President Zuma has signed into law two amendment Bills that the Higher Education and Training Deparment hope will allow them to have more control over FET Colleges and Setas. The FET Colleges will now be controlled nationally and Seta staff will have to disclose any conflicts of interest they have with private providers.

The role of professionals in advisory positions in the South African public and private sectors was addressed when at the Leaders Angle event hosted by the University of Stellenbosch Business School.

Technical and vocational education and training is becoming more central to the country’s development agenda as decent work in South Africa is only possible and sustainable if the country develops a skilled workforce according to Minister Blade Nzimande.

The holidays should be a time to sit back, relax, and enjoy life, but for many small business owners, holidays seem to represent nothing more than lost sales and extra stress. Here are five ways to remain productive during the holidays.

Higher education institutions, inclusive of FET colleges,can at best accommodate around 100 000 new entrants per annum. With so many matriculants battling to secure a place in tertiary institutions investments into the South African higher education sector is of critical importance.

The recent firing of new Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson after it was found that he did not in fact receive the computer science degree he claimed to have on his CV, has reiterated the need for blue-chip companies to ensure that the qualifications of their potential top-tier employees are thoroughly verified.

Milpark Business School students will have an opportunity to apply for one of 250 employment positions in the Retail, Banking and Insurance industries after completing the two month compliance programme.

CIMA is developing 27 CBA testing centres in eight provinces.This is a distinct advantage for those CIMA students in smaller urban and outlying cities as exam centres will now be present in 19 different city areas.

In an effort to address the scarce skills of events management on Higher Education and Training (HET) level the Open Learning Group is offering further development for practitioners and students who are seeking a career path extending to a tertiary qualification level.

Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande discusses the plight of humanities and social sciences programmes in South African universities as technology and engineering skills begin to dominate government priorities.

A successful marketer has a few tricks up their sleeve. In an industry brimming with creativity and fluctuating demands, marketers must be able to adapt and deliver. Here are some tools every new age marketer should possess.

The Further Education and Training sector recognized students who produced outstanding results in the 2011 examinations, during the first FET awards ceremony. Ex-Northlink College student, Shona Den was one of the top three students in the NC(V) category.

How do you define leadership? Businesses are failing to recruit and develop real leaders because they are operating under a misconception about what constitutes leadership. Sandra Burmeister reflects on the qualities of a true leader.

A code of conduct is defined as a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group. This definition is what would apply to company policies and procedures as related to conduct, discipline, Grievance policies, ethics policies and so on.

Dr Ludi Beukman asks how important people should be as a consideration in your leadership decisions. “Listening to the critics of contemporary transformational and value-driven leadership theories, one often notices a concern that too much emphasis is put on the person being led and that the job or task at hand has become less important,” says Beukman.

Organisations devote an enormous amount of energy talking about the importance of innovation. But here’s the truth: most companies can’t innovate because everyone’s job is to maintain the status quo.

eTechnology, social media and the internet are making academic knowledge more accessible. Mashumi Tutu posted a link to the LinkedIn Skills Portal site which reports on the internationally recognised American Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s eTechnology project launched at the end of 2011.

The economic progress of many nations rests on the entrepreneurial culture and success of small businesses within that country. Gary Bonner explains why so many small business owners are failing despite the opportunities that exist in South Africa.

To promote the strengthening role that entrepreneurs play in local economies and the wider global economy Entrepreneurs’ Organisation will be hosting festivities around the world. At the heart of EO’s ethos is the need for entrepreneurs to engage with experts for increased growth and opportunity.

Company policies are not created for employees alone but apply to senior executives too. Des Squire defines company policies and procedures and sheds light on the purpose of these guiding principles.

For the fourth consecutive month employment grew sharply, at an annualised 4.3% in April, representing the creation of 69 780 jobs during the month according to the latest Adcorp Employment Index.