Education & Training South Africa weekly newsletter - 17 Sep 2013

Avoid bad BEE practices

Whether one likes it or not, laws applicable to BEE are in place, and in this article Deon Oberholzer shows you the 10 bad BEE practices that could result in you losing your business.

This must be the only country in the world with a so-called "strike season" - so it's no surprise to learn that the new tyre manufacturing industry negotiations deadlocked.

Doesn't anyone seem to realise that a strike is the last resort, not among the first?

Some might think, with good reason, that this country is becoming a nanny state, and others might be in total agreement with the proposed ban, but in the meantime, the alcohol industry is demanding a say on the bill banning alcohol advertising.

Come on, admit it... our taxis are among our favourite road-users... NOT! So here's a heady little tale of the taxi that shocked police officers.

Rod Baker, Content Director

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One Young World Summit comes to SA

Now in its fourth year, One Young World is the premier global forum for young people of leadership calibre. Described by CNN as the 'junior Davos', One Young World stages an annual summit to gather 1,300 future leaders under the age of 30 from over 180 countries, and for the first time will take place in Africa. Read more >>

MIT, Harvard lead top universities list, UCT at 145

Open for business
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Building a nation of global citizens is the key to education success in SA

[Jonathan McGill] In the World Economic Forum's 2013 Global IT report, South Africa was ranked second last, out of 144 countries, in Maths and Science. For economists, this paints a less than desirable picture of the future and for educators, sheds an even further light on our country's widening education and skills gap. Read more >>

MIT, Harvard lead top universities list, UCT at 145

The United States comes out on top in an authoritative list of international university rankings published Tuesday (10 September), with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University leading the way. Read more >>

SA Charter of Students' Rights and Responsibilities created

South Africa lags behind other parts of the world when it comes to defining the rights of students in a single document. The Bill of Rights covers their most basic rights; however, an opportunity exists to start the process of solidifying rights that are specific to South African students. Read more >>

Private higher education: Expanding access

Two recent developments in SA's education sector have again highlighted the obvious need for greater collaboration between the public and private spheres - a collaboration that is certain to see a dramatic increase in the number of students able to benefit from a quality education, says Dr Felicity Coughlan. Read more >>

International FET college collaboration for cutting-edge learning

[Issued by False Bay College] False Bay College and the College of Cape Town, in collaboration with Haugaland Skole in Norway, will be hosting the second North South VCET ICT Conference at Spier Estate in Stellenbosch, Cape Town, from 9-11 October. Read more >> visit press office >>

Free access to Samsung Virtual Training Academy

Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced that users of its Windows-based PC devices will receive 12 months of free access to the Samsung Virtual Training Academy, offering more than 1000 online courses developed by the Virtual Training Company (VTC). Read more >>

The Fortunate 500 Club launched

Many businesses consider it a notable achievement to be on the Fortune500 list, but there's a new club in town that's more about what companies do with their fortune, than about how much revenue they make. The Fortunate 500 Club has been founded by Leap Science & Maths Schools for corporates who want to partner profit and philanthropy. Read more >>

2nd Annual UWC Entrepreneurship Colloquium
University of the Western Cape - 17 Sep 2013 to 18 Sep 2013 Cape Town

The budgeting, forecasting and costing process
ZARESULTS - 2 Oct 2013 to 3 Oct 2013 Johannesburg

Advanced Sub-Editing
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 8 Oct 2013 to 10 Oct 2013 Cape Town

Proofing and Sub-Editing Basics
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 8 Oct 2013 to 10 Oct 2013 Johannesburg

Mining Economics
Lead Globe Group - 12 Nov 2013 to 13 Nov 2013 Pretoria

Mining Economics
Lead Globe Group - 12 Nov 2013 to 13 Nov 2013 Johannesburg

Flawless Consulting 1: Contracting
Symphonia - 17 Sep 2013 to 18 Sep 2013 Cape Town

2nd FNB Progress Conference on Happiness@Work
Business Results Group - 17 Sep 2013 Johannesburg

Fundamentals of Project Management
Sobethu Learning Solutions - 17 Sep 2013 to 19 Sep 2013 Johannesburg

Partners for Possibility Celebratory Evening
Symphonia for South Africa - 17 Sep 2013 Cape Town

Flawless Consulting 1 - Contracting
Symphonia - 17 Sep 2013 to 18 Sep 2013 Cape Town

Partners for Possibility Celebratory Evening
Symphonia for South Africa - 17 Sep 2013 Cape Town

2nd Annual UWC Entrepreneurship Colloquium
University of the Western Cape - 17 Sep 2013 to 18 Sep 2013 Cape Town

Avoid bad BEE practices

Weekly top stories

Open for business[Issued by Bizcommunity.com]

Annual Steve Biko Bioethics lecture to be delivered by Wits Professor Adam Habib [Issued by Wits University]

Moodle Instructional Design and Support Officer - Cape Town

SA credit amnesty: Consumer liabilities [Michelle Dickens]

Quick meals for Africa [Zeenat Moorad]

Absa's brand journey [Donvay Wegierski]

Grain prices lower after USDA crop report surprise [Helmo Preuss]

R1bn cement project to create more than 2,000 jobs [Sydney Masinga]

Dti trade initiative pays off for Limpopo company [Siphiwe Nyathi]

Practical approaches on how to tackle the global waste problem [Alan Kahn]

[BizCareers] Interview follow-ups and working in PR [Juliette Attwell]

Hidden entitlements: rights of trade unions under Companies Act [Mohsina Chenia and Nicholas Preston]

Cautious optimism among manufacturers [Ntsakisi Maswanganyi]

Survey shows clothing, footwear sales lose momentum [Zeenat Moorad]

New auction boss fills Rael Levitt's shoes [Tina Weavind]

What to look for when working with travel bloggers [Andre Van Kets]

The dark side of Cloud [Rudie Raath]

Can your business continue to deliver, no matter the size of the event? [Kerry Evans]

Madama Butterfly spreads its wings [Eugene Yiga]

Second strike in motor industry stalls vehicle makers' recovery [Alexander Parker]

Open for business
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