TVET ISSN 2076-7021 College Times Volume 41 June 2015 The Official Quarterly TVET College Newsletter and Journal
TVET Colleges spark artisan training TVET Colleges offer Post School IN THIS ISSUE: Education and Training Cover Story TVET Colleges spark artisan s TVET Colleges and Adult Education more. There is bound to be something training Aand Training are incorporated into of interest for everyone in the campus the Department of Higher Education matters column! Page 6 and Training as part of an integrated Editorial Team Post School Education and Training In policy and operational shifts we look From the Ministry system, TVET College Times showcases at activities and practices around the Editor: Keith Loynes just how much these institutions bring country that may particularly inspire Page 3 - 5 Rotating Assistant Editors: to the party! In this very full edition, us to introduce a similar practice in Cutting Edge News Ivan Swart and Heinrich Robertson which is becoming more and more our own colleges. There is a council/ Design & Printing: Blue Dot Ink reflective of TVET Colleges all over management initiative, a 3D Printing Page 5 Professional Language Editor: Woodleys South Africa, we bring you the stories, Academy launch, a laptop initiative, Literary Services news and events that profile them. communications initiatives and a final Movers and Shakers Copyright look at Function Shift. In closing we After wise words and actions from the have a short thought provoking item Page 6 - 9 DHET TVET Colleges, Private Bag Ministry which give us clarity concerning in Intellectual Debate which it is hoped X174, Pretoria 0001, South Africa, the intentions of our leadership, we will stimulate thought or discussion on Campus Matters June 2015 look at some remarkable cutting edge Social Media in the higher education Page 10 - 24 news items concerning the issue of classroom. TVET Colleges Website broadening access. As movers and Policy & Operational Shifts shakers we introduce a 100% maths This winter edition of TVET College www.tvetcolleges.co.za student, a cool 21st Century artisan Times will keep you warm and cosy in Page 25 - 31 Visit the website for free online and a WorldSkills cup champion. In the knowledge that you are part of a subscription to TVET CollegeTimes. campus matters we have grouped sector that makes a difference. If you Intellectual Debate Cover Photograph the many items received into focus are in a College that is not a subscriber, areas. We focus on partnerships, inter- please persuade your college to register Page 31 TVET Colleges spark artisan training. national students, entrepreneurship as a subscriber and share your news. College Contact Details Photograph supplied by Ivan Swart, development, wellness, graduations Online copies can be downloaded on Northlink TVET College. and awards, inclusive education, www.tvetcolleges.co.za Page 32 promotion of literacy, work based Waiver experience, college open days and Happy reading!
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the centre. the lacing. The FP&M Seta, which is part part is which Seta, FP&M The lacing. avoid unnecessary teenage pregnancy.” teenage unnecessary avoid represents an important step in in step important an represents
allocated R25 million for the building of of building the for million R25 allocated timber production and Footwear hand hand Footwear and production timber people to be off the streets and also also and streets the off be to people Indaleni” Community Skills Centre Centre Skills Community Indaleni”
Umgungundlovu TVET College, has has College, TVET Umgungundlovu Making, Pest Control, Tree felling and and felling Tree Control, Pest Making, that this centre will assist most young young most assist will centre this that “The launch of the “Richmond- the of launch “The
of Higher Education and Training and and Training and Education Higher of Garment Construction, Furniture Furniture Construction, Garment and furniture manufacturing. I hope hope I manufacturing. furniture and said, Nzimande Blade Dr Minister
Community of Richmond, the Ministry Ministry the Richmond, of Community among other study programmes, programmes, study other among I`m looking forward to studying sewing sewing studying to forward looking I`m Addressing thousands of residents, residents, of thousands Addressing
of the partnership project with the the with project partnership the of The Skills Centre is set to implement implement to set is Centre Skills The and happy about the skills centre, and and centre, skills the about happy and during the apartheid colonial regime. colonial apartheid the during
nothing in Indaleni said, “I am excited excited am “I said, Indaleni in nothing accessible to the local community community local the to accessible
be built Skills Centre in Richmond, KwaZulu Natal KwaZulu Richmond, in Centre Skills built be
matric and is sitting at home doing doing home at sitting is and matric and training, training which was not not was which training training, and
Minister Dr Blade Nzimande ceremonially turns the sod on the site of the soon to to soon the of site the on sod the turns ceremonially Nzimande Blade Dr Minister
Sthokozile Phoswa aged 21, who passed passed who 21, aged Phoswa Sthokozile related technical skills development development skills technical related
businesses. Another young person person young Another businesses. The skills centre will focus on work work on focus will centre skills The
the possibilities of starting their own own their starting of possibilities the training”, said Minister Nzimande. Nzimande. Minister said training”,
to develop their skills and explore explore and skills their develop to not confine themselves to workplace workplace to themselves confine not
for studies. The local youth are keen keen are youth local The studies. for been calling, namely, that Setas must must Setas that namely, calling, been
will not have to travel far from home home from far travel to have not will is a positive response to what I have have I what to response positive a is
to them as youth. It means that they they that means It youth. as them to Setas to invest in our communities communities our in invest to Setas
said that the Centre was very important important very was Centre the that said Training Authority (FP&M Seta). “For “For Seta). (FP&M Authority Training
Grade 12 and was still living locally locally living still was and 12 Grade and Manufacturing Sector Education Education Sector Manufacturing and
Mbanjwa aged 19, who completed completed who 19, aged Mbanjwa is funded by the Fibre Processing Processing Fibre the by funded is
On the side-lines of the launch, Mlungisi Mlungisi launch, the of side-lines the On village in Richmond. The Skills Centre Centre Skills The Richmond. in village
the Community skills Centre in Indaleni Indaleni in Centre skills Community the
the Minister said during the launch. the during said Minister the week. He used the occasion to launch launch to occasion the used He week.
or her local economy and community,” community,” and economy local her or as part of the Cabinet Imbizo focus focus Imbizo Cabinet the of part as
employment or self-employment in his his in self-employment or employment Richmond, outside Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg outside Richmond,
person to generate income through through income generate to person The Minister held an Imbizo in in Imbizo an held Minister The
training intervention that enables the the enables that intervention training
learn a skill through a short, focused focused short, a through skill a learn opportunities for the unemployed youth. unemployed the for opportunities
person is afforded an opportunity to to opportunity an afforded is person to Post-School Education and Training Training and Education Post-School to
Through skills centres, an unemployed unemployed an centres, skills Through Skills Centres which aims to open doors doors open to aims which Centres Skills
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tackle the challenge of unemployment. unemployment. of challenge the tackle Training is launching Community Community launching is Training
economies and thereby to start to to start to thereby and economies he Ministry of Higher Education and and Education Higher of Ministry he
supporting communities to build their their build to communities supporting
LEHLOHONOLO MPHUTHI LEHLOHONOLO our government`s commitment to to commitment government`s our
Minister Nzimande opens the doors of learning of doors the opens Nzimande Minister
disciplinary areas such as biomedical technology, health informatics and health health and informatics health technology, biomedical as such areas disciplinary students.
beyond the current disciplines of medicine, dentistry and nursing to include cross- include to nursing and dentistry medicine, of disciplines current the beyond infrastructure and the refurbishment of the facilities to accommodate additional additional accommodate to facilities the of refurbishment the and infrastructure of
The new university will be expanding its programmes in the near future to go go to future near the in programmes its expanding be will university new The A planned one billion rands will be invested in the new university for the development development the for university new the in invested be will rands billion one planned A
will be increased to 10 000 students. students. 000 10 to increased be will care professionals. professionals. care
000 new students for the 2015 academic year. The plan is that by 2024 this number number this 2024 by that is plan The year. academic 2015 the for students new 000 has over the years grown from strength to strength and produced well-trained health health well-trained produced and strength to strength from grown years the over has
Sciences University has inherited 4 000 Medunsa students and has also taken in 1 1 in taken also has and students Medunsa 000 4 inherited has University Sciences The medical training programme in Cuba Cuba in programme training medical The doctors. medical additional train to Cuba
Department of Higher Education, Dr Blade Nzimande. The Sefako Makgatho Health Health Makgatho Sefako The Nzimande. Blade Dr Education, Higher of Department The university will go a long way towards reducing the country’s dependency on on dependency country’s the reducing towards way long a go will university The
findings and recommendations of the task team appointed by the Minister of the the of Minister the by appointed team task the of recommendations and findings
been accommodated until now. The decision for this separation is based on the the on based is separation this for decision The now. until accommodated been the total number of SA Universities to twenty-six. to Universities SA of number total the
incorporates Medunsa separating it from the University of Limpopo where it has has it where Limpopo of University the from it separating Medunsa incorporates Mpumalanga and the Sol Plaatje University in the Northern Cape, thereby increasing increasing thereby Cape, Northern the in University Plaatje Sol the and Mpumalanga
University of South Africa (Medunsa) in Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng. The new university university new The Gauteng. Ga-Rankuwa, in (Medunsa) Africa South of University This is the third new university to be opened since 1994 after the University of of University the after 1994 since opened be to university new third the is This
University was promulgated in May 2014 and it will be located at the Medical Medical the at located be will it and 2014 May in promulgated was University and knowledge to meet the present and future needs of the economy and society. society. and economy the of needs future and present the meet to knowledge and
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at the Sport Centre in Ga-Rankuwa. The formation of the Sefako Makgatho Makgatho Sefako the of formation The Ga-Rankuwa. in Centre Sport the at in line with the National Development Plan to produce graduates who have the skills skills the have who graduates produce to Plan Development National the with line in
he Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University was launched on 14 April April 14 on launched was University Sciences Health Makgatho Sefako he politician, journalist, educationist and a theologian. The formation of this university is is university this of formation The theologian. a and educationist journalist, politician,
The new university is named after Sefako Makgatho who is a highly acclaimed acclaimed highly a is who Makgatho Sefako after named is university new The
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capacity to train enough doctors to meet the country’s pressing healthcare needs. needs. healthcare pressing country’s the meet to doctors enough train to capacity
Health Sciences University underscores government’s commitment to expand its its expand to commitment government’s underscores University Sciences Health
biomedical technology to bioengineering. The establishment of the Sefako Makgatho Makgatho Sefako the of establishment The bioengineering. to technology biomedical University is launched is University
sciences professionals, but will also introduce new academic offerings ranging from from ranging offerings academic new introduce also will but professionals, sciences
The new Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences Sciences Health Makgatho Sefako new The
science education. The new university will continue to train medical and allied health health allied and medical train to continue will university new The education. science
a Post School Education and Training (PSET) system on all fronts as demonstrated in the following items: items: following the in demonstrated as fronts all on system (PSET) Training and Education School Post a
Provincial Education Departments to the Department of Higher Education and Training on 1 April 2015, the Ministry and Department of Higher Education and Training is building building is Training and Education Higher of Department and Ministry the 2015, April 1 on Training and Education Higher of Department the to Departments Education Provincial
ns in Provincial Education Departments from from Departments Education Provincial in ns institutio these supported previously who staff and Centres AET Colleges, TVET to related functions of transfer the from Apart
increased diversity of provision of diversity increased
system which supports expanded access, improved quality and and quality improved access, expanded supports which system
Building a single co-ordinated post-school education and training training and education post-school co-ordinated single a Building FROM THE MINISTRY THE FROM The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr Mduduzi Manana addresses students at a recent Imbizo held at Western TVET College
Programme Director, are left destitute. We are not being Students, we are engaging parents, turn around dysfunctional elements Chairperson of Council, xenophobic when we advocate that Life Orientation teachers and lecturers within the sector, don’t be despondent. Ms Faith Matshikiza, opportunities must be taken by our own. because they are the ones that are The Decade of the Artisan (DoA) WestCol TVET College Principal, The current situation is unfortunate influencing your choices. It is now much which I am championing, provides an Mr Louis Coetzer, and undesirable. As government, we more fashionable to be a TVET student. advocacy platform to engage employers Management of the College, are working towards addressing this However we are not saying Universities to open up their workplaces to assist Officials of the DHET and the matter by repositioning TVET Colleges are less important. They are important with workplace experience as it is a DoC (GCIS), as centres of excellence. We are aware as they are hubs of knowledge. requirement for your qualifications. Members of the Media, that there are students who are unable We are also engaging Government SRC Members, and to complete their studies due to the I am today talking to people who departments, to absorb College Fellow Students absence of a workplace component. understand this but sometimes students. Currently, the Government Good Day. The Sector Education and Training some of you feel you would be better is largely opening up for University Authorities (SETAs) are mandated to off in Universities. Principal, in our graduates – the Department has a t is a profound honour for me to forge linkages between employers and engagements we have learnt that young campaign directed at Government Iaddress you here at Westcol TVET Colleges. The Department has thus far students within Colleges are proud to departments to absorb interns from College. As already highlighted, this engaged SETAs to establish satellite be at the Colleges. However, we should Colleges. The Department is doing week has been declared as the National offices across all our 50 TVET Colleges build the TVET Sector whilst universities everything possible to address the Imbizo Focus Week under the theme to ensure that there are on-going should remain hubs of knowledge. We workplace challenges so that a larger “Working together to move South Africa engagements between students, the as a Department are aiming at making cohort of College students is not left-out Forward”. All members of Cabinet have colleges and the employers. the TVET Colleges institutions of choice. without completing their qualifications. been instructed by the President to listen to the concerns of South Africans The Government is doing its best to I am pleased to say, that government has To date there are over 1.5 million and to provide feedback on their respond to the challenges of youth managed to offer full bursaries to TVET beneficiaries that have been assisted findings. unemployment. We have demonstrated College students (not loans). “This will, by Government through the National our commitment by mobilising all without doubt, go a long way in creating Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), Outline of the Department of social partners to signing off on the a strong skills base in the country”. which was formed to assist poor yet Skills Accord as well as the Youth The department has introduced a academically deserving students. This Higher Education and Training Employment Accord with the key slogan “Turning every workplace has contributed to the growth of the black (DHET) emphasis on employers opening their into a training space”, to mobilise middle class. Some of the beneficiaries workplaces to TVET graduates who employers to opening their doors. The are found in both the Public and Private The DHET was established in 2009, need experiential training to obtain their major employer in our country is the sectors. A lot of money has been put after the President split the Department qualifications. private sector. In response, we are aside for NSFAS over the years however of Education into two, thereby forming doing everything possible to engage the supply cannot meet the demand. the Department of Basic Education We believe that the courses offered with the private sector. Artisans are There is a large increase of requests for focusing on school education and the by the TVET Colleges are a much developed in the workplaces. We are funding by students. Chairperson, it is Department of Higher Education and needed appropriate response to the here to tell you that there is a plan to important for SASCO to make demands Training (DHET) focusing on Post- skills demanded of the economy. School Education and Training (PSET). We are engaging our young people, This move has ensured that the country parents and teachers to debunk responds with greater efficiency to the the myth that post school means skills shortage and higher education university education. We travel around Minister Nzimande has recently written to all challenges. the country going to high schools and secondary schools to engage with TVET College Council Chairpersons (copied to We are concerned as a Department learners to dispel the notion about about young people that are not in our TVET Colleges. We have learned Principals) encouraging the active participation Education, Employment or Training, from progressive countries in the world of Colleges in the DHET publication TVET College (the so-called NEETs). We believe that who are telling us that we are doing we are on track to contribute to the things wrong by focusing on University Times. This is an extract from the letter. skilling and development of South education. Countries like Germany have Africans as well as the economic growth managed to reduce unemployment to of the country. under 6%, because they have invested a lot of resources towards Technical and I would urge all TVET Colleges to actively participate in TVET College Times by We worry when we see our young Vocational Education and Training. registering as a subscribing college and submitting items for possible publication, people loitering on the streets, engaging as soon as possible. in antisocial behaviour like drug and We are here today to re-emphasize alcohol abuse whilst the country has that your being here is not a mistake. For this purpose, I would therefore urge you to contact the editor Mr K Loynes on been importing skills to implement What you are doing is what is needed email: [email protected] or telephone 012 312 6182. projects like the construction of by the country, you are not misplaced. the 2010 World Cup Stadia, the Industry (employers), require the skills TVET College Times provides one of the building blocks for our Post School Education construction of the Kusile and Medupi produced by our Colleges and therefore and Training sector and for all TVET Colleges to gain from it, they must participate. 1 Power Stations in Mpumalanga and will of course raise concerns regarding thank you in anticipation for your enthusiastic participation in this venture. Limpopo respectively and various other the state of our Colleges. In responding roads and ports infrastructure projects. to these concerns, the Department has Dr BE Nzimande, MP Young people from outside the country developed a turnaround strategy to Minister: Higher Education and Training are taking opportunities while our own address these concerns.
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2014/15, the National Student Fund Fund Student National the 2014/15, ** 2014/15 Figures as at 26 February 2015 when NSFAS was still finalising the claims for the 2014 academic year. academic 2014 the for claims the finalising still was NSFAS when 2015 February 26 at as Figures 2014/15 **
each year. In the period from 2012 – – 2012 from period the In year. each National Skills Fund, which were not included in the original budget. budget. original the in included not were which Fund, Skills National
substantial contributions to NSFAS NSFAS to contributions substantial Notes: * NSFAS received additional funding from other donors such as the Sector Education and Training Authorities and the the and Authorities Training and Education Sector the as such donors other from funding additional received NSFAS * Notes:
National Skills Fund (NSF) have made made have (NSF) Fund Skills National
and Training Authorities (SETAs) and and (SETAs) Authorities Training and 409 475 409 R8,919,052,501.25 R9,037,044,003.25 R8,375,767,000.00 2014/15**
Additionally, the Sector Education Education Sector the Additionally,
416 180 416 R8,701,405,577.52 R8,819,192,578.00 R8,022,520,000.00 2013/14
Education and Training (PSET) system. system. (PSET) Training and Education
number of students entering the Post- the entering students of number 382 943 382 R7,710,870,823.03 R7,830,040,823.00 R7,439,417,000.00 2012/13
each year and thereby increasing the the increasing thereby and year each
NO OF STUDENTS SUPPORTED STUDENTS OF NO AWARDS* STUDENT TOTAL SPENT TOTAL BUDGET ACTUAL YEAR allocation has been steadily increasing increasing steadily been has allocation
Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The NSFAS NSFAS The (NSFAS). Scheme Aid
capable workforce. capable that the support given to close on on close to given support the that Scheme will in due course complete the the complete course due in will Scheme through the National Student Financial Financial Student National the through
forward towards achieving a skilled and and skilled a achieving towards forward It is evident from the figures supplied supplied figures the from evident is It The National Student Financial Aid Aid Financial Student National The students coming from poor families families poor from coming students
country. It also represents a major step step major a represents also It country. higher education and training for for training and education higher
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first in the history of education in this this in education of history the in first year’s R9.5 billion budget. budget. billion R9.5 year’s figures in the table below: table the in figures strides on improving access to to access improving on strides
represents an achievement that is a a is that achievement an represents that have been supported from this this from supported been have that of students as can be seen from the the from seen be can as students of overnment continues to make make to continues overnment
School Education and Training system system Training and Education School current 2015/16 numbers of students students of numbers 2015/16 current that supported substantial numbers numbers substantial supported that
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half a million students in the Post Post the in students million a half compilation of the information on the the on information the of compilation Aid Scheme has made allocations allocations made has Scheme Aid
students through NSFAS through students
improve access of financially poor and academically deserving deserving academically and poor financially of access improve
The Department of Higher Education and Training continues to to continues Training and Education Higher of Department The
third cycle of infrastructure development development infrastructure of cycle third recorded in the Higher Education Education Higher the in recorded outstanding claims) outstanding
students with disabilities. During the the During disabilities. with students the table. According to the information information the to According table. the (NSFAS is still processing the the processing still is (NSFAS R69.9 million million R69.9 2014
projects must make provision for for provision make must projects for students with disabilities as per per as disabilities with students for 1383 as at 12 February 2015 February 12 at as 1383
ensure that all their new infrastructure infrastructure new their all that ensure The NSFAS has allocated bursaries bursaries allocated has NSFAS The
The Minister has directed Universities to to Universities directed has Minister The 1 842 1 million R66 2013
enrolments numbers. enrolments
additional NSFAS bursaries. bursaries. NSFAS additional which accounts largely for the rising rising the for largely accounts which 1 368 1 million R45.5 2012
return on the investment made in the the in made investment the on return with disabilities. It is this provision provision this is It disabilities. with
NUMBER OF STUDENTS OF NUMBER ALLOCATION YEAR 30% which clearly indicates a healthy healthy a indicates clearly which 30% special allocation for students living living students for allocation special
in 2013. This represents a rise of over over of rise a represents This 2013. in the DHET has made provision for a a for provision made has DHET the
submitted within six months. months. six within submitted Universities who need to improve their their improve to need who Universities 294 graduated graduated 294 1 while graduated 984 Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), (NSFAS), Scheme Aid Financial Student
envisaged that a draft report will be be will report draft a that envisaged The Department will work with the the with work will Department The In the corresponding periods in 2011, 2011, in periods corresponding the In (PSET) system. Through the National National the Through system. (PSET)
its work in February 2015 and it is is it and 2015 February in work its of those who graduate in the system. system. the in graduate who those of Post-Education and Training System System Training and Post-Education
The Ministerial Committee commenced commenced Committee Ministerial The audits and plans are already underway. underway. already are plans and audits there has also been a considerable rise rise considerable a been also has there with disability participating in the the in participating disability with
School Education and Training System. System. Training and Education School disability compliance. Analysis of these these of Analysis compliance. disability 20% over two years. Consequently, Consequently, years. two over 20% increase the number of students living living students of number the increase
Framework for Disability in the Post- the in Disability for Framework extent of changes required to ensure ensure to required changes of extent representing an increase in excess of of excess in increase an representing making headway in its efforts to to efforts its in headway making
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that must develop a Strategic Policy Policy Strategic a develop must that audits of all old facilities to establish the the establish to facilities old all of audits 110 in 2013 2013 in 110 7 to 2011 in 856 5 from and Training (DHET) has been been has (DHET) Training and
appointed a Ministerial Committee Committee Ministerial a appointed for Universities to undertake disability disability undertake to Universities for students with a disability has increased increased has disability a with students he Department of Higher Education Education Higher of Department he
disabilities. Late last year the Minister Minister the year last Late disabilities. the Minister approved R124million R124million approved Minister the (HEMIS), the total number of enrolled enrolled of number total the (HEMIS),
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infrastructure for students living with with living students for infrastructure for the period 2012/13 to 2014/15, 2014/15, to 2012/13 period the for Management Information System System Information Management
living with disability within the PSET system PSET the within disability with living
on increasing enrolments and improving the conditions of students students of conditions the improving and enrolments increasing on
The Department of Higher Education and Training is making headway headway making is Training and Education Higher of Department The
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I thank you. thank I success of the TVET system cannot cannot system TVET the of success unabated. We see a handful lining lining handful a see We unabated. allocation.
to be part of finding solutions. The The solutions. finding of part be to some quarters corruption continues continues corruption quarters some we will continue to increase the NSFAS NSFAS the increase to continue will we
robust engagements. robust Council, SRC, Students and Parents, Parents, and Students SRC, Council, sound policies and systems, but in in but systems, and policies sound spite of this, as a caring Government, Government, caring a as this, of spite
engage with us. I am looking forward to to forward looking am I us. with engage of us, College Management, College College Management, College us, of budget resides! As a country we have have we country a As resides! budget the dire global economic pressures. In In pressures. economic global dire the
is an Imbizo it is a platform for you to to you for platform a is it Imbizo an is come to fruition. I am calling upon all all upon calling am I fruition. to come final responsibility for South Africa’s Africa’s South for responsibility final required to address the needs due to to due needs the address to required
enough said from the Department. This This Department. the from said enough contributions made in the present will will present the in made contributions protest to National Treasury, where the the where Treasury, National to protest however, we cannot get all the funding funding the all get cannot we however,
Asikhulumeni ke manje (let’s talk now), now), talk (let’s manje ke Asikhulumeni back with pride. The inputs and and inputs The pride. with back myself will ask for t-shirts and lead the the lead and t-shirts for ask will myself higher education budget. Unfortunately Unfortunately budget. education higher
our education is going. is education our in ten years’ time, we will all look look all will we time, years’ ten in stage a sit in, both the Minister and and Minister the both in, sit a stage the aim of considerably increasing the the increasing considerably of aim the
uncertainty and lack of clarity of where where of clarity of lack and uncertainty Chairperson, I have no doubt that that doubt no have I Chairperson, SASCO comes to the head office to to office head the to comes SASCO Parliament our business case with with case business our Parliament
work tirelessly to ensure that there is no no is there that ensure to tirelessly work bodies and organisations. In fact, when when fact, In organisations. and bodies As a Department, we presented to to presented we Department, a As
provide solutions. Principal, we must must we Principal, solutions. provide might of the law. the of might we have communicated this to student student to this communicated have we
environment to foster discussions and and discussions foster to environment must be dealt with according to the full full the to according with dealt be must would require about R50billion and and R50billion about require would fiscal environment. environment. fiscal
stakeholders, let us create an enabling enabling an create us let stakeholders, needs of the people. I charge that they they that charge I people. the of needs higher education, the Department Department the education, higher Government is faced with a constrained constrained a with faced is Government
be left to government alone. We are all all are We alone. government to left be their pockets instead of addressing the the addressing of instead pockets their To implement “free education” in in education” “free implement To of the Department but the reality is that that is reality the but Department the of MOVERS & SHAKERS Student achieves 100% for Mathematics against all odds
to his unemployed mother who achieve 100% in Mathematics Level 3 believe that his academic achievement continues to give him emotional and with an overall subject pass rate of 89%. will inspire many more students as he psychological support to excel in his He is regarded as a trend setter in that is part of our student tutor programme. studies. he was the first student from Electrical We wish him all the best” said engineering studies to be the campus’s Sibanesetfu Campus Manager Mpho “Even though the situation was bad best performing student. We strongly Ramulifho. she would make sure that there was bread on the table for me and my three siblings. That also encouraged me to study harder and remain focused in my studies”, he said. He also advised fellow students from different fields not to let their poor backgrounds determine their future. “No matter how poor you can be, you can still achieve a lot if you are committed to your studies. They too must dedicate most of their time to Simphiwe Hlophe their studies”, said Hlophe.
MICHAEL RADZILANI An excited Hlophe further explained that his dedication, commitment and aised by a single unemployed perseverance have made him a better Rmother of four on a farm near Piet person. “In the next three years I see Retief Township, in the Mpumalanga myself studying for an engineering Province, Simphiwe Given Hlophe degree at one of the country’s top currently a Level 4 Electrical Engineering Universities”, added Hlophe. He also student at the Sibanesetfu Campus did thanked the Almighty, lecturers, support not let his dire personal circumstances staff and the Campus management for define his academic excellence and the support they gave him since his capabilities. enrolment at the College.
Hlophe is Gert Sibande TVET College’s “On behalf of the campus management, Top achiever for the 2014 academic staff and students, it is an overwhelming year, with an average of 89.4% and a feeling of inspirational excitement 100% pass for Mathematics in Level 3 having a student of his calibre. He coupled with six distinctions. Coming is the embodiment of hard work, from the engineering field which is academic excellence, and outstanding regarded as the most difficult field, his behaviour. Congratulatory remarks achievements will go a long way in the are due if one considers the fact that history of Gert Sibande TVET College. Hlophe is enrolled for NCV Electrical Hlophe said he owes his achievements Engineering L4 and has managed to Meet a cool 21st century artisan and WorldSkills SA Champion 2015
SHARON GROBBELAAR through his studies at College of in São Paulo, Brazil in August 2015. new skills all the time. My job as INTERVIEWS APPRENTICE, Cape Town’s Thornton Campus and is The first thing that strikes one when an apprentice plumber consists of currently working as an apprentice for meeting this young man is his quiet repairing and installing geysers and GLENDON GARTHWAITE AND Purple Plumbing in Cape Town. He smile, humility and his passion for his hot water systems; the installation REPORTS has to date gained more than a year’s chosen artisan career. His excitement of sanitary ware and solar geysers; practical experience in his chosen for where his skills can take him, quickly renovating bathrooms and cleaning eet Glendon Garthwaite, career through working during holidays indicate why this young apprentice is drainage and sewage systems. MWorldSkills South Africa’s 2015 and over weekends. destined to succeed. Champion for Plumbing and Heating, A standard work day would be from and indeed the embodiment of how We met up with Glendon to find out What does your job entail? 08h00 to 18h00, where I try to get as cool it is to be a 21st Century Artisan. more about his passion for his career much work done as possible during Glendon, a 20-year old plumbing and his preparations for the WorldSkills “I spend my days doing what I love, the day. apprentice holds a N2 in Plumbing International Competition taking place applying my skills and learning Continued on page 8
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“I have always been practically inclined Why is it cool to be a 21st Century and thoroughly enjoy practical work Artisan? where I am able to use my hands to solve problems or make something “Being an artisan is cool because I new. The results of my efforts are have the opportunity each day to solve visible immediately, which definitely problems using my skills, knowing that I helps to motivate me. Using my skills fixed something. I make it cool for myself and doing practical work is also a great because I look forward to each day and stress reliever for me.” each job as a challenge. I meet different people every day and I get to work with What was your first thought/reaction really cool tools, especially with all the when you received the news that you modernisation in technology. Through have been selected as the South African continuously developing my skills, I am Champion in Plumbing and Heating? preparing myself for the future in my career field and for making a difference “I was at work and got the exciting as a member of my generation.” Glendon Garthwaite, WorldSkills SA Plumbing and Heating Champion 2015 news via my mother. I am incredibly excited about being acknowledged The College of Cape Town is very proud and selected as the WorldSkills SA of Glendon’s achievements, and firmly Continued from page 6 to compete at a technical level. The Champion to represent my country in believes that he will be an inspirational As plumbers we also often deal with guidance and support received from my Brazil. Attending the competition will ambassador not only for South Africa emergencies after hours and over lecturers ensured that I knew what to also be my first trip outside of South and the College of Cape Town, but weekends. Depending on the schedule expect, thereby allowing me to go home Africa’s borders, so I am really looking for young artisans across the country. for the day, we do five jobs per day on and practice all my skills and prepare forward to it all. I’m even considering Mr Pat Lawrence, Academic Manager average. for the competition. learning some Portuguese.” for Building, Civil and Mechanical Engineering at College of Cape Town, When emergencies occur, we obviously I like to be organised and work in a What are you looking forward to most shared some wisdom and motivation do more and work longer hours to clean environment, so planning my about being part of Team SA going to with Glendon. “We are incredibly proud ensure that our clients are assisted. work area also helped to give me the Brazil? of Glendon’s achievement and that we A large part of my time is spent on edge during the competition. This is have contributed to his success and the road, not only travelling between also how I approach my daily work, “Besides the excitement of competing his future career dreams through the jobs, but also visiting suppliers and and it is very effective. For the Regional at international level and learning from continued efforts of our staff. preparing quotations for clients. We Competition it was important that I the experience, I am really looking serve clients across the Cape Peninsula attend not only to my practical skills, but forward to sharing the experience with “Glendon is a Springbok for skills in and Stellenbosch and travel to wherever also being prepared mentally. I used the friends I made during the National Skills South Africa. All the time, effort and the client needs our services.” orientation time before the competition Show. I look forward to being part of the sacrifice still to come in preparation for to familiarize myself with the work official team representing my country, the international event will stand him in What is the best part of your job? stations and to plan and prepare what and of course enjoying my first trip good stead not only in Brazil, but for all had to be done, where, when and overseas.” his endeavours in building his future.” “I especially enjoy the jobs that place how. The time provided to competitors me under a lot of pressure, such before the start of the actual tasks also What will your preparations for going to We wish Glendon all the very best for as my being responsible for doing allowed me to prepare my tools and do Brazil entail? WorldSkills São Paulo, and encourage an installation on my own. These the necessary measurements before him to be ‘a MacGyver’ that inspires opportunities allow me to do the work the time. “At this stage we haven’t received and applies his artisanal skills to create by myself and prove my skills and the details on the formal training a better future for all whose lives he abilities to my supervisor.” The National Skills Competition was and preparations to be arranged by touches.” a new but very exciting challenge that What is the worst part of your job? not only helped me see what to expect of the international competition to an “The worst part is definitely those times extent, but also to develop my personal where I make a mistake and have to and soft skills. redo the job. I take that as a challenge though and truly enjoy what I do.” I am naturally very introverted and initially suffered from a nervous How do you prepare for competitions fear, especially at meeting the other such as the WorldSkills Regional and unknown competitors from across the National Skills Competitions? country. This nervousness however quickly disappeared during the team- “I participated in a Western Cape building opportunities that allowed us Inter-College competition in 2014, as to get into the right mind-set whilst well as the WorldSkills SA Regional getting to know the other competitors. Competition, and then the National The opportunity allowed me to establish Skills Competition in January 2015. new relationships, which will certainly I had just completed my practical help me in the long run. On a technical modules at college before the Inter- level, the tasks and tests chosen College competition in 2014, so the allowed me to showcase all the skills I knowledge was still fresh in my mind. have been working so hard to develop This, together with the excellent support and fine-tune during my studies and From left are Mr Pat Lawrence Academic Manager, Mr Jamie Holtzhauzen I received from my lecturers, especially my apprenticeship. It was very exciting Lecturer, Glendon Garthwaite, Mr Fazlie Schroeder Lecturer, and Mr JT Mr Schroeder, helped prepare me for me to have to do a full bathroom Abrahams Programme Manager, all from College of Cape Town for TVET
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their training and wants them to know know to them wants and training their TVET Colleges. The college also boasts boasts also college The Colleges. TVET the months ahead that will mentally mentally will that ahead months the but also give them the opportunity to to opportunity the them give also but
College wishes all the students well in in well students the all wishes College will be participating in the event among among event the in participating be will students will be undergoing training in in training undergoing be will students to learn from their international peers, peers, international their from learn to
places of their skills categories. The The categories. skills their of places single greatest number students that that students number greatest single in this International competition. The The competition. International this in only give these students the opportunity opportunity the students these give only
that have been chosen in the top three three top the in chosen been have that Northlink TVET College is fielding the the fielding is College TVET Northlink and Duwayne on their participation participation their on Duwayne and competition. The competition will not not will competition The competition.
its students as well as other students students other as well as students its during this competition,” says Mia Mia says competition,” this during the CNC-Turning skills categories in the the in categories skills CNC-Turning the
“Northlink TVET College is proud of of proud is College TVET “Northlink compete on an international standard. international an on compete country, but also our College, proud proud College, our also but country, be participating in the Hairdressing and and Hairdressing the in participating be
and Principal, Leon Beech comments, comments, Beech Leon Principal, and It will also prepare them to be able to to able be to them prepare also will It We hope that we not only make our our make only not we that hope We Davids from the Wingfield Campus will will Campus Wingfield the from Davids
competing. Northlink TVET College CEO CEO College TVET Northlink competing. expect in, and during, the competition. competition. the during, and in, expect us as we prepare for the experience. experience. the for prepare we as us College Parow Campus and Duwayne Duwayne and Campus Parow College
so, they will gain more experience in in experience more gain will they so, form of simulations of what they would would they what of simulations of form Brazil and the competition will hold for for hold will competition the and Brazil Mia Crous from the Northlink TVET TVET Northlink the from Crous Mia
best and we are excited to see what what see to excited are we and best
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SA CNC-Turning national expert. Mr Mr expert. national CNC-Turning SA TVET College students, Mia Crous and and Crous Mia students, College TVET
skills,” says Louis Carelse, WorldSkills WorldSkills Carelse, Louis says skills,” International competition. Northlink Northlink competition. International
country through the application of these these of application the through country will be competing in the WorldSkills WorldSkills the in competing be will
also contribute to the economy of the the of economy the to contribute also be part of seventy-two countries that that countries seventy-two of part be
a possible sustainable income but but income sustainable possible a categories. The South African team will will team African South The categories.
will allow students to not only create create only not to students allow will showcase their talents in various skills skills various in talents their showcase
a mandate for developing skills that that skills developing for mandate a world will be travelling to Brazil to to Brazil to travelling be will world
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competitions like these fall within within fall these like competitions his year, students and their their and students year, his
decade of the artisan in 2014 and and 2014 in artisan the of decade
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Training (DHET) has announced the the announced has (DHET) Training
South Africa in “World Cup” of skills in Brazil in skills of Cup” “World in Africa South TVET College students chosen to represent represent to chosen students College TVET CAMPUS MATTERS FOCUS ON PARTNERSHIPS College aligns itself with Offshore Oil and Gas training needs through a strategic partnership
Editor’s Note: The following article is a good example of effective strategic planning on the part of a TVET College and translating this into a strategic partnership. There are significant potential benefits of this partnership for local employability.
NADINE MOODAELY 2014. “In the beginning of the course I was so overwhelmed with all the words, e can report with great satisfaction concepts and theories, but I bit the Wthat Johan Laubscher, Engineering bullet and pushed forward to the finish lecturer at Port Elizabeth TVET College line. Without the help of the lecturers The oil and gas team of Port Elizabeth TVET College and Stavanger Technical has successfully completed level one at Stavanger College, I would not have School/College (SOTS) Petroleum. Standing at the back from left is Stella of the Technical College Petroleum been able to achieve this good grading. Aguirre Senior Project Manager, SOTS Course Centre, and from Port Elizabeth qualification with a final B pass grade. They are truly excellent, efficient and TVET College Charl Fouche and Frank Gilbert with Øystein FØrsvoll Director, very professional. My thanks goes out SOTS Course Centre. In front from Port Elizabeth TVET College are Johan An agreement between Port Elizabeth to them as well”, says Johan. Laubscher and Kulana Matshaya TVET College and Stavanger Technical School/College Petroleum (Norway) The global Oil and Gas Industry is such barrels of natural gas (equivalent to was surrounded by a vast ocean whose which started late in October 2013 (see an immense field which provides work 40 years of current South African oil economic potential remained largely full report in FET College Times Volume all over the globe. South Africa has consumption and 375 years of current untapped. The Mercury” 36, March 2014), made it possible for recently moved into this playing field gas consumption). If viable oil and Port Elizabeth TVET College lecturers and the Ministry of Energy has revealed gas reserves were found, the country Lecturers with this qualification will to follow an oil and gas long distance new “blue economy” plans. President could possibly extract up to 370 000 offer an immense advantage to Port learning programme. Johan Laubscher Zuma unveiled these plans in Durban barrels of fossil fuels each day within Elizabeth TVET College in the context of was among these candidates who took early in 2013. The following is an 20 years – the equivalent of 80% the initiative of Government as outlined advantage of this opportunity. extract from The Mercury newspaper of current oil and gas imports. This in the aforementioned newspaper in February 2013. “Durban - President would create up to 130 000 new jobs report. Exploration of our coastline Johan is extremely grateful for Jacob Zuma on Wednesday unveiled and boost GDP growth by 1% a year. seeking oil and gas deposits has assistance from Rulaine Cunningham, plans to drill at least 30 deep-water Weighed against these benefits was already commenced. With successful former acting Deputy Principal oil and gas exploration wells within the the risk of major oil pollution leaks, exploration there will be a large market Academic and Project Manager at the next ten years as part of a multibillion- fish kills, burning offshore wells and for local job creation in the oil and gas time, and Stella Aguirre Senior Project rand long-term plan to exploit offshore massive expenditure to drill wells and Industry. This will be the time when Port Manager Stavanger Offshore Technical fossil fuels along the country’s 3000km create land-based pipelines to transport Elizabeth TVET College can emerge as School/College (SOTS) Course Centre. coastline. Speaking in Durban, he oil and gas to local industries, power the leaders in training artisans for this Stella Aguirre assisted in enrolling Johan said studies suggested that South plants and residential homes. Unveiling Industry. Johan would like to encourage for the programme. The programme Africa had potential oil reserves of up the government’s new “blue economy” the rest of the team to finish the course started in the second week of January to 9 billion barrels of oil and 11 billion plans, President Zuma said the country and wishes them well on their journey. College’s Strategic Planning leads to huge boost for rural construction
HEINRICH ROBERTSON few years West Coast TVET College has made steady strides in the development rojects such as the Sanral N7 of artisans for the West Coast and with Proad expansion, the building of the increased demand for qualified the new Vredendal mall, the Industrial and competent labour, it is critical for Development Zone in Saldanha and government and the private sector to various community house building invest in initiatives like these. projects have created a demand With Mr Sibusiso Nkabida of the Construction Education and Training Authority for local skilled and semi-skilled The construction learnerships, which (centre) are from West Coast TVET College from left, Mr Themba Ndaba construction workers in the West run over a period of a year, will equip Vredendal Campus Manager, Deputy Principal Lungisa Mbulawa, Stanley Coast region. young people with the necessary skills Matthews Project Manager and Morne Meyer Marketing Manager to benefit from the local infrastructure A R2 million partnership between development and perhaps even considerable interest for construction in only to up-skill themselves but also to West Coast TVET College and the become entrepreneurs in the the region and will expand the pool of inspire others in their communities. Construction Education and Training construction sector. According to West qualified construction workers to meet “You are the lucky ones to be selected Authority (CETA) will offer opportunities Coast TVET College project manager, demand,” said Mr Matthews. for this learnership. We hope that in to fifty young people to be trained as Mr Stanley Matthews, this partnership At the official launch of the project held five years from now you will be able artisans. It is envisaged that these is the product of extensive research in Vredendal Mr Sibusiso Nkabide, to reflect and say, participating in artisans will be absorbed into projects and negotiation between the college Project Manager for CETA, encouraged this learnership set my life on a new such as the aforementioned. In the last and CETA. “The project will create students to see this an opportunity not course”, added Mr Nkabide.
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industry recruitment. industry their studies and allowing Transnet Transnet allowing and studies their Northlink TVET College Bellville Campus Campus Bellville College TVET Northlink employment.
it develops and prepares students for for students prepares and develops it in Transnet after they have completed completed have they after Transnet in officer at Transnet Welding, visited visited Welding, Transnet at officer to recruit top students for training and and training for students top recruit to
training to even more skills courses as as courses skills more even to training Northlink TVET College students work work students College TVET Northlink students. Jan Havenga, a senior training training senior a Havenga, Jan students. and qualifications and Transnet getting getting Transnet and qualifications and
and Transnet is looking to expand this this expand to looking is Transnet and College and Industry training by letting letting by training Industry and College of industry, making it easier to teach the the teach to easier it making industry, of TVET College to learn and acquire skills skills acquire and learn to College TVET
came to fruition more than a month ago ago month a than more fruition to came looking at ways on how to integrate the the integrate to how on ways at looking knowledge in order to meet the demands demands the meet to order in knowledge sending their employees to Northlink Northlink to employees their sending
Havenga said. This latest exchange exchange latest This said. Havenga quality of welding being done. “We are are “We done. being welding of quality also improves their technical skills and and skills technical their improves also This partnership includes Transnet Transnet includes partnership This
personnel to study at the College,” Mr Mr College,” the at study to personnel to inspect the training facilities and the the and facilities training the inspect to This concept of “Adopt a lecturer”, lecturer”, a “Adopt of concept This rewards in the development of skills. skills. of development the in rewards
latest technology and work trends. trends. work and technology latest relationship has been reaping great great reaping been has relationship
Transnet, in a Bellville Campus workshop of Northlink TVET College TVET Northlink of workshop Campus Bellville a in Transnet, for lecturers to be in touch with the the with touch in be to lecturers for Colleges on 31 October 2013, the the 2013, October 31 on Colleges
Ismael Kleinsmidt, Sibongiseni Derrick Ngcobo SANDF and Jan Havenga Havenga Jan and SANDF Ngcobo Derrick Sibongiseni Kleinsmidt, Ismael
to expect in the workplace and also also and workplace the in expect to TVET College and two other TVET TVET other two and College TVET
Mohamedi, Ahmadi Jumbe Khan, Ebrahim Faculty College TVET Northlink
lecturers to prepare students on what what on students prepare to lecturers Limited (a.k.a Transnet), Northlink Northlink Transnet), (a.k.a Limited
Transnet and Northlink TVET College partnership gets down to the metal. metal. the to down gets partnership College TVET Northlink and Transnet S
and this makes it more effective for for effective more it makes this and was signed between Transnet Soc Soc Transnet between signed was
experience in the form of job shadowing shadowing job of form the in experience ince the co-operative agreement agreement co-operative the ince
lecturers to gain relevant practical work work practical relevant gain to lecturers
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Transnet also creates opportunities for for opportunities creates also Transnet
2013 for the full report on the partnership. the on report full the for 2013
three TVET Colleges in October 2013. See FET College Times Vol. 35, December December 35, Vol. Times College FET See 2013. October in Colleges TVET three
is a follow up on the partnership agreement concluded between Transnet and and Transnet between concluded agreement partnership the on up follow a is
College Communication Marketing and Advancement Department. This article article This Department. Advancement and Marketing Communication College
Editor’s Note: Note: Editor’s Thando Bunyula is an intern at the Northlink TVET TVET Northlink the at intern an is Bunyula Thando
success a be to proving partnership Transnet
student at Maxis. at student to me by the Campus and the College, College, the and Campus the by me to from the Campus to continue assisting assisting continue to Campus the from continue employing more students from from students more employing continue
community” said Pretty Khumalo a WBE WBE a Khumalo Pretty said community” very glad for the opportunity presented presented opportunity the for glad very with the lecturers and the management management the and lecturers the with holidays, and they have undertaken to to undertaken have they and holidays,
assist a lot of the students from our our from students the of lot a assist her to become an entrepreneur. “I am am “I entrepreneur. an become to her work on weekends. We are also working working also are We weekends. on work from the College over the Easter Easter the over College the from
and I believe that this partnership will will partnership this that believe I and said that the restaurant would also assist assist also would restaurant the that said full time. Some of these students also also students these of Some time. full restaurant employed six WBE students students WBE six employed restaurant
to be patient with clients. She further further She clients. with patient be to We have also employed three students students three employed also have We on Work Based Experience (WBE). The The (WBE). Experience Based Work on
from Gert Sibande TVET College TVET Sibande Gert from
especially in customer relations and also also and relations customer in especially are the skills we need at the restaurant. restaurant. the at need we skills the are College by placing current students students current placing by College
Manager, with Marketing Students Students Marketing with Manager,
working at Maxis has taught her a lot, lot, a her taught has Maxis at working and Marketing programmes since those those since programmes Marketing and The restaurant is also assisting the the assisting also is restaurant The
Nico Botha Maxis Restaurant Restaurant Maxis Botha Nico
re-launch of the restaurant said that that said restaurant the of re-launch enlisted students from the Hospitality Hospitality the from students enlisted
student who also assisted with the the with assisted also who student practical opportunities. We have have We opportunities. practical College on a permanent basis. permanent a on College
Thandeka Dladla a Level 4 Marketing Marketing 4 Level a Dladla Thandeka local people with employment and and employment with people local three Hospitality graduates from the the from graduates Hospitality three
community by employing and assisting assisting and employing by community the Maxis Restaurant has employed employed has Restaurant Maxis the
and colleagues. and we felt it was necessary involve the the involve necessary was it felt we employment opportunities. Currently Currently opportunities. employment
have proven to be wonderful employees employees wonderful be to proven have “As a local restaurant in Standerton Standerton in restaurant local a “As from the College practical and and practical College the from
the students absorbed by the restaurant restaurant the by absorbed students the give current students and graduates graduates and students current give
to come. He further explained that all all that explained further He come. to the business. the with Maxis Restaurant in Standerton to to Standerton in Restaurant Maxis with
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new Manager at Maxis. Mr Botha also also Botha Mr Maxis. at Manager new at Maxis has also absorbed Level 4 4 Level absorbed also has Maxis at
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contributing to South Africa’s growth.” Africa’s South to contributing programme to create a learning value value learning a create to programme the lecturers gain some background on on background some gain lecturers the experience of the retail environment to to environment retail the of experience
economic citizens of the future, thereby thereby future, the of citizens economic development and learning, is using the the using is learning, and development a week-long, embedded course where where course embedded week-long, a lecturers with on-the-ground, practical practical on-the-ground, with lecturers
enabling them to become the empowered, empowered, the become to them enabling this kind of approach to training, skills skills training, to approach of kind this educators in higher education and offers offers and education higher in educators launched in 2013, seeks to provide provide to seeks 2013, in launched
economic empowerment of trainees by by trainees of empowerment economic the sector.” Woolworths, a leader in in leader a Woolworths, sector.” the our country.” The programme targets targets programme The country.” our Woolworths’ stores. The programme, programme, The stores. Woolworths’
are using training as a tool for future future for tool a as training using are to deliver the skills that are required in in required are that skills the deliver to transformation that we want to see in in see to want we that transformation 27 in Cape Town and at participating participating at and Town Cape in 27
the transformation of the industry. We We industry. the of transformation the institutions of learning have the capacity capacity the have learning of institutions we can be part of the skills development development skills the of part be can we for a week between March 23 and and 23 March between week a for
also uses skills development to unlock unlock to development skills uses also we’re helping to ensure that our our that ensure to helping we’re the complexities of retail so that together, together, that so retail of complexities the lecturer development programme ran ran programme development lecturer
transformation agenda, Woolworths Woolworths agenda, transformation retail related subjects’ industry exposure, exposure, industry subjects’ related retail lecturers a chance to better understand understand better to chance a lecturers Technology (CPUT). The ‘Inside Retail’ Retail’ ‘Inside The (CPUT). Technology
“Within the context of the South African African South the of context the “Within “By offering the lecturers who teach teach who lecturers the offering “By “Woolworths is proud to offer the the offer to proud is “Woolworths and the Cape Peninsula University of of University Peninsula Cape the and
Boland College, South Cape College College Cape South College, Boland
sector. sector. meet the skills shortage in SA. in shortage skills the meet Development Manager. Manager. Development False Bay College, Northlink College, College, Northlink College, Bay False
ensuring the sustainability of the retail retail the of sustainability the ensuring and the country with skilled individuals to to individuals skilled with country the and Woolworths National Learning and and Learning National Woolworths colleges namely, College of Cape Town, Town, Cape of College namely, colleges
to skills development programmes and and programmes development skills to task of ensuring that they supply industry industry supply they that ensuring of task South Africa,” says Sibongile Antoni, Antoni, Sibongile says Africa,” South Retail’ programme with five TVET TVET five with programme Retail’
indication of the company’s commitment commitment company’s the of indication studied, but also have the challenging challenging the have also but studied, order to advance skills development in in development skills advance to order the second instalment of its ‘Inside ‘Inside its of instalment second the
than 400% since 2009/10. This is an an is This 2009/10. since 400% than will need to succeed in the course being being course the in succeed to need will the growth of public TVET colleges in in colleges TVET public of growth the Africa’s leading retailers, recently ran ran recently retailers, leading Africa’s
growing its financial contribution by more more by contribution financial its growing with the knowledge and skills that they they that skills and knowledge the with assist government in its quest to promote promote to quest its in government assist initiative. Woolworths, one of South South of one Woolworths, initiative.
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invested a significant amount of money, money, of amount significant a invested only responsible for providing students students providing for responsible only Nzimande, called on the private sector to to sector private the on called Nzimande, a high impact skills development development skills impact high a
teachers. To this end, Woolworths has has Woolworths end, this To teachers. theory into practice. The lecturers are not not are lecturers The practice. into theory and Training Minister, Dr Blade Blade Dr Minister, Training and igher education is to benefit from from benefit to is education igher
beyond which is inclusive of lecturers and and lecturers of inclusive is which beyond suppliers and to the shop floor to put put to floor shop the to and suppliers Strategy III (NSDSIII), Higher Education Education Higher (NSDSIII), III Strategy
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secondary education to employment and and employment to education secondary straight out to the distribution centre, centre, distribution the to out straight “In the National Skills Development Development Skills National the “In
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chain that builds a talent pipeline from from pipeline talent a builds that chain the retail value chain and then head head then and chain value retail the complement their academic knowledge. knowledge. academic their complement
Technology an ‘insider view’ ‘insider an Technology Woolworths offers lecturers from TVET colleges and University of of University and colleges TVET from lecturers offers Woolworths Retail Simulation Centre launched
PROMISE NGEMA AND in all provinces, with the primary THOKOZANI NDHLOVU objective being the capacitation of TVET Colleges to respond to the ert Sibande TVET College in needs of the retail sector by providing Gpartnership with the Wholesale suitably trained and experienced and Retail (W&R) SETA launched a graduates. In addition to providing The manager of the Skills Academy, Ms Monica Swart, is the first customer to Retail Simulation Centre at the Skills practical experience to students from buy from the Retail Simulation Centre while the transaction is recorded Development Centre in February. TVET Colleges, this will improve their The project was officially launched by employment opportunities. The SETA employed. In order for the college to programmes for the occupations, Store Phillemon Sito, Board member of the will be establishing its footprint in achieve this goal it needs to collaborate Person, Shelf Packer, Cashier, Driver, Wholesale and Retail Seta, together the community of Standerton and with various partners. One of those Stock Room Clerk, Merchandiser and with Nick Balkrishen, Principal and surrounding areas. “Collaboration partners is the W&R SETA. We are Help Desk. Ms Siphesihle Motha, a Chief Executive Officer of Gert Sibande between institutions of learning and extremely grateful to the W&R SETA representative from Spar Standerton, TVET College. SETAs in previously underprivileged who committed R250 000 to the project explained the company involvement communities are among the main which was used to establish the Retail in the project and the benefits of The event was graced with the priorities of the Minister of Higher Simulation Centre. The simulation centre this initiative. Spar sponsored the presence of the Provincial Department Education and Training. The W&R SETA resembles the retail workplace. This will merchandise which will be sold in the of Education and representative is committed to collaborating with TVET allow for an easier transition from the store ranging from Handy Andy, cold retailers in the Province. The project is Colleges to ensure that they produce college to the workplace for students. drinks, Koo Beans and other typical significant, not only to the College, but employable students,” Joel Dikgole, We are also grateful to SPAR for the brand products. The event resulted also for students and the community CEO of W&R SETA, said. R30 000 donation that will be used to in a ceremonial ribbon cutting where at large, because it will enrich the buy stock for the simulation centre”, said the Centre was declared open. Monica learning experience as well as meeting Gert Sibande TVET College is likewise Principal Nick Balkrishen. TVET Colleges Swart, Skills Academy Manager, was the the needs of the Wholesale and Retail committed to producing high quality will deliver four Learnerships on W&R first customer to purchase milk tarts. Sector. This is one of nine centres students with skills, attitudes and Operations, Chain store, Helpdesk and Principal Nick Balkrishen also bought a established at eight TVET Colleges values that will enable them to become Merchandising, as well as seven skills bottle of water. Energy and Water SETA facilitates skills development
HEINRICH ROBERTSON Saldanha Bay IDZ Licensing Company Coast and Northlink TVET Colleges, the necessary skills and competencies (SBIDZ LiCo) has been granted an recently organised a Skills Development in order to benefit from the opportunity he Saldanha Bay Industrial operator permit to partner with various Summit in Saldanha Bay. Among the which this presents.” TDevelopment Zone (SBIDZ) is companies specialising in Oil Field speakers were Deputy Minister of drawing strong local and international Services, Oil Rig Operations, Logistics, Higher Education and Training, Mr Benefits and opportunities directly interest and both the public and Ship Repair and Engineering. To aid Mduduzi Manana and Deputy Minister linked to development in the Saldanha private sectors are gearing themselves the process, Energy and Water Sector of the Department of Trade and Bay area should not only be confined for this widely anticipated industrial Education and Training Authority Industry, Mr Mzwandile Masina. to the artisan and engineering sector. development on the West Coast. The (EWSETA) in partnership with West With the anticipated economic growth Deputy Principal for West Coast TVET and industrial development, businesses College, Ms Rhazia Hamza, made a will certainly need office administrators, presentation entitled “Current Provision competent managers and human for a Skilled Workforce on the West resource practitioners. The College, Coast” focusing on the strategic with a footprint across the entire West amendments the College had made Coast region, will be one of the major in order to ensure that their course catalysts in balancing skills supply and offerings are aligned with industry demand in these fields of study. “The demands. “Research statistics indicate IDZ offers the perfect opportunity for a shortage in local skilled artisans on the citizens to propel themselves out of Ms Candice Moodley of the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training West Coast and we need to ensure that poverty and to grow the local economy” Authority addresses attendees of the Skills Summit in Saldanha Bay we equip our local labour market with said Ms Hamza. College partners with Tommaso Silla Autobody Works
TINA LITTLE AND beneficial collaboration in areas such KARIN HENDRICKS as training, equipment and small business development and training. n the 10th of April, False Bay TVET This partnership will seek to support OCollege signed a Memorandum of the expansion and training of the Agreement (MOA) with Tommaso Silla Automotive Body Repair, Spray Painting Autobody Works Pty Limited, an Italian and related programmes. “We are very based company specialising in the excited about this partnership which False Bay TVET College signs the MOA. Present were in front Mr Angelo Ruffini automotive sector since 1947. will bring international expertise and Executive Director Tommaso Silla Autobody Works Pty Limited, Tommaso Silla experience to the Automotive Faculty of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Cassie Kruger False Bay TVET The MOA reflects the intention of the the College. This will contribute greatly College Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Claudio Ruffini of FinMasters SA College, Tommaso Silla Autobody to both staff development and skills CC. In the back row were from False Bay TVET College, Steve Reid Manager of Works and Finmasters SA CC to development for our students,” says the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Karin Hendricks Deputy Principal for Education establish a partnership that will Karin Hendricks, Deputy Principal for and Training, Jeremy Schuster Engineering Related Design Programme Manager support the development of a mutually Education and Training. and Christiana Nel Linkages and Partnership Manager
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company for the donation and expressed expressed and donation the for company Sibiya, Linda Ndaba and Junior Ndimande with a group of excited electrical students electrical excited of group a with Ndimande Junior and Ndaba Linda Sibiya,
With Mr Senzo Makhathini of Asea Brown Boveri, standing in front second from left, are faculty members, Mr Mongezi Mongezi Mr members, faculty are left, from second front in standing Boveri, Brown Asea of Makhathini Senzo Mr With Mr Neelan Govender, thanked the the thanked Govender, Neelan Mr
from ABB. Standerton Campus Manager, Manager, Campus Standerton ABB. from
Mpumalanga to receive such a donation donation a such receive to Mpumalanga
TVET College is the first College in in College first the is College TVET
amongst others. Gert Sibande Sibande Gert others. amongst
circuits and current transformers transformers current and circuits
the Campus includes, surge arrestors, arrestors, surge includes, Campus the
The electrical equipment donated to to donated equipment electrical The
brand in the country. country. the in brand
investment and to establish ABB as a a as ABB establish to and investment
was a matter of corporate social social corporate of matter a was
donation the of purpose the ABB, from
According to Mr Senzo Makhathini Makhathini Senzo Mr to According
in more than a hundred countries. countries. hundred a than more in
automation technologies and it operates operates it and technologies automation
ABB is a global leader in power and and power in leader global a is ABB
Campus electrical workshop in March. March. in workshop electrical Campus
Sibande TVET College Standerton Standerton College TVET Sibande
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take their studies seriously. studies their take equipment they learn about from from about learn they equipment of Engineering, Mr Tiaans Anderdolf, Anderdolf, Tiaans Mr Engineering, of electrical equipment to the Gert Gert the to equipment electrical
responsible use of the equipment and to to and equipment the of use responsible students will now see and utilise the the utilise and see now will students between the College and ABB. The HOD HOD The ABB. and College the between sea Brown Boveri (ABB) donated donated (ABB) Boveri Brown sea
Ndimande encouraged students to make make to students encouraged Ndimande improve teaching and learning because because learning and teaching improve of a mutually beneficial partnership partnership beneficial mutually a of
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textbooks. Faculty member, Mr Junior Junior Mr member, Faculty textbooks. added that the new equipment will will equipment new the that added the hope that this would be the start start the be would this that hope the
Donation of electrical equipment in anticipation of a partnership a of anticipation in equipment electrical of Donation
and practical training. practical and commenced in April and is due for for due is and April in commenced The department has allocated allocated has department The sanitation backlog in schools around around schools in backlog sanitation
opportunities for work based experience experience based work for opportunities The implementation of the project project the of implementation The water supply and sanitation for learners. learners. for sanitation and supply water the aim of reducing the water and and water the reducing of aim the
be built. The project provides valuable valuable provides project The built. be it targets schools to ensure appropriate appropriate ensure to schools targets it with Gert Sibande TVET College with with College TVET Sibande Gert with
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A total of 118 new flushing toilets will will toilets flushing new 118 of total A hazards. hazards. the sanitation backlog in the region and and region the in backlog sanitation the Education (MDoE) has partnered partnered has (MDoE) Education
and present a number of health health of number a present and The programme is aimed at eradicating eradicating at aimed is programme The he Mpumalanga Department of of Department Mpumalanga he
situated in seven circuits in the region. region. the in circuits seven in situated toilets which are not properly structured structured properly not are which toilets
AND MICHAEL RADZILANI MICHAEL AND
MDoE has identified eleven schools schools eleven identified has MDoE Learners in rural areas depend on pit pit on depend areas rural in Learners Sanitation Intervention Programme. Programme. Intervention Sanitation
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completion by the end of June. The The June. of end the by completion R10.4 million for the project. the for million R10.4 the Gert Sibande Region through its its through Region Sibande Gert the
in sanitation initiative for schools in Mpumalanga in schools for initiative sanitation in
college TVET with partners Department Education Provincial
Development Strategy. Development Durban. Currently, thirty-two students students thirty-two Currently, Durban. their existing workforce. existing their unemployed students. students. unemployed
South Africa’s Human Resource Resource Human Africa’s South on the 12th of June at the Naval Base in in Base Naval the at June of 12th the on employees and to enhance the skills of of skills the enhance to and employees for colleges to meet the needs of of needs the meet to colleges for
to contribution meaningful very a Deputy President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa Ramaphosa Cyril Mr President, Deputy manufacturing employers to train new new train to employers manufacturing this would allow greater opportunities opportunities greater allow would this
and more of our partners, will make make will partners, our of more and which will be officially launched by the the by launched officially be will which solutions for engineering and and engineering for solutions Jobcentre Plus. If able to be adapted, adapted, be to able If Plus. Jobcentre
Inanda Parliamentary Office, NGO’s, NGO’s, Office, Parliamentary Inanda the Maritime Training Programme Programme Training Maritime the of Dudley College, provides flexible flexible provides College, Dudley of Colleges in relation to the UK agency, agency, UK the to relation in Colleges
provincial and local Government, Government, local and provincial KwaDabeka Campus has introduced introduced has Campus KwaDabeka Dudley Advance, an in-house agency agency in-house an Advance, Dudley training programme used by UK UK by used programme training
together with the private sector, sector, private the with together be augmented by Dudley Advance. Advance. Dudley by augmented be the requirements of the employability employability the of requirements the
we truly believe that this partnership partnership this that believe truly we industry and its’ training requirements. requirements. training its’ and industry New curriculum development could could development curriculum New College could be adapted to meet meet to adapted be could College
conclusion, as Elangeni TVET College, College, TVET Elangeni as conclusion, Phakisa, refers to maritime related related maritime to refers Phakisa, evaluating its services to employers. employers. to services its evaluating training delivered by Elangeni TVET TVET Elangeni by delivered training
in delivering the welding programme. In In programme. welding the delivering in initiative, widely known as Operation Operation as known widely initiative, wider strategic aims of continually continually of aims strategic wider and how the short, apprentice-style apprentice-style short, the how and
College’s good practices and expertise expertise and practices good College’s to “unlock the Blue Economy”. This This Economy”. Blue the “unlock to financing. This would fit the College’s College’s the fit would This financing. One of the key areas is seeing if if seeing is areas key the of One
The College will also leverage on both both on leverage also will College The it is responding to the President’s call call President’s the to responding is it this project more sustainable and self- and sustainable more project this
College is pleased to announce that that announce to pleased is College could offer potential avenues for making making for avenues potential offer could practise with Elangeni TVET College. College. TVET Elangeni with practise
training. training. skills in the country. Elangeni TVET TVET Elangeni country. the in skills The practise developed by the College College the by developed practise The their programme while sharing best best sharing while programme their
Safety Authority accredited maritime maritime accredited Authority Safety and that are listed as critical and scarce scarce and critical as listed are that and Tyneside Colleges to internationalise internationalise to Colleges Tyneside
offering of more South African Maritime Maritime African South more of offering meet the requirements of the economy economy the of requirements the meet carried out. out. carried based colleges, namely Dudley and and Dudley namely colleges, based
and Tynside Colleges will enable the the enable will Colleges Tynside and offer cutting edge programmes that that programmes edge cutting offer shorter, intensive provision will be be will provision intensive shorter, Council. This project will allow UK UK allow will project This Council.
the partnership with UK based Dudley Dudley based UK with partnership the This will further enable the College to to College the enable further will This TVET College around introducing introducing around College TVET partnership spearheaded by the British British the by spearheaded partnership
Elangeni TVET College is pleased that that pleased is College TVET Elangeni practice demonstrated by Elangeni Elangeni by demonstrated practice TVET College has entered into a a into entered has College TVET
artisanship and maritime cadet training. training. cadet maritime and artisanship A feasibility study, drawing upon good good upon drawing study, feasibility A reduce the shortage of skills, Elangeni Elangeni skills, of shortage the reduce
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Trade Theory and Mathematics. Mathematics. and Theory Trade development, namely a welding welding a namely development, people in our nation with skills and and skills with nation our in people
Science, Logistics Systems, Electrical Electrical Systems, Logistics Science, programmes that are critical to national national to critical are that programmes Jobcentre Plus. Plus. Jobcentre n response to the need to provide provide to need the to response n
following the subjects Engineering Engineering subjects the following of the College will include two new new two include will College the of and efficient turnover characterised characterised turnover efficient and
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from Inanda have enrolled and are are and enrolled have Inanda from The programme qualification mix mix qualification programme The Students would benefit from the fast fast the from benefit would Students
international partnership partnership international Bridging the scarce skills gap through through gap skills scarce the Bridging INTERNATIONAL FOCUS TVET College and British College engage in inter-college competition
IVAN SWART days and alternates every year. This means that each College gets to play ia Crouse and Jamie da Graça host to the other every second year. To Mfrom Northlink TVET College date, Northlink TVET College has been walked away with the honours at the fortunate to achieve the top three spots Annual Intercollege exchange between each year, but this year the College Northlink TVET College and Stockport surpassed this milestone by being College UK. Mia blew away the judges awarded as the overall winner. with her creativity and professional techniques in the Hairdressing category Principal Leon Beech observes, “We Stockport College UK versus Northlink TVET College: Mia Crous and Jamie da while Jamie took the judges on a believe that this exchange between the Graça are the winners of the Haircare and Hospitality competitions. They are culinary journey in the Cooking category Colleges is not just about the exchange seen here in a proud moment with Northlink TVET College Principal Leon Beech that landed him first place. of information and knowledge. It is also about fostering relationships between students and their lecturer participating to the competition. 2016 will see The Northlink TVET College and the various departments of the Colleges in the exchange, accompanying the Northlink TVET College students and Stockport College exchange is the and seeing how this exchange, this hairdressing and cooking students. staff participants travel to the UK to brainchild of Northlink TVET College’s partnership, can grow and develop in Their mission however, was to see the defend its title of Overall Winner. This CEO and Principal, Mr Leon Beech the interests of education nationally and facilities at our engineering campuses, while continuing to develop the strong and Stockport College’s Principal, Ian internationally.” This year also saw a and to explore the possibilities of relationship that has evolved over the Clinton. The competition is run over two group of Stockport College engineering adding an engineering category past two years. College Language School still growing strong
WILLEM RALL consistently assisted non-English students have successfully completed different countries and cultures such as speaking international students to the International English Language China, Korea, Russia, Kazakstan, Libya, ince 2002, the Northlink TVET improve their English skills for further Testing System (IELTS) examination Iran, Thailand, India, Angola, Gabon SCollege Language School has education or business purposes. Many which enables candidates to meet the and The Democratic Republic of Congo. English language requirements for Trish van der Merwe, Deputy Principal universities throughout the world. This for Innovation and Development notes, is an external examination and is “The Language School strives to create written under the auspices of the British a ‘home from home’ atmosphere and Council. each student is seen as an individual with individual needs.” The Language School is situated on the Tygerberg Campus and has Language school students are played a part in the development of consciously integrated into student students that need to learn English life and the students participate in to improve their future prospects and all campus activities. The annual study opportunities. Most international International Day, hosted in conjunction students remain for a year before with the Hospitality and Tourism Day following their chosen paths. The events on the Tygerberg Campus, is Students of the Northlink TVET College International Language School Language School draws students from one such highlight. College celebrates International Student Day
Manager. Northlink TVET College will Day later this year at the Tygerberg Editor’s Note: The article below might provide some inspiration for be having another International Student Campus. celebrating cultural and ethnic diversity. Appreciating cultural diversity is a matter of education and TVET Colleges could play a constructive role in this regard.
IVAN SWART The students exhibited their traditional clothing, showed off their posters with orthlink TVET College Bellville facts about their countries of origin and NCampus hosted its second annual some even brought some spices and International Student Day during food for the students to smell and taste. February. “This is an event that the students This initiative gave students from look forward to each year and in giving eleven different countries including the international students this sort of Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, exposure, we are not only educating and Lesotho a chance to celebrate our local students but also giving the their heritage and their culture as they international students the chance to allowed the local students to experience learn more about our own beautiful their countries firsthand with their own country,” said Kirk Randall, Northlink International students from the Bellville Campus of Northlink TVET College show- senses. TVET College Bellville Campus off their national colours during the International Student Day celebrations
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the week for training purposes. training for week the burial services with local Booi Funeral Funeral Booi local with services burial tendering basics and techniques, asset asset techniques, and basics tendering painting, among other services. He was was He services. other among painting,
their businesses for a couple of days of of days of couple a for businesses their viz. Thembalethu, Imizamo Yethu and and Yethu Imizamo Thembalethu, viz. delved into include business planning, planning, business include into delved cleaning, landscaping, gardening, gardening, landscaping, cleaning,
expenses related to their being out of of out being their to related expenses have already started with local schools schools local with started already have operations of a business. Other topics topics Other business. a of operations business focuses on general room room general on focuses business
help with the day-to-day running running day-to-day the with help . Successful tenders tenders Successful . SEDA from funding management as well as day-to day day day-to as well as management Skills Programme (NQF Level 2). The The 2). Level (NQF Programme Skills
with monthly stipends. These stipends stipends These stipends. monthly with taking place this year after receiving receiving after year this place taking business. The course covers strategic strategic covers course The business. the New Venture Creation (NVC) (NVC) Creation Venture New the
Learners are also assisted financially financially assisted also are Learners December with its marketing drive drive marketing its with December and ensuring sustainability of the the of sustainability ensuring and after the successful completion of of completion successful the after
with existing basic businesses. The NVC NVC The businesses. basic existing with The business officially started last last started officially business The ensuring that profits are maximised maximised are profits that ensuring is a business that was established established was that business a is
number of upcoming entrepreneurs entrepreneurs upcoming of number compiling a realistic business plan, plan, business realistic a compiling Cleaning Service (Pty) Ltd which which Ltd (Pty) Service Cleaning
from time to time and attracts a good good a attracts and time to time from for expansion and growth possibilities. growth and expansion for The course content ranges from from ranges content course The He is now the owner of Dolomba Dolomba of owner the now is He
programme is funded by various SETAs SETAs various by funded is programme keeping, and marketing of the business business the of marketing and keeping, as would poverty alleviation measures. measures. alleviation poverty would as
Services in Thembalethu. The NVC NVC The Thembalethu. in Services management and financial record record financial and management so doing, the local economy will benefit benefit will economy local the doing, so years and had retired. retired. had and years
successful and create more jobs. In In jobs. more create and successful Secondary School for the past fifteen fifteen past the for School Secondary
Venture Creation Facilitator Creation Venture
entrepreneurs to start a business, be be business, a start to entrepreneurs supervisor at the local Imizamo Yethu Yethu Imizamo local the at supervisor
Mr Paulos Dolomba in his branded vehicle with Raldia Jenker, the New New the Jenker, Raldia with vehicle branded his in Dolomba Paulos Mr
Creation programme is to empower empower to is programme Creation Dolomba worked as a maintenance maintenance a as worked Dolomba
student Creation Venture New College TVET Cape South Former
The essence of the New Venture Venture New the of essence The in Middelburg, Eastern Cape. Paulos Paulos Cape. Eastern Middelburg, in
Township near George and was born born was and George near Township
be successful. successful. be Mr Dolomba resides in Thembalethu Thembalethu in resides Dolomba Mr
by the College which has proven to to proven has which College the by
is one of the skills programmes offered offered programmes skills the of one is and talents. and
The New Venture Creation programme programme Creation Venture New The complements already acquired skills skills acquired already complements
the New Venture Creation programme. programme. Creation Venture New the underpins business related skills and and skills related business underpins
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Thembalethu in George to participate in in participate to George in Thembalethu Business Venture programme programme Venture Business
TVET College to the community of of community the to College TVET outh Cape TVET College’s New New College’s TVET Cape outh
that responded to a call by South Cape Cape South by call a to responded that
MONICA TSHANGANA MONICA one of twenty community members members community twenty of one
local entrepreneurs local
develops programme College
which officially opened the Centre. Centre. the opened officially which General in the Department of Higher Higher of Department the in General TVET College, Mr Nick Balkrishen, said said Balkrishen, Nick Mr College, TVET attitude of entitlement by expecting expecting by entitlement of attitude
day was the ceremonial ribbon cutting cutting ribbon ceremonial the was day Dr Mahlobo Acting Deputy Director Director Deputy Acting Mahlobo Dr The Principal and CEO of Gert Sibande Sibande Gert of CEO and Principal The we need to move away from the the from away move to need we
amongst others. The highlight of the the of highlight The others. amongst own businesses,” Mr Balkrishen said. said. Balkrishen Mr businesses,” own to be. As South Africans (students) (students) Africans South As be. to
Sash Cash and poetry from Ndhlovukazi Ndhlovukazi from poetry and Cash Sash attitudes so that they can start their their start can they that so attitudes after they graduate from Colleges. from graduate they after country forward to where we want it it want we where to forward country
performances from the Ermelo Choir, Choir, Ermelo the from performances students with skills, knowledge and and knowledge skills, with students ensure that students get employment employment get students that ensure as South Africans we can take the the take can we Africans South as
The day was celebrated with with celebrated was day The of the Centre is to empower these these empower to is Centre the of will promote entrepreneurship and will will and entrepreneurship promote will She continued that, “collectively “collectively that, continued She
during the first intake. “The main goal goal main “The intake. first the during given to SMME’s and Cooperatives. This This Cooperatives. and SMME’s to given way and grab them with both hands. hands. both with them grab and way
its endeavours. its Gert Sibande TVET College students students College TVET Sibande Gert undertaken within the province will be be will province the within undertaken all the opportunities that come their their come that opportunities the all
department will support the college in in college the support will department the Centre will accommodate thirty thirty accommodate will Centre the taken a decision that 30% of all projects projects all of 30% that decision a taken note address, urged students to take take to students urged address, note
the College and promised that the the that promised and College the entrepreneurs.” According to the CEO, CEO, the to According entrepreneurs.” the MEC, the provincial executive has has executive provincial the MEC, the the Premier. The Minister in her key key her in Minister The Premier. the
College. He continued by congratulating congratulating by continued He College. will enable them to be successful successful be to them enable will create job opportunities. According to to According opportunities. job create Mpumalanga Province on behalf of of behalf on Province Mpumalanga
in good hands with Gert Sibande TVET TVET Sibande Gert with hands good in will provide our youth with skills that that skills with youth our provide will government that they are trying to to trying are they that government Kholwane who was representing the the representing was who Kholwane
message of support that the project is is project the that support of message a new journey for the College. “This “This College. the for journey new a the Centre was a demonstration by by demonstration a was Centre the Development and Tourism, Mr Eric Eric Mr Tourism, and Development
Education and Training, said in his his in said Training, and Education that this event marks the beginning of of beginning the marks event this that MEC Kholwane said the launch of of launch the said Kholwane MEC the MEC for Finance, Economic Economic Finance, for MEC the
Minister Zulu was accompanied by by accompanied was Zulu Minister
opening the Centre the opening
and Training for helping the youth. youth. the helping for Training and
Mr Sikhumbuzo Kholwane, unveil the plague officially commemorating the the commemorating officially plague the unveil Kholwane, Sikhumbuzo Mr
the Department of Higher Education Education Higher of Department the and development. and
Tourism, and Development Economic Finance, for MEC Mpumalanga
College, the Provincial Government and and Government Provincial the College, entrepreneurship education, training training education, entrepreneurship
The Minister of Small Business Development, Lindiwe Zulu, and the the and Zulu, Lindiwe Development, Business Small of Minister The
thanking the management of the the of management the thanking target TVET Colleges to promote promote to Colleges TVET target
for their parents. She concluded by by concluded She parents. their for department’s initiative to primarily primarily to initiative department’s
them. It only creates disappointment disappointment creates only It them. the College. This forms part of the the of part forms This College. the
gallivanting because it does not benefit benefit not does it because gallivanting Business Development (DSBD) and and (DSBD) Development Business
She urged young people to stop stop to people young urged She between the Department of Small Small of Department the between
five-year Memorandum of Agreement Agreement of Memorandum five-year
opportunities.” March. The Centre is a product of a a of product a is Centre The March.
that we were oppressed and never given given never and oppressed were we that TVET College, Ermelo Campus, in in Campus, Ermelo College, TVET
have put ourselves while acknowledging acknowledging while ourselves put have Entrepreneurship (CfE) at Gert Sibande Sibande Gert at (CfE) Entrepreneurship
to come out of the cocoon into which we we which into cocoon the of out come to Lindiwe Zulu, launched the Centre for for Centre the launched Zulu, Lindiwe
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move away from its promises. We need need We promises. its from away move Development, the honourable Ms Ms honourable the Development,
the responsibilities of the government to to government the of responsibilities the he Minister of Small Business Business Small of Minister he
everything. However, this doesn’t shift shift doesn’t this However, everything.
THOKOZANI NDHLOVU THOKOZANI the government to provide us with with us provide to government the
launches a Centre for Entrepreneurship for Centre a launches
Minister Zulu of Small Business Development, Development, Business Small of Zulu Minister ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOCUS DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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during the First Things First campaign 2015 launch 2015 campaign First Things First the during to get the implant. It will help to ensure ensure to help will It implant. the get to HEAIDS First Things First programme programme First Things First HEAIDS
Primary Health Care Students (in white sweaters) were stationed in the marquee marquee the in stationed were sweaters) white (in Students Care Health Primary years. So please take this opportunity opportunity this take please So years. “It is also timely to announce that the the that announce to timely also is “It
more convenient as it lasts for three three for lasts it as convenient more
is a long-acting contraceptive which is is which contraceptive long-acting a is scenario. scenario.
unplanned pregnancy. “The implant implant “The pregnancy. unplanned HIV. Condom use is a must in this this in must a is use Condom HIV.
making it much easier to prevent prevent to easier much it making at an especially high risk of contracting contracting of risk high especially an at
contraception over a three-year period, period, three-year a over contraception South Africans, especially women, are are women, especially Africans, South
intra-dermal implants which release release which implants intra-dermal effort to increase condom use.” Young Young use.” condom increase to effort
is that government is now providing providing now is government that is public health ‘Choice’ condom in our our in condom ‘Choice’ health public
Equally important for young women women young for important Equally government will be rebranding the the rebranding be will government
recall that I announced last year that that year last announced I that recall
Deputy Minister Manana. Minister Deputy condoms in the public sector. You will will You sector. public the in condoms
the responsible precautions,” said said precautions,” responsible the Africa, coloured and scented male male scented and coloured Africa,
negative to remain negative by following following by negative remain to negative launching for the first time in South South in time first the for launching
I encourage those who have tested tested have who those encourage I implants and MMC, we are also also are we MMC, and implants
those who have tested positive. But But positive. tested have who those In addition to intra-dermal contraceptive contraceptive intra-dermal to addition In
as the relevant support is provided for for provided is support relevant the as represents a very important occasion. occasion. important very a represents
that pre- and post-counselling as well well as post-counselling and pre- that Motsoaledi said, “Today’s re-launch re-launch “Today’s said, Motsoaledi
Dr Ahluwalia. Dr and other lifestyle diseases will now now will diseases lifestyle other and The HEAIDS programme will ensure ensure will programme HEAIDS The On introducing the contraceptives, Dr Dr contraceptives, the introducing On
protective and safer environment,” said said environment,” safer and protective contraception, screening for cancer cancer for screening contraception, partners to provide workable solutions. solutions. workable provide to partners condoms to the student population. population. student the to condoms
and success. It also nurtures a a nurtures also It success. and of health services that also includes includes also that services health of planning by Government and our our and Government by planning introduction of the coloured and scented scented and coloured the of introduction
contribute to South Africa’s progress progress Africa’s South to contribute (HEAIDS). “A comprehensive package package comprehensive “A (HEAIDS). it provides an opportunity for better better for opportunity an provides it The highlight of the day was the the was day the of highlight The
knowledge, enables young people to to people young enables knowledge, and Training HIV/AIDS Programme Programme HIV/AIDS Training and
Education and Training, Mr Mduduzi Manana Mduduzi Mr Training, and Education
of campus life and building skills and and skills building and life campus of Director of the Higher Education Education Higher the of Director
Nkosi, Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motswaledi and Deputy Minister of Higher Higher of Minister Deputy and Motswaledi Aaron Dr Health of Minister Nkosi,
their health and their future. Being part part Being future. their and health their and TB,” said Dr Ramneek Ahluwalia, Ahluwalia, Ramneek Dr said TB,” and
from left, former SRC College President Mr Mike Mothuloe, Principal Dan Dan Principal Mothuloe, Mike Mr President College SRC former left, from
and have come to take ownership of of ownership take to come have and treatment if needed for other STIs STIs other for needed if treatment
At the Health Festival hosted by South West Gauteng TVET College were were College TVET Gauteng West South by hosted Festival Health the At
and across the province heard our call call our heard province the across and They also received screening and and screening received also They
students and young people from Soweto Soweto from people young and students stone for protecting their health. health. their protecting for stone
“We are delighted that so many many so that delighted are “We HIV status and use this as a stepping stepping a as this use and status HIV
100 000 young people learn their their learn people young 000 100
education and training sector. training and education helped We milestone. critical a
are readily available within the higher higher the within available readily are “Last year, First Things First reached reached First Things First year, “Last
for testing, prevention and treatment treatment and prevention testing, for
products such as condoms and services services and condoms as such products million. two of population student
ensures that information and access to to access and information that ensures and universities to reach out to a a to out reach to universities and
Higher Education and Training, HEAIDS HEAIDS Training, and Education Higher 429 campuses within all public TVETs TVETs public all within campuses 429
Championed by the Department of of Department the by Championed the programme will be activated across across activated be will programme the
the South West Gauteng TVET College, College, TVET Gauteng West South the
people. people. the 2015 First Things First campaign at at campaign First Things First 2015 the
factors that set back progress by young young by progress back set that factors the implants. Following the launch of of launch the Following implants. the
HIV and other related health and social social and health related other and HIV who participated in the promotion of of promotion the in participated who
promoting education and awareness of of awareness and education promoting explained to young female students students female young to explained
national collaboration that is devoted to to devoted is that collaboration national contraceptive methods,” Dr Motsoaledi Motsoaledi Dr methods,” contraceptive
the First Things First campaign), is a a is campaign), First Things First the even when you are using other other using are you when even and skills to manage the infection, infection, the manage to skills and complete their courses each year. each courses their complete
campaign.” HEAIDS (which presents presents (which HEAIDS campaign.” dual protection. Always use a condom condom a use Always protection. dual the infected person with the knowledge knowledge the with person infected the number of successful graduates who who graduates successful of number
doorstep through the First Things First First Things First the through doorstep studies. But again, let me emphasise emphasise me let again, But studies. not all gloomy as apart from equipping equipping from apart as gloomy all not between the health of students and the the and students of health the between
be available to students at their their at students to available be that pregnancy does not interrupt your your interrupt not does pregnancy that HIV infection. However, this picture is is picture this However, infection. HIV of HIV, STIs and TB. He made the link link the made He TB. and STIs HIV, of
of students have tested positive for for positive tested have students of the charge for combining the prevention prevention the combining for charge the
implants on two college students college two on implants within the TVET sector, large numbers numbers large sector, TVET the within and Training Mr Mduduzi Manana led led Manana Mduduzi Mr Training and
Minister of Health, Dr Motswaledi after exercising intra-dermal contraceptive contraceptive intra-dermal exercising after Motswaledi Dr Health, of Minister commencement of this campaign campaign this of commencement Deputy Minister for Higher Education Education Higher for Minister Deputy
embrace the campaign. Since the the Since campaign. the embrace intra-dermal contraceptive implants. implants. contraceptive intra-dermal
the entire education sector to to sector education entire the and equipping women with long-acting long-acting with women equipping and
“As a department, we are encouraging encouraging are we department, a “As medical male circumcision (MMC) (MMC) circumcision male medical
Dr Aaron Motsoaledi performing a a performing Motsoaledi Aaron Dr
partners. and leaders provincial The festival featured Health Minister Minister Health featured festival The
interacted with students, college and and college students, with interacted
said Deputy Minister Manana as he he as Manana Minister Deputy said training sector. training
other aspects of health and wellness,” wellness,” and health of aspects other and others in the higher education and and education higher the in others and
further measures which address various various address which measures further First health programme for students students for programme health First
reduction of gender based violence and and violence based gender of reduction national launch of the First Things Things First the of launch national
prevention of teenage pregnancy, pregnancy, teenage of prevention in March, marked the fifth annual annual fifth the marked March, in
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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), (STIs), Infections Transmitted Sexually South West Gauteng TVET College College TVET Gauteng West South
pandemics including Tuberculosis (TB), (TB), Tuberculosis including pandemics day-long Health Festival held at the the at held Festival Health day-long
of services aimed at mitigating other other mitigating at aimed services of
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now offers a comprehensive package package comprehensive a offers now
a start in ground-breaking Health Festival Health ground-breaking in start a
HEAIDS “First Things First” programme off to to off programme First” Things “First HEAIDS FOCUS ON WELLNESS ON FOCUS
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Students enthusiastically participate in the family planning initiative planning family the in participate enthusiastically Students again in April. April. in again fields of neo-natal care, gynaecology gynaecology care, neo-natal of fields
throughout the College’s Campuses Campuses College’s the throughout conducted and three specialists in the the in specialists three and conducted
The health awareness drives took place place took drives awareness health The A workshop with the students was was students the with workshop A
students making use of this facility. facility. this of use making students to the doorstep of College students. students. College of doorstep the to
are consistently inundated with with inundated consistently are project to bring family services right right services family bring to project
procedure. Follow-up monthly clinics clinics monthly Follow-up procedure. collaborate and invest in a sustainable sustainable a in invest and collaborate
who lined up for their first IMPLANON IMPLANON first their for up lined who and this provided the opportunity to to opportunity the provided this and
was evident in the forty-seven women women forty-seven the in evident was procedure) coincided late last year year last late coincided procedure)
impact of the introductory presentation presentation introductory the of impact of IMPLANON (a family planning planning family (a IMPLANON of
to medical professionals for a day. The The day. a for professionals medical to growing need as well as the launch launch the as well as need growing
it was great to have unlimited access access unlimited have to great was it of available resources. Fortunately a a Fortunately resources. available of
public. The student’s feedback was that that was feedback student’s The public. of Health in site visits, due to a lack lack a to due visits, site in Health of
for the convenience of members of the the of members of convenience the for the participation of the Department Department the of participation the
shopping complex near the taxi rank rank taxi the near complex shopping the years it has been difficult to secure secure to difficult been has it years the
nearby public centres such as a a as such centres public nearby sheltered existence up until then. Over Over then. until up existence sheltered
the health awareness drive through through drive awareness health the the first time having lived a relatively relatively a lived having time first the
Subsequently the Department extended extended Department the Subsequently from rural areas leaving home for for home leaving areas rural from
that the College has many students students many has College the that
over their lives. lives. their over This problem is exasperated by the fact fact the by exasperated is problem This
exercise the power of choice and control control and choice of power the exercise
make healthy “life-style decisions” and and decisions” “life-style healthy make to escalate. to
present were strongly encouraged to to encouraged strongly were present unwanted pregnancy numbers continue continue numbers pregnancy unwanted
also attended these workshops and all all and workshops these attended also reliable methods of family planning as as planning family of methods reliable
to ask questions! Female staff members members staff Female questions! ask to on all campuses for education on on education for campuses all on
success, and the students were not shy shy not were students the and success, place in March. There is a dire need need dire a is There March. in place
launch of project last August was a great great a was August last project of launch the TVET/CHEC Conference that took took that Conference TVET/CHEC the
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to women’s health and wellness. The The wellness. and health women’s to flagship project emanating from from emanating project flagship
with all collateral health services central central services health collateral all with he launch of this initiative is a a is initiative this of launch he
motivated the use of IMPLANON along along IMPLANON of use the motivated
HEIDI RYAN HEIDI and family health presented and and presented health family and
planning initiative planning
Department of Health in family family in Health of Department
College collaborates with with collaborates College
follows: with various other clinical services. clinical other various with celebrates the strength and potential of of potential and strength the celebrates a healthy sex life that includes being being includes that life sex healthy a
campaigned on these dates are as as are dates these on campaigned these campaigns are also supplemented supplemented also are campaigns these This is a women and girls campaign that that campaign girls and women a is This off campus, and promoted as part of of part as promoted and campus, off
will be in August. The programmes programmes The August. in be will mobilisation and media advocacy. All All advocacy. media and mobilisation undertaken at institutional facilities or or facilities institutional at undertaken empowerment)” campaign. empowerment)”
continued in May, and the final session session final the and May, in continued violence and transactional sex, through through sex, transactional and violence This is Medical Male Circumcision Circumcision Male Medical is This
present the “Zazi (Women (Women “Zazi the present
TVET College commenced in March, March, in commenced College TVET drive HIV risk factors, like gender based based gender like factors, risk HIV drive
“Brothers for Life” campaign. Life” for “Brothers
The August session will will session August The
The activation dates for Port Elizabeth Elizabeth Port for dates activation The It addresses gender inequalities that that inequalities gender addresses It
The May session was the the was session May The
you to identify an abusive relationship. relationship. abusive an identify to you
programmes. pull yourself towards yourself and helps helps and yourself towards yourself pull condoms.
we will be running HEAIDS sanctioned sanctioned HEAIDS running be will we your inner strength, encourages you to to you encourages strength, inner your support and preventing new infections. new preventing and support alcohol abuse and the wearing of of wearing the and abuse alcohol
activation means that as an institution institution an as that means activation South African women. It reminds you of of you reminds It women. African South step towards treatment, care and and care treatment, towards step faithful to a single partner, avoiding avoiding partner, single a to faithful
for Universities and Colleges. This This Colleges. and Universities for broader community. It is a necessary necessary a is It community. broader
part of the “First Things First” HEAIDS campaign HEAIDS First” Things “First the of part part of the HEAIDS activation project project activation HEAIDS the of part themselves, their loved ones, and the the and ones, loved their themselves,
‘Know your status’. Port Elizabeth TVET College students queue for testing as as testing for queue students College TVET Elizabeth Port status’. your ‘Know
requested to activate our campuses as as campuses our activate to requested their status as the basis for caring for for caring for basis the as status their
Education and Training (DHET), we were were we (DHET), Training and Education session for students and staff to know know to staff and students for session
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under the Department of Higher Higher of Department the under This is an HIV counselling and testing testing and counselling HIV an is This
s a TVET institution resorting resorting institution TVET a s
“First Things First” campaign. campaign. First” Things “First
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The March session was the the was session March The
activated at College at activated
HIV/AIDS Programme Programme HIV/AIDS
Education and Training Training and Education HEAIDS Higher Higher HEAIDS GRADUATION FOCUS Awards ceremony – a happy moment for hardworking students!
hosted the Awards Ceremony before Editors Note: Patience Zazini is the Head of Marketing and a full audience. Certificate Awards Communications for South West Gauteng TVET College. were awarded to all students who pulled out all stops and attained PATIENCE ZAZINI way to say thank you to students for distinctions for their studies in 2014. a job well-done. It further encourages his yearly function which the them to keep the study momentum Among the attendees were industry TCollege hosts to award hard-working going. On the 14th of March, at the stakeholders, officials of the students, who obtained distinctions in Walter Sisulu Square hall in Kliptown, Department of Higher Education and their respective subjects, is a symbolic the South West Gauteng TVET College Training, the Gauteng Department of Education as well as School Principals, SETAs, parents and friends. It was a good and uplifting experience for all to witness determined, focussed students ascending the stage to collect their certificates.
It is not often that one gets a charismatic, energetic and inspirational speaker that infuses the audience with his energy! Motivational Speaker Mr Lesego Tau, the motivational of the day Mr Lesego Tau of Touching speaker addresses students Motive Consulting shared a story of his upbringing and his life at Wits University. in a vacuum. Success is the product Explaining how debt nearly destroyed of hard work and determination. When his life as a part of his address, seemed we don’t achieve success, it is usually to catch the attention of the audience. due to the limitations that we place upon ourselves. This was proved by The pinnacle of the Ceremony, the Electrical Engineering student, Report announcement of the 2014 Dux 191 course, Mr Hlungwani who was Walter Sisulu Square hall filled to capacity by Students, Parents, Guardians, Student, once again highlighted the announced as the 2014 Dux Student to Guests, and College Faculty attending the Awards Ceremony fact that achievement does not happen thunderous applause. College rewards hard work
THOKOZANI NDHLOVU Standerton campuses followed on said the College SRC should assist be de-registered from the College. “In 25 and 27 February respectively. All the College in combating the issue of order to achieve academic excellence, n award ceremony was held at the top performing students received students coming to college on empty you should ensure that you pass tests Aall Gert Sibande TVET College certificates, tablets or laptops. In the stomachs by raising funds for such 1 and 2 with good results. In that way Campuses to reward hard work and case of Standerton Campus, student N students. He further articulated that you will ensure yourself a final pass,” excellence. It was a moment to reap Zulu on obtaining four distinctions with student attendance is vital for academic he advised. the fruits of hard work for students. Top an average of 81.7% was awarded a success. achievers were awarded certificates, laptop for the second time. “The spear In conclusion, Principal Balkrishen laptops and tablet devices for their to conquer life is one which consists The issue of absenteeism is a problem applauded parents and students for outstanding academic performances in of hard work, dedication, commitment and he urged students to attend all their on-going support and cooperation both Engineering and Business studies. and determination,” she said with a classes. Students who do not meet in the cause of advancing education smile. the 80% attendance requirement will and training. The award ceremonies began in Ermelo on 17 February. Ermelo was Principal Nick Balkrishen was thrilled crowned the best performing Campus with the college pass rates. He said in NCV results for the academic year however that it was not enough and that 2014, with an 86.5% subject pass there was still room for improvement in rate. S.V. Khumalo, Marketing level 2015. “Government investment in the 4, scooped the first laptop with five TVET sector is significant and therefore distinctions and with an average of poor performance is a disgraceful 80.7%. The other laptop recipient was display of ingratitude,” he added. “In T.N. Hlatshwayo Civil Engineering Level the 2015 academic year, the college 4 with three distinctions and with an received R50million for bursaries and it average of 78.4%. The tablet winner will only fund student tuition fees and was P.M. Mkhabela with an average of textbooks, not accommodation and 86.0%. Similar ceremonies followed transport,” he explained. He further on 18 February at the Sibanesetfu encouraged students to apply for part- Deputy Principal Academics Ms Hester van Zyl, Evander Campus Manager Campus, and on 19 February at time jobs to earn an income to cover Jannie Pretorius and Principal Nick Balkrishen with Evander Campus top the Evander Campus. Balfour and some of the costs. Principal Balkrishen achiever students 18 TVET COLLEGE TIMES June 2015
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Services Manager and Principal Cassie Kruger Cassie Principal and Manager Services to taking part in his fourth Cape Town Town Cape fourth his in part taking to Campus. Nicholas is the embodiment embodiment the is Nicholas Campus.
Jaqueline Layman False Bay TVET College Student Support and Development Development and Support Student College TVET Bay False Layman Jaqueline of writing this he was looking forward forward looking was he this writing of Office Administration at the Fish Hoek Hoek Fish the at Administration Office
Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu Deputy Minister Department of Social Development, Development, Social of Department Minister Deputy Bogopane-Zulu Hendrietta tours on a tandem bicycle. At the time time the At bicycle. tandem a on tours National Certificate (Vocational) in in (Vocational) Certificate National
Hendricks Deputy Principal for Education and Training, Nicholas Stevens, Stevens, Nicholas Training, and Education for Principal Deputy Hendricks three Pick ‘n Pay Cape Argus cycle cycle Argus Cape Pay ‘n Pick three College Student, completing his his completing Student, College
Occupational Therapists Jacqueline Lenting and Adele Ebrahim, Karin Karin Ebrahim, Adele and Lenting Jacqueline Therapists Occupational
to road cycling, and he has completed completed has he and cycling, road to Stevens, a third year False Bay TVET TVET Bay False year third a Stevens,
National Disability Award. At the event were from False Bay TVET College, College, TVET Bay False from were event the At Award. Disability National
enthusiasm for physical activity extends extends activity physical for enthusiasm Such is the example of Nicholas Nicholas of example the is Such
Nicholas Stevens spoke at the official handover of False Bay TVET College’s College’s TVET Bay False of handover official the at spoke Stevens Nicholas
Riding for the Disabled. Equally, his his Equally, Disabled. the for Riding
offered through the South African African South the through offered choice of ‘giving up or getting on’. getting or up ‘giving of choice
Nicholas is grateful for the facilities facilities the for grateful is Nicholas turn to self-reliance when faced with the the with faced when self-reliance to turn
Fond of outdoor horseback riding, riding, horseback outdoor of Fond courage. They are unsung heroes who who heroes unsung are They courage.
financial hurdles, with fortitude and and fortitude with hurdles, financial
Nicholas. these are extreme physical, emotional, emotional, physical, extreme are these
Federation Championships,” added added Championships,” Federation break through their barriers, whether whether barriers, their through break
the South African National Dance Dance National African South the examples of remarkable people who who people remarkable of examples
In September 2014 I participated in in participated I 2014 September In human experience. There are many many are There experience. human
have completed my first Medal Test. Test. Medal first my completed have and the challenges inevitable to the the to inevitable challenges the and
and look forward to my dances. I I dances. my to forward look and when it defies the odds, the obstacles obstacles the odds, the defies it when
drumming and cycling. “I really enjoy enjoy really “I cycling. and drumming and outcome of the human spirit spirit human the of outcome and
ballroom dancing, horse riding, Djembe Djembe riding, horse dancing, ballroom What his story tells us is the impact impact the is us tells story his What
his spare time is also devoted to to devoted also is time spare his while fighting his imminent death. death. imminent his fighting while
With a keen interest in technology, technology, in interest keen a With funding into pancreatic cancer. This This cancer. pancreatic into funding
appetite for learning knows no limits. limits. no knows learning for appetite legacy advocating for research and and research for advocating legacy
commented Nicholas. Nicholas’s Nicholas’s Nicholas. commented the college professor left a remarkable remarkable a left professor college the
in turn I will become an achiever,” achiever,” an become will I turn in succumbed two years later in 2008, 2008, in later years two succumbed
improve my general knowledge and and knowledge general my improve at the age of 45, to which he eventually eventually he which to 45, of age the at
knowledge. In doing this, it helps me me helps it this, doing In knowledge. being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer cancer pancreatic with diagnosed being
open to finding ways of improving my my improving of ways finding to open response to life’s adversities. After After adversities. life’s to response
mental limits, this is true heroism. true is this limits, mental College are very helpful, assisting me me assisting helpful, very are College further studies and work. I am always always am I work. and studies further This advice summarised Pausch’s own own Pausch’s summarised advice This
persevere and strive to go beyond these these beyond go to strive and persevere College, saying, “The students in the the in students “The saying, College, once this is behind me I will pursue pursue will I me behind is this once
what we will create. However when we we when However create. will we what support he receives at False Bay TVET TVET Bay False at receives he support complete my basic education, and and education, basic my complete enough.”
hard” and “I can’t do this” then that is is that then this” do can’t “I and hard” He is however appreciative of the the of appreciative however is He “My commitment to myself is to to is myself to commitment “My stop the people who don’t want it badly badly it want don’t who people the stop
minds. When we tell ourselves “It is too too is “It ourselves tell we When minds. hard to find young friends and groups.” groups.” and friends young find to hard Because the brick walls are there to to there are walls brick the Because
are those which we create in our own own our in create we which those are addition to the above, I find it extremely extremely it find I above, the to addition from which he eventually graduated. graduated. eventually he which from to show how badly we want something. something. want we badly how show to
the only real restrictions that exist exist that restrictions real only the would so love to do independently. In In independently. do to love so would to transfer to a mainstream school, school, mainstream a to transfer to brick walls are there to give us a chance chance a us give to there are walls brick
physical limitation, showing us that that us showing limitation, physical in getting around, something that I I that something around, getting in of his primary schooling, Nicholas opted opted Nicholas schooling, primary his of walls are not there to keep us out. The The out. us keep to there not are walls
transcends the brick walls of his his of walls brick the transcends frequently rely on others to assist me me assist to others on rely frequently learnt Braille and in the last two years years two last the in and Braille learnt walls are there for a reason. The brick brick The reason. a for there are walls
inspiration, revealing how his vision vision his how revealing inspiration, like to live with a disability. I have to to have I disability. a with live to like in Worcester. At the age of seven he he seven of age the At Worcester. in Randy Pausch explains, “The brick brick “The explains, Pausch Randy
Nicholas’s story is one of true true of one is story Nicholas’s feel that society has no idea what it is is it what idea no has society that feel was at the Pioneer School for the Blind Blind the for School Pioneer the at was address to American college students, students, college American to address
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complete my work.” my complete easy path. Says Nicholas, “I personally personally “I Nicholas, Says path. easy blindness, Nicholas’s formative learning learning formative Nicholas’s blindness, Last Lecture, based on his parting parting his on based Lecture, Last
necessary materials that I require to to require I that materials necessary of his dreams, he admits it is not an an not is it admits he dreams, his of Retinal Dysplasia, a condition causing causing condition a Dysplasia, Retinal n his best-selling book entitled The The entitled book best-selling his n
accommodating by sending me all the the all me sending by accommodating not one to let disability get in the way way the in get disability let to one not physical limitations. Born with Vitreo Vitreo with Born limitations. physical
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to move around. The lecturers are very very are lecturers The around. move to cycle tour in 2015. Whilst Nicholas is is Nicholas Whilst 2015. in tour cycle of a can-do tenacity in spite of his his of spite in tenacity can-do a of
Not letting limitations limit Learning: The story of Nicholas Stevens Nicholas of story The Learning: limit limitations letting Not
addressing young and old. and young addressing she said with a smile. a with said she Chenika’s writing into audio for her to to her for audio into writing Chenika’s was determined to continue her studies. her continue to determined was
of her favourite expressions when when expressions favourite her of my gadgets, studying was a breeze”, breeze”, a was studying gadgets, my as well as a device that translates all all translates that device a as well as at Saxon Sea Secondary in 2004, she she 2004, in Secondary Sea Saxon at
dreams. “If I can, so can you”, is one one is you”, can so can, I “If dreams. during lectures but after receiving all all receiving after but lectures during The College invested in a special laptop laptop special a in invested College The perception. After completing Grade 10 10 Grade completing After perception.
youth in her community to chase their their chase to community her in youth was going to delay the rest of the class class the of rest the delay to going was needed to study and excel academically. academically. excel and study to needed is an absence of central vision and light light and vision central of absence an is
motivational public speaking to inspire inspire to speaking public motivational “One of my main concerns was that I I that was concerns main my of “One assisted Chenika with the resources resources the with Chenika assisted Degeneration. The effect of the disorder disorder the of effect The Degeneration.
Chenika is currently engaged in in engaged currently is Chenika listen to when she revises her work. work. her revises she when to listen needs. The College immediately immediately College The needs. impairment in the form of Macular Macular of form the in impairment
assisting students with special study study special with students assisting Chenika was born with a visual visual a with born was Chenika
Chenika Davids attending class attending Davids Chenika interventions and support structures structures support and interventions
West Coast TVET College has various various has College TVET Coast West Coast TVET College’s Atlantis Campus. Atlantis College’s TVET Coast
in Education and Development at West West at Development and Education in
people living with disability. with living people for the National Certificate Vocational Vocational Certificate National the for
confidence, becoming a role model for for model role a becoming confidence, Davids from Atlantis when she enrolled enrolled she when Atlantis from Davids
of the Blind, she gained even more more even gained she Blind, the of flashing through the mind of Chenika Chenika of mind the through flashing
the Blind and the League of Friends Friends of League the and Blind the I cope?” These were the questions questions the were These cope?” I
After joining the Cape Town Society for for Society Town Cape the joining After How will my fellow students react? Will Will react? students fellow my will How
in reaching my goals in life”, she said. said. she life”, in goals my reaching in College on my first day as a student. student. a as day first my on College
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but I wasn’t going to be distracted by it it by distracted be to going wasn’t I but I had to attend West Coast TVET TVET Coast West attend to had I
have a huge impact on my career choice choice career my on impact huge a have still recall how nervous I was when when was I nervous how recall still
“I knew that my visual impairment will will impairment visual my that knew “I HEINRICH ROBERTSON HEINRICH
impairment excels impairment
Student with visual visual with Student INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOCUS EDUCATION INCLUSIVE LITERACY FOCUS College initiates a reading revolution
DIDI ASSURE-WERTHEIM across the different campuses has also have to read stories to young embarked on different projects over children. This forms part of the criteria the years to stimulate reading among that will determine the winners of the ‘When you sell a man a our students. One of the most recent competition. False Bay TVET College book you don’t sell him projects has been a partnership that students participated in World Read was forged between the Fish Hoek Aloud Day. They have also taken time just twelve ounces of campus, FunDza Literacy Trust and to read to children at the pre-schools paper and ink and glue – Nal’i bali. FunDza Literacy Trust is a in the area. The sessions during which non-profit organisation that is dedicated FunDza Literacy Trust representatives you sell him a whole new to improving literacy among teenagers and lecturers facilitate activities, which life’. Christopher Morley and young adults. Nal’i bali is an arm have been designed to allow students to of PRAESA (Project for the Study of discover the value of reading, and also etween the covers of books reside Alternative Education in South Africa) to engender a love and appreciation for Ba treasure trove of pleasures whose aim is to embed a culture of reading, have been thoroughly enjoyed and discovery. You can travel the literacy into the fabric of everyday life by our students. world, explore adventures, interact in South Africa. False Bay TVET College students with with great intellects and journey to These sessions have inspired one of our Zimkhitha (FunDza) at the Nali’bali/ places only limited by the boundaries This project was birthed through students, at Fish Hoek campus, to write FunDza stand during the College’s of your imagination. The opposite is the initiative of the Fish Hoek Open her manuscript. One of the FunDza Orientation programme unfortunately true with an inability to Learning Centre Co-ordinator, Marianne Literacy Trust authors has volunteered read or write. It limits our experience Elliott, Natascha Krull and Tamarah to mentor her. Similarly, many other has reported that students snap up and engagement with the world. Jooste who are two lecturers of English students have been encouraged to the FunDza series of books available at the same campus. It has been their read, write and to produce creative word at the Open Learning Centre. These One of the primary aims of False Bay drive and dedication that has resulted pieces of their own. Three lecturers and never stay on the shelves. She says that TVET College is to equip students with in the success and sustainability of this the Open Learning Centre Co-ordinator “circulation has since doubled”. The the requisite skills and qualifications project. Since the initial discussions and will be accompanying eleven students local Fish Hoek library is ecstatic that to obtain income, step in and scoop plans, this project has evolved into an to the Franschhoek Literary Festival their membership has increased and up the jobs that require the skills array of other activities which students at which two of the FunDza authors that, False Bay TVET College students currently in such short supply within have embraced with much enthusiasm will be speaking. This excursion has now come to the library to borrow books South Africa. Most importantly, by and verve. An on-going event is the generously been sponsored by FunDza instead of disinterestedly passing by. being an active participant in the reading campaign/competition that will Literacy Trust. economy and workplace, we develop culminate in a prize giving ceremony. The spirit of reading has come alive as holistic human beings. The very When students were asked for their among students. It has ignited the strong correlation between reading A book voucher was secured by responses to the reading campaign, this imagination of some and in others and learning is hard to refute. While Nal’ibali as one of the prizes and is what some of them had to say: “I now sparked the belief and confidence one of our priorities is to increase the another prize has been sponsored love reading. I have read two massive that they can be great writers who can literacy levels of our students, due to by Pearson Publishers. Students are books in one month, which I have never inspire others. The impact on learning its impact on learning, we also want to required to read books throughout the done before.” “I like reading now. I is a positive spin-off that will inevitably encourage a love for reading. We hope year from a prescribed list compiled don’t go to sleep without reading a book result in continued endeavours to get to encourage students to write and by Marianne Elliott, Natascha Krull, or magazine. I even borrow books from our students to read, but it is the love to unlock the imagination of budding Tamarah Jooste and the local Fish my sister.” Since the reading campaign and appreciation of reading that will prospective young writers. With this Hoek library. Students write reviews was launched, the Open Learning unlock limitless possibilities for their end in mind, the English Department on each book they have read. They Centre Co-ordinator, Marianne Elliott, young lives, pregnant with promise. Blown away by books
COLLEEN BRENNON which South African authors could share conversations and their stories with the etween 18 and 21 March, False public, particularly aimed at instilling BBay TVET College in collaboration a love of reading and its life-enriching with the Fish Hoek, Masiphumelele, value to the youth, many from previously Simons Town and Ocean View libraries, marginalised areas. held the first of its kind South Peninsula book festival billed as the Blown Away Prior to its inception, Fish Hoek Blown Away by Books were Ninnie Steyn City of Cape Town Director of Library by Books Festival. Librarian, Janusz Skarzynski explained and Information Services, Janusz Skarzynski Principal Librarian at Fish Hoek that the event would showcase a Library, Felicity Purchase Councillor, Karin Hendricks False Bay TVET College An exciting programme of literary and line-up of more than twenty talented Deputy Principal for Education and Training and Mandla Matyumza Director for theatrical events catalysed this inaugural authors. Indeed by offering a platform The Centre for the Book, Cape Town annual book festival in the South for people from the South Peninsula to Peninsula, spearheaded by the Friends meet authors first hand, it conceived lives while reading,” a wonderful quote can give to our students. The impact of Fish Hoek Library and False Bay channels for one-on-one discussions from William Styron. The College was and power of the written word, of a TVET College. It also neatly established and engagement with a cross-section honoured to be part of the Blown story on the mind of a student, must itself within South Africa’s National of creativity. “A great book should leave Away by Books Festival. “Growing a never be underestimated,” commented Library week. The motivation behind you with many experiences, and slightly love for books and a love for reading Karin Hendricks Deputy Principal for the event was to facilitate a space in exhausted at the end. You live several is the best educational experience we Education and Training.
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HEINRICH ROBERTSON work environment and their career of choice. The positive feedback is an tudents at Technical Vocational and indication that the students benefit STraining College’s all benefit from immensely from these initiatives. various visits to businesses, workplace excursions and workplace experience Welding Level 3 student, Masamkele programmes all aimed at giving them Maqakalang (24) from Vredenburg a better understanding of the world campus, visited Transnet in Saldanha of work. along with his fellow welding classmates. “Visiting a company of Xolelwa Kokoti, a West Coast TVET College Fabrication student undergoes At West Coast TVET College, more this magnitude really changed my Workplace Based Experience at GRW Engineering in Kraaifontein than 500 Level 2 and 3 students perspective of welding as a career. I recently visited companies whose line sincerely hope that I will be able to find the majority will make contact and visit experience programme in the future. of business centred on engineering, employment at a company similar to companies during college holidays in We want to call on all businesses, electrical and office practice. The Transnet after graduating”, he said. their local communities. The students nationally, to support the TVET College’s activities they were sent to observe are are required to complete a Level 2 Work Experiential Learning initiatives linked to various aspects covered in the Workplace Based Experience Survey, which will count towards a in order to make our graduates more curricula of the different programmes Coordinator for West Coast TVET summative assessment. employable upon graduation. Improved being followed by the students. By College, Mr Gert Witbooi said that employability ultimately contributes to taking students to workplaces they whilst some Level 2 students had an “We will analyse and use the data of the the alleviation of the unemployment obtain a better understanding of the opportunity to visit some companies, survey to improve our workplace based rate in our country” said Mr Witbooi.
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clear direction. clear ranging from Engineering and Design Design and Engineering from ranging School learners participating in the False Bay TVET College Open Day Open College TVET Bay False the in participating learners School
no no with road the on getting outweighs introduced to “Try-a-Skill” opportunities opportunities “Try-a-Skill” to introduced
after thoughtful consideration, far far consideration, thoughtful after and Khayelitsha, the public were were public the Khayelitsha, and
initial road map, and changing course course changing and map, road initial Westlake, Muizenberg, Mitchells Plain Plain Mitchells Muizenberg, Westlake,
their intended field of study. Having an an Having study. of field intended their across its four campuses, including including campuses, four its across
is to encourage them to attach value to to value attach to them encourage to is as well as Career Path assistance. Held Held assistance. Path Career as well as
from changing their minds. Rather, it it Rather, minds. their changing from Placement and Financial Aid information information Aid Financial and Placement
students students prevent to not is exploration and support services such as Job Job as such services support and
to attend. The goal of early career career early of goal The attend. to Day offerings included career exhibitions exhibitions career included offerings Day
learners and members of the public public the of members and learners offer. On the 17 and 18 April the Open Open the April 18 and 17 the On offer.
Mitchell’s Plain campus inviting school school inviting campus Plain Mitchell’s all the opportunities the College has to to has College the opportunities the all
workshops were conducted at the the at conducted were workshops hosts annual Open Days to showcase showcase to Days Open annual hosts
Councils of Learners. Motivational Motivational Learners. of Councils This is why False Bay TVET College College TVET Bay False why is This
surrounding schools’ Representative Representative schools’ surrounding
Student Representative Council and and Council Representative Student the effort to do this. do to effort the
Leadership workshop with the College College the with workshop Leadership important to take the time and make make and time the take to important
the Khayelitsha Campus hosted a a hosted Campus Khayelitsha the skills and abilities. It is therefore really really therefore is It abilities. and skills
with the Western Cape Premier’s Office, Office, Premier’s Cape Western the with path that will align with your interests, interests, your with align will that path
the Westlake Campus. In conjunction conjunction In Campus. Westlake the a chosen educational route or training training or route educational chosen a
photograph vintage cars on display at at display on cars vintage photograph step process. It takes time to unearth unearth to time takes It process. step
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Learners were able to view and and view to able were Learners forward through life is a step-by- a is life through forward
of 30 schools visited the campuses. campuses. the visited schools 30 of hoosing a career to carry you you carry to career a hoosing
Chef Training vocation options. A total total A options. vocation Training Chef
TAMZYN ARENDSE TAMZYN at Westlake to the Muizenberg campus’ campus’ Muizenberg the to Westlake at
Consider your life’s career life’s your Consider
The Haircare stalls proved popular with learners with popular proved stalls Haircare The this event a huge success. success. huge a event this allowed learners to get a taste of what what of taste a get to learners allowed
thanks all staff who assisted in making making in assisted who staff all thanks delivered by students in the stalls which which stalls the in students by delivered
organisations. The Marketing team team Marketing The organisations. College for the practical demonstrations demonstrations practical the for College
other Governmental departments or or departments Governmental other different schools commended the the commended schools different
visits or career days organised by by organised days career or visits prospective learners. Teachers of the the of Teachers learners. prospective
learners whether it is through school school through is it whether learners the upgrading of skills of current and and current of skills of upgrading the
to provide valuable information to to information valuable provide to promotes further study and encourages encourages and study further promotes
leave a stone unturned in the quest quest the in unturned stone a leave 14:00 and 15:00. The College College The 15:00. and 14:00
The College marketing team do not not do team marketing College The public and unemployed youth between between youth unemployed and public
The Open Day also catered for the the for catered also Day Open The
making decisions regarding their future. future. their regarding decisions making
baffled and confused when it comes to to comes it when confused and baffled effort of staff. staff. of effort
career choices learners are often often are learners choices career to the invitation which rewarded the the rewarded which invitation the to
on Saturday 25 April. With so many many so With April. 25 Saturday on schools ultimately responded positively positively responded ultimately schools
by Ikhala TVET College in Queenstown Queenstown in College TVET Ikhala by education a first choice. Nineteen Nineteen choice. first a education
team left for another career day hosted hosted day career another for left team learners to make TVET College College TVET make to learners
the end of the session. Our marketing marketing Our session. the of end the information in the hope of encouraging encouraging of hope the in information
Learners also received a lunch pack at at pack lunch a received also Learners programmes extensively by sharing sharing by extensively programmes
staff marketed their respective respective their marketed staff College in-house graphic designer designer graphic in-house College inspirational message. All HOD’s and and HOD’s All message. inspirational
study at the institution. institution. the at study College staff and students. Lecturing Lecturing students. and staff College t-shirts specially designed by the the by designed specially t-shirts motivated learners through an an through learners motivated
remind them of the possibility of further further of possibility the of them remind the stalls and workshops manned by by manned workshops and stalls the attired in smartly designed branded branded designed smartly in attired Academic Ms Sandy Raubenheimer Raubenheimer Sandy Ms Academic
branded items to welcome them and to to and them welcome to items branded learners in an orderly way throughout throughout way orderly an in learners Marketing management students were were students management Marketing the opening. Acting Deputy Principal Principal Deputy Acting opening. the
received a promotional pack with with pack promotional a received These students escorted the groups of of groups the escorted students These learners and guests who attended attended who guests and learners
happens at the College. Each learner learner Each College. the at happens Zaheer Baartzes, for the Open Day. Day. Open the for Baartzes, Zaheer workshops of the College. College. the of workshops manager Mr Jonas, warmly welcomed welcomed warmly Jonas, Mr manager
learners could visit the Engineering Engineering the visit could learners at the start of the event. Campus Campus event. the of start the at
Renewable Energy programme offered by Port Elizabeth TVET College TVET Elizabeth Port by offered programme Energy Renewable
Day at the Iqhayiya campus was that that was campus Iqhayiya the at Day first to participate in the official opening opening official the in participate to first
A student demonstrates the Windtrainer which is a device used in the the in used device a is which Windtrainer the demonstrates student A
stalls. The bonus of having the Open Open the having of bonus The stalls. High, Cowan High and Newell were the the were Newell and High Cowan High,
campus grounds before entering the the entering before grounds campus High, Ithembelihle High, Booysens Park Park Booysens High, Ithembelihle High,
a huge marquee tent set up on the the on up set tent marquee huge a surrounding areas namely, Chapman Chapman namely, areas surrounding
they were welcomed and briefed in in briefed and welcomed were they A mix of five Schools from the the from Schools five of mix A
atmosphere. As the schools arrived, arrived, schools the As atmosphere.
to get a taste of the vibrant college college vibrant the of taste a get to in a huge success. huge a in
with a bumper opening involving all, all, involving opening bumper a with Struandale Iqhayiya campus resulting resulting campus Iqhayiya Struandale
hall stage, on the edge of their seats seats their of edge the on stage, hall finally came together on 24 April at the the at April 24 on together came finally
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attended the event. Marketing Manager Manager Marketing event. the attended
NADINE MOODAELY NADINE managers of the College supported and and supported College the of managers
nineteen schools in Open Day Open in schools nineteen
College grabs the attention of of attention the grabs College COLLEGE OPEN DAYS FOCUS DAYS OPEN COLLEGE Mpumalanga Colleges host a successful TVET Colleges Employer Organisation Conference
Editor’s Note: Although many College employees have recently shifted into the employment of DHET, the College Council retains the role of employer for those it appoints in terms of the Continuing Education and Training Act.
THOKOZANI NDHLOVU parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, AND MICHAEL RADZILANI Mr Madala Masuku, Deputy Minister he first Mpumalanga Provincial of Economic Development, business TTechnical and Vocational Education and industry representatives, SETA’s, and Training Colleges Employers Labour Unions and National TVETCEO Organisation (TVETCEO) Conference representative’s amongst others. The was held in April. The conference was keynote address was delivered by the broadly aimed at providing a platform Deputy Minister of Higher Education for best practices, and the sharing and Training, the Honourable Mduduzi of creative innovations towards the Manana. production of a skilled and capable labour force. Mr Manana noted that the conference Chairperson of the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and was taking place a day after the Training, Ms Pinky Phosa, addresses delegates Furthermore specific objectives of the commemoration of the passing of Chris conference were to review the progress Hani. Mr Manana touched on issues of such as Engineering and Accounting. Keninda as Deputy Chairperson, Mr made by TVET Colleges regarding “The transformation in institutions of Higher He further alluded that TVET Colleges PP Magagula as Treasurer, Mr Musa year of the Artisan”, “The Decade of Education and Training. Deputy Minister should serve as a gateway to empower Luthuli as Secretary and Mr M I Tibane the Artisan”, college governance and Manana continued by stating that the the youth. Ms Phosa noted that as Deputy Secretary. management, the usage of technological department will not tolerate corruption such engagements will improve the systems to enhance teaching/ in these institutions. institutions of learning. “Let us put The newly elected chairperson, Mr lecturing and learning, public and our hands on deck to ensure that Lucky Mbuyane, closed the conference private partnerships towards Economic “Councillors need to fight corruption and we articulate access to education by thanking everyone present for Development and articulation to promote monitor all College processes without and training for young people in the making the conference a success and access to education and training. interference. “All structures of the country,” she added. The time to elect for electing the leadership structure. Colleges including SRCs, Management, members came and the elections were “We are going to make sure that Other business included the election of Councillors and Labour Unions, need overseen by officials from the Electoral unity prevails in this collective body. a leadership structure for the TVETCEO to understand their respective roles,” Agency. The elections were conducted Our responsibility is to ensure that we in Mpumalanga Province between Deputy Minister Manana added. freely and democratically. intensify relations with government the three Colleges in Mpumalanga, and the private sector with the aim of Gert Sibande TVET College, Ehlanzeni Deputy Minister Masuku emphasised The following persons were elected growing the economy of the Province,” TVET College and Nkangala TVET the need to boost the country’s to the leadership structure of the Mr Mbuyane said. He concluded the College. The guests invited included, economy by enrolling the youth on TVETCEO. Mr Lucky Mbuyane was conference by committing the TVETCEO Ms Pinky Phosa, Chairperson of the programmes that involve critical skills elected as Chairperson, Ms Nomusa to the fight against corruption. A former College student’s passion for Education speaks loud
year. “I believe that I have come this “I strongly feel that the NTA has very Editor’s Note: This article is a follow-up to “Success is all about being far and the sky is the limit,” an elated few black nominees simply because of confident in who you are” which was published in the previous edition, of TVET Ms Raqa added. Her assessment of the competition not being well known College Times in March 2015 (Volume 40). the competition is that there should among teachers. It may also be that be a report provided to unsuccessful some of them lack self-esteem. I am MONICA TSHANGANA Evening. Deputy President Ramaphosa candidates regarding areas in which going to take the initiative in local congratulated all nominees who had they fell short so that they can revisit schools (as a pilot), by visiting them and s Phindiwe Raqa was nominated come this far in the nominations. The these aspects and continue to improve. sharing my personal feelings on what Mlast year to represent the Western competition categories are, Grade Although Ms Raqa was not amongst success in this competition adds to a Cape region during the 2015 Awards R, Primary and Secondary Schools, the final top three, her accolade was teacher’s enthusiasm professionally Ceremony of the National Teachers Leadership in Primary and Secondary receiving a merit certificate “a life-long and as a leader. Association (NTA). The NTA competition Schools, Catering for Learners with proof of achievement” that may serve is now fifteen years in existence. The Special Needs, and Schools with as an inspiration to those who may “I also feel that teaching in general prestigious ceremony took place on 7 Learners with the best achievements follow in her footsteps. especially Grade R should be about March 2015, at the high profile Gala in Mathematics and Physical Science. passion more than about the financial Estate in Johannesburg. The Life Time Achievement Award was Meeting with representatives and rewards in a form of a salary package. made to a recently retired 65 year-old stakeholders from Education Sectors If a solid and proper foundation is The panel of VIP’s at the Ceremony George resident who for her entire from different Provinces and sharing laid, lots of untapped potential in the included Minister of Basic Education, career has only worked at one school. best practices was the highlight of education system can be tapped. Since Ms Angie Motshekga the Honourable this competition for her. With Ms Raqa charity begins at home, South Cape Deputy President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, Ms Raqa (previously featured in TVET having previously won the Eden District TVET College’s Educare and Early other dignitaries and the adjudicating College Times) was fourth out of nine and Western Cape Provincial first Childhood students should be the first panels from all Provinces. Ms Motshekga nominees. Her achievement has prizes, she proudly showed-off her state to be motivated. I see it as a way of and Deputy President Ramaphosa were opened possibilities and even a hunger of the art Acer laptop and cell-phone planting back the seed,” an ecstatic Ms the keynote speakers for the Gala for her to re-enter the competition next that she bought with her cash prizes. Raqa concluded.
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Principal Beech in conclusion. in Beech Principal soon be training five TVET Colleges’ Colleges’ TVET five training be soon for TVET Colleges and it is expected that that expected is it and Colleges TVET for engineering.
to strength in this new technology,” said said technology,” new this in strength to Campus Manager. The College will will College The Manager. Campus the shores of Cape Town. “This is a first first a is “This Town. Cape of shores the new and exciting technological field of of field technological exciting and new
in the hope that we grow from strength strength from grow we that hope the in Northlink TVET College Wingfield Wingfield College TVET Northlink Ten printing machines made their way to to way their made machines printing Ten enable students to study further in this this in further study to students enable
Northlink TVET College. I wish you well well you wish I College. TVET Northlink other disciplines” says Sandra Schmidt, Schmidt, Sandra says disciplines” other the training for this course which will will which course this for training the
addition to the courses offered by by offered courses the to addition aerospace, medical technology and and technology medical aerospace, manufacturing line. line. manufacturing College lecturers will be providing providing be will lecturers College
the need for such a forward thinking thinking forward a such for need the building, civil and electrical engineering, engineering, electrical and civil building, tested, the items go on to a large scale scale large a to on go items the tested, around the country. Northlink TVET TVET Northlink country. the around
all the innovative role players who saw saw who players role innovative the all also in other disciplines such as boat boat as such disciplines other in also like box. Once a prototype has been been has prototype a Once box. like as lecturers from TVET Colleges from from Colleges TVET from lecturers as
operate the machines. “Thank you to to you “Thank machines. the operate Mechanical Engineering design but but design Engineering Mechanical comes to life in the transparent robot robot transparent the in life to comes advancement will be students, as well well as students, be will advancement
the knowledge and skills to be able to to able be to skills and knowledge the in the future, not only in areas like like areas in only not future, the in to those specifications and the prototype prototype the and specifications those to and the recipients of the technological technological the of recipients the and
lecturers so that they too will acquire acquire will too they that so lecturers this technology will grow exponentially exponentially grow will technology this Thereafter the machine is set according according set is machine the Thereafter all the ‘magic’ will be taking place, place, taking be will ‘magic’ the all
personal computer with CAD software. software. CAD with computer personal It is in this 3D Printing Academy where where Academy Printing 3D this in is It
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the opening of the 3D Printing Academy at the Wingfield Campus. With him is is him With Campus. Wingfield the at Academy Printing 3D the of opening the without knowledge. This process starts starts process This knowledge. without innovative Academy. Academy. innovative
Northlink TVET College CEO and Principal Leon Beech cutting the ribbon at at ribbon the cutting Beech Leon Principal and CEO College TVET Northlink challenging to assume the process process the assume to challenging ribbon and the launch of this new and and new this of launch the and ribbon
easy but as witnessed, it is quite quite is it witnessed, as but easy Faculty that witnessed the cutting of the the of cutting the witnessed that Faculty
indicated. Printing in 3D may sound sound may 3D in Printing indicated. with his executive team and the many many the and team executive his with
how to become great artisans,” he he artisans,” great become to how Principal and CEO Leon Beech, along along Beech, Leon CEO and Principal
technological innovations and to learn learn to and innovations technological (WCED), Northlink TVET College College TVET Northlink (WCED),
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plastic. Gerald Vollenhoven (WCED) (WCED) Vollenhoven Gerald plastic. TVET College Wingfield Campus took took Campus Wingfield College TVET
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hard work displayed during 2014”. during displayed work hard gratified Ms Lichaba said, “I wish to to wish “I said, Lichaba Ms gratified key strategic areas: A new revised revised new A areas: strategic key elected Chairperson of Council to be part part be to Council of Chairperson elected
and Students for the dedication and and dedication the for Students and and workplace exposure. In closing a a closing In exposure. workplace and the Council has focused on the following following the on focused has Council the “It gives me great pleasure as the newly newly the as pleasure great me gives “It
Council members, Management, Staff Staff Management, members, Council placement for experiential learning learning experiential for placement development in the TVET sector. To date, date, To sector. TVET the in development
to express my heartfelt thanks to all all to thanks heartfelt my express to transport costs and student work work student and costs transport to ensure compliance with the latest latest the with compliance ensure to environment to reach common goals. goals. common reach to environment
and student structures. Lastly, I wish wish I Lastly, structures. student and so as to include accommodation and and accommodation include to as so processes are currently under review review under currently are processes and in working towards a supportive supportive a towards working in and
College governance, management management governance, College to supplement the NSFAS bursaries bursaries NSFAS the supplement to for 2015. A number of policies and and policies of number A 2015. for and training for the benefit of students students of benefit the for training and
played a vital and integral part in the the in part integral and vital a played plan, the sourcing of private funding funding private of sourcing the plan, and also reviewed the staff structures structures staff the reviewed also and was about facilitating quality education education quality facilitating about was
thank the outgoing SRC of 2014 who who 2014 of SRC outgoing the thank five-year infrastructure development development infrastructure five-year as well as the College strategic plans plans strategic College the as well as staff at large. The crux of the message message the of crux The large. at staff
Council approved the College budget budget College the approved Council Department Heads and Members of of Members and Heads Department
the Council, Senior Management, Management, Senior Council, the Member and Mr Linda Majola Acting Deputy Principal Corporate Services Corporate Principal Deputy Acting Majola Linda Mr and Member
Terblanche Acting Principal, Mr Moegamat Cerfonteyn External Council Council External Cerfonteyn Moegamat Mr Principal, Acting Terblanche SETA or two”, she added. added. she two”, or SETA of the Department of Higher Education, Education, Higher of Department the of
Chairperson, Ms Nthabiseng Lichaba Chairperson of the Council, Ms Tercia Tercia Ms Council, the of Chairperson Lichaba Nthabiseng Ms Chairperson, however persist with payments from a a from payments with persist however Chairperson, spoke clearly on the roles roles the on clearly spoke Chairperson,
Boshoff Acting Deputy Principal Academic, Mr Reginald Smith Deputy Council Council Deputy Smith Reginald Mr Academic, Principal Deputy Acting Boshoff been improved upon. “Challenges do do “Challenges upon. improved been Ms Nthabiseng Lichaba, Council Council Lichaba, Nthabiseng Ms
In front from left are Ms Roselyn Saptoe External Council Member, Ms Theresia Theresia Ms Member, Council External Saptoe Roselyn Ms are left from front In Ms Lichaba noted that it had also also had it that noted Lichaba Ms speeches at the various campuses, campuses, various the at speeches
Mr Thamsanqa Dazela External Council Member. Council External Dazela Thamsanqa Mr occupational programme delivery, delivery, programme occupational for their achievements. In her her In achievements. their for
Roux External Council Member, Mr Hennie Cronje New Business Manager and and Manager Business New Cronje Hennie Mr Member, Council External Roux
2014. Speaking on the quality of of quality the on Speaking 2014. Aggregate students were acknowledged acknowledged were students Aggregate
Development, Mr Ndikhokele Sokabo Internal Council Member, Mr Peter le le Peter Mr Member, Council Internal Sokabo Ndikhokele Mr Development,
programmes that were on offer during during offer on were that programmes also showcased and applauded as ‘A’ ‘A’ as applauded and showcased also
Gericke Acting CFO, Dr Rajesh Maharaj Deputy Principal Innovation and and Innovation Principal Deputy Maharaj Rajesh Dr CFO, Acting Gericke
and retention rates in most of the the of most in rates retention and excellent examination results were were results examination excellent
SRC Chairperson, Mr Godfrey Mudau SRC Deputy Chairperson, Mr Anthon Anthon Mr Chairperson, Deputy SRC Mudau Godfrey Mr Chairperson, SRC
with increased student certification certification student increased with Councillors and Managers. Student’s Student’s Managers. and Councillors
from left Ms Carmen Moorcroft Internal Council Member, Mr Zithobile Rawana Rawana Zithobile Mr Member, Council Internal Moorcroft Carmen Ms left from
improved quality of programme delivery delivery programme of quality improved rendered musical items to entertain entertain to items musical rendered
Members of the South Cape TVET College Council 2014 to 2019 are back row row back are 2019 to 2014 Council College TVET Cape South the of Members
that the Academic Branch reported reported Branch Academic the that During the visits to Campuses, students students Campuses, to visits the During
became clearer to both parties. Also, Also, parties. both to clearer became
since the roles and responsibilities responsibilities and roles the since Education and Training. Training. and Education
relationship with College management management College with relationship contracts to the Department of Higher Higher of Department the to contracts
and effective professional working working professional effective and approximately 63% of staff employment employment staff of 63% approximately
the Council had established a good good a established had Council the issues was the current migration of of migration current the was issues
She continued to say that thus far, far, thus that say to continued She College environment, one of the main main the of one environment, College
dynamics operating within the the within operating dynamics
members”, announced Ms Lichaba. Lichaba. Ms announced members”, With waves of changes and complex complex and changes of waves With
has been adopted, for and by all Council Council all by and for adopted, been has anticipated future of the College. College. the of future anticipated
Council Statute and Code of Conduct Conduct of Code and Statute Council at sensitising staff-members to the the to staff-members sensitising at
clear terms of reference. Moreover, the the Moreover, reference. of terms clear Campuses drive. The drive was aimed aimed was drive The drive. Campuses
of Council have been established with with established been have Council of embarked on a Workstations/ a on embarked
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fully constituted and all sub-committees sub-committees all and constituted fully and Senior Management recently recently Management Senior and
September 2014. The Council is now now is Council The 2014. September ewly appointed Council members members Council appointed ewly
Council effectively took office from from office took effectively Council
MONICA TSHANGANA MONICA of these drives. The newly appointed appointed newly The drives. these of
familiarise themselves with the ‘coalface of delivery’ of ‘coalface the with themselves familiarise
College Council and Senior Management clarify roles and jointly jointly and roles clarify Management Senior and Council College POLICY AND OPERATIONAL SHIFTS OPERATIONAL AND POLICY Innovative laptop e-book project
Editor’s Note: Ina Louw is the Head of Department for Blended will have a greatly enhanced effect on able to gain access to their time-tables Learning at Northlink TVET College. the teaching and learning process. and email via a smart phone.
INA LOUW cost effective and environmentally In addition, the students will be able Research to stay abreast of trends in the friendly than traditional text books that to use the laptops to access the fast growing Tourism and ICT markets orthlink TVET College continues to have been used until recently. The college’s intranet, internet and Learner plays an integral part in the training of Nshow innovation by incorporating learning experience and the quality of Management System (LMS) via WIFI students. The mobility which laptops laptops into their academic teaching will not be compromised. In hotspots situated on the campuses. will give them in the form of instant programmes. Two such programmes, fact, the best of traditional teaching Each student has received a Northlink access to research resources and other ICT and Tourism have seen the need combined with cutting edge technology (lifelong) gmail account to enhance information that they need, will ensure for this technology to be incorporated and innovation, results in a better and communication between the lecturer relevance and ultimately employability into their field of study. The second more current learning environment that and the students. Students will also be in their chosen careers. year Tourism and ICT students have each received a laptop that will be able to blend traditional teaching with 21st Century technology in a responsible and innovative way.
This initiative will contribute to the fact that the laptop is not just a technological tool but rather a cognitive tool that is integrated into teaching and learning at a TVET College. The “paradigm shift” resulting from laptop implementation will foster more higher-order reasoning and critical analysis skills among students and greater lecturer-student collaboration around instructional tasks. E-Books have been introduced to the Tourism group that will be more The group of ICT students with their laptops Rural College adapts and improves its communication strategy
HEINRICH ROBERTSON This new development will align with the college’s “Go Green” strategy in ocial media platforms like Facebook, creating a more environmentally friendly STwitter and Whatsapp have taken learning environment. Students will now the communication world by storm be able to complete online surveys, and various government departments, access college correspondence and private sector companies and media receive learning material in electronic houses are using these platforms to format while contributing to saving great effect. costs.
In the education sector, communication According to College Marketing between students and higher education Manager, Mr Morne Meyer, West Coast institutions has taken to the next level TVET College needs to consider and with almost all universities, TVET choose their methods of communication Colleges and even schools trying to very carefully. “We serve a very different ensure that they have a social media market to colleges in urban areas. Our presence. For West Coast TVET College, students do not always have access to being among the more rural colleges in smart devices and network connections. South Africa, serving a vast geographical area from Atlantis in the south up to the Our recent approach to improve our Northern Cape, it has become critically communication strategy is not to important that communication methods compete with education institutions in remain current and effective in order the cities, but to create a reliable and to advocate and communicate with effective communication structure that prospective and current clients. improves our services to rural students” he said. One of the College’s latest innovations is a partnership with Google which will The College’s recent successes enable it to issue each student with pertaining to recruitment, community an email account which they can use mobilisation and public relations College aims to establish and improve with those of the Department of Higher to interact with lecturers and peers on events can be directly linked to modern their communication structures and Education and Training in the near a daily basis beyond the classroom. approaches to communication. The align their communication objectives future.
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June 2015 June TIMES COLLEGE TVET 27 Awards are not an ‘end’ in themselves. They are a ‘means to an end’
JANDRE BAKKER oland TVET College is known for Bwinning awards. Its’ sister colleges are also known for their award-winning initiatives but when standing back and looking at walls filled with framed awards, the question arises, ‘what does this all mean for the college?’
Boland TVET College recently received the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) award for academic excellence as the college with the highest National Certificate Vocational (NCV) Level 4 graduate output. Considering the profile of the typical NCV student, achieving an acceptable graduate output is no small feat in itself, but obtaining the highest output nationally is something special to be proud of. From left to right at the MACE Annual Awards were Jandre Bakker, Manager Marketing and Corporate Communication, “One must always aim to have as Grethe Conradie, Monica Yanta, Marion de Vries, Jacques Spies. The photograph was taken by the sixth marketing and many students as possible obtaining corporate communications team member, Danél Gillespie their qualifications. This means that the focus shifts from mere quantity institutions throughout Southern Student Diary 2014 winning, but rather a measure of of enrolment to quality of passes,” Africa”. He went on to mention that • Both Printed and Digital (Online) where we are when compared to other, said Brian Phike, Deputy Principal for the awards made by the organisation External Publication: similar activities and projects. This is Education and Training at Boland TVET “have international acclaim and can Boland+ (External Magazine). important when implementing a Total College. He added, “In this context, be seen as the ‘Oscars’ of the Higher Quality Management (TQM) system in awards should not be seen as the end Education marketing, communications Two questions had to be answered by the college and where benchmarking is of a process, but as the beginning of and advancement sector”. the institution namely, what does this of cardinal importance. By no means a new process; a basis from which to should an award be seen as an end build”. result, but as one of the instruments of “One must always aim to have as ‘start-research’. During 2014 Boland TVET College achieved two Professional Management many students as possible obtaining Using an award as a gauge of what Review (PMR) Awards and it has just the strengths and weaknesses of been announced that a further three individual projects and processes are, coveted awards are to be made. The their qualifications. This means that may lead to the identification of further 2015 awards include: opportunities as well as threats. This the focus shifts from mere quantity of could further form the basis of risk • Business Sector: Colleges/Training management within certain operational Institutions obtaining a Diamond enrolment to quality of passes.” units within the TVET College. Arrow Award (with a score of 4.20 out of a possible 5) In addition to the aforementioned mean to an institution and does this Recognition by peers and authorities is Professional Management Review mean that TVET colleges who do not a motivation but should not be a reason • Business Category: Companies/ awards, Boland TVET College has also win awards should be seen as less for entering. The motivation should Institutions doing the most to fight received the following in recent times: committed or as being less functional? rather be one of the development of a HIV/AIDS in the Boland Region simple, yet meaningful framework for (Diamond Arrow Award – with a The answer to the second question is college-wide continuous improvement. score of 4.25 out of a possible 5) Merit Awards: a straight forward no. Winning awards This would also form a basis for strong simply means that some TVET colleges sector leadership development. • Business Category: Companies/ • Printed External Publications: are implementing programmes and Institutions doing the most for Black Prospectus 2014 projects that other TVET colleges could There is a lot to be said about Economic empowerment (BEE) in • Both Printed and Digital (Online) use, adapt and improve upon. institutional awards as well as individual the Boland Region (Diamond Arrow Internal Publications: Re:Aksie awards and competitions. There is Award – with a score of 4.18 out of (Internal Magazine) When looking at education institution value in it, but when entering any a possible 5). • Electronic Media (Websites): specific awards, such as the MACE competition or winning any award, the www.bolandcollege.com awards, it should be seen as a platform institutions should have a clear strategy In Volume 40 of the TVET College for the sharing of best practices and behind the reason for entering and Times, Ivan Swart explained used as a basis for improving on current how they intend to use the feedback “Marketing, Advancement and Excellence Awards: practice. gained from the award to improve Communication in Education (MACE) college performance. The ultimate goal as a SADC organisation, promotes and • Printed Internal Publications: When trying to answer the first question of improving service delivery to its core advocates excellence in the Higher Inniek©ol (Student Newsletter) the college takes the following stance client (the student) should always be Education Sector and has member • Printed Internal Publication: regarding competitions. It is not about the underlying objective.
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The modern world demands that we are equipping equipping are we that demands world modern The have the opportunity to gain the knowledge, insights and and insights knowledge, the gain to opportunity the have Developing 21st Century skills for the modern-day classroom modern-day the for skills Century 21st Developing _PSA_5322 FOCUS ON FUNCTION SHIFT College hosts the TVET and AET Function Shift Welcoming Event
explained the programme director PATIENCE ZAZINI Mr Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng MEC of Basic Education ceremonially handing the of the day Mr GF Qonde, Director functions to Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education and Training mendments to legislation provided General of the DHET. Mr Panyaza Afor a legislative process that saw Lusufi, Gauteng MEC for Education, functions shifting from the Department representing the Provincial Department of Basic Education and College Councils of Basic Education, described the to the Department of Higher Education momentous occasion as a “divorce of and Training (DHET) with little or no sorts” where the outcome is a positive disruption to the continuing provision of one for all concerned! The MEC further services. The Welcoming Event marking emphasised that “we are now closing a this momentous occasion took place on chapter of neglect and we are opening a 1 April at the Molapo Campus of South new chapter of renewed focus”. West Gauteng TVET College in Soweto. Speaking after the MEC, the Minister of Delayed by twelve months, the DHET Higher Education and Training, Dr BE South West Gauteng TVET College, Molapo Campus Hall was filled to capacity, could not afford any more delays for Nzimande, described the function shift with officials from DHET, the Media, TVET College Principals, Sector Education this historic event to take place. “DHET as a milestone thus making the day and Training Authority’s, Adult Education and Training Representatives and is committed to forging a national very special not only for the department other sector representatives TVET and AET system that articulates but for the country as a whole. “Our seamlessly with the other components core mandate at the DHET is to build to school. There is no bin to throw away Colleges for piloting in 2015 which of the post school education and a large flexible and articulated post a living human being” said the Minister will be located in all nine provinces. training system as a whole. We take school education and training system in a reference to the fact that the Post The minister advised that anyone with pride therefore that this step takes us which means that our department is School Education and Training system queries regarding the function-shift a step further in the implementation responsible for further education and should provide opportunities for all. could contact the Function Shift Task of the vision for an integrated Post training of all those South Africans who The Minister then also highlighted the Team or they can alternatively send School Education and Training system” have left school or adults who never went process of identifying nine Community queries to [email protected] Message of the Director General to TVET Colleges, AET Centres and staff who previously supported these institutions in Provincial Education Departments on the occasion of the transfer of functions from Provincial Education Departments to the Department of Higher Education and Training on 1 April 2015 t is my pleasure to greet all employees therefore administered by Provincial Now you may ask, what does the Iand to welcome all staff and officials Education Departments. In 2009, the transfer of the administration mean for who work in TVET Colleges, Adult President issued a proclamation which you the employee of the Department of Education and Training Learning gave rise to the establishment of a Higher Education and Training? Centres and the provincial education Department of Basic Education and a department units that until now Department of Higher Education and Apart from the fact that for many, Mr GF Qonde, Director General supported these institutions. Allow me Training. In terms of the decision to your employer changes from the Department of Higher Education to briefly speak to some commonly create two departments for education, Provincial Education Department or and Training raised questions around the process of it was decided that TVET College College Council for those who have transferring to DHET. education and Adult Education and been designated, there is little further Relations Act. This process ensures Training Learning Centres should form impact. The college council remains that no employee will find themselves Firstly you may ask, what is this part of a single co-ordinated post-school an employer in terms of the Act for in a worse-off position as a result of rearrangement hoping to achieve? education and training system which its own employees. The change of the change of employer. Conditions of supports expanded access, improved employer has been facilitated and Service are not impacted by the change After 1994, TVET Colleges (or their quality and increased diversity of negotiated over a considerable period of employer. In order to ensure high predecessor institutions) and Adult provision. The administration of this of time with employee representatives level support for the process, the DHET Learning Centres were assigned as function rests with the Department of and the process has been managed has task teams that will be available to provincial competencies and were Higher Education and Training. in terms of Section 197 of the Labour respond to any eventualities related to 30 TVET COLLEGE TIMES June 2015
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from left are Thashir Sewpersad, Samkelo Mehlala, Director General Mr Gwebs Qonde, Ms Mpume Mavundla, Project Project Mavundla, Mpume Ms Qonde, Gwebs Mr General Director Mehlala, Samkelo Sewpersad, Thashir are left from should be clear that it is our intention to to intention our is it that clear be should
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assurance that it is ‘all systems go’ go’ systems ‘all is it that assurance Director General: Department of of Department General: Director You may also ask, what does the the does what ask, also may You or you could send emails to the the to emails send could you or
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welcome you and in which I hope that that hope I which in and you welcome I warmly welcome you into the DHET DHET the into you welcome warmly I 2015. At the end of this message are are message this of end the At 2015. you should have queries, you are invited invited are you queries, have should you
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College Name Principal Telephone GIS Long. GIS Lat. Websites for contact EASTERN CAPE Buffalo City TVET College Mr D.R (Daramchand) Singh 043 704 9218/777 5453 27,89925 -32,99622 www.bccollege.co.za Eastcape Midlands TVET College Ms N Chagi (Acting) 041 995 2000 25,41401 -33,7898 www.emcol.co.za Ikhala TVET College Mr N (Ntozeliwe) Tom 047 873 8843 26,967009 -31,909785 www.ikhalacollege.co.za Ingwe TVET College Ms Noluthando Balfour (Acting) 039 255 0346/1204 28,993766 -30,899758 www.ingwecollege.co.za King Hintsa TVET College Mr LD Leputla (Acting) 047 401 6400 28,173981 -32,327206 www.kinghintsacollege.edu.za King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET Mr G Smit (Acting) 047 505 1000/1/2 28,79726 -31,59508 not available Lovedale TVET College Mr L Ngubelanga 043 642 1331/604 0700 27,388953 -32,872 www.lovedalecollege.co.za Port Elizabeth TVET College Mr K Matiso (Acting) 041 585 7771 25,61098 -33,96098 www.pecollege.edu.za FREE STATE Flavius Mareka TVET College Mr TS (Thabo) Letho 016 976 0815/0829 27,84178 -26,82456 www.flaviusmareka.net Goldfields TVET College Dr LM (Lynette) Fourie 057 392 1027 26,775073 -27,983566 www.goldfieldsfet.edu.za Maluti TVET College Mr VB Mabena (Acting) 058 713 3048/6100 28,800244 -28,52702 www.malutifet.org.za Motheo TVET College Ms MD Phutsisi 051 406 9300/1 26,221243 -29,123384 www.motheofet.co.za GAUTENG Central Johannesburg TVET College Mr W Botes (Acting) 011 484 2738/351 6000 28,04902 -26,1749 www.cjc.co.za Ekurhuleni East TVET College Ms H (Happy) Sibande 011 736 4400/730 6600 28,40908 -26,28894 www.eec.edu.za Ekurhuleni West TVET College Ms H M Ntlatleng 011 323 1600 28,40556833 -26,28864167 www.ewc.edu.za Sedibeng TVET College Dr AE (Abe) Mashele 016 422 6645 27,67743 -26,186935 www.sedcol.co.za South West Gauteng TVET College Mr DL (Dan) Nkosi 086 176 8849 27,93093 -26,67825333 www.swgc.co.za Tshwane North TVET College Mr Sello Sethusha (Acting) 012 401 1950 27,87456333 -26,21410667 www.tnc4fet.co.za Tshwane South TVET College Mr J (Joseph) Chiloane 012 401 5000/6/73 28,18225667 -25,75030667 www.tsc.edu.za Western TVET College Mr LSD (Louis) Coetzer 011 692 4004 26,101455 -27,423622 www.westcol.co.za KWAZULU-NATAL Coastal TVET College Mr SB (Sbhanana) Ndlovu 031 905 7000 30,013321 -30,512409 www.coastalkzn.cao.za Elangeni TVET College Ms M (Mary) Peters (Acting) 031 716 6700 30,869651 -29,823295 www.efet.co.za Esayidi TVET College Dr SJ (Sipho) Nzimande 039 684 0110 30,441208 -30,271051 www.esayidifet.co.za Majuba TVET College Mr S (Sanele) Mlotshwa 034 326 4888 27,45537 -29,56385 www.majuba.edu.za Mnambithi TVET College Ms Dudu Dlamini(Acting) 036 368 3800 28,33459 -29,464080 not available Mthashana TVET College Mr B (Bonginkosi) Mthethwa (Acting) 034 980 1010 27,46265 -30,48376 www.mthashanafet.co.za Thekwini TVET College Mr R (Rahimodeen) Cadir 031 250 8400 20,493264145 -30,591159195 www.thekwinicollege.co.za Umfolozi TVET College Mr S (Sam) Zungu (Acting) 035 902 9503 28,764461 -32,076087 www.umfoloziCollege.co.za Umgungundlovu TVET College Ms Patricia Ntombi Ntshangase 033 341 2102 29,36765 -30,22546 www.ufetc.edu.za LIMPOPO Capricorn TVET College Mr KR (Khorombi) Madzhie 015 230 1800 29,272943 -23,533024 www.capricorncollege.edu.za Lephalale TVET College Mr Lekau Mamabolo 014 763 2252/1014 27,692889 -23,68407 www.lephalalefetcollege.co.za Letaba TVET College Mr KA (Abel) Manganyi (Acting) 015 307 5440 30,162697 -23,835698 www.letabafet.co.za Mopani South East TVET College Ms SC (Charity) Sehlake 015 781 5721/ 5 31,138969 -23,946732 www.mopanicollege.edu.za Sekhukhune TVET College Mr TJ (Tebogo) Kekana 013 269 0278/9000 29,24244 -25,094191 www.sekfetcol.co.za Vhembe TVET College Mr FL (Frans) Ramonyatse 015 963 3156 29,91086 -23,03779 www.vhembefet.co.za Waterberg TVET College Ms Selaelo Lekoloane 011 692 4004 29,016409 -24,179973 www.waterbergcollege.co.za MPUMALANGA Ehlanzeni TVET College Dr JT Dhlamini 013 752 7105 30,97926 -25,47313 www.ehlanzenicollege.co.za Gert Sibande TVET College Mr N (Nick) Balkrishen 017 712 1458/9 29,143304 -26,565954 www.gscollege.co.za Nkangala TVET College Dr SP (Peter) Qwabe 013 690 1430 /3824 29,216164 -25,877663 www.nkangalafet.edu.za NORTHERN CAPE Northern Cape Rural TVET College Mr P (Percy) Sago 054 331 3836 21,21337 -28,43616 www.ncrfet.edu.za Northern Cape Urban TVET College Dr CF (Clifford) Barnes 053 839 2060/2061 24,76622 -28,74503 www.ncufetcollege.edu.za NORTH WEST Orbit TVET College Ms M (Maryna) Marais 014 592 7014/597 5500 27,77632 -25,63787 www.orbitcollege.co.za Taletso TVET College Mr STG (Sello) Mabathoana 018 384 6213/2346/7/9 25,615548 -25,828351 www.taletsofetcollege.co.za Vuselela TVET College Ms A Naik 018 406 7800 26,665427 -26,86347 www.vuselelacollege.co.za WESTERN CAPE Boland TVET College Ms Corrie Myburgh 021 886 7111/2 18,85666666 -33,92666666 www.bolandcollege.com College of Cape Town for TVET Mr Louis van Niekerk 021 404 6700 18,272587 -33,55421 www.cct.edu.za False Bay TVET College Mr CJH (Cassie) Kruger 021 003 0600 18,26246 -34,62674 www.falsebaycollege.co.za Northlink TVET College Mr Leon Beech 021 970 9000/18 18,512228 -33,553627 www.northlink.co.za South Cape TVET College Ms T Terblanche (Acting) 044 884 0359 22,27944 -33,57562 www.sccollege.co.za West Coast TVET College Ms Osma Jooste-Mokgethi 022 482 1143 18,7296 -33,4621 www.westcoastcollege.co.za
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