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Today was the launch of the 5th National Skills Conference - a hybrid online & in person conference. Minister Blade Nzimande gave the Keynote speech - full of very interesting content - all worth spending our time on. So, I have copied the entire speech - from the www.gov.za website
https://www.gov.za/speeches/minister-blade-nzimande-hybrid-5th-national-skills-conference-28-sep-2021-0000

After spending some time getting to understand exactly what the National Learner Records Database (NLRD) contains, I have a concern that we are:
- looking for our horse shoes, when we've lost our horses - a Persian proverb found on the internet:
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/82276/idiom-request-for-describing-a-situation-in-which-people-pay-attention-to-their

With the arrival of Coronavirus in South Africa immediate action is needed to try to control the outbreak and to slow the speed of infection in the country. In the business world is vital for the continued operation of businesses that policies are put in place immediately. The SA government might think its okay to announce in the middle of the week that they'll have a special meeting on Sunday afternoon but businesses need to move much more quickly than that.

The Joe Samuels Tribute Evening Lecture The NQF – for what? Joe identifies three areas of rapid change, each constituting overall challenges in themselves: climate change, African continental developments, and the 4^th Industrial Revolution. Against these challenges and context, the question is: the NQF – for what? Sitting in Cape Town, the first challenge is very well understood – the effects of climate change.

DID YOU KNOW?

There were in excess of 3400 school children - between the ages of 10 and 14 who gave birth to babies during the course of 2019.

What can be done in South Africa to stop this horrific situation???

Listen to the discussion between Dr WP Wahl and myself about the 4IR approach to classroom management and more!

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Look for the red text and follow the hyperlink to the

Listen to the discussion between Dr WP Wahl and myself about the 4IR approach to classroom management and more!

http://learningdesigns.co.za/

Look for the red text and follow the hyperlink to the

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 The education system needs a creative destructive approach to dismantle a dinosaur teaching system and replace it with an effective 4IR teaching approach.

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