Your career needs a fresh start?
Right, you got your bonus in December so that's under the bridge and now you are feeling sort of...you know...restless. So rather than the devil you know, you are coming around to the thought that this could be a good time to make a change.
Well before you do, Juliette Attwell has some words of advice for you, on
making a fresh start and she also clarifies what constitutes valid reasons for leaving your present job.
Still on careers, it seems managers at Telkom might be wise to dust of their CVs and update them because it appears that
up to 1,000 managers may face the axe. Some cuts were apparently expected, but Telkom's chief executive, Sipho Maseko's comments to the Bloomberg news agency suggest deeper and more far-reaching cuts than many had imagined.
Planning a trip to Limpopo? Make sure you get your anti-malaria medication beforehand and make sure you are aware of the symptoms. Why? Because the Limpopo authorities have
issued a travel warning, following a malaria outbreak.
Finally...some good news, and let's hope it stays that way and doesn't degenerate into the 'tragic-comic' farce of last year...It is reported that...wait for it...
the delivery of school textbooks is on track for 2014.
It is common knowledge that supplying textbooks to learners countrywide is fraught with
challenges. Let's make sure what happened last year never happens again.
Our school children deserve every chance they can get.
Rod Baker, Content Director
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 | African EduWeek returns to Johannesburg from 10-11 July 2014 at the Sandton International Convention Centre and this year's theme is "Empowering teachers to deliver quality education everywhere". Read more >>
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 | Isaac Mahlangu Universities are forking out more than R200-million in bursaries and scholarships for first-year students around the country. Read more >>
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 | When the 2013 National Senior Certificate examination results were released many matriculants discovered that they may not be able to attend university in South Africa in 2014, but the University of the People now offers newfound hope. Read more >>
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 | Wits students towered head and shoulders above the rest in the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa examination held in October 2013. Read more >>
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 | Sydney Masinga North West youths had up until Friday (10 January 2014) to apply for 71 bursaries worth about R21m to study skills that are scarce in the province. Read more >>
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 | The Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, and the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand, Professor Adam Habib, have announced the launch of the Wits Equality Scholarships. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Boston College Boston City Campus is hosting a team of six MBA students from Harvard Business School as part of a required first-year course, Field Immersion Experience for Leadership Development (FIELD). Read more >>
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 | Issued by Open Window New career opportunities are being discovered constantly in the world of visual communication and with buzz terms like digital designer and app designer, innovative thinkers with unique skill combinations are changing the creative landscape in many different industries. Read more >>
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 | With the 2014 school year beginning tomorrow, Brand South Africa has urged all teachers to deliver quality education for the growth and development of the country. Read more >>
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 | Bekezela Phakathi SA runs the risk of becoming "dangerously elitist" and of "throwing away" half of its young people that fail to get at least 50% in matric examinations‚ Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said. Read more >>
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 | A shortage of textbooks for blind pupils and lack of enough teachers for deaf pupils has been cited as one of the reasons for the low pass rate at a special needs school. Read more >>
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 | An independent school for disadvantaged children has beaten the national matric pass rate of 78% with 97% of its learners matriculating, showing that a holistic approach to education is the right formula for success. Read more >>
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 | Karl Gernetzky‚ Bekezela Phakathi and Sue Blaine As pupils and schools celebrated a record 78.2% matric pass rate‚ data from the Department of Basic Education underlined the grim fact that almost three-quarters of those who qualified for university study did not meet the minimum requirements for the degrees that meet scarce skills. Read more >>
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 | In order to find meaningful employment, children require a sound basis in schooling that readies them for tertiary education, says Scott Field, chief financial officer at FedGroup. Read more >>
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 | The Nordex Education Trust, the South African empowerment arm of German turbine-manufacturer Nordex donated a R250,000 tent to Gospel Church of Power in Africa in Gugulethu, Cape Town and a further R250,000 to Chaeli Campaign, a NPO based in Plumstead Cape Town at the beginning of December 2013. Read more >>
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 | The umbrella body for schools governing bodies says the announcement of the 2013 National Senior Certificate results is an indication that the quality of the education system is "stabilising". Read more >>
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 | Sid Peimer Face it. Today everything is so connected and time to market so short, that the only real competitive advantage that has slowly crept up on us, is innovation. The surge of interconnected ICT has also fuelled the fire. Read more >>
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Despondent and frustrated matriculants of the class of 2013 should consider the National Youth Skills Development Programme if admission to tertiary institution or a place in the job market has suddenly become a pipe dream. The development programme has set itself a target of creating more than 84000 jobs for unemployed young South Africans this year alone. Read more >>
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 | More than 86 social development initiatives from across South Africa will be unveiled at the ACTIVATE! Youth Leadership Network's annual Innovation Showcase in Johannesburg on 17 and 18 January 2014. Read more >>
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 | The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) Arts Journalism Programme is for the 12th year set to help journalists, other writers and arts practitioners expand their arts journalism skills. Read more >>
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 | After 18 months of intensive scientific, engineering and technical training, 73 Rand Water Academy (RWA) graduates are expected to start reaping the fruits of their labour and persevere towards becoming registered professionals. Read more >>
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 | A Ghanaian information and communications technology expert urged the government to place ICT as well as technical and vocational skills in its education and skills development programmes to enhance socio-economic. Read more >>
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 | John French It's that time of year again. January is the month when goal-oriented people reflect on the past 365 days, examine their past successes and failures and decide how this new year they CAN make things better. There is something very significant about the beginning of a new year that causes us to reflect and set goals for future self-development. Read more >>
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 | POWER-GEN Africa and the inaugural DistribuTECH Africa events aim to address local skills shortfalls through a series of in-depth Technical Training workshops to be presented during the conferences and exhibition taking place from 17-19 March 2014 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Read more >>
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 | Every tourism and hospitality establishment has its own plans for 2014; whether you are planning on increasing sales or offering more products to your guests, it all comes down to one thing: customer service. Read more >>
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Strategy Boot Camp - 19 Feb 2014 to 6 Mar 2014 Cape Town,Durban,Johannesburg At last - a course that deals with both the theory and practical application of strategic planning. There is no textbook for the 'real' world. This workshop fills that gap. Read more >>Data Capturer CourseCentre for Statistical Analysis and Research-CESAR - 27 Jan 2014 to 31 Jan 2014 Johannesburg |
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 Quirk Education presents Digital Marketing, a 10-week online course designed for anyone who wants to kick-start or consolidate their digital marketing knowledge. Read more >>Adobe InDesignMultimedia Centre - 16 Jan 2014 to 28 Feb 2014 Boksburg,Cape Town,Durban,Pretoria,Sandton |
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