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AUGUST // AUGUSTUS 2014 AUGUSTUS // AUGUST YET ANOTHER AWARD FOR BOLAND COLLEGE WHERE THERE’S A WIL(L), THERE’S A WAY... BOLAND COLLEGE BIDS FAREWELL TO MISTER D STELLENBOSCH STUDENT MAKING A DIFFERENCE DIRECTING PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS: BC LEADING OUR COLLEGE FEATURES IN PARLIAMENT FROM THE FRONT 08 OUR COLLEGE FEATURES IN PARLIAMENT 18 YET ANOTHER AWARD FOR BOLAND COLLEGE 09 HEAIDS FIRST THINGS FIRST FET (TVET) CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED 19 ANOTHER TOP NOTCH GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR BC 10 WHERE THERE’S A WIL(L), THERE’S A WAY... CALEDON-STUDENTE VIR HARDE 11 WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING (WIL) 19 DEPARTMENT LAUNCH WERK BELOON 20 BC PARTICIPATES IN UWC/FETI 08 RESEARCH PROJECT B CAUSE 21 YOUTH FOCUS PROGRAMME STUDENTS B CHATTY + SHOPRITE = SUCCESS 12 STELLENBOSCH STUDENT MAKING A DIFFERENCE 02 EDITORIAL - GRETHE CONRADIE 13 STUDENTS PRESENT SHAVATHON 03 EDITORIAL - JANDRÉ BAKKER WITH ENTHUSIASM 14 SPORTSTUDENTE TREK HARDLOOPSKOENE B HEARD VIR LIEFDADIGHEID AAN B GREEN 04 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 13 THE GREEN BOLAND COLLEGE INITIATIVE B INFORMED B CREATIVE 05 CORRIE MYBURGH 15 TRUE ZEAL AND COMMITMENT BACKS 23 B DRIVEN NEW ARTISAN INITIATIVE 15 ASHWIN PLAATJIES: PAARL CAMPUS’ YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR 06 MORE INFORMATION ON AARTO B TOURING 16 PAMPOEN-EN FETAKAASTERTJIES 06 LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS, BOLAND COLLEGE 16 SUDOKU 22 BOLAND BUCKET LIST 17 DIRECTING PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS: 22 BOLAND COLLEGE MARKETERS BC LEADING FROM THE FRONT B INFORMED CONVERGE ON THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CAPE B EXCELLENT 07 KEY STRATEGIC CHANGES 07 GEMEENSKAPSVEILIGHEIDSTUDENTE B ACTIVE ONTVANG LEERDERSKAPPE 18 BOLAND COLLEGE AGAIN SWEEPS THE BOARD 23 A FIRST FOR BOLAND COLLEGE IN AFRICA 23 STUDENTE EN PERSONEEL WYS STAAL OP DIE ATLETIEKBAAN B GREETED 24 BOLAND COLLEGE BIDS FAREWELL TO MISTER D B WISE 24 MOEDSWIL, SEEPKOOK, ‘N VUISHOU, ENSOMEER… B REMEMBERED 20 26 SNAPSHOTS TILL NOW 1 REACTION B CHATTY EDItorIAL HE HAZY, LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER have long Of late we have also had the privilege of since gone and the winter chill with its voicing our concerns, suggestions and queries T rain and wind has been with us now for regarding FET Colleges and all relevant aspects quite some time. Weather wise the climate has in Parliament. Ms Corrie Myburgh, our Principal, recently changed drastically, and we have made us proud on this occasion by convincing also been sensing a change in our educational all that the FET Colleges, and specifically Boland climate. New and exciting ventures are looming, College, would always regard education as the ventures we as a community need to embrace. major factor for empowering the youth. See Education is undoubtedly the deciding factor report in this edition. of the future and we all have an integral role to play in the successful development and Op die onlangse Diplomaplegtigheid op ons advancement of the frontiers of knowledge, Worcester Kampus kon ons weer sien hoe especially with regard to today’s youth. harde en lojale werk beloon word en dat al die ure voor die boeke die moeite werd was. Die stof van die suksesvolle Januarie en Opgewonde ouers en studente het die saal Julie registrasies het skaars gaan lê en die volgepak en ‘n gevoel van onmeetbare trots implementering van die Januarie veldtog 2015 is was regdeur die verrigtinge tasbaar. Ook is reeds in volle swang. Met die koms van ‘n nuwe Boland Kollege trots om aan te kondig dat GRETHE CONRADIE jaar is ons trots om die nuwe kreatiewe ontwerp hy die top Bestuurassistent-student in die Marketer: Publications vir die bemarkingsveldtogte te onthul. Ons het Wes-Kaap opgelewer het met die and Alumni ook ‘n splinternuwe afdeling in Re:Aksie – ons onlangse VOO-toekennings. spog nou met ‘n briewe aan die redakteur- afdeling. Ons moedig personeel dus sterk aan So, I leave you with the words of the great om bydraes te stuur. Hou ook julle oë oop vir ‘n philosopher and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl splinternuwe veldtog wat binnekort van who said: “When we are no longer able to stapel laat loop sal word. change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.” May we never forget that By raking in accolades at the PMR Africa when a situation arises which we are unable Awards, Boland College has once again to change, we can at least change our outlook proved that client satisfaction is one of its major and attitude towards it in order to make a achievable aims. As a tertiary institution with positive difference! a large number of students and parents, it’s committed to gaining new heights of client Tot volgende keer. satisfaction and ensuring that the quality of its work and education standards do not waver. Please make time to read the article in this edition on the PMR Awards. Nog ‘n opwindende gebeurtenis was die onlangse bekendstelling van die Anene Booysen Vaardigheidsentrum op Bredasdorp. Hierdie sentrum is ‘n projek waar Boland Kollege, saam met die Departement van Hoër Onderwys, die Konstruksie CETA en die Kaap Agulhas- munisipaliteit ‘n wesentlike verskil met betrekking tot opleiding in die gemeenskap gaan maak. REAKSIE 2 B DRIVENCHATTY EDItorIAL y sussie se gunsteling sêding (omdat sy na die Kollege wil kom nie, het nie een van altyd iewers heen aan die hardloop is) ons ‘n werk nie. Indien niemand die Kollege se M is: “Places to go and people to meet.” boeke doen nie, sal ons deur al wat ‘n finansiële agentskap is toegemaak word. Indien ons Dit loop seker maar in die gene, want albei toegemaak word, het nie een van ons werk nie. my ouers is ook altyd op ‘n drafstap. Ek is nou En so gaan die lys aan en aan. nie so sterk op fisies hardloop nie, maar my brein verwerk dinge relatief vinnig. Die gevaar This institution did not become one of the daarvan is dat ek dan soms effe vinnig stal toe leading Colleges in the country because of hardloop en ‘n perd soek om op te spring en everyone only doing what they are supposed voor ek weet spring ek nie op ‘n perd nie, maar to. It achieved greatness by everyone assisting saal een op wat nie sommer goedsmoeds gery wherever they could while still ensuring that their wil word nie. core tasks were completed to meet the highest standards of quality. During an extremely busy time, such as the FET Open Week, the Marketing and Corporate So, if I need to submit paperwork to Finance and Communications Department truly needs in passing Reception the telephone rings while everyone’s support. Needless to say that when the person at Reception is serving a customer, JANDRÉ BAKKER staff members refused to assist with some of I shall answer the telephone. When I am en route Editor-in-chief the Open Days, I was floored (not surprised, but to a campus and the driver cannot do the disappointed). Our customer satisfaction surveys inter-campus post that day, I will take the clearly show that Open Days lead to student post book with me. If I say that procurement registrations. Some of the reasons for not being is the sole responsibility of the Procurement of assistance stated by these slightly difficult Department, or accountable financial practices colleagues caused me to collapse in my office are limited to the Finance Department and I do chair: “We do not mow the campus’ lawns, not support their goals, where would that leave we do not do the College’s books, nor do we the College? answer the telephone or replace light bulbs in classrooms, why should we do the marketing?” Ons gaan slegs bou indien ons mekaar se hande neem. My doel en strewe is dus van hier af At first I was quick to retort by stating that if the vorentoe dat ons mekaar se hande neem en die grass does not get mowed, academic delivery migrasiewaters binnevaar as ‘n eenheid. Laat can continue, if the telephone isn’t answered, ons ware kollegas wees sodat indien ons ooit the academic delivery can still continue, but eendag saam op ‘n verlate eiland sou uitspoel, if there are no students there is no need for ons nie nodig sal hê om die swakste skakel op ‘n academic delivery. In fact, we would all be vlot die oop see in te stoot nie. out of jobs. Satisfied with my written answer I test my theory. And then reality strikes. The Geniet hierdie uitgawe van Re:Aksie. Dit is ook more departments I tried to supersede in die eerste in ‘n nuwe elektroniese formaat. importance, the more I was creating loops of interdependance. For the second time that A sincere thank you to everyone who submitted day I collapsed in my chair as the realisation articles and letters. Please keep the feedback hit home that everyone in this institution is as coming and continue submitting articles. important as the other. It may sound logical, or even like a bit of a cliché, but when last did we And last but not least, a hearty word of truly think about it and internalise it? congratulations to the editor, Grethe Conradie, especially for continuing to keep the project Indien die gras nie gesny word nie, skep dit ‘n afloat during times when she has to cope with swak beeld en gaan niemand hulle kinders, an overload of other responsibilities. familie, ens. na die Kollege stuur nie. As niemand 3 REACTION B HEARD LETTERS TO THE HETSIE VAN SCHALKWYK and respect shown to them as well as for Caledon Campus their different cultures. I have learnt so much from my students in return. I admire so many EDITOR Sometimes I think of our roles at our colleges of them.