There's no doubt about how thrilling the 'college years' are. It's a time of discovery, figuring out your identity outside of school, and of course, learning all that you can so that you can prepare yourself for what you want to get out of life. It's really only when you look back on this time, a few years later, that you can see the value of your tertiary education. And how you might have done things differently to truly get the most out of this experience.
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Archive for month: December, 2021
Image: Supplied</span>As parents, we want our children to be enthusiastic about their learning and enjoy their day-to-day schooling experiences as much as possible. Overall, we aim for them to love their school. Many parents assume that this will happen automatically when we enrol them in a reputable brick-and-mortar school with good facilities, getting their education in the midst of a dynamic and committed school community. However, you can tick all those boxes about the school, and still find that your child is simply not engaged in their learning, or in their school social life.
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The University of Pretoria (UP) is launching its Research Matters science communication platform to help increase the flow of scientific knowledge and fight misinformation in South Africa, across Africa, and around the world.
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Image source: Getty Images</span>The Competition Tribunal has confirmed as an order, a consent agreement with a Gauteng-based school uniform supplier McCullagh and Bothwell (Hyde Park), effectively terminating all exclusive supply agreements on the procurement of school uniforms. The consent order is a culmination of the Competition Commission's advocacy work and years of investigations following complaints received from parents who were forced to buy school uniforms from exclusive selected suppliers. The order will guarantee parents and learners choice and an opportunity to shop around for competitive prices for school uniforms and other learning materials.
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Image source: Getty Images</span>The Competition Tribunal has confirmed as an order, a consent agreement with a Gauteng-based school uniform supplier McCullagh and Bothwell (Hyde Park), effectively terminating all exclusive supply agreements on the procurement of school uniforms. The consent order is a culmination of the Competition Commission's advocacy work and years of investigations following complaints received from parents who were forced to buy school uniforms from exclusive selected suppliers. The order will guarantee parents and learners choice and an opportunity to shop around for competitive prices for school uniforms and other learning materials.
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Image source: Alistair Cotton – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>Head of Project Management in the Presidency, Rudi Dicks, says the first phase of the Basic Education Employment Initiative is one of the biggest public employment programmes South Africa has seen.
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Image source: HONGQI ZHANG – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The 2021 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) guidelines make provision for beneficiaries to utilise their learning material allowances for the purchase of a digital learning device (laptop or tablet).
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As the excitement builds up to the launch of BizTrends 2022, we get behind the speakers confirmed to share their vision of the future via specialised trend forecasting and analysis techniques at BizTrends 02.02.2022 event, an afternoon trend intensive scheduled to take place online Wednesday, 2 February 2022, from 1-5.30pm.
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Education unions stand up for elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work
Education unions stand up for elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work
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