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Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04

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Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May. 16 May 2013 14:10

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Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one coveted ticket to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32

Denel seeks top engineering and technical graduates

The defence industry is positioning itself more prominently to attract a greater share of top engineering and technical graduates produced by South Africa's university and higher education system. 9 May 2013 07:06

Boomtown launches work-experience scheme

In 2012, it was reported that 600,000 graduates in South Africa were unable to find employment and unable to put into practice what they had learnt. With the gulf between university and the workplace not helping students, it's the vision of private enterprises that must lead the development of tomorrow's talent. 8 May 2013 13:47

Liberty tackle youth unemployment

The Youth Employment Accord is a multi-billion Rand pact undertaken by public and private entities to create employment and training opportunities for inexperienced job seekers. Liberty, along with other companies, pledged its support for this initiative at the signing ceremony held in April this year. 7 May 2013 09:24

Volkswagen wins skills development award

Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has recently won the coveted Skills Development Award at the 12th annual Oliver Empowerment Awards, which identify and acknowledge empowerment leadership and innovation. The awards celebrate companies and individuals in the public and private sectors that excel in job creation, entrepreneurship and enterprise development. 6 May 2013 16:44

Sleight-of-hand magic course to be held in Cape Town

Cape Town's adult aspirant magicians are set to learn the mystical art of sleight-of-hand magic at the fingertips of 2012 South African Close-up Magic champion, Steve Sandomierski, at the College of Magic in Claremont from Thursday, 9 May to Thursday, 6 June, 2013. 6 May 2013 12:30

Implications of changes in Seta Grant Regulations

The Seta Grant Regulations were gazetted on 3 December, 2012, and the many changes came into effect on 1 April 2013. Dionne Kerr, CEO and founder of Siyakha Consulting notes that it's imperative for business to understand and apply these changes if they are to ensure optimal return on investment. 6 May 2013 07:36

Browns Learnership Academy students graduate

The first two groups of students who attended the Browns Learnership Academy have graduated and are ready to take the South African jewellery industry to new heights. The first 18 graduates received their certificates at a ceremony at Browns Head Office in Randburg recently and many of them have already accepted full-time positions in the company. 2 May 2013 07:23

Stringent measures to achieve clean audit

Government has reiterated its commitment to fight against corruption and improve the audit status of Government Departments. 29 Apr 2013 11:06

Zuma tells South Africans to be proud

[Chris Bathembu] President Jacob Zuma began his major Freedom Day speech on Saturday by telling South Africans to look back with pride as a nation because the struggle for national liberation achieved its primary purpose. 29 Apr 2013 10:25

SA to enter the 'Olympics' of skills training

The Services Sector Education and Training Authority hopes that the launch of World Skills South Africa in Cape Town will encourage young people to take up skills training and education. 24 Apr 2013 09:21

Enterprise learning: trends that will shape the workplace

Merely recruiting to fill a skills gap within organisations is no longer the whole answer. The true and complete answer lies in recruiting the right people, and developing them through learning. 22 Apr 2013 07:15