SAS offers free online learning for African youth

SAS is offering its customised e-learning portal, Software Certified Young Professionals free of charge to any interested student currently enrolled at a university or higher degree-granting institution. Andre Zitzke, SAS manager: global academic programmes, says the...

Plumber training goes digital

SqwidNet has partnered with the Institute of Plumbing South Africa to transform plumber training in the industry. The Digital Plumber Training Program provides 4IR skills to future proof the business of plumbers and drive water-saving behaviour across the country. The...

Sage expands partnerships with SA universities

Sage has confirmed that eight South African universities include the Sage Business Cloud Accounting and Payroll solutions in their curriculums for students studying commerce, information systems and HR degrees. Today, there are more than 14 000 students across 25...

Cisco offers free training for education continuity

Cisco is making available free training on ICT skills courses to students and citizens across the African continent. All students who successfully complete the courses will receive a certificate from Cisco. In the wake of multiple governments’ response to the...

Telcos zero-rate maths education programme for township youth

Major telecommunications companies MTN, Cell C and Rain have zero-rated an online maths education programme that features a combination of the recently revised curriculum with puzzles and problem-solving activities, competitions, games and weekly challenges to keep...

UJ adds cloud accounting platform to its syllabus

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has become the first tertiary education institution in South Africa to adopt Xero Learn. Developed by Xero, the global cloud accounting and small business platform, the aim of Xero Learn is to help drive innovation in financial...