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Editorials

Higher Education Ministers in need of support.

It would be all too easy to criticise the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) right now, however, it is very clear from the wording of the documents issued by the department that the complexity of the skills development domain is not clearly understood. Firstly, there was the question of the Ministerial title – Minister of Higher Education – it appeared that skills development was forgotten.

Right to Basic Education: consequences of SA State failure to meet its Constitutional obligation

Imagine your school child walking home from school - in the dark, along a notoriously dangerous, unlit road. An eleven year old school boy was left behind in Simonstown when the Golden Arrow bus driver refused to let him board with his two siblings. He could not find his card. His home is in Khayelitsha – 35 kilometres away

https://www.kaya959.co.za/news/golden-arrow-bus-services-suspends-driver-for-refusing-11-year-old-on-board/

The Use of Language – or Injudicious Wording – in PSET

https://www.freepik.com/free-ai-image/view-fantasy-pirate-ship_186024205.htm#fromView=image_sear

Linking the skill of persuasion with Stellenbosch University Senate decision

This Editorial comment arises from three recent personal encounters: my reading of an article on how to persuade others to change their opinion; reflections on a robust interaction I had with a shopper in a queue; and watching an interview with Minister Blade Nzimande on the recent Stellenbosch University Senate decision to reject a call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Questioning the value of 30 years of Freedom

Reflecting upon the concept of freedom today (27 April 2024), Minister of Social Development Ms. Lindiwe Zulu made the point that freedom was never free. The Minister highlights the cost of the achievement of freedom ...

Colleges deregistration – questioning not the “what” but the “how” and the “when”

During the week leading up to the Easter long weekend, education and training practitioners and local media were abuzz as news circulated that 4 colleges of the Educor Group, namely: Damelin, Intec, CityVarsity, and Lyceum had been de-registered by the Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET).

Why are SDFs so undervalued - given the complexity of their role?

In the beginning, Skills Development Facilitators (SDFs) were central to the implementation of skills development. Employers were required to register an SDF, who would register with the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) covering that sector of the economy.

Why our Workplaces are not Learning Places - skills development bureaucracy fails workplace reality

The Background

In the week 4th – 8th March, 2023 a letter ostensibly from OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse) was posted on Facebook. To say it caused a stir is an under-statement.

Call to identify Legacy Skills Programmes requiring extension past June 2024

The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) is one of three Quality Councils created by the National Qualifications Framework Act of 2008, and responsible for sub-frameworks of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).

Skills development to support those who missed out on Matric

Last week was dominated by the Matric results – officially, the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results. President Ramaphosa’s newsletter today (22 January 2023) described the 82.9% pass rate as a “stellar achievement”, and the Department of Basic Education is proud of the progress that has been made - the pass rate has risen from 78% ten years ago.

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