Numeracy: The key to unlocking a healthy, productive life

Numeracy: The key to unlocking a healthy, productive life

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.
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

Omni introduces next wave of digital transformation with ed-tech partner, P4P

Omni introduces next wave of digital transformation with ed-tech partner, P4PThe 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!
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

#Newsmaker: Bongeka Sigoso awarded Nnete Modise Bursary

#Newsmaker: Bongeka Sigoso awarded Nnete Modise BursaryBongeka Sigoso has recently been awarded the Nnete Modise Bursary to complete her marketing degree at Red & Yellow Creative School of Business.
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

Wits University’s transformation agenda places focus on female leaders

Wits University's transformation agenda places focus on female leadersWits University has launched a programme that seeks to change the gender and racial profile of leaders in academia.
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

Wits University’s transformation agenda places focus on female leaders

Wits University's transformation agenda places focus on female leadersWits University has launched a programme that seeks to change the gender and racial profile of leaders in academia.
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

Applications open for Shoprite Retail Business Management and Pharmacy bursaries

Applications open for Shoprite Retail Business Management and Pharmacy bursariesThe Shoprite Group has opened bursary applications for its Retail Business Management and Pharmacy students for the 2022 academic year.
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University

New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West UniversityThe 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.
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

WeThinkCode_ calls for applications from candidates in KZN

WeThinkCode_ calls for applications from candidates in KZNWeThinkCode_ software programming academy is inviting potential candidates in the KwaZulu-Natal region to apply to its tuition-free, two-year software programming course which starts in July. This comes after the opening of the academy's Durban campus
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

Unisa disburses NSFAS allowances for returning students

Unisa disburses NSFAS allowances for returning studentsThe University of South Africa (Unisa) has started disbursing allowances to National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funded returning students.
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by

Unisa disburses NSFAS allowances for returning students

Unisa disburses NSFAS allowances for returning studentsThe University of South Africa (Unisa) has started disbursing allowances to National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funded returning students.
Read more... | Send to a friend

/by