The university year has drawn to a close and, if you're a new graduate, you're likely in the process of trying to find your first job. Breaking into the labour market can be extraordinarily difficult if you don't know where to begin or how to navigate the professional world...
Jackie Carroll 2 Dec 2019
Human Rights Day offers us the chance to assess the Constitution, and an evaluation of the Constitution's right to education reveals stark results. It is a difficult report card to read...
Jackie Carroll 20 Mar 2019
While South Africa's government faces challenges with providing quality education to all, local businesses have increasingly stepped into the learning gap to upskill their staff...
Jackie Carroll 7 Mar 2019
The final results of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations a critical time in learners' lives as a matric certificate has become a basic requirement for getting a job in South Africa...
Jackie Carroll 8 Jan 2019
As technological advancements continue to drive the global economy, linking the two aspects of learning - literacy and skills development - has become essential...
Jackie Carroll 14 Sep 2018
In early 2018, Media Works and academic publisher Juta and Company launched Effective Leader, a course that aims to help aspiring employees become great leaders...
Jackie Carroll, Juta and Company 14 Aug 2018
Functional illiteracy rates in South Africans over the age of 20 are on the decline. But, this doesn't necessarily point to either a satisfactory education system or an equitable employment environment...
Jackie Carroll 10 Aug 2017
Education is a fundamental human right and the foundation upon which other rights are built on. Without education, an individual cannot realise their full potential...
Jackie Carroll 22 Mar 2017
Today, 8 September 2015, is International Literacy Day and it is a good time to reflect on the value the adult matric will bring to a society, where only 28 out of a 100 school entrants achieve matric...
Jackie Carroll 7 Sep 2015
Underlining the dire state of further education and training in South Africa is a story on the Mail & Guardian website, 'Limpopo youth lose out after R28m skills project grinds to halt'...
Jackie Carroll 11 Aug 2015
Human Rights Day, 21 March serves as a reminder of past injustices and our achievements in working towards an equal society. The right to education is the key to the improvement of people's lives, no matter what life stage they are in...
Jackie Carroll 17 Mar 2015
