Quantifying training effectiveness in the learning and development space
For learning and development (L&D) professionals, it's no longer enough to simply facilitate upskilling of staff; they actively need to drive performance within a company. Where in the past the focus fell on learning outcomes, it's now squarely on performance...
WeThinkCode_ partners with Ekurhuleni West TVET College
WeThinkCode_ (WTC) and Ekurhuleni West TVET College (EWC) are entering into a public-private partnership to pilot a programme that will train youth with no prior coding experience to become world-class software developers. The pilot will see two cohorts of 50 students...
Cisco, NIL launch Project 525 to train network professionals
Cisco, in partnership with advanced network solutions and learning provider NIL, has launched Project 525, a flagship curriculum programme that helps IT and network professionals achieve the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification. "Project 525 aims...
Software QA company teams with WeThinkCode_ in SA
WeThinkCode_ has partnered with Swedish global software quality assurance (QA) company, System Verification, which specialises in advanced quality monitoring and analytics. The partnership will see hundreds of WeThinkCode_ students acquiring global standard Test...
Telkom, Wits establish R&D lab focused on industry solutions
Telkom and the University of the Witwatersrand have signed a partnership agreement to establish the new Telkom Industry Solutions Lab, a commercial research and development (R&D) facility dedicated to accelerating synergistic collaboration between industry and...
Technical skills needed to tackle youth unemployment
Although South Africa's youth unemployment rate dropped slightly in the fourth quarter of 2022, the situation remains critical, with the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) revealing that 4,6-million young people are looking for jobs. Considering that 90% of...
AI in education: transforming learning or disrupting the system?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been on an exponential rise in recent months, with its impact being felt and experienced across every sector, with a particularly widespread ripple in education. With over a decade's teaching experience and well-versed in African...
Tech education drives equality for businesses and consumers
Digital and technology adoption across the continent is growing and with it is a proliferation of apps and fintech products to improve lives. However, countries across the continent continue to see a shortage of technology skills among professionals and a lack of...
SA should challenge its view of education to remain globally relevant
Since the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in 2015, and its subsequent rise in prominence, the global view of education has been challenged to the extent that education systems need to be adaptable, or they will face becoming irrelevant. "The existing view of...
Salesforce, Deloitte tackles skills shortage
Salesforce and Deloitte Africa have joined forces to address skills development in South Africa - an issue of high priority for both these global brands. The first iteration of the partnership is the Trailblazer Training Week, happening in Johannesburg between 27...
Technology can help maximise printing resources in the classroom
Despite the rising popularity of digital learning tools, print still plays a significant role in countless schools throughout South Africa. That's because, although online learning has helped millions of children in the country keep their education on track, countless...
Tech key in addressing SA literacy challenges
According to the Department of Higher Education and Training, literacy is and always will be a topic of conversation in South Africa, where 3,7-million people are illiterate. The reasons for these illiteracy rates are vast and range from the legacy of Apartheid to the...