Bureaucracy hinders education sector change
From the enablement of remote learning to the increased optimisation of back office business critical functions, the education sector has never faced a greater time of change. Leaders agree. Many South African leaders, political and non-political, emphasise education...
Technica grows local cyber security skills
Technica, provider of easily accessible and internationally accredited e-learning solutions, aims to redefine skills development in South Africa through the provision of interactive multi-media training, tailored to the South African marketplace. Initially designed...
BPS, DRS partner to grow electronic marking
Bytes People Solutions (BPS), an internationally accredited education, training, skills development and people consulting organisation, has partnered with DRS Data Services, a global data capture specialist, to increase the uptake of electronic marking in education,...
T-Systems, Cisco solve education challenges
Education is a basic human right for all citizens of all ages, and as such improving education service delivery is one of South African government’s top priorities. However, addressing this need is challenging in the South African environment, as a large proportion of...
Johnson Controls drives NMMU improvements
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) is a South African higher education institution located along the country’s south eastern coastline in the city of Port Elizabeth. It offers vocational training and professional degrees up to doctoral level, has six...
Innovation Group SA leverages iLearn
iLearn has played a pivotal role in assisting Innovation Group SA to acquire technical skills and leverage off the benefits and improve staff efficiency and productivity from an enhanced training model. Innovation Group SA is the local representative office of the...
Every school in SA could have computers
Application delivery company Cloudware says every school in South Africa could have 100 Internet-connected computers within four years - and it would cost no more than what the government is already planning to spend on a private cloud alone, says Jonathan Young, head...
Sci-Bono learners become employees at Dell
Three former learners of the Dell ICT Centre at Sci-Bono are now full-time employees at the Dell office in Johannesburg. Martin Tshabalala, Tsundzuka Matthews and Mongezi Hadebe could never have imagined that they would one day be employees at Dell South Africa. Even...
Mobility ushers in new era of education
The growth of the mobile computing space and proliferation of devices represents a force to be reckoned with, impacting virtually all industries and sectors. ICT consulting and service development specialist Ukuvuma Solutions points to the convergence of mobile...
Tech boosts learning in rural classrooms
Effective teaching strategies are changing. Costs are rising and teachers’ resources are being stretched, often pushing them into teaching subjects for which they are not properly equipped. In addressing this challenge, there has been a move from “teacher-centric” to...
Edutainment apps see growth in SA
The adoption of technology for entertainment, learning and developmental assessment amongst children is expected to increase in South Africa significantly as a result of the rise of smart device usage in the country. This is according to local artist and entrepreneur...
Oracle grows higher education solutions
Oracle has announced several major investments in its higher education solutions – including a new Oracle Student Cloud and new higher education functionality delivered in Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud, all part of Oracle Cloud....