Distance eLearning

Being successful in an online college program doesn’t happen by chance. Students who are intentional about locating the right resources, prioritizing their academic responsibilities, and crafting an overall plan will leverage the benefits available through an online degree program.

Thousands of South Africans prepare to enrol in distance learning programmes each year, recognising the value of being able to earn while you learn and learn from the comfort of their own home. If you are deciding to go this route, it is important that you do careful research to find the right institution and the right course to suit your unique needs. Here are some tips to help you make that big decision.

In an effort to reduce overall training costs more and more companies are now shifting away from purely traditional classroom-based learning towards a more blended, e-learning approach. Here are the pros and cons of online training.

Wondering if you can further your studies at MANCOSA, but don't have a matric certificate? Here's everything you need to know.

In South Africa’s increasingly tough jobs market, workers realise the need to upskill or broaden their skillset if they want to advance their careers.

There are billions of pages and websites on the internet. This makes it extremely difficult for businesses to stand out and feature on the first page of a search engine.

Locally, almost 56% of South Africa’s unemployed population does not have a matric qualification, according to Statistics South Africa’s 2019 Q1 Labour Force Survey. 

Unisa has opened mid-year applications for its Short Learning Programmes (SLPs).

Making the decision to pursue a higher education is always a positive step forward. However, choosing the best course and following the application process can be complicated and daunting. Here are the steps to submitting your application if you are planning to study through Unisa

While fulfilling the role of a parent is certainly a blessing, for many working parents who wish to advance their career, studying further is a challenging option.

Pursuing the career of your dreams starts with knowing what you want to study and which method of study will work best for you. Whether it’s time, money, personal choice, or physical obstacles

The teaching landscape is rapidly changing with many schools, colleges and institutions opting to change their traditional methods of teaching to a more blended approach.

Unisa is well known for its distance and online learning courses, but it is by no means the only institution that offers flexible study options in South Africa.

What happens when African philosophies and practices are placed at the centre of learning

It is estimated that for a child to receive ‘adequate’ attention in the classroom, the preferred learner-to-educator ratio (LER) in South Africa must not exceed 40 learners to one educator.

To succeed in a multi-cultural society, businesses should acknowledge the diverse population, respect the individuality of employees and customers, and maintain an environment where everyone is treated with respect. Effective communication will help businesses achieve this goal.

In project management, the aim is always to achieve the project?s goal while working within the time and resource constraints and capitalising on those things that are available to you. Here are the five stages of project management.

Health and safety plans are often disregarded because of the misconception that developing an effective plan is a waste of company time and resources despite the numerous reports which prove that healthy workers are more productive, happy and motivated.

The internet is an amazing platform for educating: it?s global, borderless, quick, collaborative and its content is infinite, meaning that many people can all take part at once. Educators have experimented with a wide range of approaches like creating education products or providing educational services. We look at each of these options in detail.