Local government has demonstrated its commitment to train and equip young people for employment and catalyse job opportunities through its skills development programmes under the umbrella of a youth wage subsidy scheme.

Recruiting and developing new directors is one of the most crucial duties of the board, as more companies are suffering from a lack of proper corporate governance and effective risk management practices.

A new web-based financial system, known as Return of Earnings (ROE), was recently implemented by the Compensation Fund. Despite experiencing minor teething problems the entity believes the new system has enormous potential to speed up service delivery.

In an effort to provide training and support to small business owners within the Western Cape’s townships the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) has launched its Small Business Academy (SBA).

For many matriculants the period that follows graduation is often a disheartening time, leaving many hopefuls feeling utterly hopeless in the face of so many obstacles to obtaining a higher education. The National Applications Centre was founded to address some of these challenges.

The Department of Labour, with the assistance of International organisations introduced an Organising Framework for Occupations in February 2005 to align all skills development activities in South Africa. Des Squires discusses the functions and operations of this framework.

CIPS Africa announced a number of new additions to its Strategic Advisory Board. The appointments are part of the company's one Africa professional vision which aims to promote socio-economic development.

Your employment opportunities could be seriously hampered by a poor credit record. Here are four ways to ensure that you maintain a sound credit history so that nothing will stand in the way of future job prospects.

Is theoretical training enough to make it in the IT industry? According to Chris Wilkins IT training is often insulated and one-dimensional. He talks about the skills required to have a successful and rewarding career in the field of technology.

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

Your employer brand is the real perception employees and external parties have of your organisation as an employer. This means that your employer brand is strongly aligned with your ability to attract, retain and engage talent.

Debates around the introduction of mandatory pro-bono work for law students in South Africa could reach new heights following the recent announcement by New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman that New York will become the first state in the nation to require pro-bono service as part of admission to the bar.

During a recent UNESCO meeting the critical need for quality technical and vocational education was brought to light. Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande discusses the purpose of skills development in the broader economic context.

While understanding the need for quality, accredited programmes in order to redress the exclusion from education and training for the majority of the population, have we gone overboard and tried to include programmes that are better remaining outside the "red tape" system?

Sustainable development has been a buzz phrase over the past few years, but how many organisations are taking it seriously? What does sustainable development mean?

The SAQA Board, at the request of the QCTO and CHE, has taken a decision to re-register all the qualifications and unit standards that reach the end of their registration period on 30 June 2012.

The recent developments in our Institutions of Higher Learning, with the recent marches by progressive student formations across the country, are a depiction of challenges of ‘education exclusivity’ at its best.

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.

South Africa has raised the bar in its education standard by upgrading the old National Senior Certificate (NSC) and setting the matric question papers at an international level.

With a focus on boosting services to the continent and using air transportation to boost regional integration government aims to improve carrier routes in African by injecting capital into the South African Airways airline.

There is a need to put more emphasis on skills development and the creation of academic and work opportunities for young people over and above the policies that are already in place. This is according to Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize.