With the aim of stimulating the country’s growth trajectory, the Department of Science and Technology and Absa, have signed a memorandum of understanding that will promote development in the ICT and agricultural business sectors.

Online learning enables immediate, automatic and interactive access to information which provides flexible options for the modern learner; however this freedom is being manipulated by operators claiming to provide legitimate qualifications.

HR is gaining momentum throughout the continent as businesses continue to look to IT systems and infrastructure to improve operational efficiency. Successful partnerships will be critical to establishing a presence and ensuring service delivery in Africa.

Professor John Powell, Director of the University of Stellenbosch Business School talks about his humble beginnings and how his initial work experience prepared him for what would later be a prestigious career path.

The number of matrics writing and passing mathematics has seen a steady decline since 2008. This troubling trend is expected to further hamper efforts to end the skills shortage in the engineering sector.

Lifelong learning is at the base of quality education and both learners and educators need to be engaged in this process. These were the sentiments of MerSeta CEO, Dr Raymond Patel during his address on quality learning and teaching.

Research shows that the current strategies employed by young people to help improve their prospects for job-readiness are limited and largely ineffective. Here are a few practical solutions for job seekers with no experience and no qualifications.

Education in the Western Cape Province received a boost when Vodacom donated a fully equipped computer lab with internet connectivity to Mondale High School. This initiative links into Vodacom’s strategy to use technology to improve education in South Africa.

More and more job applicants in the technology industry are being rejected on the basis of their social media profiles according to the 2012 annual technology market survey. This is a "true indicator of the digital reality we now live in" ,says Mads Christensen.

Professor John Powell, Director of the University of Stellenbosch Business School talks about his humble beginnings and how his initial work experience prepared him for what would later be a prestigious career path.

South African competitiveness has collapsed and employee productivity has gone down the drain as exhausted frontline workers battle to cope under the immense pressure filtering down from top executives.

When the idea of the ‘gap year’ was born it elicited strong opinions from both sides of the coin. Did you take a gap year? How would you advise students who find themselves at this crossroad?

Social networks provide a unique entirely free way to build your brand – whether for your business or for your career. In every workplace there are people who are respected for what they know and can do. How does that happen?

When you need to decide between a motivated individual with no previous work experience or an unmotivated candidate who has both the requisite knowledge and skills, who do choose? Nritika Singh explores these two contrasting options.

Dr. Geoff talks about how to keep good people, and building trust. They're often discussed separately, but they can be seen as integral. The secret: people don't leave jobs, they leave managers. The central element of a good employee-manager relationship is trust.

Despite the skills shortage in the IT industry businesses in need of IT experts continue to impose limits on the scope of their own recruitment as their rigid criteria demands professionals who posses degrees from a few selective universities.

The Centre for Coaching at the UCT Graduate School of Business now boasts local and international accreditation after receiving the nod of approval from the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

With the aim of assisting small companies in South Africa, the AA and MerSeta have joined forces to produce skilled artisans in the Diesel Mechanic, Motor Mechanic and Auto Electrician trades, through their recently launched apprenticeship training programme.

A survey into the relevance of corporate reports revealed mixed views as to whether reporting in its current format provides a balanced view of performance. The research revealed that there are gaps in the way in which companies currently report.