Entries by The Education community of South Africa

Sacap steps up to help address SA’s need for teachers

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2209/669550.png" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Sacap steps up to help address SA's need for teachers" align="left" loading="lazy"><p>The delivery of quality education remains the single most critical factor in the attainment of true individual freedom and the improvement in the quality of living for all. Despite massive government investments and wave after wave of curriculum reform there has been scant progress made in the provision of quality teaching and learning in South Africa. The enduring poor performance of the country's learners in national and international standardised tests attests to insufficient improvement of actual skills and knowledge, and an education system that falls short of being transformative.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/231385.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=231385">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust ignites learner interest with career guidance expo hosted in Diepsloot

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2209/669472-208x117.jpg" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust ignites learner interest with career guidance expo hosted in Diepsloot" align="left" loading="lazy"><p>The <a href="https://www.cyrilramaphosafoundation.org/project/cret/" target="_blank">Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET)</a> hosted its annual Career Guidance Day for learners at the Diepsloot Combined School on Tuesday, 23 August 2022. The event was held in collaboration with Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Adopt-a-School, and the foundation's Thari programme which supports vulnerable children.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/498/231362.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=498&ct=1&ci=231362">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

Eset helps secure a digitally literate future for young South Africans

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2209/669450-208x117.jpg" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Eset helps secure a digitally literate future for young South Africans" align="left" loading="lazy"><p>Ahead of International Literacy Day on 8 September, stories about South Africa's poor literacy rates take the spotlight. And the <a href="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-09-13-south-africas-literacy-rates-plunge-deeper-as-learning-time-is-lost/" target="_blank">statistics</a> are sadly alarming - eight out of ten grade 4 learners can't read for meaning, while the adult literacy rate is 87%. Digital literacy is equally challenging, especially given that only <a href="https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2019-11-20-fixed-lines-needed-to-bridge-digital-divide" target="_blank">10%</a> of homes have internet access.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/498/231358.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=498&ct=1&ci=231358">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

Co-designing the future of African healthcare

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2209/669539-208x117.jpg?5" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Source: Supplied. Dr Allan Pamba, the Africa network lead of the EMEA-LATAM countries at Roche Diagnostics." align="left" loading="lazy"><br><span >Source: Supplied. Dr Allan Pamba, the Africa network lead of the EMEA-LATAM countries at Roche Diagnostics.&lt;/span><p>There are approximately 1.4 billion people in Africa, with a median age of 20. The potential for economic<br>growth on our singular continent is any global economy's dream. To fully unlock this demographic dividend,<br>we would do well by creating working partnerships that accelerate our investments in the education and<br>health of this population.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/410/148/231329.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=410&c=148&ct=1&ci=231329">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>