Newsflash April 2019

APPETD Team members appointed:

We are very pleased to announce the return of Ms Kim Bonaconsa to the APPETD team in her capacity as the General Manager. For any enquiries contact her on gm@appetd.org.za

APPETD also welcomes, Ms Alida Botes, who will be looking after the membership and marketing portfolio. Coming from the Hospitality and Tourism background, Alida has amazing people’s skills and great social media marketing skills. For any membership and marketing related enquiries you can contact her on membership@appetd.org.za

ETDP SETA Funded Projects:

1. RPL Advisor skills programme

Accolades

Dear Kim (VeryCoolIdeas)
Thank you for inviting me as a guest speaker – has really been such a pleasant experience!
It was evident that the delegates are enjoying the training and that you really managed to established a community of practice.
Best of luck with all the good work that you are doing – you are a truly amazing woman!
Nice to have met.
Regards,
Dr Snyman (RPL specialist, with UNISA)

2. Professional Learning Designer programme

The Learning Designer programme was facilitated by Assessment College of S.A in three provinces i.e. Cape Town, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Leaners participated actively in the discussions and various practical case studies given. Well done to everyone!

Announcement

APPETD announced the Private Provider RPL Reference Group to be captained by Dr Shirley Lloyd to compliment the drive and importance of RPL as well as design and develop practical, workable RPL framework for providers. Watch your mailbox for further information.

More Education News:

Special focus on collaboration in education at The Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2019. For the full article, click on the link:  https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/499/188097.html

Challenges in education system hamper pupils’ progression – Maluleke. Challenges within the basic education system do hamper the transition of many pupils to post-school education. Click on the link for the full article: https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/challenges-in-education-system-hamper-pupils-progression-maluleke-20136175

Second-thoughts about studies? As First Years prepare to head off to higher education for the first time, many are having second thoughts about their chosen course or institution. While feelings of uncertainty are healthy and normal, an education expert also warns parents and prospective students to rather look at all their options now and change course right away if necessary, instead of taking a wait-and-see approach. Click on the link for the full article: https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/second-thoughts-about-studies-12650057

Stakeholders welcome limited student debt write-off. The allocation by the South African government of nearly ZAR1 billion (US$69 million) towards the settling of the debt to universities owed by 52,514 current higher education students funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been welcomed by students and other stakeholders. Click here for the full article: https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190328160610368

In the drive for more researchers, do we neglect teaching? With the current focus on the need for more early-career researchers, has South African academia lost sight of the importance of teaching? Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Johannesburg, Professor Angina Parekh, threw a curve ball to her heavyweight collection of peers at the Universities South Africa-Association of Commonwealth Universities early-career researcher symposium last week when she bemoaned the strong emphasis at the two-day indaba on the development of young researchers without any focus on teaching. For the full article, click here: https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190320104225107

Should you have any queries of comments for APPETD, please do not hesitate to contact us on helpdesk@appetd.org.za