FET College Times ISSN 2076-7021 Volume 29 June 2012 The Official Quarterly WCED FET College Newsletter

Skilled FET College students rewarded for excellence

IN THIS ISSUE: Page 2: A New Dawn for Performing Colleges | From the Chief Director’s Desk Page 3: Western Cape FET Colleges ‘PAY’ with Premier Page 4: Presidential Skills Development Summit with FET Colleges | ‘A’ Aggregate Celebrations! Page 5: A winning tripartite alliance results in world-class training Page 6: International Women’s Day inspires | Dare to dream - my future in jewellery manufacturing Page 7: Thumbs up for West Coast College Tradesman | New Work Placement Officer at Northlink heralds a new era | New Atlantis Campus Manager comes with lots of experience | Hilton Scheepers on the move Page 8: Awards for top students | Further Education and Training Colleges top NC(V) level 4 achiever award for 2011 | ‘Infecting the City’ Arts Festival winner Page 9: First Annual Quality Conference paves the way | City of Cape Town empowers apprentices Page 10: Vredendal besighede belê in die toekoms | e-Cadre Exit Workshop held at False Bay College | West Coast College awarded Gold in independent survey Page 11: Partnership yields a 100% pass rate | Partnerships the key to success | Motor mechanics and auto electricians in high demand Page 12: Northlink College hosts popular television show | Student Leadership receives training | ‘Girlology College Tour’ in lead-up to Youth Day Page 13: “Dare to Dream” Open Day a huge success Page 14: South Cape College acquires a new building for further growth | False Bay College re-opens its cutting-edge Central OfficePage 15: South Cape’s Industry Advisory Committee | Go big on advertising | ‘Layoff training’ on behalf of SETA Page 16: Services SETA taking National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III to the next level Page 17: MOT support for students to achieve success Page 18: The College of Cape Town appoints TENET | Popular School Business Administration course soon fully online | Online course delivery gets another boost Page 19: Enterprise Resource Planning now in schools! | False Bay College puts Inclusive Education into practice A New Dawn for Performing Colleges f the record number of contributor about A-aggregate student achievers, by all. Particularly by the prospective Iitems sent in for publication in FET International Women’s Day celebrations students of course, for whom a future College Times is anything to go by, then and student’s dreams that are realised of opportunities beckons! Such growth it is safe to say that star performing through their FET college studies. Not and development cannot be physically Editorial Team public FET colleges are erupting with only are students setting new standards contained. Colleges are always activity in this new dawn. of excellence, but so are college improving their facilities, and yes, quite Editor: Keith Loynes employees. We feature some of our literally building a new college sector. A new dawn for public colleges has colleagues who are on the move. Read about how these Education and Rotating Assistant-Editors: been brought about by a confluence Training opportunities are about to Colleen Brennon, Ivan Swart of factors. They include massive In Campus Matters, we invite you to be served through the cutting edge Language Editor: additional funding for students through chew over the widest possible selection infrastructure developments at two of Dr Peter Merrington the Department of Higher Education of delectable news-bites which range the colleges. In Policy and Operational Design & Printing: and Training bursary scheme known as from the first in a planned series of Shifts, be impressed by the South Blue Dot Ink the NSFAS (National Student Financial Quality Conferences, collaboration Cape initiative of an Industry Advisory Copyright: WCED FET, Private Aid Scheme), record levels of financial with a municipality, local communities, Committee, an advertising thrust and Bag X9114, Cape Town, 8000 support to colleges to enable the offering commerce and industry and state the triumphs of the MOT life-skills South Africa, June 2012 of Department of Higher Education and departments. programme. We wrap up with exciting Training approved courses, extensive developments on the connectivity WCED FET Colleges Website publicity and public exposure through Partnerships abound and the fruits of and online learning fronts, Enterprise recently convened national events such these illustrate for us the cardinal truth Resource Planning, and finally a winning www.fetcolleges.co.za as the Presidential Summit on Skills that in working together we can achieve approach to Inclusive Education. Development, and on-going printed and so much more. See how colleges Cover Photograph visual media exposure in the press and invest in student leadership training, What more could you wish for in terms on the television. a Girlology Tour and more Open Day of Further Education and Training Dignitaries and top performing activities than can be mentioned, bar news, views and developments. Happy students at the first ever FET College In addition to this, we are enjoying the fact that a jolly good time was had reading! Provincial Awards Ceremony. the full support of the Provincial Photograph supplied by Hennie Government of the Western Cape on a Mentz, WCED. number of different levels, starting with the Premier’s Advancement of Youth Call for Papers Waiver (PAY) Project. And last but not least, The First Annual North-South Vocational Education and Training ICT Conference will municipalities across the province take place from 25 to 27 September at Spier Estate, Stellenbosch, Western Cape. The views & opinions of contributors are liaising with public FET colleges The Conference will, among other things, showcase ICT Initiatives within the Public do not necessarily reflect those of on joint initiatives like never before. FET Colleges Sector. The conference will be hosted by Haugaland Skole (Norway), WCED Thanks to our ever eager and vigilant False Bay College and College of Cape Town. Experts in the field of E-Learning contributors, you can read an array of are invited to present papers. Contact Marian Theron for more information. Email: FET College Times and the WCED these developments in this edition of [email protected]. Tel: 021 003 0597 Cell: 083 272 0512 accept no liability with regard to FET College Times. For starters, read authorship and content of articles and photographs, and accept these as the bona fide contributions of FROM THE CHIEF DIRECTOR’S DESK correspondents. ne of the latest challenges placed management plan is now beginning Contributors Obefore public FET colleges is to unfold and is confirming the long- that they need to make sure that held view that this is not going to be Sharon Grobbelaar, Aasief Gaffoor, their students get work placement an event but a journey. This plan has Yvonne Botha, Jandré Bakker and after the completion of their courses. short, medium and long-term objectives Catherine Robertson, Mvuselelo This is a challenge which can only which suggest that this journey will have Kanku, Heinrich Robertson, Ivan succeed if colleges are closely aligned a number of milestones over a period of Swart, Charlene Beeming, Shona to commerce, industry and SETAs. time. We are now well poised to assist Zozo Siyengo, Chief Director: Further Shelley Dent, Ebrahim Peters, Elaine While some colleges might be making the implementation of this plan with the Education and Training Colleges Oosthuizen, Susan Mhakure, Gert progress in this regard, for others, likelihood of a number of developments Witbooi, Henty Wickens, Cheslynn much still needs to be done. taking place in the short-term. and push the physical boundaries of Johnson, Dr Wynona Michaels, Gerda classrooms and workshops alike. With Venter and Karen Burt, Tina Little, This initiative needs to be understood The FET colleges landscape is beginning all this background it has become Daleen Louw, Johlynn Anthony, Janse in the context of the need for young to experience interesting shifts. The imperative to invest more in our human Cronje, Wanda Möller, Deon Halls, people to become economically active spectrum of delivery continues to be resources. As we grow and improve, we Gordon C Payne, Marian Theron participants of society. It is the role diversified within complex institutions. face different, sometimes interesting of public FET colleges in particular Working hours cannot be a static factor challenges. We need to be absolutely Send contributions to: to act as the agency that injects the and neither can we afford to switch confident of our workforce being ready required skills, in sufficient volume, the lights off in the afternoon! We and able to perform in a professional Webmail: www.fetcolleges.co.za into commerce and industry. Colleges are looking forward to the result of manner regardless of where they may FET College Times/Send Your Article must continue striving to seek out the the Green Paper process. Apart from be. We can only turn this wheel if every Advertising & Editorial matters: opportunities that ultimately will fulfil some inevitable changes there must one of us does their best and we are [email protected] expectations. surely also be the strengthening of passionate and skilled enough to render the tasks. We are now fully underway Fax: 021 467 2487 certain admirable practices at colleges There has for a long time now been talk which are already in place. There with the academic year and I am sure : 021 467 2614 Telephone about FET colleges migrating to become are exciting times ahead for us and that we must all be very busy and Closing Date: Thursday, a national competence. Yes, for such FET colleges must, and will always, somewhat daunted by the fact that less 30 July 2012 an endeavour there is a need to have cope with any mandate placed before than six months is left for teaching and Supported by Western Cape certain frameworks in place supported them. We continue to exceed our learning. Let us maximise all resources FET Colleges by a clear management plan. The targets, have innovative interventions at our disposal in the brief period left.

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SHARON GROBBELAAR for Work Readiness Training over a period of four days. The students, who have been divided into 14 Fact: 70% of the groups, completed their training on 4 May. Learning Cape, who are directly youth (aged 15 – involved in managing the project, noted 35) in the country that this training covers specific skills required to prepare the interns for their are unemployed. new positions. Topics covered include emotional intelligence, professional behaviour, work readiness, and specific n a dedicated effort to address this preparation for the expectations statistic and provide unemployed I of provincial government from its youth in the Western Cape with job employees. opportunities, the Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, launched At the official launch, Premier Zille the Premier’s Advancement of Youth encouraged the interns to use these (PAY) Project at a vibrant ceremony at job opportunities to learn as much as College of Cape Town’s City Campus possible and to add as much value on 3 May. Senior officials from all as possible to the departments where provincial departments attended the they have selected to work. She shared ceremony. wisdom and lessons learnt through her own career path with those present. The PAY Project was initiated by the ‘Do the best you can. Your job is your Office of the Premier in January anchor in life, no matter how humble this year to provide learnership it might be. If you continuously do opportunities to the matriculants of your best, doors will open for you.’ 2011. The initial project set out to Ms Zille encouraged the interns to provide 1000 Grade 12 learners with ‘recognise opportunities and to work internship opportunities. The criteria through difficulties to develop your that they needed to comply with were: own reputations as reliable workers who take opportunities to help you • Learners must have completed their grow. Be a stayer, not a quitter!’ Most National Senior Certificate (NSC) in importantly Ms Zille encouraged the started their new careers in offices given a chance to be part of the PAY the Western Cape in 2011 and are interns to work hard at developing a of these departments in the Western project. Thank you,’ added Chavon still living in the province. positive attitude not just for their own Cape on Monday, 7 May. They will be Lennert. ‘Loving it at the college and • They must be South African citizens growth, but so that they can make a transferred to different offices within I understand why this project is in that are unemployed and not difference in any organisation for which their chosen department during their process now,’ added Brandon Daniels. intending to study further in 2012. they might choose to work. internship so as to gain more experience • They have no network or support to and skills. Learners participating in To follow the project, please visit http:// help them make career choices. Participants in the PAY project could the project had the following to say: www.learningcape.org/paynews.html, select in which of the Western Cape ‘I feel privileged to be part of the PAY and follow updates on www.facebook. The project will provide these learners Government Departments they wish Project,’ said Craig Cloete. ‘I am so com/PAYProject or @PAYProject2012 with valuable work experience and on- to gain experiential learning, and they glad to be one of a few who has been on Twitter. the-job training in the public sector until the end of December 2012.

To assist in preparing those who were selected to participate in this internship, the Provincial Government of the Western Cape chose Learning Cape and the Western Cape public FET colleges to assist in equipping this new cohort of young workers for the thirteen Provincial Government Departments.

A total of 566 very excited matriculants of the 850 applicants selected for the project walked up the steps of College of Cape Town’s City Campus on the morning of Monday, 30 April to register Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, celebrates the launch of the PAY Project with interns at the College of Cape Town 3 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 Presidential Skills Development Summit with FET Colleges AASIEF GAFFOOR FET colleges within the government’s strategy for promoting the National ednesday 4 April 2012 Development Plan, the New Growth Wwitnessed the Presidential Skills Path as well as the Green Paper on Development Summit. Post-School Education and Training.

At this meeting the President shared Exciting and innovative times are with the FET College community his starting to pipeline for this sector of A proud moment for College of Cape Town’s Deputy CEO: Academic, Mr Ebrahim vision in respect to the centrality of education. Peters, who had the great honour of shaking hands with President Jacob Zuma

‘A’ Aggregate Celebrations!

YVONNE BOTHA the fact that these forty-six students value of R500.00. According to Mr specifically referred, in his speech on not only represent South Cape College, Reginald Smit, one of the Councillors behalf of Alderman Standers, to the fact total of forty-six students obtained but also the whole of the Southern of South Cape FET College, the total that the college and the municipality Aan A Aggregate during the 2011 Cape and Karoo. The reasoning is of the expenditure from the college’s are under constant pressure to perform end-of-year examinations at South Cape that the college’s six campuses (in side to cover the bursaries and gifts is and uplift the community and so College. George, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay, R460 000.00. He sincerely thanked partnerships are a necessity. This Oudtshoorn, Riversdale and Beaufort these hardworking students for putting compels both the local government and These students recently attended a West) cover a vast geographical area, a feather in the cap of the college and the college to stay abreast of trends and specially arranged awards event at representative of the Southern Cape promoting the image of this academic to become trendsetters. the Wilderness Beach Hotel. The and Karoo regions. institution. College CEO, Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga, The event was broadcast live by Eden expressed his pride in being associated The number of A aggregates has The Office of the Executive Mayor of FM, to celebrate the successes of the with this positive side of an often grown from 26 in 2010 to the total of George, Alderman Charles Standers, students and to inform the community challenging environment. ‘Our focus, 46 celebrated at this event. Students was represented by Mr S Marillac, about the great work being performed apart from academic excellence, is also received the very welcome news that all Manager in the Office of the Executive by South Cape College. Amongst the to build relationships with industry and 46 of these candidates are guaranteed Mayor. Mr Marillac was accompanied top achievers were some of the George local government, specifically for the the approval of their full bursaries. by the newly appointed Manager Media Correctional Services students who purposes of job placement’, said Mr The college also awarded a trophy to Liaison of the George Municipality, received classes whilst serving their Ngubelanga. He further emphasised each and a shopping voucher to the Ms Ilse Schoonraad. Mr Marillac sentences.

The joyous group of A Aggregate (2011 examinations) South Cape students, and College Ceo Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga

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Elated chefs after being awarded their City & Guilds qualifications Guilds & City their awarded being after chefs Elated six students graduating with distinction, distinction, with graduating students six

work that ensured a 94% pass rate and and rate pass 94% a ensured that work

He was full of praise for the excellent excellent the for praise of full was He

Economic Development and Tourism. Tourism. and Development Economic

awarded to SACA by the Department of of Department the by SACA to awarded

the second roll-out which has just been been just has which roll-out second the

well. He invited the College to be part of of part be to College the invited He well.

Boland College had done exceptionally exceptionally done had College Boland

an audience of about 150 people that that people 150 about of audience an

SACA, stated during his address to to address his during stated SACA,

Mr Thomas Overberg, representing representing Overberg, Thomas Mr

institutions and some schools. some and institutions

other providers were private culinary culinary private were providers other

training on behalf of SACA. The The SACA. of behalf on training

in the Western Cape to provide this this provide to Cape Western the in

Education and Training (FET) College College (FET) Training and Education

College is the only public Further Further public only the is College

Development and Tourism. Boland Boland Tourism. and Development

the project. project. the A job. a graduate the guarantees which in assistance and support their all for

by the Department of Economic Economic of Department the by

which she and her staff had managed managed had staff her and she which qualification internationally-recognised employers the to grateful very are ‘We

the training of 700 students nationally nationally students 700 of training the

Westhuizen for the outstanding way in in way outstanding the for Westhuizen an of form the in training and education

Chefs Association (SACA) was awarded awarded was (SACA) Association Chefs

thanks and gratitude to Mrs van der der van Mrs to gratitude and thanks demand-led and relevant offering learning. experiential work-based

Programme (EPWP), the South African African South the (EPWP), Programme

Thomas Overberg extended his special special his extended Overberg Thomas in hands joined provider training essential the provided Stellenbosch

As part of an Expanded Public Works Works Public Expanded an of part As

workplaces in and around Paarl and and Paarl around and in workplaces is to become professional chefs. Mr Mr chefs. professional become to is the and (SACA) body professional a

the college’s Paarl Campus. Various Various Campus. Paarl college’s the unemployed people whose dream it it dream whose people unemployed (employers), workplace the that fact

Boland College, Paarl Campus. Paarl College, Boland

the well-equipped industrial kitchen at at kitchen industrial well-equipped the second roll-out as well as other young, young, other as well as roll-out second the was project this of success the to

in Food Preparation and Cooking at at Cooking and Preparation Food in

The top students will be selected for the the for selected be will students top The secret The partnership. the in role in place took training theory-based The

accredited City and Guilds’ Certificate Certificate Guilds’ and City accredited

it has been had it not been for their their for been not it had been has it

graduated with the internationally internationally the with graduated

practical training. practical that success the been have not would opportunities. training and education C

nine newly qualified chefs recently recently chefs qualified newly nine

Boland College provides world-class world-class provides College Boland the places where they underwent their their underwent they where places the project “This project. the oversaw

apped with the Chef’s hat, twenty- hat, Chef’s the with apped

candidates, the evidence is clear: clear: is evidence the candidates, been offered permanent employment at at employment permanent offered been which Department, Development and

together with hundreds of international international of hundreds with together number of these students have already already have students these of number Innovation the for Manager Senior

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examination paper is marked in London London in marked is paper examination to working with our partners again.’ A A again.’ partners our with working to Westhuizen, der van Rona Mrs said

JANDRÉ BAKKER & CATHERINE CATHERINE & BAKKER JANDRÉ

and thirteen with merit. Since this this Since merit. with thirteen and perfect combination! We look forward forward look We combination! perfect workplace,” the in students our placing A winning tripartite alliance results in world-class training world-class in results alliance tripartite winning A MOVERS & SHAKERS International Women’s Day inspires

SHARON GROBBELAAR business both in South Africa and abroad. Irrespective of their position number of women from the College in business, their age, background, Aof Cape Town were honoured to social standing or physical abilities, be included on the guest list for the women are ‘holding up half the sky’ and International Women’s Day Conference driving not only social development, hosted by the Cape Chamber of but economic development across the Commerce & Industry, and the world. Provincial Government of the Western Cape at the 15 On Orange Hotel in Speakers included, amongst others, Cape Town in March. The theme for Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science the event was ‘Women in Business’. and Technology; MEC Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Finance, ‘Inspirational and empowering’ doesn’t Economic Development and Tourism; begin to describe this experience Viola Manuel, Executive Director: Cape attended by women from businesses Chamber of Commerce and Industry; in all sectors. The message from Michaela Mycroft, Chaeli Campaign; Speakers at the event were, from left, Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and all speakers was clear: Women are Jessie Ndaba, SunSpace & Information Technology, Viola Manuel, Executive Director Cape Chamber of Commerce and the ‘agents of change’ in our society, Systems; and Naadiya Moosajee, Industry and MEC Alan Winde, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and in our homes, communities and SAWomEng. Tourism in the Western Cape

Speakers at the event were at back from left, Hon Dr Monique Mujawamariya (Rwanda), Pat September, Provincial Government, Truida Preke, l SynNovation, Anni Bodington, TESA, Seshni Samuel, Ernst & Young, Naadiya Moosajee, SAWomEng, Viola Manuel, Cape Chamber of Commerce. In front were Jessie Ndaba, SunSpace & Information Systems and Michaela Mycroft, Chaeli Campaign

Dare to dream – my future in jewellery manufacturing

MVUSELELO KANKU I received the prize at the end of the benefit from this great exposure to year as the Top Jewellery Student for show the jewellery we learn to make at y name is Mvuselelo Kanku. I the Class of 2011. the College. We only use stuff that is Mwas born in Hankey, a small town around our homes and a few tools, so in the Eastern Cape. I came to Cape For our last project of the year, my we can earn money after we finish. Town and settled in NY5 in Guguletu lecturer gave us computer keyboard with my mother when I was very young. keys to make jewellery with, and my Now that I have a little boy, I would I completed my schooling in Cape cuff links were chosen as the best. like to make a success of jewellery Town, and finished my Grades 11 and manufacturing as a career, and would 12 at the College of Cape Town’s City I got an order to make many of them like to learn more business skills and Campus. as gifts for the College Council at the jewellery techniques. For the future I Mvuselelo Kanku hard at work end of 2011. This has developed into a will be exhibiting at all available markets I grew up with a passion to fix all broken whole range of jewellery items, such as and exhibitions, and attend all support things, such as my toys. I even made rings and earrings, and I am developing workshops at the CCDI. some articles using wire (wire cars). bracelets and pendants as well. My uncle was a huge influence in my My heart is telling me what to do life as he was always fixing cars. In Our department was invited to exhibit every day and encourages me to make 2011 I came to Guguletu Campus to at the Design Indaba as Emerging interesting jewellery. This is my friend Mvuselelo’s cufflinks made from old learn how to make jewellery, and I loved Creatives, and I was selected as whom I call every moment when I am computer keyboard keys every moment of learning. the individual to staff the stand and working or not.

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by industry partners and the SETAs. SETAs. the and partners industry by is something that many will remember remember will many that something is success. his Cape, Western the in fraternity

of the sector was soon recognised recognised soon was sector the of Down on Me’ at the 2009 year-end event event year-end 2009 the at Me’ on Down these too will prove to be a resounding resounding a be to prove will too these engineering the and College the for loss

the sector. His extensive knowledge knowledge extensive His sector. the His rendition of ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Go Sun the Let ‘Don’t of rendition His his future endeavours and know that that know and endeavours future his huge a is departure Hilton’s While staff.

training projects and partnerships in in partnerships and projects training come. We wish Hilton all of the best for for best the of all Hilton wish We come. support and service public representing

Western Cape and initiated numerous numerous initiated and Cape Western liked by all. by liked will leave a visible legacy for years to to years for legacy visible a leave will Council, Town Cape of College the on

player in the engineering sector of the the of sector engineering the in player College, Hilton was well-known and and well-known was Hilton College, ground-breaking work over the years years the over work ground-breaking served also He come. to years for

soon established himself as a key role- key a as himself established soon to develop their skills sets. Within the the Within sets. skills their develop to

Hilton Scheepers Hilton

(LPU) at College of Cape Town. He He Town. Cape of College at (LPU) mentored and given the opportunity opportunity the given and mentored

College of Cape Town LPU Unit, Lorenzo Leaner, former LPU researcher and and researcher LPU former Leaner, Lorenzo Unit, LPU Town Cape of College

the Linkages and Programmes Unit Unit Programmes and Linkages the management style saw staff being being staff saw style management

At the farewell were Rhazia Hamza, West Coast College, Charlene Beeming, Beeming, Charlene College, Coast West Hamza, Rhazia were farewell the At

the position of Assistant Manager of of Manager Assistant of position the sector proved invaluable. His unique unique His invaluable. proved sector

1989. In January 2005 he accepted accepted he 2005 January In 1989. and knowledge of the engineering engineering the of knowledge and

at Northlink College in September September in College Northlink at LPU function and his industry contacts contacts industry his and function LPU

a lecturer in the automotive division division automotive the in lecturer a his name became synonymous with the the with synonymous became name his

Hilton joined the college sector as as sector college the joined Hilton from October 2007. During that time time that During 2007. October from

Hilton served as the LPU manager manager LPU the as served Hilton

three years of service. of years three

FET College sector farewell after twenty- after farewell sector College FET of learning material. learning of

the College of Cape Town, bade the the bade Town, Cape of College the lent his expertise for the development development the for expertise his lent

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of the Linkages Programmes Unit at at Unit Programmes Linkages the of (CHIETA) and on numerous occasions occasions numerous on and (CHIETA)

n March, Hilton Scheepers, Manager Manager Scheepers, Hilton March, n Education and Training Authority Authority Training and Education

structures of the Chemical Industries Industries Chemical the of structures

CHARLENE BEEMING CHARLENE Hilton was asked to serve on various various on serve to asked was Hilton

Hilton Scheepers on the move the on Scheepers Hilton

College exit level students,’ says Johnson. says students,’ level exit College,’ she passionately added. passionately she College,’ in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and was was and Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, in

Placement Officer for Northlink Northlink for Officer Placement

and to assist in the placement of our our of placement the in assist to and lives of the students of the West Coast Coast West the of students the of lives Division of the International Colleges Colleges International the of Division

Yasin Johnson is the new Work Work new the is Johnson Yasin

key focus is to get companies involved involved companies get to is focus key make a positive contribution in the the in contribution positive a make 2004 she headed up the High School School High the up headed she 2004

college would be the main priority. ‘Our ‘Our priority. main the be would college their talents. I firmly believe that I can can I that believe firmly I talents. their Orleans Secondary School in 1987. In In 1987. in School Secondary Orleans

involved and in partnerships with the the with partnerships in and involved programmes where they can showcase showcase can they where programmes Department in English of the New New the of English in Department

Getting companies and industry industry and companies Getting involve myself with extra-curricular extra-curricular with myself involve when she was appointed Head of of Head appointed was she when

him in good stead in this new position. position. new this in stead good in him shakers of the future and consequently consequently and future the of shakers experience in education, which started started which education, in experience

a brief stint with CHIETA), will stand stand will CHIETA), with stint brief a believe in the youth as the movers and and movers the as youth the in believe the country. She has over 30 years’ years’ 30 over has She country. the

that he has fostered with industry (and (and industry with fostered has he that Metropolitan East Education District. ‘I ‘I District. Education East Metropolitan well-known financial institutions in in institutions financial well-known

the UK, along with the relationships relationships the with along UK, the Senior Curriculum Advisor for its its for Advisor Curriculum Senior business world working for several several for working world business

schools, special needs schools and in in and schools needs special schools, In 2007 she rejoined the WCED as as WCED the rejoined she 2007 In the the in career her started Rodgers

the FET college sector, technical high high technical sector, college FET the the education community. Ms Alrine Alrine Ms community. education the

experience that Yasin has gained in in gained has Yasin that experience Education system (United Kingdom). Kingdom). (United system Education Atlantis Campus is no stranger to to stranger no is Campus Atlantis

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Northlink College in April 2012. 2012. April in College Northlink The The HIGCSE examinations for the Cambridge Cambridge the for examinations HIGCSE appointed Campus Manager for for Manager Campus appointed

as the Work Placement Officer of of Officer Placement Work the as administered the Cambridge ICGSE and and ICGSE Cambridge the administered he West Coast College’s recently recently College’s Coast West he

Northlink College and started officially officially started and College Northlink Department of Education. She She Education. of Department

was seconded to the Central Office of of Office Central the to seconded was education with colleges at the National National the at colleges with education HEINRICH ROBERSTON HEINRICH

training experience under the belt, he he belt, the under experience training in developing policy for distance distance for policy developing in

Ms Alrine Rodgers Alrine Ms 25 years in technical teaching and and teaching technical in years 25 First Education Specialist she assisted assisted she Specialist Education First

Qualified as a boilermaker with over over with boilermaker a as Qualified education legislation and policy. As As policy. and legislation education

is no stranger to the education sector. sector. education the to stranger no is She has extensive knowledge of of knowledge extensive has She

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asin Johnson is the first Work Work first the is Johnson asin publications.

training consultants and producing producing and consultants training

IVAN SWART IVAN responsible for recruitment of students, students, of recruitment for responsible

comes with lots of experience of lots with comes era new a heralds Northlink

New Atlantis Campus Manager Manager Campus Atlantis New at Officer Placement Work New

conditions but he persevered. It all all It persevered. he but conditions Henry Mahappy Henry immensely to my success,’ he said. he success,’ my to immensely in Dorbyl-Marine for instructor welding

times had to work under extreme extreme under work to had times because this institution has contributed contributed has institution this because as appointed was he 2010 October In

He made several sacrifices and at at and sacrifices several made He team at the welding centre especially especially centre welding the at team Mozambique. in plant fabrication a as

stop at nothing to achieve his goals. goals. his achieve to nothing at stop jobs. I am very proud to be part of the the of part be to proud very am I jobs. well as Secunda in Plant Production

prime example of someone who will will who someone of example prime very passionate and dedicated to their their to dedicated and passionate very Gas Sasol the Chem), (Carbo

Henry is a a is Henry Campus. Vredenburg the advancement. ‘All the instructors are are instructors the ‘All advancement. Steamplant Sasol the included projects

boiler-making studies here in 2000 at at 2000 in here studies boiler-making contribution they made to his career career his to made they contribution Other Cup. World Soccer 2010 the of

with the college as he started with his his with started he as college the with his instructors at the college for the the for college the at instructors his semi-final the hosted which Stadium

from Vredenburg has a long history history long a has Vredenburg from to persevere,’ he said. Henry praised praised Henry said. he persevere,’ to Durban the of completion the in hand

Vredenburg. The friendly tradesman tradesman friendly The Vredenburg. the oil rigs. It was really tiring but I had had I but tiring really was It rigs. oil the a had He continent. the and Africa

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HEINRICH ROBERTSON HEINRICH the Cape Town harbour. ‘I decided to to decided ‘I harbour. Town Cape the previous his when Henry for started Thumbs up for West Coast College Tradesman Tradesman College Coast West for up Thumbs Awards for top Students A warm thank you to the Tourism Editor’s Note: Department for providing us with an We publish the acceptance speech of one of the top performing students in intriguing course filled with so much the Western Cape, Shona Dent, who was awarded a laptop computer and to learn and so much knowledge. related accessories at a special ceremony presided over by MEC Donald The Tourism Department was filled Grant, Minister for Education in the Western Cape, and Ms Penny Vinjevold, with great energies and made us a Superintendent General of the Western Cape Education Department. family. The lecturers were so amazing. They were able to express their knowledge, enabling us to understand SHONA SHELLEY DENT recognising all of our great achievements and learn the most and the best from by inviting us here together with all the them. ood Evening, Ladies and CEOs of the colleges and the Western GGentlemen. My name is Shona, Cape Minister of education. So thanks to them for teaching us the and the course I completed last year most powerful things we will learn in was Tourism level 4, at Northlink I used to always tell my Mom, I work life. Whether it was to do with class College. so hard, and it never gets noticed, what work, life lessons, social skills, making am I doing it all for? And that nobody friends, diversity, or that random First off I would like to say thank you cares nowadays if you’re smart, but moment that will always remind you to my parents for coming to support finally I see, there is a bigger picture, and bring back your memories of those Shona Dent received a Dell Laptop my academic achievement by being and in the end it is all worth it, but you awesome three years of your life, it was Computer and accessories at the here tonight, and next to the WCED for will never know if you don’t try. worth it. FET Awards Further Education and Training Colleges top NC(V) level 4 achiever award for 2011 his family, Mr Jannie Isaacs, CEO of the to pursue his career dreams and goals. Editor’s Note: College of Cape Town, and this writer. Louis is currently furthering his studies Ebrahim Peters is the Deputy CEO: Academic, College of Cape Town. in Electrical Engineering at College of On behalf of the College of Cape Town, Cape Town’s Pinelands campus and we would like to congratulate Louis on has recently completed his National EBRAHIM PETERS The Achiever Awards for the Further his excellent academic performance. Certificate N4: Electrical Engineering. Education and Training Colleges in the he management and staff of College Western Cape is an initiative of the MEC We trust that the award will be an We are delighted to celebrate this Tof Cape Town are extremely proud for Education, Mr Donald Grant, and inspiration to him and will motivate him achievement with Louis and his family. to announce that one of our students, Ms Penny Vinjevold, Superintendent- Louis Dirk Cloete Fourie, won the General of the Western Cape Education Western Cape Education Department Department. Best Achievement Award in 2011 for NC(V) Level 4 in Electrical Infrastructure The award was handed over to Louis Construction with pure Mathematics. during a very personal event held at He averaged 84% for the seven NC(V) the Central Office of False Bay College subjects in the 2011 examinations. in April in the presence of members of ‘Infecting the City’ Arts Festival winner Louis Fourie proudly celebrating his achievement flanked by Ebrahim Peters, ELAINE OOSTHUIZEN College of Cape Town N5 Photography (left) and Jannie Isaacs, of the College of Cape Town students from the Art and Design he Infecting the City Arts Festival Department were urged to enter. Ttook place this year from 6 to 10 An image submitted by Chadlee ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER March. This festival is an initiative that Richter was chosen as winner from aims to bring the arts to the public. the hundreds of entries received. 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First Annual Quality Conference paves the way the paves Conference Quality Annual First CAMPUS MATTERS CAMPUS Vredendal besighede belê in die toekoms HEINRICH ROBERTSON die Transport and Education Training baie goeie eienskap om te hê en dit is Matzikama Begrafnisdienste is netheid Authority (TETA) befonds. alles deel van haar groei proses,’ was en stiptelikheid van kardinale belang en haar wyse woorde. ek is seker dat ek nog baie meer hier ‘Belê vandag in die Mpati Lucia Moseme, ‘n afgestudeerde gaan leer’. Gertru wil eendag haar eie toekoms van môre’. student in Kantoor Administrasie Matzikama Begrafnisdienste het besigheid besit. ‘Voor ek my eie baas van Springbok, is by die Shield Cash twee van Weskus Kollege se studente kan wees moet ek nog baie leer. Die it is die mening van besighede and Carry Wynland Groothandelaars. ingeneem om hul kantoorpraktyk kollege en Matzikama Begrafnis Dienste Din Vredendal wie studente van Volgens haar raak sy nou bekend met vaardighede daar op te skerp. Jessica het my ‘n geleentheid van ‘n leeftyd die Weskus Kollege ingeneem het ‘n wye spektrum van administratiewe Boer van Vredendal en Gertru Van gebied,’ het sy met ‘n glimlag gesê. om werkervaring op te doen. Die funksies. ‘Ek geniet dit verskriklik baie Wyk van Lutzville het ‘n heel skaflike vennootskappe tussen die Weskus hier. Ek is nou tans besig met prys kantoor net langs die bestuurder, Mnr Mnr Lumkile Ralarala, Plasingbeampte Kollege en plaaslike besighede het kontrole en data verwerking. Dit is alles Louw van Zyl. Beide Jessica en Gertru van Weskus Kollege, sê dat daar nog daartoe gelei dat talle studente in vaardighede wat ek kan gebruik as ek help met liasering van dokumente. baie soortgelyke programme in die werkplekke opgneem is vir ‘n tydperk eendag ‘n meer senior posisie beklee,’ Jessica wil graag verder studeer in toekoms beplan word. ‘Dis ‘n wen- van tien maande. Na afloop van die het sy gesê. Arina Van Niekerk, eienaar die toekoms maar wil vir eers spaar wen scenario vir beide die student tien maande behoort die studente van Wynland Groothandelaars, sê dat om te betaal vir haar studies. ‘Ek sowel as die onderneming. Die student die nodige ervaring te kon opdoen Lucia ‘n baie stil maar doelgerigte wil graag oor vyf jaar in ‘n vaste werk kry werkervaring en ‘n toelaag en die wat hul CVs sal versterk en dus hul persoon is. ‘Almal moet onder begin. wees en ‘n redelike salaris verdien. By onderneming kry gratis arbeid’. kanse vir werkaansoek versterk. Die As ek moet terugkyk na hoe klein my ervaring behoort hulle ook goed voor winkeltjie was kan ek nie glo hoe ons te berei vir die werkplek omgewing en gegroei het nie. Lucia is meer as etiese gedrag. Die program ingevolge gewillig om orals hand by te sit. Soms waarvan 106 studente in werkplekke moet ek haar herinner dat dit nie eintlik in die Weskus geplaas is, word deur haar werk is wat sy doen nie. Dis ‘n e-Cadre Exit Workshop held at False Bay College Mpati Lucia Moseme is by Shield Cash and Carry in Vredendal geplaas SUSAN MHAKURE West Coast College awarded Gold n exit workshop for the e-Cadre Programme of the Department of Communication in independent survey A(DoC) was held at False Bay College, Khayelitsha campus, in March. The workshop was for students who have successfully completed the training and GERT WITBOOI criteria: companies and institutions deployment phase of the programme which aimed at providing them with the skills that have done most to enhance the required to assist them in finding jobs, launching themselves in business or getting leading South African research economic growth and development of enrolled for further studies in the field of Information Technology.The e-Cadre Aorganisation that promotes and the province; levels of management Programme is a multi-pronged youth service programme run by the DoC. DoC acknowledges excellence in business expertise; implementation of corporate launched the e-Cadre programme as its flagship programme for the larger National and industry has awarded West Coast governance; brand awareness and Youth Service Programme. It combines the teaching of Information Communication College with a Gold Award for its levels of innovation. The sample for the Technology Skills with Life Orientation Training and is offered to young people. The community involvement and high level survey was drawn from 235 corporate second phase of the programme is deployment. The deployment phase has the of brand awareness among industry CEOs, managing directors, owners of intention of providing students with exposure to the working environment. This phase roleplayers. The award was presented companies, company directors and includes six months’ work experience for e-Cadres. The last phase is focussed on to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer senior local and provincial government the exit opportunities for the e-Cadres. The target group for the e-Cadre programme for Innovation and Development, Mrs officials. The ratings are based on is the young people from the rural and urban districts of nodal municipalities. The Rhazia Hamza and the Marketing the perceptions of the respondents programme was launched in 2008. Initially 650 students were trained nationwide Manager, Ms Oychilla Januarie at a based in the region. In the Business and those who passed all seven modules in 2009 attended a graduation ceremony glittering breakfast gala ceremony Sector: Institutions For Higher held in Rustenburg. attended by business, political and Education / Tertiary Institutions In The community leaders of the West Coast. West Coast Region, West Coast College The DoC partners with FET colleges for the e-Cadre programme. The colleges are was highest rated at 3.86 out of a responsible for the training in the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) The award recognises the West Coast possible 5.00. This achievement was and the administration of the e-Cadres for DoC. False Bay College partnered with College’s role in promoting economic rewarded with the Gold Arrow Award the City of Cape Town in the deployment phase. The City of Cape Town was able to growth and development in the at a well-attended glittering Breakfast absorb all of the college’s eighteen e-Cadre ICDL students for six months and one IT region. PMR.Africa, a leading research Awards Ceremony held in Langebaan. graduate continues up to the end of August. organisation in South Africa, conducted a survey from October to December 2011 Feature coverage appears in the latest in the West Coast region. The objective PMR.Africa magazine and is hosted for of the survey was to rate companies the next twelve months on their website and institutions on the following at www.pmrafrica.com.

Attending the exit workshop for the Department of Communication’s e-Cadre Programme are (front row), Lindikhaya Maqhasha, Bhekisa Ngcobo and Karin Hendricks FBC DCEO for Innovation & Development. In the back row are Susan Mhakure, FBC IT Programme Manager, Tsakani Rikhaotso, Bhekisisa Ngcobo, Sly Mutiro, FBC Lecturer, Fanisile Cingci, and Lungisa Mbulawa, FBC West Coast College’s Deputy CEO for Innovation and Development Mrs Rhazia Khayelitsha Campus Head Hamza (left) and Marketing Manager Ms Oychilla Januarie with the PMR. Africa Gold Arrow Award 10 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 Partnership yields a 100% pass rate

YVONNE BOTHA inmates in the National Certificate and Correctional Services resulted in It was a joyous moment for both Vocational Programme for Tourism. the Correctional Services hosting a parties when a 100% pass rate for the he South Cape College commitment These inmates were being lectured function in honour and recognition of inmates was reported. An outstanding Tto facilitate quality and relevant in the programme whilst still serving these inmates’ outstanding academic 85% A aggregate was furthermore teaching and learning in a supportive sentences and in the convenience of achievements. The awarding of achieved, with some students getting environment has yielded amazing the Correctional Services facilities. The certificates to the inmates was attended distinctions in all seven subjects. The results. Last year the South Cape examinations were facilitated at the by several Department of Correctional evening was even more special to the College George Campus registration George Campus. Services dignitaries. South Cape inmates, as the applause included that included inmates at George FET College was also represented at of loved ones who attended the prize- Correctional Services as part of their During the first part of February this this prestigious event by top brass, in giving ceremony. The challenge thus student community for the academic year, the unique benchmark partnership addition to lecturers involved in the continues this year as this achievement year. George Campus registered 25 between South Cape FET College teaching of the inmates. must be matched or improved. Partnerships the key to success

HEINRICH ROBERTSON as to how they can benefit from various college programmes. ‘It is senseless est Coast College recently hosted to work and function in isolation when Wover sixty key stakeholders together we can make an even bigger in the Atlantis industrial and wider impact on our community’ he said community to thank them for their on- during his brief to the attendees. College management, staff members and industrial, business and community going support, and to lobby business leaders take a moment after visiting the engineering workshops and industry support for its work Deputy CEO for Innovation and placement programmes. Development Mrs Rhazia Hamza the college has established various that these services are also available gave a comprehensive overview of the partnerships which have further at the college,’ explained Mrs Hamza. The college invited various businesses, college programmes and projects, and elevated its profile. The college is not Deputy CEO Academic, Mr Mike NGOs and government institutions for how business might befit. She said only about building academic capacity. Mavovana, emphasised the importance an information sharing session where the purpose of any tertiary institution Behind the scenes the college has of providing employable students to the the college underlined its successes is to produce skilled professionals to introduced various programmes that world. ‘It is important to always stay and upcoming programmes and plans contribute to the economic growth of enable students to learn in a friendly in touch with the needs of the industry for the remainder of 2012. Mr Gert South Africa and this is no different for and enabling environment. Examples and we need to adjust our courses and Witbooi, Senior Manager at the college, West Coast College. The West Coast of such programmes include making offerings accordingly,’ he said. After explained that the purpose of the College is one of the main custodians provision for students with special the briefing session the delegates stakeholder briefing is not only to thank with whom the responsibility lies to needs and the introduction of an had an opportunity to visit the brand- the various institutions for their support educate and develop youth in the integrated life skills programme into the new Fitting and Turning and Electrical over the years but also to inform them West Coast area. In the last few years curriculum. ‘Many people do not know workshops at the campus. Motor mechanics and auto electricians in high demand our country by creating more jobs. This lecturing staff are qualified assessors Editor’s Note: will be carried further by Minister Blade and moderators. The College also offers Henty Wickens is a Programme Manager at the College of Cape Town Nzimande by making funding available general vehicle-related short courses to Athlone Campus. to get young people trained in various the public as well as Report 191 (Nated) skills to get the necessary on-the-job- courses. To study towards any of the training experience. courses in the mechanical engineering HENTY WICKENS has a shortage of skilled technical field, including those targeted at people such as motor mechanics and Mr Fataar says that College of Cape the automotive industry, students he College of Cape Town’s Mechanical auto electricians. Many skilled artisans Town has very close links with dealer preferably need to have Grade 12 with TEngineering Department, specifically have either left the country or retired. workshops and garages in the motor Mathematics and Physical Science. the Automotive Division at the Athlone Nowadays with the rapid advancement industry and is proud to say that most Provision is also made for students Campus, has attained the ‘Status of of technology, a normal ‘old school’ of their trainees are placed in industry with a Grade 9 qualification to study Excellence’ award of the Merseta and mechanic cannot work on the latest to get the necessary workshop practical the National Certificate (Vocational) is proud to boast that they have trained model cars unless they get trained to experience. They then find employment (NCV) course in Engineering & Related many young people for the motor upgrade their skills. Cars have become through either an apprenticeship or Design. industry. According to Nazeem Fataar, very sophisticated and computerised learnership. Being accredited by Senior Lecturer at the Athlone Campus, as electronics has taken over. Today’s Merseta, the College also conducts For further information, please visit learning a skill to become an artisan mechanic is referred to as a technician. Level Testing, and carries out Section www.cct.edu.za or contact the Athlone in any field must not be considered S/He works with gloves and a laptop. 13 and Section 28 Trade Tests. All Campus at tel. 021 637 9183. as a second best option. In fact it`s At College of Cape Town, the basics the basis of becoming an engineer. are taught and the trainee moves Skilled labour in all trades is what through levels of training until s/he is keeps a country going and the stigma ready to be absorbed by industry for associated with it must be discarded. an apprenticeship or learnership. An In European countries trades like motor apprenticeship or learnership is broken mechanics, welders, fitters and turners, up into three facets, namely: theoretical plumbers, builders, electricians, etc. learning; practical application and are considered as the backbone of the workplace exposure. President Jacob country. Zuma again noted in his State of the Mr Quinton Carr (Lecturer at College of Cape Town) supervises whilst Nation address earlier this year that he apprentice Warren Bridger (Porsche Motor Company) conducts an engine The reality however, is that South Africa will address the unemployment crisis in measurement 11 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 Northlink College hosts popular television show CHESLYNN JOHNSON can be created. The cast consisted of their education by taking skills courses goes into getting the perfect shot. four students (one female and three such as those offered by Northlink There were many takes to ensure that he Northlink College shine has males) and lecturer Ismail Kleinsmidt. College,’ says Rene Bonzet, Manager, the final broadcast would achieve the Tcaught the attention of Pasella. All are from Northlink College Bellville Communication, Marketing and goals of both Pasella and Northlink Pasella is a popular weekly television Campus. In addition there was Albert Advancement at Northlink College. College. ‘Thank you Northlink College programme broadcast on SABC 2. de Bruijn from Kuier Magazine and for the opportunity that we had to use Pasella approached Northlink College Pasella and Dieter Voigt, Pasella The shoot started at the Northlink your facilities and for your involvement to discuss the possibility of shooting presenter and former Mr South Africa. College Bellville Campus where the in the success of the shoot. We look a short insert featuring the Welding workshop was set up with welding forward to working with Northlink course and the related facilities at ‘Skills development is currently one tools, machinery and equipment. Most College again in the future,’ said Cara. Northlink. Shooting took place at the of South Africa’s top priorities and of the equipment was supplied by end of February. The objective of we at Northlink are very honoured to Northlink College. WESMAG generously The shoot ended with all of the cast the insert was to show the public at help the public gain valuable skills. A sponsored the head gear for the cast. members and the Pasella crew at the home that by having the knowledge television programme insert like this Pasella wanted to inform viewers Northlink College Encore Restaurant in and right tools, something practical will encourage young people to further where they could get more information Panorama, where a fire was prepared and further education and training for to test the bread oven. It was rewarding the welding profession. They were for all to see the end result as the final assisted in conveying this message shot of the insert saw the cast enjoying a by the students and their lecturer Mr light supper overlooking Table Mountain Kleinsmidt, showcasing their skills. and the Atlantic Seaboard, eating the bread they baked, with a salad and Cara Penzhorn, Pasella Insert Director, drinks. The insert was broadcast on allowed Northlink staff the opportunity Wednesday, 21 March 2012. To view to see how a shoot takes place behind the clip, go to http://www.youtube.com/ Dieter Voigt of Pasella busy welding during the Pasella shoot the scenes and all the hard work that watch?v=Wcu20fy6wYc Student Leadership receives training and participated well within the and a pleasure. The experience in Editor’s Note: smaller groups. They attempted to working with the student leaders was practice their dialogue skills within enjoyable and gratifying. We continue The following is an extract from the False Bay College SRC and Class the groups and the spirit throughout to commit ourselves to partner with Representatives Training Report. the session was positive with a lot of the Office of Student Support and humour punctuating the session. While Development Services at False Bay DR WYNONA MICHAELS Class Representatives and the SRC. student leaders admitted that it would College in their objective to further • Identifying leadership qualities be challenging to attain, they were the development of student leaders. ynona Michaels Consultancy that they can aspire to for their term willing to aspire to these leadership ‘76 SRC and Class Representatives Wfacilitated the Student Training of office. qualities during their term of office. The attended this training session which Workshop for False Bay College’s • Creating awareness of different feedback from the SRC for the duration took place during the holidays. The Student Representative Council (SRC) communication styles. of the training workshop suggested participation and commitment showed on Monday, 26 March 2012 at the • Encouraging student leaders that they have set high standards for by these students was tremendous Khayelitsha Campus. This group to embrace dialogue in their themselves for their time in leadership. and they left the training programme included the Class Representatives communication. This reflects positively on the current more enlightened and motivated to from all campuses. The goal of the group of student leaders. continue their role as student leaders,’ training was to equip the SRC with: The participation of the group was commented Jacqui Layman, Student very interactive. Student leaders The consultancy regards its involvement Support and Development Services • Understanding the mandate of the engaged the topics enthusiastically with False Bay College as a privilege Manager. ‘Girlology College Tour’ in lead-up to Youth Day

GERDA VENTER & integral in developing and educating of the ‘fabulosity’ of being a Woman. of the Girlology Big Walk is for girls and KAREN BURT the 21st Century young woman. Whilst This will be followed by a walk to a local women to stand together, in the spirit empowering, developing and motivating orphanage where many babies resulting of the Lead SA Campaign, against the OTEX in association with CODE the girls, the workshops will also debate from teenage pregnancy receive care. consequences of teenage pregnancy KTEEN are embracing ‘Everything KOTEX ‘FEM Facts/Myth Busters’ and A presentation of toys, gifts and basic and the impact that it has on a young Girl’ with the ‘Girlology College Tour’ tackle the 21st century minefields of necessities will be made. The message woman’s future. during the month of May leading up to teenage pregnancy, drugs, substance Youth Day. The series of empowerment abuse, HIV and Aids, domestic violence workshops (generously sponsored to and gangsterism. the value of R135 000) for the girls from the West Coast and Guguletu will The Girlology Tour will gain momentum ensure that over 1000 level 2 female after the workshops with the distribution students from over seven campuses are of a series of motivational and given a toolbox of life skills all aimed at inspirational posters and pamphlets building self-esteem, self-belief and self- for the colleges. These will be aimed respect. at inspiring the Level 2 girls and finally culminating with the Kotex Girlology Big The Kotex Girlology workshops Walk in August celebrating Women’s Day. presented by CODE TEEN will tackle all the mysteries and topics which absorb The Girlology Big Walk will target female young female minds and which are students and lecturers in celebration The ‘Girlology College Tour’ receives enthusiastic support from students 12 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 “Dare to Dream” Open Day a huge success Sharon Grobbelaar - College of Cape Town

he College of Cape Town has been the excitement of the various study Thosting the Open Day on an annual fields we offer. Little did we know that basis since 2008 as a joint advocacy this year’s event would surpass all initiative coordinated by the Western expectations! Cape FET Colleges Communication & Advocacy Forum. 2012 however saw a In the past this event took place paradigm shift in the manner in which across all campuses, but in 2012 a Thousands of visitors attended Open Day 2012 Open Day is offered. The thousands decision was made to centralise the related to the study fields. Academic fees, placement assessment testing of visitors to Crawford Campus on event to provide visitors with a ‘one- display stands were staffed by current and student counselling. Feedback 20 and 21 April 2012 attests to the stop shop’ where they could obtain all students and academic staff, providing received from all visitors and college success of this change in format. As the information they require to pursue prospective students the opportunity staff has confirmed that the change a valuable part of career guidance their career dreams through enrolling to speak to their peers about the in format to a scaled-up centralised provided to high school learners, Open as a student at the college. Based experience of studying at College of event, has ensured that College of Day provides prospective students with at the Crawford Campus, different Cape Town, whilst their parents had Cape Town’s Open Day was a certain an ideal opportunity to obtain first-hand academic departments representing all the opportunity to speak to lecturers. winner. Comments received from information to make informed decisions campuses hosted interactive displays All the time industry partners were on visiting parents proved that College of about their future career choices, and where learners could get information hand to provide valuable information Cape Town is succeeding in changing to learn more about what is on offer on career options and the courses about different career options, specific perceptions of FET Colleges through at the College of Cape Town, and FET we offer, and could try their hand requirements for permanent work this initiative; and that an FET college colleges in general. at practical aspects of the courses placement, and opportunities for that shows a dedicated interest in its and the career options available to learnerships. In addition to visiting students and prospective students During this Open Day we envisaged that them. From young to old, learners, the academic departments and indeed becomes an institution of first some hundreds of prospective students parents, educators, school principals, experiencing the careers available choice. We would like to extend our and their parents would converge on delegates from the WCED, current to them, learners could also meet appreciation to the WCED for supporting the College to participate in the day’s students and our industry partners, Student Support Services and Financial this initiative, and to all partners who programme of information sharing and all had the opportunity to ‘give it a go’ Support representatives to get more heeded the call and provided a much guidance, and especially to experience and participate in activities directly information on bursaries, loans, study valued service to all who attended.

Ivan Swart - Northlink College he FET sector is growing more challenging every year due to the forever changing Tneeds of the community that the Colleges serves. Due to this forever changing landscape more strategic communication and planning needs to go into the execution of various events and activities that occur in the sector.

This year the Northlink College Open Day is a great example of this and was hosted at six of the seven Northlink campuses on 20 and 21 April. The two days brought not only fun and excitement but a chance for the public to interact with the students and staff of the college. The annual Open Day is a highlight on the Northlink calendar A large group of ‘Bold Empowerment’ students from Ottery at the Open Day and Northlink College devised a plan of action that gave both the learners from in between, Northlink brought the College to the community and gave them an various schools and unemployed youth in the community the chance to experience unforgettable experience over the two days. The public could tickle their taste buds what Northlink College can offer to the fullest extent. with baking in the hospitality kitchens at the Protea Campus, watch performances by the Drama students at Tygerberg Campus, get manicures at Parow Campus and ‘This Open Day for Northlink College is truly a method of not only creating experience the thrills of the workshops at Bellville, Wingfield and Belhar Campuses. opportunities for the learners that would like to study at Northlink, but allowing them to continue pursuing their dreams of a better future with Northlink’s help’, ‘We are looking forward to welcoming these students to our College next year and says Nolene De Costa, Media, Advertising and Events Officer at Northlink College. we look forward to having an even bigger and better Open Day next year,’ adds De From police drills and live performances to live radio broadcasts and everything Costa. Tina Little - False Bay College eady D, the Drift Squad and Zabby students with the theory and assists Japan with cars going sideways up and interest and movies such as Fast and Rthe Spray Painter Extraordinaire them in the practical training. It was this down those steeply sloped roads. This Furious Tokyo Drift helped propel it into come to College! False Bay College practical aspect that was showcased at feature of the sport aroused worldwide the main stream. hosted Ready D, known for his car show the Open Day Event. on Good Hope FM, and the Drift Squad along with Zabby, the Spray Painter The event was filled with some Extraordinaire, at their Open Day held at interesting ‘eye candy’ which students the Westlake Campus which took place and the public flooded in to see. on 20 and 21 April. Zabby, also a former student of the college, demonstrated spray painting The two local celebrities were present in exotic colours such as Candies at the event’s Automotive Body Repair and Chameleons, and showed off his Workshop which showcased the exquisite work. Ready D Brought along college’s programme. Artisanship his Drift Squad. ‘Drifting’ is to motor demands a high degree of skill which sport what Hip Hop is to the music in turn requires a fairly high level of industry. This form of motor sport has False Bay College (FBC) Open Day supported by local celebrities: (front) Ready scientific and engineering knowledge its roots in rally racing, oval dirt track D the popular Good Hope FM Presenter, Colin Parring, FBC Workshop Manager, and a considerable amount of trade racing and many other competition Zabby, Street Mods Spray Painter Extraordinaire; (back) FBC lecturers Francois experience. False Bay College provides styles. It evolved in the mountains of van Rhyn and Trevor Steyl 13 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 South Cape College acquires a new building for further growth

YVONNE BOTHA premises that have being rented for this purpose since 2001. However, South ollowing years of campus building Cape FET College grew fast, and the Fand development, South Cape capacity of existing campus buildings College has purchased a new building were increased and modernised and at 125 Mitchell Street, George to provide three additional satellite campuses, much needed accommodation for the namely Beaufort West Campus, Central Office. According to Mr Luvuyo Bitou Campus (Plettenberg Bay) and Ngubelanga, Chief Executive Officer Hessequa Campus (Riversdale), were (CEO) and Principal, this new building established. These three campuses will assist in promoting excellence complement three of the original main in education, training and related campuses of George, Oudtshoorn and development to the benefit of all the Mossel Bay. The institution operates in people in the service area of the college. a geographical service area that covers approximately 80 882 sq km and The architect’s impression of the nearly completed side view of South Cape FET now has more than 5 300 students South Cape FET College is a product of College’s new Central Office the amalgamation in the1990s between in both vocational and occupational the then George Technical College, programmes. This college has also the building into the necessary office Branch: Corporate Services, Branch: Oudtshoorn Technical College and its won the title of second-best performing space is advancing and the anticipated Academic and Branch: Financial Mossel Bay satellite, and the South college in the country consistently since move is imminent. The branding of the Services will, amongst others, be Cape Technical Institute. Effectively, 2007. building and its interior in the corporate located in this building. the entire process of the merging of colours of the college will ensure that colleges in South Africa was piloted The coordination and management it is much more recognisable. It will Principal Ngubelanga emphasised that here, when South Cape College was of all college-related functions and reflect the professional, innovative the new building will, in the innovative established with effect from 1 January, responding to the growth challenges approach that underlies the operations tradition of South Cape College, be host 1999 by means of a notice signed on 11 emanating from the Western Cape of this sought-after academic to new ideas to be considered in the September 1998 and published in the Education Department (WCED) and institution. Sufficient parking space institution’s quest to provide the best Provincial Gazette. It was to serve as an the Department of Higher Education will allow staff and visitors ease of possible service to the communities innovative prototype for the hundreds and Training (DHET), necessitated the access. The building is also disability of the Southern Cape and Karoo. of college mergers that were to follow purchase of sufficient, central corporate friendly. A boardroom with seating ‘The college management and council across South Africa. office space. capacity for forty will in future host are committed towards growing and Council Meetings and related events for improving the college infrastructure to The current Central Office space located Besides the Central Office this building the college community. Serving as the improve capacity and maintain a high on the first floor of the Tommy Joubert will host a few classes for specialised college headquarters, the CEO’s Office, standard of top quality education and Building in Courtenay Street is in the training. Branding and sub-division of Branch: Innovation and Development, training’, said Mr Ngubelanga. False Bay College re-opens its cutting-edge Central Office

COLLEEN BRENNON & college administration departments DALEEN LOUW of Finance, HR, Student Support and Education and Training. The he newly refurbished False Bay upgrade includes a conference facility TCollege (FBC) Central Office in that is open for hire by community Muizenberg opened its doors to the organisations and businesses. The public on 9 January. The old building venue is equipped with standard Central Office Reception Area underwent a complete refurbishment conferencing equipment. and was transformed to reflect a more revamped Open Learning Centre entrance for students has been moved corporate education and training look, The conference facility links up with, affords students the opportunity to York Road. Vorster says the students laying the foundation for the future and will be served by, the restaurant of access to the internet and other enjoy using the new entrance. ‘It looks FBC. Renovations to the tune of R14 which offers in-house training to the learning resources. more like a student environment and million began in January 2011and were hospitality students of the college. The it’s safer than the Main Road entrance.’ completed in December with minor refurbishment also includes a third Renovations to the building have been An environmentally friendly feature of touches still being made. The Central industrial standard training kitchen welcomed by local residents and the design is the use of energy efficient Office houses the senior executives and for the hospitality department. The business. The building which forms part lighting which is activated only once a of the Cinnabar apartment block is the person enters an office or passage and only skyscraper in Muizenberg and can deactivates once they leave, resulting be seen from Table Mountain. It was in significant energy savings. Cassie built in the 1970s. Jan-Heyn Vorster, Kruger, False Bay College CEO notes, an architect with Meyer and Vorster ‘Muizenberg is the most central point Architects, says the original building in the geographical footprint served was not designed to accommodate by False Bay College. Locating the a college and that the renovations central office at the Muizenberg make the building more user-friendly campus will contribute to the efficiency and appropriate for this purpose. He of managing the five campuses. I am adds, ‘the renovations aim to make positive that the new building will also the building aesthetically pleasing, assist in sustaining the urban renewal especially the front of the building programme of Muizenberg which facing on Main Road.’ The entrance initially commenced with the beachfront Open Learning Centre to the offices is on Main Road and the re-development some years ago.’

14 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 POLICY AND OPERATIONAL SHIFTS South Cape’s Industry Advisory Committee JOHLYNN ANTHONY and advise the college regarding human resource capital of industry FET College. The following primary curriculum content and the relevancy can lead to improved employability points were included in the meeting he main focus of the Industry of programmes required by industry. and self-employment opportunities agendas to address relevant issues: TAdvisory Committee is to support Applicability to the needs for the of college graduates. Two Industry group sessions, presentations, briefing Advisory Committee events were on four vocational subjects’ content, hosted in 2011, both of which were experiential learning opportunities a great success. The team’s goal is for students and lecturers, role and to invite new businesses and form a responsibilities of an Industry Advisory fruitful relationship with them to create Committee member and student employment for our college graduates. internship company feedback. (A The Industry participants provide company hosting South Cape College their input regarding the curriculum students gave feedback). in their specific fields and assist the South Cape FET College Heads of Students are required to update Departments to adjust to what the their details or bring their CVs to the Businesses and Industries that attended the Advisory Committee meeting last October were, back row left, Jeffrey Block from Eden E-Waste & Recycling; industry currently requires. This will office of the Branch: Academic, in Reginald Smith from Knysna Municipality; Koos Greyling from Welcomp certainly help create more sought-after order to be assisted with employment Computers; Hamman Oosthuizen from Millies Market; Martie du Bruin from college graduates from South Cape opportunities. ABSA; Lea Barnard from ABSA; R. Heugh from FVS Security; Mike Mangena from Mes Africa; Diane Blyth from Tor Construction; Wilfred Impondu from FVS Security. In front were J. Basson from Let Me Repair, Johan van Zyl from Alert ‘Layoff training’ on behalf of SETA Engine Parts; D. Impondu from FVS Security; Renè Strydom from Computer Home Services & Kairos Skills Centre; Hennie Burger from Msec Security; JANSE CRONJE Aiden Beck from Oyster Bay Reserve and Beverly Boer from Mossel Bay Environmental Partnership his CATHSSETA project, running from February until July, has the primary Tpurpose of training thirty-three employees at Highgate Ostrich Farm as part of Go big on advertising the Lay-Off Scheme Training Project.

YVONNE BOTHA two promotional jackets for Die Burger The project is a component of a partnership agreement between the CATHSSETA, newspaper, in Afrikaans. A promotional the Unemployment Insurance Fund and the employer, with South Cape FET College ow to differentiate your institution jacket basically comprises the front acting as the preferred training provider. According to CATHSSETA instructions, Hfrom others in the market and how cover, back cover and the two related South Cape College was required to enrol and train a total of 84 employees as to reach your target market? These inside pages. It is then placed around follows: at Highgate Ostrich Farm a total of 12 employees in the skills courses are certainly two of the most important the specific day’s edition as a ‘jacket’. Culture Site Guide and Nature Site Guide, 11 employees in the skills courses questions an institution asks itself when The first jacket appeared in the last Assistant Chef and Kitchen Cleaner, and 10 employees in the skills courses ABET deciding on marketing media. week of November 2011 and the level 1 and ABET level 2. At Rana/Nawane in Cape Town, 27 employees have to be second in the second week of January trained in the skills courses Assistant Chef and Kitchen Cleaner and 24 employees The South Cape FET College covers 2012. A total of 3000 copies of the in the skills courses Bar Attendant and Table Attendant. a vast geographical area, including newspapers were distributed, free of many so-called ‘rural’ areas in which charge, with each jacket. The whole The goals and objectives of this project entail the setup, implementation, communities depend on the print and target area of South Cape College, even management and successful conclusion of the above-mentioned training radio media to get information. For including Beaufort West, was covered programmes. The competencies and skills of all involved employees must be this reason, the college firstly produced by the deliveries. improved, in addition to the improvement of the effectiveness of staff to perform selected jobs. Each employee must be provided with a skills qualification according to the relevant units of learning completed. The project furthermore demands that the training programme and the assessment of participants are managed effectively accomplishing the project goals within the time and budget allocations. This is a CATHSSETA-funded project. A stipend of 75% of an employee’s salary is funded by the Unemployment Fund. Employers are responsible to provide a venue for the training and to assist in enrolment of the employees for the various training programmes. As part of the project’s Quality Plan, the training provider, South Cape FET College, must ensure that all training, assessments and moderation of assessments are performed according to the set Education and Training Quality Assurer standards.

In addition, a large percentage of the page insert during the third week of community also relies on community January 2012, in the Back to the Books newspapers, and not necessarily a section of the same newspapers. The regional newspaper. To this end, a readership totals of these combined double-page insert was placed in the papers are in the thousands, and December 2011 Holiday Guide of all evidence suggests that awareness and five community newspapers. branding of South Cape FET College is heightened significantly through such These papers include the George initiatives. Monthly advertisements Herald, the Mossel Bay Advertiser, the in the same community newspapers, Knysna/Plett Herald, the Suid-Kaap other smaller publications and on the Die Burger November 2011: A part image of the cover page of the November Forum and the Oudtshoorn Courant. radio, supplement the big advertising 2011 Die Burger promotional jacket This was followed with another four- drives. 15 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 Services SETA taking National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III to the next level

The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SSETA) is one of 21 SETAs mandated to implement projects targeted to address national priorities as set out in the National Skills Development Strategy III. “The central objective of the NSDS III is to improve placement of both students and graduates, especially from the Further Education and Training (FET) colleges and universities of technology”. vision A professional world-class services sector supporting inclusive growth and development mission The Services SETA aims to achieve this by ensuring that: • Accountability, mobility, progression and recognition of practitioners in the sector are established and maintained through professional bodies and quality partners; • Skills are globally benchmarked and evaluated against services excellence standards; • A skills policy in support of inclusive growth and development is adopted to address the three key challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequity; • Skills development addressing both national and sectoral priorities while supporting employers and learners from both the first and the second economy. values The Services SETA overarching values include: • Commitment to serving stakeholders • Customer Service •Professionalism • Integrity • Transparency Some of the learning programmes that the Services SETA offers include: Internships: An internship is any carefully monitored work or service experience in which a candidate has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what she or he is learning throughout the experience. The Services SETA engages in an internship with graduates who have completed their qualification and are seeking the necessary work experience towards the qualification that they have obtained. Learnerships: A learnership is composed of both structured learning and structured work experience, which is designed to complement each other in an integrated structure. The learnership structure is broken down to 30% structured learning and 70% structured workplace experience. Below is the List of Services SETA registered learnerships:

QUALIFICATION TITLE LEARNERSHIP NQF QUALIFICATION TITLE LEARNERSHIP NQF 1. Nat Cert Field Marketing Research Field Marketing Research 4 43. Nat Cert in Labour Relations Practice Labour Relations Administration 5 2. Nat Cert in Hygiene and cleaning: Commercial Hygiene and Cleaning: Commercial 1 44. Nat Cert in Business Consulting Practice Bus Consulting: Enterprise Resource Planning 5 3. Nat Cert in Afro Hairdressing Afro Hairdressing 4 45. Nat Cert: Specialist Hygiene & Cleaning Service Specialist Hygiene & Cleaning 2 4. Nat Cert in Ladies Hairdressing Ladies Hairdressing 4 46. Nat Cert: Hygiene and Cleaning Supervision Hygiene and Cleaning Supervision 3 5. Nat Cert in Labour Recruitment Consultancy Labour Recruitment Consultancy 4 47. Nat Cert Auctioneering Support Auctioneering Support 3 6. Nat Cert in Project Management Generic Multi Sector Project Management 4 48. Nat Cert: Hairdressing Hairdressing 2 7. GETC: Domestic Services Domestic Services 1 49. Nat Cert: Hairdressing Hairdressing 3 8. Nat Cert in Funeral Service Practice Funeral Service Practitioner 3 50. FET Cert; Hairdressing Hairdressing 4 9. Nat Cert: Funeral Service Practice Funeral Service Practitioner 4 51. Nat Cert: Beauty Technology Beauty Technology 3 10. Nat Dip in Funeral Service Practice Funeral Directing 5 52. FET Cert : Beauty Technology Beauty Technology 4 11. Nat Cert in Contact Centre Contact Centre Support 2 53. FET Cert Beauty (Nail Technology) Nail Technology 4 12. Nat Cert in Contact Centre Operations Contact Centre Operations 4 54. Nat Cert Auctioneering Practices Auctioneering Practices 4 13. Nat Dip in Contact Centre Management Contact Centre Management 5 55. Nat Cert: Hiring Support Services Hiring Support Services 3 14. Nat Dip in Customer Management Customer Management 5 56. FET Cert: Hiring Operations Hiring Operations 4 15. Nat Cert in Customer Management Marketing and Sales 4 57. FET Cert: Governance and Administration Governance and Administration 4 16. Nat Dip in Marketing Communication Brand Leadership 5 58. FET Cert: Trade Exhibitions Trade Exhibitions 4 17. Nat Cert Marketing Communication Marketing Communications 4 59. FET Cert: Business Systems Ops: End User Business Systems Operations: End User (ERP) 4 18. Nat Cert in Venture Creation Venture Creation (SMME) 4 60. Nat Cert: New Venture Creations (SMME) New Venture Creations 2 61. Project Management Generic Multi Sector Project Management 4 19. Nat Cert in Venture Creation Venture Creation (SMME) 4 62.Nat Cert: Hygiene and Cleaning Hygiene and Cleaning 1 20. Nat Cert in Hygiene and Cleaning Hygiene and Cleaning:Laundry and Dry-Cleaning 1 21. Nat Cert: Management Team Leader 3 63.FET Cert: Labour Recruitment Services Labour Recruitment Services 4 22. FET Cert: Management Supervisor 4 64. FET Cert: Real Estate Real Estate 4 65. Nat Dip: Labour Relations Practice: 23. Nat Cert: Business Administration Services Secretarial \ Administration 3 Labour Relation Practice: Dispute Resolutions 5 Dispute Resolution 24. Nat Cert in Computer Aided Drawing Office Prac CADD Computer Aided Drawing Design 4 66. General Education & Training: Business Practice Business Practice 1 25. Nat Cert: Business Administration Services Secretarial\Administration 2 67. Nat Cert: Project Management Project Management 5 26. Nat Cert in Datametrics Information Administration 5 68. Nat Dip: Project Management Project Management 5 27. Nat Cert: Business Administration Services Secretarial \ Administration 4 69. FET Cert: Administration Management Generic Management: Occupation Business 4 28.Nat Cert in Payroll Administration Services Payroll Administration 4 29. Nat Dip in Payroll Administration Services Payroll Administration 5 70. FET Cert: Generic Management Generic Management: Occupation Office 4 30. Nat Cert in Management First Line Manager 5 71. Nat Cert: Generic Management: General Mng Generic Management 5 31. Nat Cert in Management Branch/ Franchise Management 5 72. FET Cert: New Venture Creation (SMME) New Venture Creation 4 32. FET Cert: Real Estate Property Technician 4 73. Nat Cert: Quality Management Systems Quality Management Systems 5 33. FET Cert: Real Estate Property Practitioner 4 74. FET Cert: Marketing Marketing 4 34. Nat Cert in Real Estate Real Estate Practitioner 5 75. Nat Cert: Hairdressing Hairdressing 2 35.Nat Cert in Mail Handling Mail Handler 3 76. Nat Cert: hairdressing Hairdressing 3 36. FET Cert: Mail Supervision Mail Handling Supervisor 4 77. Nat Cert: Payroll Administration Services Payroll Administration Services 4 37. FET Cert: Postal Frontline Postal Frontline Service Provider 4 78. Nat Dip: Payroll Administration Services Payroll Administration Services 5 38. Nat Cert: Postal Frontline Management Postal Frontline Manager 5 79. Nat Cert: Project Support Services Project Support Services 3 39. FET Cert: Fundraising FET Cert: Fundraising 4 80. Nat Cert: Contact Centre & Business Process Contact Centre and Business Process 3 40. FET Cert: Public Relations Public Relations Practice 4 Outsourcing Support Outsourcing Support 41. Nat Cert: Business Advising (Information Support) Small Business Advising (Information Support) 4 81. Nat Cert: Contact Centre Support Contact Centre Support 2 42. Nat Cert in Business Advising Business Advising 5 82. FET Cert: Contact Centre Operations Contact Centre Operations 4 For more information about the Services SETA and the various skills development initiative and learning programme contact us on: HEAD OFFICE: JOHANNESBURG • Tel: 011 276 9600 • Fax: 011 276 9623 • 15 Sherborne Road, Parktown CAPE TOWN • Tel: 021 425 0417 • Fax: 021 425 1575 • 11th Floor Picbel Parkade, 58 Strand Street www.serviceseta.org.za 16 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 MOT support for students to achieve success WANDA MÖLLER influence the environment by being positive role models who dare to stand up for others and the choices they have made. According to MOT, it is extremely important OT has given me the validation that we as people need. To feel that I am to create opportunities and positive environments to raise awareness and help youth ‘Mbeing heard and seen and that what I say, matters. It has also given me and develop their identity and self-confidence. my peers the motivation to press on in life. We need to start respecting people for being human and send the message that people care, and that we are all important.’ At the end of 2011, a study into the perceptions of FET College students at three Imeraan Thomas, Early Childhood Development Student, Level 3, College of Cape Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges, including Boland College, West Town. Coast College and Northlink College, was independently conducted by the Further Education and Training Institute (FETI) at the University of the Western Cape. A MOT aims to improve the social environment and basic quality of life of young sample of 56% of students, who completed the three-year MOT programme as part people, by teaching them vital life skills and social skills in diverse environments. of their studies at the FET Colleges, was included in the study. The study focused MOT works both for and together with the youth. MOT’s main objective is to promote on the role of the MOT programme on the students’ lives in relation to the intended the development of strong young individuals to be positive role models at college and outcomes of the MOT programme. in their communities. MOT offers a comprehensive model for how the college can work together with its students. By means of youth-to-youth interactions, exercises, According to the FETI research report, some of the key strengths of MOT are the stories, dialogues and role plays, young people become more conscious of the programme’s impact on: importance of making good choices, taking care of each other and showing courage. The youth learn the power of affirming themselves and one another, accepting others • Respect for others in spite of differences/diversity and their opinions, developing sound values and positive behaviour, focusing on their • Making good choices dreams and learning life-skills to manage the challenges in their daily lives. • Helping others • Having the courage to accept oneself • Motivation to complete one’s studies.

These five key strengths show a combination of effects in three critical areas, namely, on personal development, on interaction with peers, and on motivation towards academic success (FETI, 2012: 15).

National Certificate Vocational (NCV) Office Administration Level 4 students at West Coast FET College, Citrusdal Campus, receiving their MOT certificates

MOT South Africa is a registered Public Benefit Organisation and a Non-Profit Organisation, with the purpose of ensuring that the youth of South Africa have the courage, resilience and life skills to develop to their full potential and become positive role models in their communities. MOT’s target groups are the youth between the ages of 12 and 21 years, but experience has shown that people from all ages can benefit from the MOT values and philosophy. The word ‘MOT’ means ‘having the ability to show courage’. Delia Timmie, Programme Coordinator at the MOT office, with MOT student Apart from developing the life skills and values of the youth, MOT South Africa also Sindiso Sagela, and Richard Goliath, MOT Presenter at Northlink College, aims to improve the retention rates of students to successfully complete their studies Bellville Campus and to improve their employability through enhanced social skills. MOT trains the staff at the FET colleges to present the MOT life-skills programme to the students. According to the FETI research report, the critical success of the MOT programme The MOT sessions are implemented in a structured classroom environment, is its emphasis on respect for peers and speaking out against socially unacceptable scheduled throughout the students’ study periods. The youth of South Africa require behaviour, underpinned by a deeper knowledge of self. 90% of respondents indicated guidance and support to make conscious life choices, to manage peer pressure that MOT had improved their understanding of themselves, and 95% that MOT gave and negative influences, and to develop to their full potential. Life-skills education them the courage to accept and to be themselves. 91% of respondents indicated addresses these needs and includes the teaching of critical skills that contribute that MOT helped them to say ‘no’. According to the FETI (2012: 9), a willingness to to overall success in life and aid in the establishment of a well-functioning society. say ‘no’ is significant, showing a resistance to negative peer pressure and high risk behaviour, which can potentially derail the benefits procured by a college education. One of the theories that MOT is based on is Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory. Research has shown that programmes based on the Social Learning Theory are One of the key objectives of MOT is to create an inclusive, supportive and friendly amongst the most effective within preventative work. Friends and peers play an learning environment in the classroom. The FETI research report shows that such important role in the lives of the youth. Many young people experience social environments impact positively on student performance and retention. 94% and pressure and are influenced by other youths, family and the media. This, together 92% of respondents said that MOT had motivated them to complete their studies with a need or wish for being regarded as ‘cool’ and popular, frequently influences and to become better students. These are very significant statistics to address the the youths’ actions and behaviour. Our actions tend to be more influenced by those problem of student retention and success in FET Colleges. we regard as important to us than by our actual intentions. By raising awareness about personal values and choices, the negative influence of others can be To read the full research report or for more information on MOT South Africa, visit the minimalized. The impact of MOT’s work increases considerably with youth who website at www.mot.org.za or phone the MOT SA office on021 696 6610.

17 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 The College of Cape Town appoints TENET

DEON HALLS according to which the CSIR provides Town and Johannesburg, and secures supplied by Telkom SA, paving the way its nationwide network infrastructure, international services from the regional for an improved class of services at n Thursday 23 February 2012, the which TENET operates and for which research and education network for campus level. OCollege of Cape Town entered into TENET recovers the operating costs eastern and southern Africa, the a historic agreement with the Tertiary from the beneficiary institutions. The UbuntuNet Alliance. Under contract On signing the agreement, both CEOs, Education and Research Network of significance of the agreement is that to UbuntuNet, TENET also operates Mr Jannie Isaacs of the College of South Africa (TENET), a non-profit the College of Cape Town becomes UbuntuNet gateways in Mtunzini, Cape Town and Dr Duncan Martin of association internet service provider that the first FET College in the country London and Amsterdam, including a TENET, expressed their gratitude for is controlled by the public research and to connect to SANReN and use connection to the European research the partnership that was cemented education institutions of South Africa. TENET’s Internet services, which have and education network, GÉANT. with the signing of a Service Level The TENET service secures and provides traditionally serviced Higher Education Agreement that would ensure world- the high-speed networking services and Training (HE). TENET was formed The College of Cape Town network will class internet access. TENET prides that educational institutions require, in 2000 when the universities came now be able to link up with SANReN itself on a world-class service provision including interconnectivity between the together to aggregate their buying and will immediately enjoy the that is based on collaborative problem institutions themselves, connectivity to power, has grown over the years, SANReN metropolitan fibre backbone resolution methodology and service other countries’ research and education and has now broadened its service connectivity that services the HE level improvement processes according networks, and connectivity via external delivery. institutions in the City Metropole. to the ITIL™ framework for service level gateways to the Internet generally within SANReN’s Cape Town fibre optic management. The agreement is widely South Africa and world-wide. SANReN comprises the SANReN 10 ring already interconnects several seen to be a pilot opportunity which will Gbps national backbone, and fibre campuses and the college intends pave the way for other FET Colleges to The signing of the agreement meant that rings in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape ramping up its own point of presence connect to the SANReN network and the College of Cape Town accessed an Town and Durban. TENET’s own via a Metro Ethernet connectivity model secure TENET’s Internet services. improved network service via the South network includes a 10 Gbps circuit to African National Research Network London on the SEACOM submarine (SANReN), a high-speed electronic cable system, redundant backhaul communications network with a circuits from the SEACOM landing nationwide footprint that is funded station in Mtunzini to the SANReN by the Department of Science and node in Durban, several MPLS and Technology and is being deployed as Metro-E access circuits provided by a project (the SANReN Project) of the Neotel, IP Connect bandwidth into At the signing of the agreement were: Dr Duncan Martin, CEO Tenet, Louis van Meraka Institute of the CSIR. In essence, Telkom’s ADSL cloud, and various Niekerk, CFO of the College of Cape Town, Jannie Isaacs, CEO of the College of the CSIR (Centre for Scientific and optical fibre and wireless access Cape Town, Deon Halls, Academic Manager, College of Cape Town, Len Lotz, Industrial Research) and TENET have a circuits. TENET operates transit and Executive Officer Technology and Operations TENET, and Duncan Greaves, comprehensive framework agreement peering links to other networks in Cape Executive Officer REN Services and Public Relations, TENET Popular School Business Administration course soon fully online GORDON C. PAYNE is provided to the learners and the and internet connectivity at home or at assignments and the purchasing of results from quizzes are released work. files. The use of Blackboard will also he School Business Administration upon submission. Their formative and reduce the time and travel costs that TNQF Level 4 course will be available summative assignments are reviewed Blackboard lends itself very positively the student has to spend physically as a complete online course, at False and assessed online by the facilitator toward online paper-free learning. attending lectures. It is envisaged that Bay College, by the end of 2012. Utilising and the assessor. Constructive Thus this saves huge amounts for the School Business Administration the Blackboard delivery software, the feedback is given throughout the the student and also for the college, course will set the benchmark for all development of this online course will assessment process. In the case for example the printing of learning other online courses that False Bay have taken approximately 18 months where the student is found NYC (Not material, printing and reprinting of College will be creating. from start to implementation. Yet Competent), the student can re-visit the original activity that was The first pilot project of 50 students submitted, and make amendments Online course delivery gets another boost making use of Blackboard, as a means and revisions, as requested by the of submitting their assignments and facilitator or the assessor. The MARIAN THERON tests online, commenced this year. student is then able to resubmit the ight False Bay College lecturers (Change Agents) recently received laptops as a The learning materials for the seven activity for re-assessment and further Eresult of their participation in the Cultivate, Innovate and Change course which modules along with the course guide, comments. The general feedback ran from 1 April 2011. During this course they were introduced to multiple tools assignments, tests and other information from the students is very positive. in the Blackboard Learning Management System. This enabled them to further will be available online. One of the The challenge that the students face develop content for their courses for online delivery. features is that immediate feedback though, is the availability of computers

Present at the hand-over of laptops were Zelna Cloete, Kevin Williams, Elzabe Huggett, Bronnie Le Roux Life Orientation Programme Manager, Marianna Herne Hospitality Programme Manager, Mohammad Hassan, Cassie Kruger CEO, Hahniem Mohamed, Carol Dwyer, Marian Theron E-learning Programme Manager, Melanie Vermaak NCV and Report 191 Programme Manager, Karin Hendricks DCEO Innovation & Development Students learning through the first online course at False Bay College 18 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 Enterprise Resource Planning now in schools! business processes can be mapped. The erp4school programme is an integrated Editor’s Note: and process-oriented learning environment specially designed for students to Gerda Venter is a Senior Education Specialist and education planner, in the illustrate business processes. Western Cape Education Department. This platform is provided by the SAP University Alliances, CPUT and the University Competence Centre (Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany). The GERDA VENTER Western Cape Education Department has displayed the foresight to respond to the opportunity presented by CPUT as partner and central coordinator for the usiness Information Systems started off as being simply the reactive recording development of erp4school in Africa. It seemed logical to implement this programme Bof business transactions, with no direct link between financial accounting, cost and integrate it with the current Business Studies programme offered at the FET accounting, and fixed asset registers. Thus the recording took place within separate colleges. As a result some of the Western Cape FET colleges now lead the way by systems with the result that there was duplication and multiple capturing of data. joining the erp4school programme, the first in the country, the first on the continent, and in fact the first in the world outside Europe! The increasing need for accurate real-time information and proper planning led to the evolution of a series of proactive systems. These, in sequence, are Material The member colleges identified teachers for this programme and had them trained, Requirements Planning (MRP), Material Resource Planning (MRPII), Distribution and the system is open and ready to run. From this point there can be little doubt Resource Planning (DRP), and finally Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). that the Western Cape FET colleges, in partnership with CPUT, will make a difference Wikipedia defines ERP systems as systems that ‘integrate internal and external in terms of the IT skills deficit, and empowering young job-seekers. In addition, these management information across an entire organisation, embracing finance/ colleges will more than likely experience an increasing demand for their services, accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, compared to educational institutions which do not offer this programme. But things etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application. are happening elsewhere in the country too. From 7 to 11 May the first training Their purpose is to facilitate the flow of information between all business functions of teachers took place in Johannesburg, for FET colleges and other educational inside the boundaries of the organisation and manage the connections to outside institutions from that area. So, now it is lights, cameras, action! Finally though, the stakeholders.’ In short, ERP systems are total business solutions in widespread Western Cape Education Department should be congratulated for their foresight. use around the world, gaining in popularity thanks to improved accessibility and affordability (cloud computing), as well as globalisation-led competition.

This of course leads to an increase in the demand for information and communications technologies (ICT) skills, already far exceeding the supply, particularly in Africa.The development of ‘erp4school’ is a scenario that enables students, right from the beginning of their studies, to learn about companies and their processes as a whole. They learn how to work in a process-oriented way and how business processes fit into general business practice. To implement and teach in a process-oriented way of working using ERP systems, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has adopted a new approach, tried and tested in more than 100 vocational schools in Germany. Using the concept of self-organised learning, students learn how companies use SAP software to run their processes. Centred on a virtual company, One of the participating lecturers is Themba Ndaba from City Campus, College students learn how complex processes run in different parts of the organisation. of Cape Town (seated). Facilitating is Jerry Ansen from the Cape Peninsula A platform was created based on a standard SAP client, on which the described University of Technology False Bay College puts Inclusive Education into practice

TINA LITTLE special requirements. Nina was born with no disabilities but, at the age of six months, contracted meningitis which caused blindness. Nina passed Grade Nine at alse Bay College aimed to push its boundaries in respect of Inclusive Education Athlone School for the Blind. She then spent four years out of school as a volunteer Fwhen it enrolled Nina Samuels, a visually impaired student. Nina was enrolled at the Cape Town Society for the Blind. It was here that the Job Placement Officer for Office Administration Level 2 in January 2011. Though challenging at first, great persuaded her to continue her studies. Nina then took the initiative to consider her rewards were realised when Nina came tops in her class! options and was accepted at False Bay College in November 2010.

Since 2005, the college has responded to the Constitutional mandate to become There were of course some challenges. Lecturers were a little hesitant as dealing increasingly inclusive. The College set a course to ensure that all students regardless with a blind student was something unknown to them up to that point. There of their abilities receive their full education within the regular education environment. were delays encountered with converting the textbooks to brail and it was a costly This opened the doors to students who had previously experienced barriers. The exercise. However, the College broke ground with a combined effort from the Cape College has since enrolled approximately 500 students across all campuses, with Town Society for the Blind, and a wider support base which included Adele Ebrahim, special needs ranging from cognitive, to physical and visual. ‘I enjoy studying as I the College Occupational Therapist, Christine Thomas, Student Support Officer, and want to be independent. I‘ve had great support that has helped me reach my goals,’ Nina’s dedicated lecturers and classmates. ‘You need to improve as you go along commented Nina Samuels. and remember that every case is unique. There is always space to grow,’ says Adele Ebrahim. Vision is the primary sense upon which most traditional education strategies are based. These strategies must be modified to reflect the child’s visual, auditory and The College put the following in place to assist Nina with learning: tactile capabilities. A child with a severe visual loss can directly experience only what is within arm’s reach and can be safely touched, and in most cases, what can be Brail textbooks, a scribe who helps her with exams, voice recorders that allow Nina heard. To ensure an appropriate education, families and staff with special training to record her lecturers, software that scans in text and converts it to audio straight must work together to bring the world of experiences to the child in a meaningful away, and ‘Jaws’, an application which converts typing to audio. manner. Students with visual impairments have unique educational needs which are most effectively met using a team approach inclusive of professionals, parents In addition, False Bay College has obtained the following for visually impaired and students. In order to meet their unique needs, students must have access students: enlargers for computer screens, enlarged keyboards and literacy software to specialised services, books and materials in appropriate media, as well as for students with language disabilities. ‘Nina is the Top English student despite all equipment and technology to assure equal access. Successful achievement of her challenges. She is so close to my heart as she has mastered the subject with this objective will enable all students to compete most effectively with their peers all the reading elements that other students without disabilities find hard to do. She in school and ultimately in society. The subject of blindness and education has even helps other students with their work,’ commented a proud Shannon Doolings, included evolving approaches and public perceptions of how best to address these College Communication Programme Manager. 19 FET COLLEGE TIMES June 2012 20 WCED FET College Contact Details

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