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Seven sought-after engineering skills
[Bellah Nxumalo] There is a strong South African demand for engineering candidates with seven skills topping the list... read


E-learning
E-learning makes basic employment skills available to all

Dr Elsamari Botha

The exponential rate of information has led to the creation of a new kind of educator: low-cost, on-demand, short-length education providers, providing courses on everything from gardening to robotics at lower costs than traditional universities and colleges... read
Higher Education
SA university hall torched in latest campus attack
South African university authorities said Monday that the firebombing of an auditorium in Johannesburg was part of an "organised set of attacks" targeting educational institutions... read
Equatorial Guinea launches oil and gas technical training programme
Equatorial Guinea is to launch an oil and gas technical training programme, covering critical industry disciplines, which will see students spend two years in Canada at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT Polytechnic)... read
B.Com Fashion launches at Lisof
Lisof, a fashion design school and retail education institution, has announced its newly accredited B.Com Fashion Degree, commencing January 2017... read
Business schools attract more African applicants
Local business schools are continuing to experience an unusually high number of applications, in keeping with a global trend that is making this field of study even more competitive, both from within the country's borders and from the rest of Africa... read
Stanford Seed launches in Kenya
Stanford Seed, a Stanford Graduate School of Business-led initiative committed to enabling business owners to lead their regions to greater prosperity, has launched in Kenya... read
Wits honours top accounting students
The University of Witwatersrand's School of Accountancy recently honoured top performing students for their outstanding academic talent with prizes sponsored by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)... read
PhD Scholarship programme launches in Mauritius
The Planet Earth Institute (PEI) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) initiative, in partnership with the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), has launched 'Her Excellency Mrs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim PhD Scholarship Programme' in Mauritius. Additional partners will be announced in due course... read
Inscape Education Group Open Day

Issued by Inscape Education Group

Inscape Education Group will be hosting their National Open Day on 20 and 21 May and invites learners, educators and parents to come and experience their unique culture and commitment to quality design education... read
Celebration of language diversity in Africa at Wits Language School Africa Week

Issued by Wits Language School

This week is Africa Week at Wits University, part of the celebrations around Africa Day on 25 May which commemorates the founding of the Organisation for African Unity (OAU), which then became the African Union (AU)... read
GSB applications now open!

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) is currently accepting applications for the 2017 academic year and will be hosting information sessions locally and internationally from May to October... read
Milpark Education launches new student-centric website

Issued by Milpark Education

Milpark Education, a leading private higher education institution in South Africa, has presented its local and international community with a new, modern, and user-friendly website... read
'UJ arsonists will be jailed'
Primary & Secondary Education
Programme aims to inform on regulations for scholar transport
Over the next three months, councillors from the City of Cape Town will engage with schools and crèches regarding regulations for those who are paid to transport children... read
Skills Training
Top chef awarded Mentorship Award
Executive chef of the Cullinan Hotel Tsogo Sun in Cape Town, Henrico Grobbelaar, has recently been awarded the Mentorship Award by TPHS in Stellenbosch... read
Africa
Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy
Africa Code Week 2016, a large digital literacy initiative organised on the African continent, will run from 15-23 October, with thousands of free coding workshops and online training... read
More Africa
Business
Neuromarketing: From design studio to C-suite

Leigh Andrews

The 'silo mentality' is slowly but surely falling away in ad agencies - now that collaborative business mindset is spreading across all industries. Here's why your marketing strategy needs to follow suit and become a top-line conversation... read
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New events to diarise
Back to School Party 2016 - 23 Jun 2016, Durban
Join Adopt-a-School for its first Back-to-School Party fundraising dinner hosted by Cyril Ramaphosa. All funds raised go directly to supporting disadvantaged schools across South Africa. Read more >>



French and Portuguese classes
LinguoEvents - 21 May 2016 to 23 Jul 2016, Johannesburg


Small business workshop and assessment
CGPsychometry - 4 Jun 2016, Pretoria


Upcoming events
Online and eLearning Conference - 24 May 2016 to 26 May 2016, Johannesburg
Online and eLearning conference and workshops -achieve elearning results and boost your bottom line. This is the event for eLearning professionals. Taking place on 24-26 May 2016 in Johannesburg. Read more >>

Excellence in Administration Summit
Inard Training & Development - 18 May 2016 to 20 May 2016, Johannesburg


Handling conflict in the workplace
Sobethu (Pty) LTD - 19 May 2016 to 20 May 2016, Johannesburg


Communications strategy and skill
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) - 23 May 2016 to 25 May 2016, Johannesburg


Health systems strengthening for improved HIV and TB outcomes
Enterprises Univeristy of Pretoria - 23 May 2016 to 27 May 2016, Pretoria


Mediation training
ADR Network SA - 23 May 2016 to 27 May 2016, Johannesburg | 23 May 2016 to 27 May 2016, Durban | 23 May 2016 to 27 May 2016, Cape Town


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