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Certification
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Betty Sehlola

Agricultural Economist
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Summary

I hold an NQF Level 8 qualification in Agricultural Economics and previously interned in the Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI), where I gained practical experience in research administration. I bring a strong foundation in research support and community engagement, with a focused interest in grant management and aligning institutional practices with Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) policies and frameworks.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
2040
2040
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Innovation Champion for LED

Institute for Rural Development, University of Venda
05.2025 - Current
  • Build and maintain relationships with municipalities, university staff, and other stakeholders.
  • Support the integration of innovation into local economic development plans and strategies.
  • Facilitate innovation mapping, and connect municipalities to funding opportunities.
  • Coordinate project activities and manage logistics with local teams.
  • Compile detailed reports, and keep accurate project records.

Research Administration Assistant

Directorate of Research and Innovation, University of Venda
03.2023 - 03.2025
  • Responsible for office administrative support during research workshops
  • Responsible for screening research and publications commitee's applications
  • Responsible for capturing and updating various databases
  • Monitoring and evaluation of conference reports
  • Responsible for drafting and issuing grant letters for researchers and students
  • Processing of publications, national and international research conferences applications
  • Preparation of agenda and minutes taking during meetings
  • Consolidating quarterly executive summaries for reporting purposes.
  • Capturing the research outputs for preliminary data for DHET submissions.
  • Responsible for service related inquiries from researchers and students

Residence Floor Representative (Volunteering)

Residence Administration - University of Limpopo
01.2022 - 11.2022
  • Acted as a liason person between students and res managers
  • Effectively completing monthly databases for sanitary towels and submitting to res manager
  • Distribution of sanitary towels to students
  • Managing and maintaining peace in the residence
  • Monitoring the neatness of the residence floor.

Community Engagement Scholarship

Rural Development and Innovation Hub _ University of Limpopo
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Co-development of farm intervention strategies
  • Development of local economic tools for problem solving
  • Conducting ethical community engagement and site visits with farmers to monitor last visits progresses
  • Assisting farmers in utilising economic models for their financial record keeping purposes
  • Offering extension services to smallholder farmers
  • Responsible for presentations and interpretation of site visits findings

Education

Master of Science - Agricultural Economics

North West University
Mahikeng
04.2001 -

BSc - Agricultural Economics

University of Limpopo
Polokwane, South Africa
04-2023

Grade 12 -

Tshikanoshi High School

Skills

  • Reporting skills
  • Advanced Microsoft Office Skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong understanding of higher education sector
  • Time management
  • Problem solving skills
  • Organized and workshop planning skills
  • Ability to execute task within limited timeliness
  • Presentation and reporting skills
  • Solid work ethic and dedication
  • Proficient numeric analysis
  • Team oriented and can excel independently

Certification

2021: University of Limpopo-Intel training course Introduction to computers, internet & email, word processing, spreadsheets, entrepreneurship and business pitching, PowerPoint presentation

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Innovation Champion for LED

Institute for Rural Development, University of Venda
05.2025 - Current

Research Administration Assistant

Directorate of Research and Innovation, University of Venda
03.2023 - 03.2025

Residence Floor Representative (Volunteering)

Residence Administration - University of Limpopo
01.2022 - 11.2022

Community Engagement Scholarship

Rural Development and Innovation Hub _ University of Limpopo
01.2021 - 12.2021

Master of Science - Agricultural Economics

North West University
04.2001 -

BSc - Agricultural Economics

University of Limpopo

Grade 12 -

Tshikanoshi High School
Betty SehlolaAgricultural Economist