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As is the case with government elections, the SETA movement usually gets busy around the time restructuring and similar performance reviews / renewal proposals are due for consideration. Their standard party trick is to host a number of road shows and the like with appetizing appeals for constituants to attend. They then have all attendees sign the attendance register to demonstrate to their respective boards their level of active support around the country and the fact that they do engage direc… Continue

We have just successfully completed a two-month training project in Serengeti, Tanzania involving a major wildlife tourism group. We flew in a lab of sixteen laptops to the clients premises and rotated two trainers. Trained / upgraded a total of sixty employees at various levels of computer literacy as well as an intro to MS Project. From the clients point of view, there was simply no comparison with their previous alternative of having to fly and accommodate this number of people in Arusha, plu… Continue

I agree with Catherine. Looks a lot like more of the same and, in the process, the SETAS will continue to channel an enormous amount of private sector funds into the public sector education system at the expense of independent private providers. State control remains the dominent theme and it has already destroyed large amounts of private initiative and done little to address the real skills shortages. As far as apprenticeships go that looks a lot like full circle. That part used to be done very… Continue