Dean Mazhawidza provides a professional Career Guidance and Support consulting practice under Future Pathways Consultants that use various career exploration activities to help young people to identify and fulfil their career goals.
Dean holds an Industrial Psychology Master’s Degree from the University of Western Cape and is a registered psychologist with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
He gained his experience working in the NGO/NPO sector as a Human Resource Consultant at Western Province Cricket Association, Sports Skills For Life Skills and Usapho Foundation.
Dean has assisted student-athletes with career guidance and support by ensuring they choose the right career path that aligns with their interest, values, competencies, personalities and motives. He has worked with clubs, schools and academies like Mark Bryne High-Performance School with learners from (Curro Century City, Reddam House Durbanville and Hertzlia High School), South Africa Cricket Academy, Hellenic Football Club, Bellville Technical High School, Muizenberg High School, Sports Skills For Life Skills Schools, Western Province Handball Association Players, Cape Stars, Hague Primary School, Rosendaal High School, Beauvallon Secondary, Hector Peterson School, Star College Boys Bridgetown and Foundation for Sport, Development and Peace.
He also delivers career guidance programs to churches and he has worked with Yeshua Ministries youth development. He has worked with University of the Western Cape Students in conjunction with the Career Services Department and he has conducted workshops for the students to get to know themselves and prepare for their upcoming careers in various industries.
He is also associated with Caldwell University in the United States of America where he recruits student-athletes to study and play sports for the University. His passion for sports and education has helped a lot of students to get opportunities in America, India and South Africa. Before qualifying as a psychologist, he played cricket for Zimbabwe under 19 World Cup team as a batsmen-wicket-keeper who went to New Zealand in 2010. After the world cup, he played a few games for Mashonaland Eagles and he was granted a scholarship to study and play cricket at the University of Western Cape with Sports Skills For Life Skills (SS4LS).
He is also a qualified Level 2 Cricket Coach (Cricket South Africa). He has coached cricket at Reddam House Atlantic Sea Board College and Bellville Technical High School. Dean Mazhawidza has a passion for sport and youth development. His vision is to create a competent youth society. Due to the high global youth unemployment and poverty in developing countries. Future Pathways Consultants was created by its founder, as an innovative private enterprise that direct youths who do not know what they want to do with their lives after completing high school or tertiary education. Which has contributed to the significant low enrolment levels in colleges, universities and later results in unemployment.
The consulting service allows young people to take fun and interactive assessments that will help them identify their skills, interests, subject/degree choices, competencies, values, abilities, strengths, passions and career choices. This will help them to gather relevant information to make an informed career decision.