Higher education will continue to be placed at the centre of government’s transformation agenda, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday. “The student movement has correctly put the issue of higher education at the centre of our transformation agenda. We cannot hope to grow and develop without the skills and […]
Monthly Archives: Oct 2017
On 14 January 2016 President Jacob Zuma established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the feasibility of making higher education and training fee-free in South Africa. The Commission was chaired by Justice Arthur Heher, assisted by Adv. Gregory Ally and Ms Leah Thembisile Khumalo. The Commission was expected to complete […]
President to Release University Fees Report Next Week
24 October 2017 Authors: Jacques M. de Villiers[1]; Lynn L. Duke[2]; Peter J. Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen[3] I. INTRODUCTION One often hears that South Africa is part of the Knowledge Economy and that the country is on the verge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. A recent survey conducted by […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Highlighting the South African Skills Crisis
In the article, What Is Considered To Be ‘Fair’ in a Disciplinary Hearing?, we discussed the conditions necessary for a disciplinary hearing to be considered to be fair. What this means is that to pass muster, a disciplinary hearing must possess the quality of procedural fairness. It must also be […]
The Importance of Procedural Fairness in Dismissals
There are various vacancies available at Northlink College. Senior Manager: Education and Training – Campus Managers [x2 Posts] – Physical Facilities Resource Manager – Student Support Services Manager – Marketing Manager – Labour Relations Officer Click here for details on these job vacancies
Vacancies at Northlink College
Stats SA have released the official report into the financial statistics of higher education institutions. One of the key findings was that the higher education institutions had a cash surplus of R1 628 million for the 2016 financial year. The amount has increased from R731 million in 2015. This statistical […]
Financial statistics of higher education institutions report released
I am doing research since 2004 on teaching and learning which led to my book: The DNA of Great Teachers from which Thinking Tools emanated. I am training parents, children, students and teachers on Thinking Tools. Marionette Maart is from Paarl. See her feedback on Youtube after starting to […]
This is how learners learn using Thinking Tools (Afrikaans)
Herewith please find an invitation on behalf of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) for participation in SAQA’s 2017 NQF Impact Study. SAQAs 2017 NQF Impact Study The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Act of 2008 (Section 13[k(i) – (ii)] mandates the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) to: “Conduct or commission […]