Public schools to close from Monday as Covid-19 cases riseWith the country entering the eye of the Covid-19 storm, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the closure of public schools for the next four weeks.
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DBE puts final touches on coding curriculumBasic Education Minster Angie Motshekga says government is putting the final touches on the coding and robotics curriculum developed for Grades R-9, which is due for completion by the end of July.
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Roll-out of general education certificate scheduled for 2023Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the first roll-out of the General Education Certificate (GEC) is scheduled for 2023.
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Be a hero for the 'sheroes' this #WomensMonth on Biz#WomensMonth | Your invitation to be among the sheroes, SHE-E-Os, fempreneurs and fempire builders of South Africa and the rest of Africa, with the annual #WomensMonth Content Feature this August on Biz.
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Ghanaian industrial training project builds skills for future economy - reportA six-year project to develop industrial skills among Ghana's workforce has improved the engineering and manufacturing skills of young people, promoted economic competitiveness and contributed to an improvement in the quality of life of beneficiaries and a reduction in poverty, according to an African Development Bank report issued on 15 July 2020.
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The impact of Covid-19 on employability in higher educationAs South Africa celebrated Youth Month, we all know that youth unemployment is one of the country's greatest challenges. This has all been unfortunately amplified in our current Covid-19 context. However, hope remains as some higher education institutions that focus on employability as a key part of the learning process, which is something more traditional institutions can learn from.
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Learn unlearn relearn - Lifelong learning for the fourth industrial revolutionThe idea of a fourth industrial revolution (4IR) builds on how various stages of the industrialisation of labour have been categorised. Underlying every revolution has been the maturing and integration of scientific advances, whether Newton's Laws of Motion, using steam to drive engines, discoveries in the fields of electricity, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, the transistor or artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics.
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Learn unlearn relearn - Lifelong learning for the fourth industrial revolutionThe idea of a fourth industrial revolution (4IR) builds on how various stages of the industrialisation of labour have been categorised. Underlying every revolution has been the maturing and integration of scientific advances, whether Newton's Laws of Motion, using steam to drive engines, discoveries in the fields of electricity, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, the transistor or artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics.
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Student accommodation: Designing for the new normalThe Covid-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty for the country's higher education sector. In addition to the cost of shifting to online learning, massive losses in revenue and unpredictable 2021 enrolments will see universities face increasing financial strain. For current and prospective students, lockdown-related job losses will impact their families' ability to afford fees and accommodation. The provision of well-designed, affordable student housing could hold the key to the future of higher learning in South Africa.
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Covid-19 fast-tracks ECD practitioner development to include more digitally-enabled learningThe Covid-19 induced lockdown and the need for social distancing have prompted a review of approach in training Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners to include greater use of digital platforms.
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