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Diesel Training Centre equips students
Eastcape Midlands TVET College is moving forward in their Diesel Mechanics programme. This is being achieved with the support of Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa. Students of this programme, studying at the Brickfields Road Campus in Uitenhage, have been awarded the opportunity to work on two brand-new Ford... Read more
Seek knowledge and wisdom
Mosa Mabuza, Wits alumnus and Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Geosciences urges graduands to seek knowledge and wisdom. “I have learnt that a combination of knowledge and wisdom is indeed formidable. Seek both. Enhance yourself by seeking that wisdom every day. It is time for our country... Read more
Good news for job seeking graduates
Cabinet has approved the Public Service Graduate Recruitment Scheme Framework. The framework forms part of the development programme within the public service to attract talented graduates. “The framework includes earmarking a percentage of each department’s vacant posts for the recruitment of graduates in scarce occupations,” Communications Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane... Read more
Madibaz present courses for athletes and coaches
The Bestmed Madibaz Athletics Club, in conjunction with Eastern Province Athletics, will present a much-needed series of coaching courses at Daniel Pienaar Technical High School in Uitenhage next month. Running from January 10 to 12, the series for coaches and athletes will consist of courses in three categories, to... Read more
Gauteng professionals make bank
Gauteng has once again emerged as the top paying province from April to November 2017, according to jobs site CareerJunction, which published its updated salary review for 2017. The salary review has been compiled exclusively for the South African market and represents the cost-to-company salary packages in across various... Read more
International expertise to boost local entrepreneurship
Collaboration between South Africa’s biggest university of technology, TUT, and Finish based Haaga Helia University of Applied Sciences, is bound to boost and change the face of local entrepreneurship forever. The launch of a collaborative project in entrepreneurial and start-up activities took place on 27 November 2017 in Helsinki,... Read more
Afrikaans can be learnt online for the first time
There is a need among visiting international students and foreign visiting lecturers and researchers to be able to speak Afrikaans. According to Prof Angelique van Niekerk, this is the reason why the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the University of the Free State (UFS) has... Read more
Plans to accommodate foreign-trained medical graduates
President Jacob Zuma says government plans to expand medical education in South Africa to accommodate South African foreign-trained medical graduates who want to complete their training at home. According to the Committee of Medical Deans, there has been a sharp increase in the number of applications by graduates studying... Read more
F’SASEC kicks off PLC training
The F’SASEC (French South African Schneider Electric Education Centre) VUT initiated a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) training this year with the intention of transferring practical knowledge to upcoming Electrical Engineers. The first session was held from 15-17 November and will be followed up with four sessions next year. Mr... Read more
Last chance to apply to study in Turkey
The deadline for applications for Türkiye Scholarships 2018 will close on 30 November. Offering education opportunities at an international calibre as well as a wealth of knowledge and experience, Turkey offers scholarships to international students from all over the world to study in the most prestigious universities in Turkey.... Read more