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TVET colleges located in district and rural areas can play a role in training and skilling people to protect their communities against the destruction of climate change events.
ARTICLE

TVET colleges can help municipalities weather climate change

There is an opportunity to re-imagine colleges that are responsive and relevant

  • Helga Jansen Daugbjerg
4 min read
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EDUCATION

Tackling the disconnect between colleges and communities

A blueprint for strengthening the power of TVET education to grow society and the economy

  • Helga Jansen Daugbjerg
6 min read
While coal producers stand to benefit from stronger prices and export demand, researchers warn that increased coal production and exports carry significant environmental and social costs, from greenhouse gas emissions to the impacts borne by communities living near mines and coal-fired power stations. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BLESSING MANALE

Have coal industry workers been left in the dark?

South Africa’s transition to renewable energy is challenged by a shortage of planning, skills development and training, an investigation by Oxpeckers finds

  • Thabo Molelekwa
  • Oxpeckers
11 min read
COLLEGES

Vocational training set to be revitalised, says higher education department

The department of higher education and training is on track to revitalise the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college system

  • Nkosinathi Sishi
10 min read
One of the best ways to achieve and maintain equal opportunity in South Africa is through quality education that targets the poor and offers them the means to gain experience and advance their prospects in a substantial way.
BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

OPINION| Amend laws to allow businesses to boost education and food security

Prioritise vocational training, introduce economic empowerment for the disadvantaged in the place of black economic empowerment and amend the Consumer Protection Act to enable…

  • Sindile Vabaza
5 min read
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION

New education certificate could help limit school dropouts

To be effective, the General Education Certificate must plug gaps, not create new ones

  • Rahima Essop
  • Kristal Duncan-Williams
  • Merle Mansfield
6 min read
BLADE NZIMANDE

UFS: Private security moves on campus to monitor protests

The vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State has spoken about academic measures for students for the academic year following the national shutdown

  • Aliyah Price
3 min read