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Helping the youth to get and keep real jobs at real companies
Date posted: June 19, 2013
The saga of those many young South Africans with a matric or equivalent who have not been able to secure permanent full-time employment is legend. Not far behind are those young individuals who might have a degree or tertiary qualifications …Read more
Avoidance better than cure, says workplace safety expert
Date posted: June 3, 2013
The most unlikely accidents frequently occur in the workplace. Businesses should pursue a policy of avoidance rather than cure given the statistical regularity. This makes both good economic sense as well as in ensuring a safe working environment for employees …Read more
eDeaf gets a hearing
Date posted: May 8, 2013
Joining forces to empower the deaf in the workplace Media Works, the Johannesburg based, adult education and training specialist has joined forces with eDeaf to empower the previously marginalised Deaf community by finding candidates suitable employment and providing them with …Read more
94 year-old student proves you’re never too old to learn
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A 94-year old Eastern Cape farm worker has fulfilled a life-long dream of learning to read and write. Vuyisile Jonono was born in 1918 at the Krantzdrift Farm in the Eastern Cape. His family was poor, and coupled with there …Read more
FLC Workshop Western Cape – 9 May 2013 (Thursday)
Date posted: May 2, 2013
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FLC Workshop Eastern Cape – 8 May 2013 (Wednesday)
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FLC Workshop Northern Cape – 24 April 2013 (Wednesday)
Date posted: March 27, 2013
The FLC Workshop is coming to the Northern Cape on the 24th of April. Keynote speakers include Jackie Carroll, Melissa King, Esther Medupe and Dennis Lamberti. View Larger Map
State is crowding private sector out of education … with seriously adverse consequences
Date posted: March 12, 2013
The most recent set of matric results – and the subsequent stampede for scarce tertiary education courses – have focused heightened attention on Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) and Further Education and Training (FET) colleges. Yes, the higher education …Read more
Palabora Mine FLC programme shows great results
Date posted: February 12, 2013
Palabora Mining Company has been running the Media Works Foundational Learning Competence (FLC) programme for the past year and has recorded a staggering 70% pass rate. “We are delighted at the outcome of the FLC training that we instituted at …Read more
How do we give the lost Matriculants of South Africa direction?
Date posted: January 21, 2013
Written by Jackie Carroll, CEO of Media Works, the leading supplier of Adult Education (ABET) Training in South Africa As featured in The Citizen on the 4th of December 2012 and on www.destinyconnect.com on the 11th of December. Matric students …Read more
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