In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Kershen Pillay discusses how the Graduate Institute of Financial Sciences (GIFS) tackles new educational challenges, as well as the Global Goals 2030: Africa Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pillay is the CEO of GIFS and has helped shape the company into the South African financial services education powerhouse it is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He became the company’s CEO at only 27 years old and oversaw its rebranding from Masifunde Training Centre to GIFS in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks to the skill with which he has guided the company, Pillay was recently named a TYI Top 100 Young African Innovator and won the inaugural Future of Work Visionary Award at the Future of Leadership Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, Pillay received a Certificate of Recognition for Moral Courage from the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) for his unwavering commitment to ensuring fairness in the financial services education sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GIFS is also one of the delivery partners of the Global Goals 2030: Africa Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this Business Talk interview, Pillay explains what GIFS does and the importance of the Global Goals 2030: Africa Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He notes how GIFS and the Global Goals 2030 Africa Scholarship plan to address the disparity between Africa\u2019s fast-growing youth population and the substantial skills development problem – noting what he\u2019d advise prospective students to do when choosing their academic routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pillay also touches on GIFS\u2019 recent announcement that it will continue its global expansion, before explaining how the company is approaching new technologies such as AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He concludes the interview by sharing how GIFS ensures its students are all offered a path to becoming impactful global citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the interview with Kershen Pillay below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n