Matrics: don’t settle on study choice before considering this crucial factor
CareersLatest news August 27, 2020
Covid-19 and global lockdowns will have an enduring impact on how prospective students will make decisions about higher education options in future, an education expert says. “Previously students opted for tradition, legacy and a particular mode of learning, being either contact or distance, depending on their circumstances and the... Read more
Career Conversations webinar series
CareersLatest newsUniversity of Cape TownWestern Cape August 20, 2020
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Careers Service will be running a series of Career Conversations webinars from 19 August to 18 November to help students identify the transferable skills they have acquired during their time at the university and show them how to use these skills to forge a successful... Read more
To commemorate Women’s month, Giraffe,the automated recruitment platform for medium-skilled staff, released its first ever gender pay gap study today. Giraffe has partnered with the World Bank and International Financial Corporate on the Digital2Equal initiative, alongside 16 other leading tech platforms including Uber, AirBNB and Linkedin. The Digital2Equal initiative... Read more
Job seekers take heart, recruitment is on the rise
CareersLatest news August 18, 2020
Recruitment is up by 7% in July when compared to June according to the CareerJunction Index (CJI) Executive Summary report. The report, powered byCareer Junction’s comprehensive data through its website, presents a picture of South Africa’s labour market dynamics by outlining the supply and demand within the online job... Read more
RU among leading African Universities announced for new UK research consortium
AchieversCareersLatest news July 23, 2020
United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced the outcomes of its African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) partnership research programme to tackle global challenges such as disease, poverty, climate change, fragile states and food insecurity. This research programme is a key part of UKRI’s three-year partnership with ARUA, developed through... Read more
Mandela Uni Dean to serve on SA Judicial Education Institute
AchieversCareersLatest news July 22, 2020
Mandela University’s Executive Dean of Law, Professor Avinash Govindjee, has been appointed as one of two legal academics designated by the South African Law Deans’ Association (SALDA) to serve on the South African Judicial Education Institute (SAJEI). The SAJEI was created to promote the independence, impartiality, dignity, accessibility and... Read more
Humans need to do better if we’re to avoid ocean system collapse
CareersLatest newsResearchStellenbosch UniversityWestern Cape July 22, 2020
Should the ocean system collapse, the resultant crisis could be as devastating as the COVID-19 crisis. Liaise with Tanya Brodie Rudolph after 15:00 at tanya@enviromer.co.za, cell 082 7888 668 for more information. Click here for a short video; soundbites available. A new relationship between humanity and the ocean is... Read more
Ford C3 is a student-led signature educational programme of Ford Motor Company Fund, run in partnership with global non-profit organisation Enactus Incumbent Enactus Ford College Community Challenge (C3) students honoured at this year’s virtual awards ceremony New winners selected for the seventh cycle of the Enactus Ford C3 Challenge... Read more
Mitsubishi Motors South Africa celebrates its first Top 10 Globally Certified Training Instructor
AchieversCareersLatest news July 10, 2020
International training in Dubai with Mitsubishi instructors from Japan Trainees had to diagnose and repair secret “faults” that were deliberately built into vehicles MMSA now uses an e-learning training system in the dealer network as Distance Learning Programme A young Mitsubishi Motors technician who cut his technical teeth in... Read more
#Research: fewer young people applied for jobs since the lockdown started
CareersLatest news July 1, 2020
Latest statistics from Stats SA reveal that South Africa’s unemployment rate climbed to a record 30.1% in the first quarter of this year from 29.1% in the fourth quarter of last year. In concrete numbers, that translates to an additional 344 000 people unemployed, and a total of 7.1... Read more
