February 1, 2012
Jobs Are Crucial For Africa To Grow Its Economy
With the looming unease following the Davos Summit over the need to come up with new models of economic growth, Africans can't help but wonder how they can protect themselves from the current uncertain state of affairs.Posted by StaffWriter at 8:28 AM
January 23, 2012
SA's best employers
Highlighting trends in the quest to attract the best talent in the job market
Posted by StaffWriter at 9:48 AM
January 20, 2012
Mathematical talent in short supply
PwC transformation geared at bridging the skills gap
Transformation is making significant progress in the accounting profession, but there are still not enough potential chartered accountants to feed the demand from the profession, says Dino Desai, Human Capital Leader at PwC.
Posted by StaffWriter at 8:22 AM
January 16, 2012
Professional bodies to launch skills "confederation"
The recently renamed Association for Skills Development in South Africa (ASDSA) and two other leading professional bodies have joined forces in an unprecedented initiative to improve governance and standards of practice among skills development's coalface workers.
Posted by StaffWriter at 9:45 AM
August 30, 2011
Agang Sechaba, the NPO calls Matric Students to submit their applications for tertiary education bursaries
Agang Sechaba is calling upon Matric students with good academic records but no financial support base for tertiary education fees to submit their applications for the 2012 enrolment bursaries.
Posted by StaffWriter at 1:39 PM
August 26, 2011
Training programme will improve BBEEE compliance: Davies
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says BBBEE policy is too lax and will be reviewed.
Posted by StaffWriter at 9:17 AM
August 4, 2011
Student banks on China trip of note
The Peermont Education Trust (PET), one of the BBBEE vehicles within the Peermont group, honoured 12 of its scholarship programme students who have graduated in various fields at a passing out parade at Emperors Palace recently.
Posted by StaffWriter at 10:14 AM
June 27, 2011
'Invest in primary school reading'
Johannesburg - Businesses need to invest more in primary school literacy to give children a solid reading foundation from an early age, the Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy said on Monday.
Posted by StaffWriter at 9:46 AM
June 24, 2011
Youths' skill clamour
Skills, skills and more skills! That was all the young people called for at the annual youth parliament held in Mafikeng on Wednesday.
Posted by StaffWriter at 8:34 AM
May 25, 2011
SA firms keen on centralised buying strategy
In the past five years organisations in South Africa have seen a "tremendous move towards centralising procurement", according to an overview of recent trends by Accenture.
Posted by StaffWriter at 11:51 AM
March 22, 2011
SDFs voice concerns over new Skills Strategy
The Association for Skills Development Facilitation in South Africa has spent much of the past month scrutinising the provisions of the third phase of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS3).
Posted by StaffWriter at 9:44 AM
February 16, 2011
Lack of Skills Development Costs R550bn per annum
Stellenbosch University recently uncovered staggering findings regarding the impact of illiteracy on the economy: revealing an estimated loss of R550bn per annum. As a result of the deteriorating quality of schools and education in general; the GDP is approximately 23 to 30 percent lower than it could be. This stands in stark contrast to the estimated BEE Ownership deals cumulatively tallying R550bn in total.Posted by StaffWriter at 7:24 AM
January 20, 2011
SA's schools 'not delivering the goods'
If companies settle for the same low standards as those accepted in matric examinations and wait for the education system to produce the kind of skills they need, then businesses throughout SA will grind to a halt.
Posted by StaffWriter at 9:35 AM
January 19, 2011
The Southern Africa Trust and TrustAfrica Launch Major Book on Civil Society in Africa
The Southern Africa Trust and TrustAfrica will jointly launch a major new publication on 28 January 2011 entitled (Dis) Enabling the Public Sphere: Civil Society Regulation in Africa (Volume 1). The event will commence at 18h00 at Terrou-Bi Hotel in Dakar, Senegal.
Posted by StaffWriter at 6:21 AM
January 26, 2010
New Southern Africa Youth Exchange Programme to be Launched
The Southern Africa Trust in collaboration with AFS Interculture South Africa will, on Thursday 4 February 2010, launch a new southern Africa cross-border youth exchange programme called sayXchange. The launch will be held at The Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, starting at 18h00. It will be facilitated by the Southern Africa Trust's change4ever campaign ambassador and prominent media personality, Unathi.Posted by StaffWriter at 2:16 PM
June 17, 2009
Cida deals mean chances for poor students
Cida has signed an agreement with the UK's Bournemouth University (BU) to create a "school of excellence" in hospitality and tourism. And through the Cida Empowerment Fund, it has bought a 25,1% stake in Cambridge University Press (CUP).
Posted by StaffWriter at 9:31 AM
February 24, 2009
Gauteng budgets on education
For a second year running Gauteng believes education is the place to spend.
Posted by StaffWriter at 8:07 AM
Grindrod's R247m BEE deal to boost education
The Adopt-A-Schools Foundation, which aims to improve education infrastructure in rural areas in South Africa, has been named a key beneficiary in Grindrod's R247 million Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment deal.
Posted by StaffWriter at 8:04 AM
February 17, 2009
Naledi Pandor opens Imperial/ Ukhamba Resource Centre at Inkululeko Yesizwe Primary School
Press
Release
17 February 2009
Naledi Pandor opens Imperial/ Ukhamba Resource
Centre at Inkululeko
Yesizwe Primary
School
Posted by StaffWriter at 3:41 PM
January 22, 2009
e-Skills Academy faces liquidation
[ Johannesburg, 22 January 2009 ] - A last-ditch effort to rescue the e-Skills Academy - which folded in December - has failed, as it has been unable to secure funding for a bailout
Posted by StaffWriter at 7:13 AM
June 2, 2008
USB-ED highly rated in world ranking for management training
USB-Executive Development (USB-ED), the public training company which forms part of the University of Stellenbosch Business School, recently achieved the exceptional honour of being selected as one of the world's top business training institutions.Posted by StaffWriter at 1:29 PM
September 14, 2005
UCT lays foundation for best BEE practice
With BEE firmly in the spotlight as South Africa awaits the imminent launch of the BEE Codes of Good Practice, the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) has responded with the timely launch of a programme focusing on BEE implementation this month...
Posted by bernievn at 7:51 PM