Online short courses provide practical ICT skills
South Africans seeking to meet growing corporate demand for high-end and specialist IT skills could increase their employability by combining world class online short courses with practical experience, instead of committing to years at a college or university. This is...
Altron invests R4m in SA’s youth
JSE-listed Altron's Altech Radio Holdings (ARH) has handed over ICT laboratories worth a total of R4-million to three Gauteng schools to enhance the teaching process and improve the learner experience. The handover, the second phase of ARH's ICT community upliftment...
Social media to overcome digital skills gap
With 13-million South Africans on Facebook, 2,68-million on Instagram and 7,4-million users on Twitter, social media marketing is a key tool for reaching new audiences and boosting sales for any business. "It's not just about 'doing' social media," says Kiara Havenga,...
Equal educational opportunities for all
Digital transformation is transforming every industry and sector including education enabling educational institutions to use modern tools for a more collaborative and engaging classroom experience. This transformation is also helping schools employ technology to...
SA students learn about mechatronics
More than 600 South African high school students have graduated from the Introduction to Mechatronics (i2M) training program, the brainchild of GE and Digicate. After six weeks of training in Robotics through e-learning modules, the top 30 students from the program...
Girls4Tech aims to drive STEM interest
Mastercard has announced the African launch of its signature Girls4Tech programme, launching it last week at Sandtonview school in Johannesburg. Girls4Tech aims to drive interest in and awareness of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) studies and careers...
Major EdTech recruitment drive in Cape Town
Cape Town-based online education company GetSmarter is embarking on a major recruitment drive, hot on the heels of its R1,4-billion acquisition by US-based 2U. "We are looking for talented people who have a passion for education, can-do attitudes, and are team players...
Bloodhound Education teams with Oracle Academy
Oracle president of product development Thomas Kurian has announced that Oracle Academy will join forces with Bloodhound SSC Education, a non-profit organisation established by the Bloodhound Project, to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. The...
How to unclog higher education
The South African higher education system is congested, with students taking too long to pass qualifications. There are currently 1-million higher education students in the system, 400 000 of which are causing a bottleneck in the system, making it difficult for new...
Nigerian teachers get behind SAP Code Week
More than 450 public and private school teachers from across North Central Nigeria gathered at Baze University last week for a Train-the-Trainer (TTT) workshop session organized as part of Africa Code Week (ACW) 2017. Forming part two of Nigeria's training sessions,...
Digital personas integral to teaching — WASPA
South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) recently helped equip a group of local teachers with the skills they need to create, safeguard and develop their digital personas. A digital persona is the personality one projects across...
Dutch eLearning specialist launches in SA
aNewSpring, a Dutch learning technology company has opened a Johannesburg-based office with exclusive distributor New Leaf Technologies. "We have been working with New Leaf Technologies for over a year. The company has been instrumental in the success of aNewSpring in...