CURRICULUM VITAE – FATIMA NOORDIEN

PERSONAL DATA

Surname : Noordien

First Names : Fatima

Identity number : 631029 0065 08 2

Date of birth : 29 October 1963

Home address : 40 Malleson Road Mowbray 7700

Contact details : h:(021) 686 3731 Mobile: 083 624 1819 email : [email protected]

Sex : Female

Ethnic group : Coloured

Number of dependants : Two- Ra’eesah – 17 May 1990 Bushrah – 16 June 1994

Language efficiency : English and Afrikaans – excellent Arabic – Reading and writing Xhosa – Conversational

Health : Excellent

HOBBIES Reading Swimming Hiking Squash Community involvement

QUALIFICATIONS Last School attended : Oaklands Senior Secondary Highest standard passed : Matric - 1981 Full Exemption

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS :

B A SOCIAL SCIENCE (1986) University of Cape Town Majors: Psychology and Industrial Sociology; Geography HDE (PG) SEC (1986) University of Cape Town Method: School Guidance and Counselling Geography Language Proficiency: E and A

1 B ED.(1991) University of Western Cape Distinction in Metatheory

M ED PSYCH Course work (1998) University of Western Cape

Other courses: CDRA Developmental Supervision; Dev. PME Developmental Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME ) ; CCR (Centre for Conflict Resolution) advanced courses in Mediation, Conflict management; Experiential Learning, organisational development; Training of Trainers; Development Studies

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Current April 2009 - date Educator at schools: Prestwich Primary school Norman Henshilwood High, Alexander Sinton March 2007 till Feb 2009 Director: Positive Muslims July 2005 till Feb 2007 Trainer and Curriculum Designer RAPCAN July 2003-April 2005 Organisational Developer UMAC Coordinator of Provincialization of Geography Syllabus in Western Cape 1996 Subexaminer Geography Standard Grade Paper 1 and 2 in yrs 1996;1998; 1999; 2000- 2002 January – 1987 to June 2003 Head of Department Geography at, Glendale Secondary School, Mitchell’s Plain Learning Areas taught: General Science (Grade 9); Geography (Grade 8 -12); Lifeskills and School Guidance Counselling (Gr.8-12); Mathematics (Gr 8- 9), English, Afrikaans, Life Orientation, Life Science (Biology) Subexaminer Geography Standard Grade Paper 1 and 2 in yrs 1996; 1998; 1999; 2000- 2002

Coordinator of Provincialization of Geography Syllabus in Western Cape 1996

July 2003-April 2005 Project Manager at UMAC (yoU Managing Conflict)

July 2005 till Feb 2007 Trainer and Curriculum Designer :RAPCAN

March 2007 till Feb 2009 Director: Positive Muslims (NPO on HIV and AIDS)

ORGANISATION INVOLVEMENT

School Commmunity 1987 to 2000 SRC Electoral officer, liaison and training officer 1987 to 2000 First Aid officer 1988 to 2000 PTSA coordinator 1990 to 1994 Staff development programmes 1990 to 2000 Liason with community organisations: Nicro, Pentech, UWC, Stellenbosch University, Career Exhibitors, Anti-drug and Alcohol Programmes, Awareness on topical issues 1994 to 1997 Coordinator of Thousand School’s Project at school 1992 to 2000 Disciplinary committee at school 1994 to 1999 Acting Subject head: Geography 1997 to 2002 Head of Department: Geography 1998 to date Member of Standard Generating Body (SGB ) SAQA for assessment

2 Curriculum Committees of Department of Education (WCED); SADTU (South African Democratic Teachers Union) Served on SGB (Standards Generating Body) for NSB 05 of SAQA- generated 7 Standards on Assessment

Multiple Executive Board member of Community organisations and networks

Skills Leadership; excellent training and facilitation from an Experiential and Developmental approach; designer of learning materials; policy write up and implementation; computer literate; wrote and co-edited a number of Published articles in professional, community and NGO productions; Editor of Student organisation magazine ad many pamphlets and leaflets on a variety of subjects and for purpose of activism; Excellent people skills; good mediator and negotiator; Process driven facilitator; excellent strategist and working to realise collective vision of group/ s; strong women’s rights campaigner and activist; excellent coordinator and pragmatist; thinks creatively and is problem solving orientated; good planning skills;

REFEREES

Drs. Muavia Gallie Ex-Director : SACE; now Education Consultant Cell: 082 8229494; [email protected]

Mr A. S. Chothia Principal – Glendale Sec. School Tel: (021) 392 7161/0456 Fax: (021) 392 9275

Mr. D. Millar Principal at Norman Henshilwood High School. Constantia [email protected]; Chair – NAPTOSA 0824116955 / 0217973049

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