"It is such a complicated situation and everyone's views expressed so far have great weight. Just to add..............when we have experienced resistance to training from the employee body, it is often owing to shop stewards, and the…"
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Embracing the changes in education and training?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Don Leffler Jul 20, 2010. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I value the opinions related to Don Leffler's discussion "Schools dump OBE....." I amdying to know what other Education and Training Providers, the actual institutions, feel about the changes in…Continue
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Paula Whitaker replied to Carin Stoltz-Urban's discussion Non-payment: SETAs in the group Training Service Providers"Yes, please don't feel alone! We work across all SETA's because we offer the fundamentals (eeeeek!!) And we have had this experience with more than a few. We once sent certified ID copies of 200 learners 11 times to a…"
Paula Whitaker replied to itebogeng Madumo's discussion Training providers not registered"Hi
It depends on the course and the necessity, but most of the time - NO.
If it is a credit-based course and the learner is to receive credits/be entered onto the National Learner Record Database (NLRD) then a provider who is not yet accredited…"
Paula Whitaker commented on Hannes Nel's blog post Contextualising training materials"Great comments and thoughts, thank you for sharing.
We have had a SETA has send us 3 different representatives for various "audits" on materials. Each one had a different focus.....one was a grammar guru, one was a contextualization king…"
Paula Whitaker commented on sylvia hammond's group Training Service Providers"Hi Helen, as Dory from "Finding Nemo" once said ....just keep swimming just keep swimming.............!!!! Seriously, since the SSETA has been under administration, everything has slowed down to beyond slow motion. We have just got…"
Paula Whitaker commented on sylvia hammond's group Training Service Providers"Hi there Ngoako
Your Practitioners should initially sit an assessment. This is an interactive non-threatening exercise that will tell us exactly which course to offer them. It is imperative that their learning is relevant in all aspects and…"
Paula Whitaker commented on Des Squire's blog post Mandela Day and Skills Universe members involvement"Yes! Great stuff."
Paula Whitaker replied to sylvia hammond's discussion Conspirators sabotaging the delivery of Limpopo school books? in the group Basic and Higher Education"This time?! What about in January where they should have been there? February, March April..............?
And in the Eastern Cape - is there a conspiracy against the Ministry there too? Many many schools don't yet have books...."
Paula Whitaker replied to sylvia hammond's discussion Mary Metcalfe and call centre to support Limpopo school book distribution in the group Basic and Higher Education"Thanks Sylvia. The Department of Education should never have "let" Mary Metcalfe "go." And I am pleased that there is a plan forward - not just talk and promises. Please let her come to the Eastern Cape…"
Paula Whitaker replied to Jacqueline Klem's discussion Services SETA Assessor/s + Moderator/s required urgetly for US's 14522 (242585) + 10053 +10622+ 10067 in the group Assessors & Moderators"We just cannot sit back and let this happen. I am going to bring this up with APPEDT. I have tried appealing to the SETA!!"
Paula Whitaker replied to Jacqueline Klem's discussion Services SETA Assessor/s + Moderator/s required urgetly for US's 14522 (242585) + 10053 +10622+ 10067 in the group Assessors & Moderators"Hi Jacqueline. Contact Des or Marco @fezaprint.co.za for assessors and moderators, they seem to have many independent ones for this kind of work!
It is SUCH a pity about the Services SETA - they have slowed down their services unbelievably. What…"
Paula Whitaker replied to sylvia hammond's discussion The Constitutional Right to Education in the group The Basic and Higher Education Discussion Group"Fascinating and ironically comforting if that makes any sense?!
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- I am one of the directors of Triple E Training and look after all public relations including tenders, events, publications and liaisons with educational institutions. Triple E Training has offered Maths and English and Business-related courses from ABET to NQF 4, for nearly 19 years. I am passionate about people development.
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- At 12:26 on August 9, 2010,
ContributorAnnatjie Erasmus said… - Hi Paula, do you have any information on the new Foundational Learning component which will be a compulsory component for all learners wishing to enter programmes quality assured by the QCTO? Thanks, Annatjie
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