The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says a total of 1,263,671 students have been assessed as eligible for funding.
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Archive for month: May, 2021
Nizenande Machi, affectionately known as Niz, is a bundle of energy with a spark for life. She's opinionated and sassy, and hell bent on changing negative opinions on SA youth and uplifting South Africa's youth culture. In addition to co-founder of youth development lab, Lucha Lunako, Machi is a learning and development specialist with a particular interest in creating content for African entrepreneurial and leadership development.
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As part of their continued investment into the education of South Africa's learners, BIC stationery is donating pens and pencils to under-resourced schools across the country. This year, the campaign ran from March ending in June 2021, which was made possible through the brand's longstanding 'Buy a Pen, Donate a Pen' initiative.
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Good numeracy is the best protection against unemployment, low wages and poor health.
Andreas Schleicher, the director for Education and Skills at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, said this back in 2013. Eight years later, as we prepare to mark National Numeracy Day, his words are truer than ever - but here in South Africa, the numeracy imperative is even greater.
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The market is saturated with conversations around learning, where the jargon of the day is either online, e-Learning, digital learning or the latest being hybrid learning. Organisations and learning practitioners grapple with how "effective" the transfer of learning takes place in a digital world. Add the complexity of needing to assess learning, against a set of criteria determined by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) the notion that any one platform or training provider can achieve this, nearly seems impossible!
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Bongeka Sigoso has recently been awarded the Nnete Modise Bursary to complete her marketing degree at Red & Yellow Creative School of Business.
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Wits University has launched a programme that seeks to change the gender and racial profile of leaders in academia.
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Wits University has launched a programme that seeks to change the gender and racial profile of leaders in academia.
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The Shoprite Group has opened bursary applications for its Retail Business Management and Pharmacy students for the 2022 academic year.
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The North-West University (NWU) is delighted to announce that Professor Maphahlaganye Jeffrey Mphahlele will join the NWU family in the position of deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation. His appointment was confirmed by the NWU Council recently.
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