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Strategies that can assist in generating SA's skills base
Digitalisation poses challenges to governments, corporates and employees themselves as they struggle to prepare for a new way of doing business... read more>>
SA youth heading to Brazil for WorldSkills competition
21 young vocational Skills Ambassadors will be representing South Africa at the prestigious WorldSkills International Skills competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August 2015... read more>>
Applications open for Falling Walls Lab 2015
Falling Walls and A.T. Kearney are looking for South African researchers and entrepreneurs, thinkers and founders who can break down walls in science, economics and society... read more>>
E-learning
Playing is an important way of learning
It can easily be said that children use playing as a vehicle to learn through exploration, imagination and investigation... read more>>
E-Libraries programme launched
Vodacom and Huawei together with the Department of Basic Education and the Nelson Mandela Foundation launched their e-Libraries programme... read more>>
Higher Education
EMENDY College Bursary at Mediatech Africa
EMENDY College, an exhibitor at the 2015 Mediatech Africa Expo, and will be giving away a full bursary for one of its courses, worth R60,000... read more>>
UJ Top Under 35 CA award finalists shaping our future
Two young University of Johannesburg (UJ) academics have been named by SAICA as finalists for the Top 35 - under 35 Chartered Accountants Award.. read more>>
New council to take nursing back to former glory
The new council for the North West College of Nursing is expected to take the nursing profession back to its former glory, says provincial Health MEC Magome Masike... read more>>
GIBS in collaboration with LeadSA volunteer their time to local NGOs for Mandela Day

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science

In honour of Madiba's 97th birthday, the Gordon Institute of Business Science coaches and faculty members will be volunteering two hours of their time on 17 July at the Illovo campus... read more>>
Varsities in SA hit Brics wall
Primary & Secondary Education
Schools to benefit from Collect-a-Book drive
This Mandela Month Collect-a-Can and partners, ReaderLympics, Biblionef and Pan Macmillan, are reaching out to underprivileged primary schools with an exciting Collect-a-Book drive... read more>>
Inspired educator takes life lessons to new heights
The strong focus on education development in South Africa immediately draws attention to the needs and the progress of the children... read more>>
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to help keep girls in school
Research shows that, in South Africa, most impoverished girls miss up to 50 days of school annually due to menstrual hygiene-related challenges. For the past eight years Procter & Gamble has successfully run the Always Keeping Girls in School initiative, which aims to... read more>>
Business
Nearly finished the business plan

Chris Brewer

Last week I wrote about setting objectives, but we also have to consider the two integral parts that make the setting of objectives possible. And this, naturally, includes strategies and forecasting... read more>>
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New events to diarise
UCT GSB Information Sessions - Cape Town - 21 Jul 2015 to 3 Dec 2015, Cape Town
UCT GSB is hosting admissions events in Cape Town during 2015 for prospective students to find out more. Read more >>

Programme in legislative drafting
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria - 21 Jul 2015 to 17 Nov 2015, Pretoria

Teen entrepreneur awaken the giant in you
Teen Entrepreneur SA - 25 Jul 2015, Cape Town

A comprehensive statistics course using Stata
Centre for Statistical Analysis and Research-CESAR - 27 Jul 2015 to 31 Jul 2015, Braamfontein | 7 Sep 2015 to 11 Sep 2015, Cape Town

Introduction to desktop publishing and design
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 27 Jul 2015 to 9 Nov 2015, Johannesburg | 27 Jul 2015 to 9 Nov 2015, Durban | 27 Jul 2015 to 9 Nov 2015, Cape Town | 27 Jul 2015 to 9 Nov 2015, Pretoria

Cisco-certified networking associate ver 5.0
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria - 28 Jul 2015 to 31 May 2016, Pretoria

Introduction to urban and regional planning
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria - 29 Jul 2015 to 31 Jul 2015, Pretoria

Kwazulu-Natal Student Conference
PRISA - 31 Jul 2015, Durban

Vega School Open Day
Vega School of Brand Leadership - 1 Aug 2015, Johannesburg | 1 Aug 2015, Durban | 1 Aug 2015, Cape Town | 1 Aug 2015, Pretoria

Creative writing for the media
PRISA - 11 Aug 2015 to 13 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Fleet management course
TransAuto Group - 17 Aug 2015 to 20 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Effective Speaking and Presentation Skills
Maurice Kerrigan Africa - 15 Jul 2015 to 17 Jul 2015, Johannesburg | 22 Jul 2015 to 24 Jul 2015, Johannesburg | 22 Jul 2015 to 24 Jul 2015, Durban | 11 Aug 2015 to 13 Aug 2015, Johannesburg | 18 Aug 2015 to 20 Aug 2015, Johannesburg | 24 Aug 2015 to 26 Aug 2015, Johannesburg | 7 Sep 2015 to 9 Sep 2015, Johannesburg | 9 Sep 2015 to 11 Sep 2015, Cape Town | 21 Sep 2015 to 23 Sep 2015, Johannesburg | 28 Sep 2015 to 30 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

PLCs and SCADA Systems
IDC Technologies - 15 Jul 2015 to 16 Jul 2015, Midrand, Johannesburg

PFMA supply chain management bid adjudication
Continuing Education at University of Pretoria - 15 Jul 2015 to 17 Jul 2015, Pretoria

Reputation risk management masterclass
The Reputation Go-to Guy - 16 Jul 2015 to 17 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

Empower self defence workshop
Empower Self Defence - 18 Jul 2015, Cape Town

Digital marketing short course
Red and Yellow School - 20 Jul 2015 to 28 Jul 2015, Cape Town | 3 Aug 2015 to 11 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Essentials of broadcast management short course
Sol Plaatje Institute, Rhodes University - 20 Jul 2015 to 24 Jul 2015, Grahamstown

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