THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 16:16 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 16:16 |
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Report accuses Unizulu council of corruptionThe former council of UniZulu has been accused of corruption in a report detailing findings of a forensic investigation into the university's affairs. Championing education as we did the World CupIf we were able to rise to the occasion of football's greatest spectacle, surely we should be able to focus the same energy in improving education. Green paper 'not merely meeting the needs of business'Proposals regarding training of further education and training college lecturers being considered. Barbarians at UJ’s gate are just victimsThose in the stampede succumbed to the ideology of rampant individualism. Blade's paper fails to make the cutEducation minister's proposals will achieve nothing in our neoliberal environment. Sub-par matric is a ticket to desperationThe dramatic rise in the pass rate over the past two years raises unrealistic expectations about entry into higher education. Blade's green paper cuts to the education coreHigher Education Minister Blade Nzimande's new policy document offers an unflinchingly thorough analysis of SA's training needs, but is it enough? Mixed reaction to minister's proposals to improve trainingExperts question the proposal of a new application system for universities and the touting of FET colleges as a viable alternative to universities. It's time to put some fat on FETFET colleges need vast improvements if they are going to compete with universities, experts say. Blade: FET colleges must become students' top choiceBlade Nzimande says the focus of higher education will shift from universities to FET colleges, which must be overhauled in line with workplace needs. |
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