March 2012 Blog Posts (42)

Programme Director

Director General of Higher Education and Training, Gwebs Qonde

Prof Ari Sitas

Honoured guests from South Africa and abroad

I’d like to welcome you all to this conference and to thank you for joining us to participate in charting a way forward to revitalise the study of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) in our universities. I’d specially like to welcome our international participants who have come from Zimbabwe, Uganda, Senegal, Russia, India and…

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In a bid to overcome uncertainty facing small and micro brokers, the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) has pledged a partnership with the sector to address their most critical skills needs.

The industry has faced numerous changes in recent years – statutory and otherwise – leading to concerns over the future of small and micro brokers, who have not always had access to helpful skills development material.

Sandra Dunn, INSETA CEO, says that INSETA is…

The existing regulatory systems are complex and difficult to understand.  Post-school education is governed by a variety of legislation and statutory bodies. The system need to be streamlined.  There is no single co-ordinated system in South Africa.  Post-school education is fragmented.  There are no coordination and there is a lack of coherence within  educational provision(Green Paper,2012, p.xii). The Department of Higher Education and Training was established in 2009, bringing together…

As learning professionals we often talk about learning as a structured, qualification-driven experience or perhaps an informal process than qualifies us by experience (QBE), well I think we have forgotten just how powerful adventure and personal challenges can be in driving intense learning about ourselves and the world around us. I know I have forgotten about how much setting a challenge of this scale could take me so much further within myself and in the value I add to this world and…

Date event took place:  17 March 2012  

Many children are struggling to memorise schoolwork and with this need in mind a special training was held in order to assist the children with regards to their study habits.

The following topics were addressed: 

• The importance of studies and completing school – at least Grade 12.
• Goals in life
• Study environment
• Smart study habits
• Study methods – mind-mapping
• Attitude towards your…

SAQA is hosting a Colloquium on the Green Paper at the Midrand Conference Centre, Midrand from 8:00 - 14:00 on 26 March 2012. The topics that will be addressed includes Articulation, Simplification of the NQF and the Simplication of the Quality Assurance system. Speakers from Ireland, Netherlands and South Africa.

COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM

"CONTRIBUTING TO AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO STIMULATE DOMESTIC TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA"

By Don Leffler, Tourism Centre of Excellence, THSBS and a Founding Member of CCTNSA (Countrystyle Community…

With the birth of SAQA, Seta's, unit standards and the dreaded POE's, training providers have been burdened with loads of admnistration, quality standards, impossible demands in terms of learning programme development and of course you know all the rest of it!

I have experienced endless frustration trying to please all stakeholders involved in the process.  The client, the needs of the learner, the Seta's ever shifting goal…

Mobilising citizens and communities to partner with teachers to educate our children

Dear Sylvia

We have received many requests for more information about the School @ the Centre of Community societal change process and specifically the Partner for Possibility leadership development part of the process. I am sure you would know that this makes me very happy as we remain committed to mobilise South…

Are you interested in research on contributing to the welfare and social service fields in South Africa? Are you committed to a developmental welfare approach?

The Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) at the University of Johannesburg, in association with the National Council of Social Services (NACOSS), invites those who meet the criteria to apply for a generous bursary for a Masters level research degree to develop indicators for developmental welfare in the South African…

Deputy President of the Republic, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe;  

NCOP Chairperson, Mr Mninawa Mahlangu; 

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and all Ministers and Deputy Ministers present,

Gauteng Premier, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane; 

Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, 

Councillor Parks Tau;  

Representatives of Chapter 9 Institutions; 

The Dean of the…

A lot of people say “If you can dream it you can do it” is this true? How do you sell yourself and your training business to the world, when you have dreamed it, talked about it and cant stop thinking about it?  

What is your advise? 

People who fail to achieve goals almost always signal their intent to fail by using three little words:

"I will try..."

There are no three words in the English language that are more deceptive, both to the person who says them and the person who hears them.

People who say "I will try" have given themselves permission to fail.  No matter what happens, they can always claim that they "tried."

People who hear "I will try"…

Perhaps there are many of you out there that do not have this happen... but invariably somewhere in the afternoon our energy levels drop. I personally go and sit outside or go for a walk. But here are some tips and tools to help you. Taken from http://www.rd.com/13-things/13-ways-to-beat-the-afternoon-slump-at-work/

If you’re like many people, shortly after lunch your head begins buzzing, your…

As a part of my studies I am busy with this module on learning in the workplace and it makes me sad to see what is happening in some of our schools. 

I read about this school in the Eastern Cape. The classrooms were appalling at Menziwa High School. It lacked significant portions of their walls. Windows were broken or blow out by strong wings exposed.  (Past tense, because the school was burned down)

 Pupils’ anger was ignited into an explosion last…

To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

What is the meaning of Consciousness in business? Contrary to popular belief this is not a foreign concept. We as training professionals can really take this straight into the business environment. The concepts definitions are really very wide, but I would like to just highlight one topic, “being aware of your self”. Wiki has the following definition: Self-Awareness Theory states that when we focus our attention on ourselves, we evaluate and compare our current behavior to our internal…