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HR professionals take Deloitte’s global survey
Started by Tim Malone in Uncategorised on Friday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
HR professionals take Deloitte’s global survey, which aims to answer the question: How are organizations integrating their talent mobility practices with their wider business and talent strategies?…Continue
Youth Wage Subsidy: Yay or Nay?
Started by Cindy Payle in Employment Practices including labour brokers. Last reply by Jacqui Baumgardt 9 minutes ago. 10 Replies 1 Like
Terms of the Youth Wage Subsidy: The national Treasury proposed that the wages of all workers aged between 18 and 29, who earned less than R60,000 a year, the current tax threshold, be subsidised…Continue
Tags: people, job, creation, young, employment
Ithumeleng Rufus Madisha
Started by Colleen Mutch in Accreditation, training material, assessment on Friday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Ithumeleng Rufus Madisha - please send me your email address to justsolsd@mweb.co.za and I will then be able to send you more detailed information. ColContinue
Why do we fear Innovation and innovative thinking?
Started by Des Squire in Accreditation, training material, assessment. Last reply by Des Squire on Friday. 4 Replies 1 Like
Following coffee and a discussion today with Tim Malone on the issue of Innovation and innovative thinking it occurred to me that we are about 25 years behind the rest of the world when it comes to…Continue
The hardest job was definitely being the Candidate!
Started by Denise Mc Creadie in Youth and Careers Advice on Thursday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I have had many different jobs in recruitment and I can honestly say that the hardest job was definitely being the Candidate! I would love to hear about some of the things that have gone wrong when…Continue
Training by NPO's - Which road to take?
Started by Frik Groenewald in General. Last reply by Frik Groenewald on Friday. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Greetings to all,We are in the process of starting a non-profit with one of the objectives being skills training of the breadwinner. I have been advised to outsource the skills training, but still…Continue
Quotation required
Started by Aaleyah Jiva in Accreditation, training material, assessment. Last reply by Aaleyah Jiva on Wednesday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi everyone It certainly is such a pleasure to be part of a forum such as this. I am looking to receive accreditation and require quotations from reputable companies / independant consultants with a…Continue
Registration of SETA private providers with the DoE
Started by Lynda Prinsloo in Accreditation, training material, assessment. Last reply by Marie Smith 6 hours ago. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I would appreciate it if someone would confirm that private providers who are currently accredited by SETA's and offer full qualifications at NQF levels 2-4 and NQF level 5, are all indeed required…Continue
Need details on Annual Global Learning Academy conference 2012 taking place in South Africa
Started by arvind chawla in Uncategorised. Last reply by sylvia hammond on Tuesday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi can anyone please share an insight on details of the event Annual Global Learning Academy conference 2012 which takes place in SA.Continue
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Is "red tape" hampering the skills revolution?
Started by sylvia hammond in Accreditation, training material, assessment. Last reply by Ronald Morris on Thursday. 11 Replies 0 Likes
"Red tape" is the description often used to describe accreditation processes. While understanding the need for quality, accredited programmes in order to redress the exclusion from education and…Continue
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National Constituency Capacity Building Workshop. 2012
Posted by Greatwill Segopolo on May 28, 2012 at 9:10 0 Comments 0 Likes
Every Private Training Provider in SA is yet reminded of APPETD capacity Building Workshop. To discuss NSDS III and Governance matters. The workshop is for free.
For more information you can contact Greatwill at: 011 234 3104/5.
CORRUPTION
Posted by Dr John Mbuya on May 27, 2012 at 7:28 0 Comments 1 Like
C=M+D-A. Where C= Corruption: M= Monopoly; D= Discretion and A= Accountability
Corruption equals monopoly plus discretion minus accountability. Whether the activity is public, private, or non-profit, whether you are in Washington or Ouagadougou, you will tend to find corruption when someone has monopoly power over a good or service, has the discretion to decide whether you receive it and how much you get, and is not accountable. (extracts from my forth coming book)
SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE CARIBBEAN MEETS SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM AND SPORT STAKEHOLDERS
Posted by Don Leffler on May 26, 2012 at 21:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
Mrs. Joyini was presented with a commemorative replica of the world’s largest diamond which was mined at Cullinan by the Cullinan Chamber of Commerce and with tokens of appreciation from the City of Tshwane… Continue
Just about every company says it innovates. Yeah right!
Posted by Tim Malone on May 25, 2012 at 16:00 2 Comments 0 Likes
Companies like to use the word "innovation" all the time. CEOs, Annual Reports and Press Releases are full of it. Businesses throw around the term to show they're on the cutting edge of everything from IT to customer service. But that doesn't mean the companies are actually doing any innovating. Instead they are using the word to convey everyday progress.
Innovation has become a cliché. Clayton Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School and the author of 'The Innovator's…
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Hard work Pays off!
Posted by Bronwyn Newman on May 25, 2012 at 14:21 1 Comment 2 Likes
I just got such an amazing phone call from my mom, and i have the need to share.
She starts work at 8am but gets to work at 6:30am, she is always available to work overtime when needed be.
She told me that the other staff members always tells her she is mad to work so hard and to start work so early.
My mom is a very appreciative person. She had a slight stroke a few years ago and had to quit her previous very stressful job. Through physical reabilitation she was able to…
Continue Ithumeleng Rufus Madisha
Posted by Colleen Mutch on May 25, 2012 at 14:03 0 Comments 0 Likes
Please send me your email address to justsolsd@mweb.co.za and I will then be able to send you more detailed information re our earlier discussion.
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