Alan Hammond
Alan Hammond is the CEO of Portal Publishing. Alan co-founded Portal Publishing with his mother Sylvia Hammond in 2003, with the launch of the Skills Portal website. Before that Alan was an independent HR and skills development consultant. Alan learned about online publishing while working for the iafrica.com online publishing company from 1996 to 2002. He started as an entertainment industry writer and rose to the rank of Managing Editor.
Alan studied at the University of Cape Town and holds an Honours Degree in Workplace Change & Labour Law from the Humanities Faculty, as well as the Associate in Management Certificate from the Graduate School of Business.
Alan was a member of the Publishing Council of South Africa's association for the internet publishing, the IAB SA for a number of years.
In his spare time Alan is a mountain biking enthusiast and a regular participant in his local parkrun.
Articles by Alan:
The Sassa SRD grant is re-assessed each month as the Social Security Agency will check whether you have received any income in the month. So you need to check do a Sassa status check each month to see if you will be receiving the grant money.
NSFAS is the best bursary to get because they will pay for all of your study fees, your accommodation then will also give you a monthly allowance. But you have to apply on time to make sure your application has the best chance of approval. We have all the details you need to apply for NSFAS in 2024.
In this complete guide to doing a NSFAS status check we show you what to do when checking on your NSFAS bursary to make sure you receive your funding.
Using the Ulink student portal is important for all UJ students, If you are going to study at the University of Johannesburg you'll want to read through our comprehensive guide to the Ulink student portal.
Don't be left in the dark about your R350 grant status. The Sassa R350 grant is very valuable for many people. Read this guide to get the latest updates and know when to expect your payment.
The industry organisation that promotes skills development in the country's workplaces is concerned about changes to the control over First Aid training providers. They have released a detailed position paper to explain their concerns, and their proposals for a solution to the problem.
After 750 days President Ramaphosa has announced that the State of Disaster, implemented to assist the government in dealing with Covid-19, will end. However a number of restrictions will remain in place as Covid-19 has not disappeared completely. The question many are asking is whether masks will still be required?
Two years after the announcement of a national State of Disaster was declared to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak, the President has said that it will finally be lifted. However this won't happen straight away. However some changes to the current rules on issues like wearing masks are to be made immediately.
The Cabinet has announced that because the latest wave of Covid-19 is believed to have peaked a number of restrictions have been removed from the Level ! 1 lockdown rules.
Minister Blade Nzimande has announced what he called a 'huge decline' in skills development levies which are used to fund the Sector Education and Training Authorities.
Finally Matrics can get some certainty about a year that has been nothing but disruption. The timetable for the final matric exams has been released. The exams will now be written up until the 15th of December and more than 1 million candidates will be writing.
The Labour Minister and the CCMA were called in for urgent assistance when workers at the Pick n Pay distribution centre in Gauteng embarked on unprotected industrial action, demanding additional pay while working during the national lockdown.
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