The Higher Education and Training sector has signed a multi-billion rand partnership with the European Commission which aims to strengthen relations between the two nations and provide solutions for unemployed youth in South Africa.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The writing and reading of a technical report can be compared to the conversation of two strangers. In both cases there is a high propensity for the message to be misinterpreted. Here are tips to help you avoid misunderstandings and communicate your message clearly.

The winners of the CIMA Global Business Challenge 2012 , which aims to highlight young business talent and give undergraduates experience in developing business recommendations, has finally been announced and the Wits team have brought home the prize.

The integrated school programme known as Fundisa, which is expected to aid childhood development and provide holistic support for beneficiary schools, has received a R15 million financial injection from Nedbank.

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.

Two business students have received International recognition that will enable them to connect with influential international business leaders and may expose them to new ways of thinking which also benefits South Africa.

The scheduled public briefings within the security industry will address, amongst others, the impact the proposed changes in minimum wages will have on businesses. These briefings will give stakeholders an opportunity to air their views.

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.

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.

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.

The major shift of skills development to the newly established Department of Higher Education and Training has impacted the way private providers of education and training do business. Ms Rooksana Rajab, CEO of the Resonance Group of companies comments on this shift.