The mark of the super-facilitator

Thu, 12 Apr 2012

What makes an average facilitator great? According to Jan Delmas there are seven key skills that separate the ordinary from the exceptional. Find out how to help individuals and groups deliver the best results by adopting these techniques.

Learning styles, communication styles and relationships

Wed, 29 Feb 2012

We have unique ways of interacting, communicating, listening and behaving which contribute to our learning style. Brian V Moore talks about how educators can improve their teaching methods to suit each learning style.

Rural educators receive accreditation

Thu, 22 Sep 2011

Footprint has partnered with the ETDP Seta and Green Rainbow to help community based educators become fully fledged accredited facilitators using an online electronic portfolio of evidence which saves costs and speeds up the assessment process.

Learning styles vs teaching methods

Thu, 23 Jun 2011

Can you identify individual learning styles? Understanding how people learn differently and how to teach them differently can enhance the quality of the education they receive. Brian V Moore looks at visual, audio and kinesthetic learning styles and the best method of teaching students who fall into these categories.

One of a kind e-portfolio builder

Thu, 09 Jun 2011

Imagine an assessment tool that has the functionality of an e-portfolio, a workflow manager and a reporting tool all within one powerful self-contained package and all it requires is a PC with a web browser.

BPM, PLE and other confusing initials

Tue, 19 Oct 2010

In a previous article David Meredith from Virtual-IT explained the meaning of the acronyms LMS and LCMS. Now David explains some more commonly used training industry acronyms including BPM and PLE.

All about Learning Management Systems

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

Do you need a Learning Management System, or LMS? Our legislation makes it is essential that Seta accredited training providers have policies and procedures for capturing and maintaining learner records as part of their QMS. David Meredith from Virtual IT has some useful information.

What are assessors and moderators?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009

Are you interested in becoming an registered assessor or moderator in your field? You will be involved in planning, preparing candidates, conducting assessments according to established principles, collecting evidence, evaluating your findings and more.

The Ten Commandments of Assessment

Thu, 23 Aug 2007

What every assessor should know - the ten commandments provided by Assessment College.

Principles of Assessment

Thu, 23 Aug 2007

Assessment College share with use their 11 principles of assessment.

CoolIdeas gets a makeover

Tue, 28 Apr 2009

The "culture of cool" is encapsulated in VeryCoolIdeas' new brand; namely, passion, quality commitment, knowledge and growth.

ETDP Seta prepares for ETD Practitioner development

Thu, 20 Nov 2008

Increasing the number of skilled South Africans requires skilled education and training practitioners to deliver the training and conduct assessments. But do we have enough trained trainers? IPD's Mark Orpen tells us that his company is working with the ETDP Seta to conduct an industry-wide gap analysis.

The basis for informed decision-making for ETD Professionals

Wed, 06 Aug 2008

There are more than 120 000 people in South Africa who could be considered education and training practitioners, says Mark Orpen, and best practice can vary depending on the needs of the specific sector. "ETD Practitioners will need to rapidly gain a deeper knowledge of the range of philosophies, theories and practices that inform their workplace context," explains Orpen.

Mastering the Art of Training - Training Course

Tue, 29 Jul 2008

Being a specialist in a certain field does not necessarily mean that you can train someone effectively in that field. When imparting your knowledge effectively, you need to communicate clearly and with the confidence that will capture and hold the attention of your audience.

Mastering the Art of Training - Training Course

Tue, 29 Jul 2008

Being a specialist in a certain field does not necessarily mean that you can train someone effectively in that field. When imparting your knowledge effectively, you need to communicate clearly and with the confidence that will capture and hold the attention of your audience.

Developing qualifications and unit standards for SAQA registration?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008

Whether you are part of a Standards Generating Body, a Seta or a professional body this learning programme will fast track your ability to develop qualifications and unit standards. This learning programme will assist you to adopt a suitable approach and model to shape a curriculum, whole qualification or unit standards for the sector /industry you serve.

Best practice in assessment and moderation

Tue, 17 Jun 2008

Fasset (the Seta for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and Other Financial Services) recently hosted a Best Practice in Assessment and Moderation workshop at the Park Hyatt Hotel, in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Well supported by assessors and moderators in the sector, the highly-interactive workshop was presented by the Assessment College’s Managing Director, Gerda Magnus and associate, Abraham de Vries.

Train the Trainer project for the DRC

Tue, 27 May 2008

COOL IDEAS in association with Cowan International recently completed the training of a number of Facilitators from a large mining company in the DRC. The training was run in French, this being the mother tongue of these learners from the Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo. COOL IDEAS can run its training programmes in French.