August 2011 Blog Posts (53)

Can anyone please help? With regard to the occupational categories would a qualified chef fall under, 3, Technicians and Associate Professionals or 7, Craft and Related Trade?

Dsabled  candidates  for learnership programme.

Stipend available, Must MEET REQ.

-A Citizens

-Unemployed

-Good communication skills

-Locally based 

-Not be studying full time

-Medical certificate stating nature of disability

-Clear criminal record

-Senior Certificate -grade 12 with mathematics

Location:Johannesburg

Closing Date:7 September 2011

Contact Name:Thavashni Holland

Contact Email:…

The Deputy Minister for Higher Education and Training, Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, addressed all women working for the Department of Higher Education and Training today, 30 August 2011. The theme of the meeting is “Writing: Record Your Experiences as a South African Woman”.

The theme talks to the need for women to be writers and record their experiences at work, at home and elsewhere. More than 600 staff members are attending, including Deputy…

Bursaries for full-time studies at approved tertiary institutions are currently offered to persons residing in the greater Cape Metropolitan area and who will be reigstering for an undergraduate/postgraduate degree/diploma in one of the following fields of study in 2012

Please click on the document below to view bursary details.…

We are urgently looking for experienced FETC: Long Term Insurance NQF Level 4 Facilitators and assessors from all provinces.

Please send your and CV to info@workersacademysa.co.za 

In follow-up to the posting on August 11, I would like to announce that the ETDPSETA has finally managed to evaluate my three levels of ABET Literacy programmes and has declared them APPROVED!

Even though I am very thankful to be able to continue with this line of business, I am convinced that the process to comply to the requirements should not be so energy draining and definitely should not take this much time and effort from the client-end to drive the progress. I will continue to…

Would you love people to think of your business name first when they are looking for the product or service that you provide?

Then you really should be using Public Speaking as your marketing tool!

Public speaking and positioning yourself as a Topic Expert is possibly the quickest and most effective shortcut to position yourself as an expert in your industry.  I can tell you that it certainly helped me to build my coaching practice over the…

If you are like most people, chances are you are a procrastinator. Most people procrastinate to some degree or another. The key is not to let procrastination keep you from accomplishing what you have to do or in achieving your goals.

Workplace conflict is unavoidable and can be a time-consuming and costly problem if it is not managed correctly. Despite this, many managers lack the ability to confront conflict and manage employee relationships in their organisations. When broaching the subject of workplace conflict it is important to remember that conflict never works in isolation and thus can quickly spiral out of control if not managed correctly. This is why it is so important to understand what causes conflict in the…

The person most influential in the motivation level of employees is the supervisor or team leader followed by co-workers, support personnel, higher management, and the organization itself, i.e. structure, policies, and systems.  This workshop will help improve communication, increase productivity, promote self-awareness and acceptance of differences, enhance individual and team performance, and reduce conflict.  

Did you know that a recent study…

Dear Sir/Madam

The National Planning Commission [NPC] has just shortly launched what is called NPC JAM in which all South African are called to participate in shaping the "2030 Vision",on the basis of the mandate bestowed to the Commissioners by the Presidency,to put forward solid research,sound evidence and clear recommendations for government.

The event was attended by DJ's,Academics,Youth,Civil Society,NPC,NYDA etc...

A JAM is a collaborative,on-line…

President Jacob Zuma has expressed utmost shock at the death of 14 children and the school bus driver who all perished when a school bus plunged into a river in Knysna, Western Cape, this morning.

"It is tragic beyond words,” President Zuma said.

"On behalf of government and the people of South Africa, let me convey my deepest and sincere condolences to the families of the driver and the children who passed on, to the surviving learners and teachers at…

In what has become an annual event, South African unions are again striking for better wages. While the unions claim wage hikes will reduce inequality, critics say they cause youth unemployment. Union activists say that South Africa is the most unequal society in the world and that their demands seek to fix that.…

South Africans have been urged to take advantage of free legal assistance being offered at the country’s courts and Legal Aid Centres during this week.

These services are being made available to the public as part of the Department of Justice’s Access to Justice Week programme.

The aim of the programme, which is run in partnership with the South African Women Lawyers’ Association, is to provide a platform for women in the legal profession to give back to the…

The Department of Basic Education is strengthening its campaign to attract young people to take up teaching through the Funza Lushaka Bursary initiative.

From next month, the department said that it would “recruit the best of young people to the teaching profession.”

It has also announced that there would be a “more scripted approach to teacher…

Greetings of Peace

Dear Recipients

Whew! South Africa's Ubuntu Spirit knows no bounds. We are indeed making an emphatic continental statement that Africa is coming to the aid of Africans unreservedly. The power is not in the proclamation but in the execution: being the first African agency and the only agency in the world to fly 6 planes into Mogadishu in a two week period delivering 112 tons of aid, gave a very good feel being…