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Nzimande says business must boost learnerships for FET graduates
BUSINESSES must provide learnership and internship opportunities for young people from Further Education and Training (FET) colleges, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande.
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NMMU and South Africa’s first Electric Racing Car Qualifies for German Competition
NMMU Racing has reached another milestone. Their new green technology vehicle has secured entry into the prestigious 2013 “Formula Student Electric” competition.
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Quality private higher education – Know what you want and how to get it
Thousands of students enter private tertiary education institutions every year – increasingly out of choice, but other times because of limited opportunities in the public sector. As prospective students have always done when deciding on which university to attend, private students must be encouraged to similarly ensure they entrust the right institution with their higher…
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'My Future, My Career' gets a boost from NYDA
Pretoria – The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has given R450 000 towards the ‘My Future, My Career’ project, which provides secondary school learners with career education screenings in cinema complexes.
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Nedbank’s R3.5 million career guidance programme to reach thousands of learners
22 January 2013 – Nedbank is investing more than R3.5 million towards its 2013 ‘My Future, My Career’ career guidance programme, which will benefit 24 000 students from underprivileged communities across the country. The programme provides grade 9 – 12 learners with an understanding of the requirements for various professions.
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Boston City Campus Opens the Skills Door
When looking at the Class of 2012, experts in the field of education paint a bleak future – comments and criticism have been levelled at the high dropout rate, the quality of education and the poor study and employment opportunities available for successful matriculants
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Durban student forced to study overseas
Durban – When Irshaad Saley matriculated with three As at the Orient Islamic School, Durban, in 2008, he had high hopes of joining his father and older brother in the field of medicine. But application after application that he sent to medical schools in South Africa all came back with “We regret to inform you”…
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NMMU student wins place in 26th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards
When the Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards were first established in 1986, the key objective was to recognise and reward design excellence amongst talented architectural students. These words of praise came from Christie van Niekerk, manager of Corobrik Cape at an award ceremony at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth on 4…
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TUT: Young woman chosen as engineering ambassador
Maureen Ramaube (25), junior lecturer for the foundation programme at the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Department of Engineering, has been selected as TUT’s new campus ambassador for SAWomEng.
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UCT study to avert time bomb of unemployed youth
UCT has launched a study to avert the time bomb of unemployed youth, funded by a grant of R12,45 million from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Canada.
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