Skills Development
Disabled learners achieve 90% pass rate
Thu, 02 Dec 2010
A Services Seta learnership programme to assist learners with disabilities has been a great success with more than 90% of the learners graduating. CEO Dr Ivor Blumenthal recognised the courage and determination of the learners who overcame many trial and tribulations to complete their learnerships.HIV/AIDS
More than four million tested for HIV
Addressing hundreds of Driefontein residents during World Aids Day, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe announced that since the launch of the HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign (HCT) in April this year: 4.6 million people have been tested, 5.5 million have received counselling, and approximately 2.5 million people were screened for TB.
Education
Teaching children to save
Tue, 30 Nov 2010
Catch em young, and teach em to save. Thats the message behind the Banking Association South Africas Teach Children to Save South Africa (tm) campaign, which celebrated the 3rd annual roll-out across South Africa despite having very limited access to learners and their schools because of the public servants strikes.
Corporate SA called to invest in education
Tue, 30 Nov 2010
Addressing a breakfast meeting of government and business leaders, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe called on corporate SA to work together with government investing in education upliftment programmes. Motlanthe urged the leaders to consider social partnerships to meet the infrastructure and facilities needs - classrooms, libraries, laboratories and sporting facilities - all are needed to effectively prepare learners for the world of work.
Human Resources
Seafarer Akhona Geveza's death highlighted by Satawu march
Sun, 28 Nov 2010
Akhona Geveza was a nineteen year old trainee seafarer, who died just hours after reporting to the Captain that she had been raped. Satawu Eastern Cape will be highlighting this case as part of their Sixteen Days of Activism against violence against Women and Children.Skills Universe
FIKILE MOTSAMAI DUBE
Open letter to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
I am an unemployed graduate, a product of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme with more than five years in the labour market, seemingly with no prospect of ever getting a job, and the interests in the NSFAS loan accumulating that I am in serious debt even before I get employed.
Des Squire
How do we effectively build teams?
An effective manager, who is in essence an effective leader, can follow various steps to assist in the process of building a quality team. However unless there is a defined process in place for the development of a learning culture all other stages of development will fail.
Schools
Equal Education campaign opens third library
Sun, 14 Nov 2010
The Equal Education campaign opened their third school library at the Masiyile High School in Khayelitsha. Only 8% of SA schools have libraries and the lack of library facilities has been shown to hamper learner performance at school.
ICT Training
Great results for KZN Business Analysts
Sun, 14 Nov 2010
An inaugural class of KZN Business Analysts recently completed the Certificate Programme in Business Analysis with spectacular results. All of the delegates who started the 4-month-long course completed it and nearly achieved the certificate with distinction. FTI's Steve Erlank will be presenting a breakfast seminar on the strategic value of the Business Analysis profession.
News
Student Finance
Manage your finances at varsity
Thu, 25 Nov 2010
Oone of the biggest challenges faced by new students at Varsity will be planning their finances, says Leonora Swart the financial manager at Boston City Campus and Business College. She has some great advice to ensure that your transition from school to varsity is as painless as possible.Are we producing capable students?
Wed, 24 Nov 2010
Fet Colleges
College holds Discovering Potential job fair
Sat, 27 Nov 2010
The Central Johannesburg College for Public Further Education and Training is hosting its third annual Job Fair on 30 November 2010. The fair will take the form of an exhibition where businesses from both the public and private sectors will be able to showcase their companies and allow their Human Resources (HR) and Skills Development personnel to meet with students to discuss opportunities within their organisations.
Personal Care Training
Beauty care still strong despite the economy
Thu, 25 Nov 2010
Vanity experiences no recession! Card swipe specialists SureSwipe have noticed that despite the current stress on consumers, beauty care has barely affected. David Gilson from Carlton observes, "if anything, women and men are realising that it is even more important to look good if you want to secure a sale or new clients".
Health and Safety
Africa and African women most adversely affected by climate change
Sun, 28 Nov 2010
Africa - and particularly African women - face the most adverse consequences of climate change, despite having made the smallest contribution to the phenomenon. Academics estimate that an additional two million people - mainly women - in sub-Saharan Africa will be affected by water shortages," said Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
Distance and eLearning
E-learning: the future of education?
Mon, 22 Nov 2010
Bill Gates recently commented on how the internet has changed so much of what we do from buying airline tickets to voting in elections and that its high time for the education sector to catch up in this dynamic field. If Bill Gates is excited about online education, you should be, too.
Call Centre
Outsourcing opportunities for Afrikaans speaking graduates
Thu, 25 Nov 2010
Local business consultants Barnstone have been making inroads into the business process outsourcing (BPO) space by providing work ready candidates for this market. Now they are up-skilling local Afrikaans speaking graduates to open opportunities for them as dutch speaking financial service advisors.Featured Training Provider
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