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April 2013
Workshop Report on Umalusi consultative meet…
On the 16 April 2013 Umalusi held a consultative workshop for service providers. A key announcement was the changes to accreditation of service providers. From the 1 May 2013 accreditation will now…
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Workshop Report on Umalusi consultative meet…
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February 2013
Opening Pathways Between the Three South Afr…
Introduction. I compared the “Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework as revised, dated January 2013, distributed by the CHE” with the “Background Document for the Joint Meeting of the Directo…
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Opening Pathways Between the Three South Afr…
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The Big Issue - 25 January - 24 February 2013
Have you ever woken up after a few hours sleep and not been able to go back to sleep again? You probably either lay in bed tossing and turning, or woke up your partner, put the light on to read a bo…
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The Big Issue - 25 January - 24 February 2013
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Why are people afraid of making mistakes or…
Once we realise that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes”. - George Soros.
So simple, yet so many people feel that…
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Why are people afraid of making mistakes or…
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August 2012
Friday Joke - RETIRED HUSBAND!
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New Employment Regulations 2013
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Contextualising training materials
After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Tygervalley.
Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out.…
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We will no longer accept a doctor's certificate as proof of sickness. If you are able to get to the doctor, you are able to come to…
It is rather frustrating when consultants who evaluate training materials on behalf of quality assurance bodies claim that the materials have not been contextualised when clearly they do not know…
Blog Contextualising training materials 9 Likes AN OPEN LETTER TO THE APPETD Dear Mr Segopolo, Thank you for the opportunity to explain what Mentornet as a private provider expects from the APPETD. Perhaps the best way to go about this would be to explain to you why we joined… Discussion AN OPEN LETTER TO THE APPETD 1 LikeJuly 2012
Verification in Higher Education
We sometimes discuss issues without really knowing exactly what it entails and how it should be done. Take verification (external moderation) as an example. We recently discussed this on Skills Unive…
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Verification in Higher Education
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Paying the price for not attending to those…
Dear all -
Below are a few ideas regarding our view/attitude towards dealing with those small tasks, with an invitation to share your ideas.
The small things/tasks that don't get done - we all have t…
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Paying the price for not attending to those…
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Who is to blame for problems in education?
Politicians have always used blame as a way of getting at their opponents and predecessors. After all, it is much easier than always doing things right.
Some of you probably know the story of the man…
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Who is to blame for problems in education?
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June 2012
The Great Training Robbery
The Great Training Robbery
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Peter Gilbert CEO HR Chally…
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How can we assist our unemployed youth?
I have been corrresponding with Derrick Medupe Mabunda on the forum topic related to wage subsidies - (have a look at this before you go any furter). In the light of my discussion with Derrick and hi…
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How can we assist our unemployed youth?
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To change the world we need to change our th…
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REQUIRED ETHICAL AND BEHAVIOUR STANDARDS
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To change the world we need to change our th…
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REQUIRED ETHICAL AND BEHAVIOUR STANDARDS
The people of South Africa have a right to expect the highest level of ethics, honesty and integrity in the behaviour of all leaders, Government Ministers, Politicians and any holder of public…
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Some advice please
Please assist with some advice. I have just joined the group.
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Some advice please
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March 2012
Labour Brokers - Whose choice is it?
I listened with interest yesterday to the reasons why some people, participating in the strike, gave for objecting to Labour Brokers. What was of interest was that those objecting were currently empl…
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Labour Brokers - Whose choice is it?
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February 2012
are you always true to yourself?
It is important to be true to yourself at all times for the simple reason – if you cannot be true to yourself you can never be true to others.
When you interact with others, friends, colleagues, neig…
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are you always true to yourself?
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