2016)

GOLD EXCELLENCE AWARD:  JuniorTukkie APP

The Conference and Awards Ceremony were attended by Mr Wallace Isaacs (Deputy Director: DESA), Dr Pieter Clase (Senior Assistant Director: Recruitment), Mr Petrus Lombard (Project Manager: JuniorTukkie) and Ms Martie Kilian (Assistant Publications Coordinator and JT App). 

Mr Isaacs and Dr Clase are very proud of these achievements as it supports the Recruitment Division's efforts with its marketing and communication campaigns.