FET College Times ISSN 2076-7021 Volume 32 March 2013 the Official Quarterly DHET VCET College Newsletter and Journal
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FET College Times ISSN 2076-7021 Volume 32 March 2013 The Official Quarterly DHET VCET College Newsletter and Journal 2013: Year of the Artisan IN THIS ISSUE: Page 2: Migration Times! | From the Chief Director’s Desk Page 3: “It’s cool to be an Artisan” Page 4: National Skills Fund opens doors | Social media boom for College Page 5: Paralympian college student triumphs over physical challenge | College graduate now a star performer in industry | Clothing Production student aims high for 2013 Design Indaba Page 6: FET Colleges mark 10 years Page 7: Multi-faceted ‘green’ initiatives incorporated for leading college | A Campus initiative to propagate indigenous fauna Page 8: CATHSSETA bus stops in the Southern Cape and Karoo | The ETDP SETA assists college with internships in student support Page 9: Shipyard invests in College Academy | Forklift donation to College gives training a lift | Municipality and College partner to target unemployment Page 10: Chinese Education Department visit local FET College | Study tour to the Netherlands opens new possibilities for Early Childhood Development Page 11: College and municipality in international partnership initiative | International partnership between colleges yields improved quality systems Page 12: College and Narysec combine forces for a culture evening | Celebrating culture in preparation for Africa Day | Early Childhood Development students in Life Skills initiative Page 13: College pioneer retires | Against all odds: teaching the young to grow strong Page 14: The 2013 Academic Year off to a solid start | College expands its programme and qualifications mix in response to demand | First Primary Health students ready and eager to learn Page 15: Taking FET to rural areas produces new talent | The Role of the Open Learning Centre | Work readiness is the key to employability Page 16: Integrated, holistic student support is the goal | Growing Student Support draws new appointments | Expansion of Student Support Services Page 17: FET College advocacy: Brand Association is key | College website beats those of top corporates | An online solution for the development of fundamental skills Page 18: Internskappe help om stokkie voor werklooshied te steek | Risk Management and Internal Audit: value-adding or merely adherence to legislation? Migration Times What does the migration In this edition…. challenging issue of Risk Management encompass? and Internal Audit practice in an FET In this edition which also marks the College. Enjoy the read and every best his edition of FET College Times launch of 2013: Year of the Artisan (see wish for 2013: Year of the Artisan! Editorial Team Tmarks the migration of FET colleges our new column ‘From the Ministry’), from a provincial competency to a we feature Cutting Edge News in the FET College Times, a contributor national competency. It is envisaged form of items featuring the impact based publication Editor: Keith Loynes that by 1 April this year, fifty public FET of the National Skills Fund as well as Rotating Assistant-Editors: colleges operating on 264 campuses the strides made by a college in terms Once more FET College Times presents René Bonzet, Cheslynn will no longer be administered from of employing social media to further a host of inspiring material for which Johnson, Sharon Grobbelaar, provincial education departments education. College ‘stars’ are featured we have our dedicated contributors Heinrich Robertson but from the national Department of in Movers and Shakers. Meet Madré to thank. FET College Times is a Language Editor: Higher Education and Training. This Carinus a performing paralympian, contributor-based publication. To Dr Peter Merrington process gives final effect to the vision and Grant Stoffels whose college have your public college featured in Design & Printing: of a Department of Higher Education education opened doors in industry. FET College Times, simply contact Also meet Zara Jacobs a clothing the editor for guidelines. This can be Blue Dot Ink and Training that encompasses the full post-school education and training production student set to make it big done by emailing your request to the DHET, Private Bag Copyright: sector in South Africa which is inclusive at the forthcoming Design Indaba! In address supplied on this page. Our X174, Pretoria, 0001 of universities, sector education and Campus Matters, besides marking the aim is to receive regular contributions South Africa, March 2013 training authorities (SETAS) and the 10th Year Anniversary as FET Colleges from all fifty public colleges so that we broader skills sector and its related and some Green Matters, we feature a can showcase the full richness of the FET Colleges Website agencies. host of partnerships. public FET College sector in South Africa. Articles and accompanying www.fetcolleges.co.za With the migration, all agencies and For ease of reading they are grouped into photographs are submitted through our vehicles associated with public FET Partnerships with SETAs, Partnerships website www.fetcolleges.co.za. Cover Photograph colleges whose origin or on-going with Industry and Municipalities, existence has been vested with a and Partnerships International. We New contributors will be given full 2013 - Year of the Artisan. provincial authority, now too migrate take a brief look at cultural events in guidelines for the submission of articles Photograph supplied by to the new dispensation. In this, FET preparation for Africa Day celebrations which must comply with FET College Northlink College. College Times is no exception. FET and an Early Childhood Development Times editorial policy. For new readers College Times will be adapted and Life-Skills initiative before bidding who are keen to see earlier editions of Waiver reconstituted in order to serve the farewell to two college stalwarts, one of FET College Times, these can be viewed broader South African public Vocational whom sadly passed on at the time of on the same website. Simply click on The views and opinions of and Continuing Education and Training going to print. In Policy and Operational FET College Times on the home page contributors do not necessarily (VCET) sector. Shifts we feature a number of articles menu and follow the prompts. reflect those of DHET. that are specifically selected as models FET College Times and the DHET The migration of this publication should of best practice from which we may And lastly, a note to advertisers… accept no liability with regard be viewed as a process rather than gain inspiration for our own college to authorship and content of an event: there are many hurdles to practices. The first is an inspiring take With the wider distribution of FET articles and photographs and overcome but the resultant opportunities on college application and registration College Times, we would like to present these as the bona fide will far outweigh these. The most process. This is followed by growing encourage would-be advertisers to take obvious and immediate gain will be a Programmes and Qualification mixes in the opportunity to take first options on contributions of correspondents. much wider readership and contributor colleges, the role of the Open Learning the available advertising space that is Centre, Rural Development through Contributors base. And so it is with great satisfaction still available in 2013. To purchase the that we now welcome the nationwide FET and work readiness items. We limited advertising space still available Own Correspondent, Heinrich readership of all fifty public FET colleges also have a page of items dedicated at highly competitive rates, contact Robertson, Cheslynn Johnson, to a publication that we trust you will to Student Support Services. Lastly, the Editor without delay so as to avoid Natashia Mcombring, Sharon assist in shaping as we move forward. in Intellectual Debate, we tackle the disappointment. Grobbelaar, Ivan Swart, Marianne Herne, Tina Little, Jandre Bakker, Cynthia Davis, Yvonne Botha, FROM THE CHIEF DIRECTOR’S DESK Jacqui Layman, Achmat Geyer, his is perhaps my last opportunity the most popular publication in the René Bonzet, Grethe Conradie, to write to you in this column. To Further Education and Development Heloise Davis, Lynda Voges, T put things into perspective I can declare sector has been phenomenal. I can Melanie Vermaak, René Gilbert, that this publication is beginning to only wish that the new team will take Conette le Roux, Marian Theron, transform itself and not only be confined the baton and also have a good run. Minette Kilian, Hentie Fourie to the Western Cape but be relevant to the bigger FET Colleges Community. It is in the National interest that a Send contributions to: publication of this kind be allowed to This change of flavour from Provincial grow stronger and stronger. It speaks to Webmail: www.fetcolleges.co.za/ to National focus warrants that the a couple of important developments in Zozo Siyengo, Chief Director: Further site_FET_college_times.aspx National Office now plays a bigger role the sector and contributes to informing Education and Training Colleges Advertising & Editorial matters: in this publication. A move linked to the the reader while also marketing the responsibility has now been closed. [email protected] migration of FET Colleges to being a colleges as well. So, good bye to you Please continue reading the chapters Fax: 012 312 7587 National Competence. all for now. A chapter of an interesting that are to come. Fare thee well!!! Telephone: 012 312 6182 One may get emotional at this Closing Date: Friday, “Our lives disconnect and reconnect, experience because it’s been unique. 3 May 2013 To have been part of 31 Volumes of FET we move on, and later we may again Supported by FET Colleges and College Times publications and grow advertisers with the publication to the point of being touch one another” Salman Rushdie 2 FET COLLEGE TIMES March 2013 FROM THE MINISTRY “It’s cool to be an Artisan” THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF “2013: THE YEAR OF THE ARTISAN” By the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr B.E.