Mahindra Comviva partners on m-learning
Mahindra Comviva has made a foray into mobile-based corporate learning and development offering with PalmLeaf, a comprehensive smartphone led learning and engagement solution; with the aim to address all staff learning requirements of modern-day corporations. The...
Laptops and data for top-performing matriculants
Top-performing matriculants from across the country are being sponsored with laptops and data as part of a joint initiative by the MTN SA Foundation and the Department of Education. MTN SA Foundation will give a total of 100 laptops, 10 in each province. Additionally...
Empower students to excel in the gig economy
Factors like increased levels of globalisation have combined with rapid technological development and industry disruption to create an environment whereby individuals with highly sought after skills such as app developers, are able to create their own businesses or...
Africa shows huge appetite for e-learning
Just two months after going live, Africa’s pioneering online education portal and mobile application is boasting over 385 000 visitors, searching for trusted, professional courses, programs and degrees. Across Africa, educational infrastructure cannot meet the current...
New phase for youth development portal
EvenMe!, the online portal that bridges the gap between sustainable employment and school leavers, graduates, unemployed youth and entrepreneurs, has announced the roll out of their second phase of development. For the second phase of development the portal partnered...
Accenture teams with Hour of Code
For the second year, Accenture is collaborating with Code.org to support Hour of Code, a global educational movement that reaches tens of millions of students through a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming. As part of Accenture's...
How video on demand could boost education
Video on Demand (VOD) services are ideally positioned to expand the reach of quality education and even help subsidise the cost of education. "On-demand is not just for entertainment," says Stephen Watson, MD of South African video on demand solutions provider,...
Emirates offers LinkedIn Learning courses on ice
Emirates has partnered with LinkedIn to provide select LinkedIn Learning courses on ice, its award-winning inflight entertainment (IFE) system. Emirates is the first international airline to make these courses available on board. The new offering on ice is available...
Is disaster looming for final exams?
At a time when quality education is becoming unaffordable, private tutoring is emerging as a flexible and affordable education resource. The flexible nature of tutoring allows parents to book tutoring sessions that fit their pockets. A group of young entrepreneurs...
Fundi aims to disrupt education-funding model
Education finance specialist Eduloan is gearing to redefine the greater education-solutions space in the country starting with its rebrand as "Fundi". Revamped to reposition the brand in the market, Fundi's launch is the culmination of almost a year of in-depth...
Java skills can help youth get employment
A year ago, Storm Brown, 18, had little hope of continuing his education after high school, and thought it unlikely he'd be employed and on a career track any time soon. Today, however, he's already spent three months in a paid internship, which has since been...
Helping girls realise the scope of STEM careers
It is said that over 50% of the fastest-growing jobs are related to science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM). Not only that, but 1-million more STEM professionals will be required over the next decade than are currently being produced. If that isn't a reality...