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ISSN 2076-7021
FET College Times
Volume 37
June 2014 The Official Quarterly DHET VCET College Newsletter and Journal
Colleges prepare students
for the World of Work
FET Week: 4 - 8 August
IN THIS ISSUE:
Colleges prepare for World of Work Cover Story
Colleges prepare students for
T his edition of FET College Times
marks the 10th Anniversary since the
publication was conceptualised under
there is a wealth of good practice to
share in this sector, and that contrary
to popular belief, a wide range of
the World of Work
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the authority of a Provincial Education practitioners in the TVET sector are
Department as a consequence of a ‘ready, willing and able’ to record and From the Ministry
Editorial Team funding grant made available from publish their work and achievements!
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the Support to Education and Skills Continuing in this spirit in this edition
Editor: Keith Loynes Development (SESD) programme. The we feature reports on International Cutting Edge News
Rotating Assistant Editors: Colleen SESD programme was then an initiative Benchmarking, Work Integrated
Brennon, Ivan Swart of the Danish aid organisation DANIDA Learning, Cutting Edge Technological Page 5 - 7
Language Editor: (Danish International Development Innovation in teaching and learning
Dr Peter Merrington Agency), and we are pleased to provide practices in the sector, Partnerships, Movers and Shakers
Design & Printing: tangible evidence of the enduring Artisan Development, graduates who
Blue Dot Ink legacy of international partnerships of succeed in many spheres, and a host Page 8
Copyright this nature. of best practice examples to start an Campus Matters
energetic debate and trigger innovation
DHET FET Colleges, Private Bag X174, From these modest beginnings, FET in your own college. In addition, colleges Page 9 - 25
Pretoria, 0001 South Africa, June 2014 College Times has grown into a self- show their social conscience in a variety
funding, national publication now of activities including caring for our Policy & Operational Shifts
FET Colleges Website published under the authority of the environment through green initiatives.
Department of Higher Education and Page 26 - 30
www.fetcolleges.co.za Training. The distribution of its online Marking the mid-term point for the 2014
and printed editions now far exceeds Academic Year, we wish all our readers Intellectual Debate
Cover Photograph 10 000 copies with an ever growing much wisdom, courage and resilience
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list of subscribers, contributors and as you work towards achieving the best
Colleges prepare students for the advertisers. For a sector specific academic year results ever. Armed with
World of Work. Photograph supplied by College Contact Details
publication this is no mean feat. It at your copy of FET College Times, you are
College of Cape Town.
once bears testimony to the fact that bound to succeed! Page 32
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I n April the Department of Higher
Education and Training (DHET)
welcomed the new members of the
All this indicates that strengthening
the management of education and
training institutions is a priority for
Contributors
Technical and Vocational Education my department. That is why we have
Patience Zazini, Samantha Griffiths, and Training (TVET) College Councils appointed new councils to govern the programmes and qualifications offered
Lloyed Pakade, Heinrich Robertson, at a special function. They came from TVET colleges. These appointments by the different institutions. It follows
Riaan Hoffman, Lehlohonolo Mphuti, a broad spectrum of society, including will not only bring stability where it was that the leadership of councils must
Colleen Brennon, Buhle Zwane, the private sector, education, labour previously lacking, but will also enable be effective, efficient, dedicated and
Sharon Grobbelaar, Olwen Solomon, and non-governmental organisations. us to explore new ideas and innovations motivated. Colleges must provide the
Marianna Herne, Adele Ebrahim, The appointment of a proportion of the and to build partnerships between quality education and training required
Nadine Moodaely, Wilma de Villiers, council members from employers in the colleges and various stakeholders, by the hundreds of thousands of young
Ivan Swart, Conway Evertson, Maurice public and private sectors and NGOs is including employers and communities. people who enter these institutions
Germond, Cheslynn Johnson, Cheryl no accident: we believe that they can every year. We have undertaken the
Fester, Kabedi Mpopofe, Jandré assist us in opening doors to workplace If TVET colleges are to play a role in long but thorough process of identifying
Bakker, Tina Little, Tamzyn Arendse, training for our students. building a more equitable society, and appointing council members,
Marian Theron, Hester van Zyl, David simultaneously tackling economic and the best the country can produce, to
Gleesen, Melanie Vermaak, Karin
The appointment of these council social inequalities and providing access provide the governance leadership so
Hendricks, Gwen Harmsen, Carol
members is central to building to quality education and training, strong dearly needed in our colleges.
Dwyer, Unity Jegels, Monica Koen,
Danny Somerset, Mohammed Hassan,
TVET colleges, as they must provide institutions have to be established.
Theophilus Nji, Dr Joy Papier guidance, direction and oversight. The Central to building and sustaining I am therefore confident that all
colleges are the cornerstone of the post- these institutions is the role of college appointed council members will govern
school sector with a major role to play councils which must ensure that the their colleges effectively. This is an
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in transforming education and training. colleges are well governed. Ensuring opportunity for these councillors to be
Webmail: www.fetcolleges.co.za For this reason I launched a turnaround proper management and governance innovative and show vision, building
http://www.fetcolleges.co.za/ strategy for the colleges in 2012. of all our TVET colleges is a core task excellent and efficient TVET colleges.
Site_FET_College_Times.asp in tackling structural inequalities in our It is essential that they commit
The White Paper on Post-School education system. themselves to the task ahead and
Advertising, Subscriptions Education and Training which ensure that the colleges are responsive,
and editorial matters: we launched in January sets out Council members will need to develop dynamic, and of high quality, developing
strategies to improve the capacity a profound understanding of the technically competent and confident
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of the post-school system to meet nature of the post-school system when young people, transforming their lives
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directions to guide the DHET and plans for their respective colleges.
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Wed, 30 July 2014 the post-school sector in helping to The various components of the post- Dr EB Nzimande, MP
Supported by subscribers and build a developmental state, vibrant school education and training system Minister of Higher Education and
advertisers democracy and flourishing economy. must articulate seamlessly between Training
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FROM THE MINISTRY
Swiss Chamber of
Commerce partners
with the Department
of Higher Education
and Training
Editor’s Note: The following is the keynote address that was given by
Dr Nzimande at the launch of the partnership which took place at Ekurhuleni
West College in April. Dignitaries included Mr Heinrich Maurer, the Acting
Ambassador from the Swiss Embassy, Mr Bob Judelson, the Vice President of
the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Managing Director of Portman Wealth,
The Director-General, Mr Gwebinkundla Qonde, The Representative of the
Swiss Embassy, Mr John Pampallis, Deputy-Director General Dr Maboreng
Maharaswa, and Mr Ken Duncan from the Swiss South African Cooperation
Initiative.
Good morning to you all.
T oday we are celebrating the launch of DHET and the Swiss Chamber of Dr Blade Nzimande
Commerce Partnership programme. This programme will, amongst other things,
ensure the full empowerment of our students and lecturers from Technical and For those of you who follow the work of this department, you will know that Work-
Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, developing people who are highly Integrated Learning (WIL) is one of our most critical initiatives. In 2013-14 we have
skilled and qualified. formally launched WIL programmes in three provinces, Gauteng, the Free State and
KwaZulu-Natal, in partnership with the respective provincial governments.
Today’s launch would have not been possible without the Swiss business community,
here with us today, and we really thank them for showing visionary leadership. I can say straight out, in fact, that WIL is our greatest priority in achieving access to
education, followed by the quality and relevance of programmes delivered. Simply
To provide a brief background: towards the latter part of last year the Swiss Chamber put, quality and relevance are directly measured by the interest industry shows in
of Commerce requested a meeting with me selecting our learners for employment.
to discuss a partnership between Swiss If our learners are unable to find
businesses and our TVET colleges. As
the Department of Higher Education and “... enabling, amongst other things, employment after the completion of
their studies, their education becomes
Training (DHET) we responded positively.
our students to receive workplace meaningless: it becomes education
for unemployment.
After all, as government we have strong
diplomatic relations with Switzerland. I, training and possibly become future Let me sketch the realities of TVET in
together with some of the senior officials the country. This will enable you all to
from my Department, met with the Swiss
business delegation.
employees of Swiss enterprises ” see that as DHET we take vocational
schooling very seriously.
After listening to their proposed partnership, which would see some of our TVET When I became the Minister of Higher Education and Training in 2009, enrolment at
colleges working closely with Swiss companies, enabling, amongst other things, our universities exceeded that in the college sector by almost 4 to 1. Very little funding
students to receive workplace training and possibly become future employees of was being directed to TVET colleges and student enrolment was dwindling. The
Swiss enterprises, we were convinced that my Department should partner with the country’s industry was very vocal and critical about the lack of industry-related
Swiss Chamber of Commerce. programmes in colleges. These included the NATED programmes, better known as
the ‘N’ programmes, which had been discontinued.
This programme will involve the following key aspects:
Little knowledge existed about the National Certificate Vocational NC (V) and,
• Lecturers will be placed in Swiss companies for workplace exposure frankly, the college system was in a downward spiral. As more and more industries
• Industry experts from Swiss companies will be placed in the colleges on exchange disinvested in this sector, the quality of programmes suffered, throughput and pass
• Lecturers and experts from Switzerland will be placed in colleges in specifically rates declined and enrolments dropped.
nominated programmes
• Learners will be placed in the workplace for practical exposure Needless to say, this situation was untenable with unemployment rising in the
• Learners will undergo work-integrated learning in the organisations country and many industries complaining, as they still are, about the lack of skills.
• Curriculum enhancements will be made to the programme to ensure relevance of Drastic measures were needed to turn this desperate situation around and this is
the programmes for industry, and finally where the DHET came in. From 2009 to date, I am pleased to say that we have
• Learners may be recruited by the organisations after training, for employment. made significant progress.
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For example, we reintroduced the ‘N’ programmes required by industry and are Furthermore, we have focused on enhancing the skills programmes identified by
actively promoting industry-focused occupational programmes in TVET colleges. We the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and much needed by Swiss companies. These
have also established the Work-Integrated Learning Chief Directorate to strengthen include:
the initiative of placing learners in the workplace.
• Information Technology
TVET student enrolments increased by 131% from 345 566 in 2010. We are targeting • Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
800 000 in 2014. Our 2030 enrolment targets are 1.62 million in public universities, • Sales and Marketing
2.5 million in TVET colleges, 1 million in community colleges and 0.5 million in • Office Administration
private institutions. • Accounting, and
• Business Studies.
“All these interventions will This partnership programme will include engagements and exchanges between our
college lecturers and industry. In that way lecturers will be exposed to the latest
help the sector to gain traction, developments and trends in their respective fields, whilst industry specialists will
give lectures to students from Ekurhuleni West TVET College.
and above all this we need industry’s We are also considering a lecturer and specialist exchange programme between
participation and investment in colleges in Switzerland and our local TVET colleges in an effort to enhance
knowledge and skills. This partnership will also work actively on career guidance
skills development.” programmes for students.
It goes without saying that Ekurhuleni West and Westcol TVET colleges will greatly
benefit from this initiative. The participating Swiss companies will equally benefit.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) budget for 2014/15 amounts to For example, at the end of the programme, Swiss companies will be provided with
R6 billion, comprising R3.9 billion set aside for universities and R2.1 billion for TVET suitably qualified learners who could be taken up for employment. Appropriately
college bursaries and loans. This budget has grown from R578 million in 2005 to skilled employees are needed by industry. This programme will provide you with
over R9 billion in 2014, taking into account all bursaries and loans administered by a pool from which to select. A great deal of effort has gone into ensuring that this
NSFAS from other Government departments and entities. programme gets off the ground. I am confident that the two colleges, with the support
of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and the DHET, will make it a success. We have
We are also building twelve new TVET college campuses in different parts of the also realised that a single year programme will not be adequate to ensure significant
country. All fifty existing TVET colleges have shifted from being a provincial to a and tangible results and together with our Swiss partners we have decided to extend
national competence, making it easy for the DHET to manage them effectively. this programme to three years.
Furthermore, as DHET we have asked SETAS to open offices in TVET colleges mainly
to facilitate work placement. To date more than forty SETA offices have been opened Allow me to talk about a related but slightly separate matter which is equally important
in the country’s various TVET colleges. in the context of this initiative. Following a request from our Swiss partners, we have
engaged the Department of Trade and Industry to look at the latest published Broad-
TVET colleges are indeed the foundation of our post-school education system. Our Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes with a view to understanding
White Paper on post-school education, launched on January 16, emphasises the how these could be used to support this skills programme.
crucial role of technical and vocational education that combines academic and
workplace learning. We have asked DTI to support companies in undertaking work which will earn them
B-BBEE points and at the same time help secure them the skills they require. As
It sets out our strategies for transforming it further and ensuring that it leads to a a department we think this initiative will help redirect large businesses to support
brighter future for its students and for the country. This new policy will strengthen our objectives.We have met with the DTI and together with the Swiss and other
and expand the public colleges, enabling them to attract a large proportion of school companies we will be developing an implementation guide for the codes in the area
leavers and become institutions of choice. of skills development. This will direct the efforts of companies towards supporting
the objectives of the post-school education and training system.
Key objectives in strengthening TVET colleges include improving access, throughput
rates, management capacity, student support services and student accommodation.
We intend to develop management information systems, strengthen governance,
increase funding, build partnerships between colleges and local employers, and
“We have asked DTI to support
improve the placement of college graduates in jobs.
companies in undertaking work which
From this outline you can see clearly that the TVET college sector is the cornerstone
of our post-school education system, critical for the provision of skills for the will earn them B-BBEE points and at
development of industry and the economy of this country.
the same time help secure them the
All these interventions will help the sector to gain traction, and above all this we
need industry’s participation and investment in skills development. Without this it
would be difficult to succeed. Industry can help us mould our colleges and ensure
skills they require.”
that they meet the economy’s needs, enabling our young people to gain meaningful
employment. The Swiss Chamber of Commerce has initiated discussions around this matter and
we believe that it will be of national importance for all companies operating within
I am happy that our partner, the Swiss Chamber of Commerce, has proposed South Africa to be part of this initiative. We therefore invite all corporates to work with
supporting our colleges in developing the highly skilled and qualified employees the DHET and DTI on this initiative.
which they and other industrialists need. We really require and urge the whole private
sector to follow in the footsteps of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce. In conclusion, let me take this opportunity to once more commend the Swiss
Chamber of Commerce for stepping forward in such a wholehearted and committed
Ekurhuleni West TVET College and Westcol TVET College have been selected for manner. Once more I would like to stress that this initiative holds benefits for
this project due to their location and their accessibility to most Swiss companies participating colleges and industry alike. I am therefore challenging all other South
in Gauteng. Depending on the project’s success, we may later expand it outside African based companies, big and small, to learn from this initiative. My message to
Gauteng to rural and other colleges. them is: invest in the South African post-school education and training system as the
Swiss have done. Government alone cannot succeed without the contribution of the
Two campuses from each of these colleges have been identified as participants in private sector. Together we can make meaningful change.
this project. These are Tembisa and Germiston, under Ekurhuleni West College, and
Carltonville and Randfontein under Westcol. I thank you.
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CUTTING EDGE NEWS
Students with the future in their palms!
Editor’s Note: Patience Zazini is the Head of Marketing and on the basis of current evidence.
Communications for South West Gauteng College. South West Gauteng College The tablet initiative which in itself is
is certainly testing the boundaries in terms of moving colleges into the twenty- designed to put each and every student
first century. The college is anxious to roll-out an e-learning and student tablet in the college on the information and
initiative and the question is, are teaching and learning material providers knowledge economy highway, is not a
ready? The college makes an observation in this regard in this article. once-off initiative, but integrated within
a far bigger plan. The bigger plan seeks
PATIENCE ZAZINI and Development centres and employs to interface the college with SA’s green
over 30 000 research professionals. economy objectives. Furthermore,
S outh West Gauteng College has yet
again taken a lead – and not for
the last time! This time around, they
ZTE customised the tablets for the
college as part of their undertakings
in partnership with the institution. The
on the technology front, the college’s
campuses are already networked with
wi-fi access so that the classroom is no
Mr Sandile Zwane, Manager of
ZTE, the number three digital and
became the first public college in the Level 4 National Certificate (Vocational) long limited to the classroom. telephony company in the world who
country to put learning material onto the NC (V)) exit level students were the first had the tablets custom-made for the
tablet platform and to provide tablets to to lay hands on the tablets in a four-year In terms of the tablet initiative, ‘The college, as part of their partnership
all their Level 4 NC (V) students. This pilot project. The project will culminate initial plan was also to extend the pilot with the college
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college the sweetheart of every one of 20 000) discarding traditional textbooks found not to have the material in ready followed by NC (V) Level 3 students and
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said. In the words of the Evangelist TB hard-copy textbooks and heavy bags
This historic event was made possible One thing that is patently clear for all Joshua, ‘the best is yet to come.’ ‘This on the shoulders of its students to the
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DECADE OF THE ARTISAN
Deputy Minister
presides at international
competition
SAMANTHA GRIFFITHS
D r Blade Nzimande, at the launch of the White Paper for Post-School Education
and Training in Pretoria on 16 January 2014, stated that ‘over 3.4 million of
the country’s young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are not in employment,
education or training and a strategy is required to pull them out of the doldrums of
poverty and misery.’
One of the ways that government aims to remedy this situation is to encourage
the youth to improve and develop their skills at Technical and Vocational Education
and Training colleges (FET or TVET colleges). In his official address at the opening
of the FET College Summit in September 2010, Dr Nzimande declared that
government would aim at ‘making public FET colleges institutions of excellence’ and
‘challenge the widespread perception that they are poorly resourced, second-choice
institutions’. The College of Cape Town has taken the responsibility to deliver on this
mandate by implementing various improvement strategies. One of the strategies is
to collaborate with TVET colleges from abroad and participate in skills competitions
nationally and internationally.
The most recent competition project took place from 2 to 8 March when Kendal
College (United Kingdom) was hosted for a week by the College of Cape Town. During Student competitor Phylicia Cloete, Hairdressing L3 and model Robyn Daniels
this week, staff and students collaborated and mentored each other in preparation
for the competition event, which took the form of a cook-off on 5 March for the
Hospitality students and a hairdressing competition on the morning of 6 March. ‘A fantastic day, all in all,’ he said. ‘I love working with students from the College of
Cape Town. I once again accepted four students coming to work in my restaurant. I
A panel of celebrity judges evaluated the skills of the students during the competition. have been a partner with the College of Cape Town for over a year now. I always try
The Hospitality competition was judged by Chef Dylan Jacobs who is the Executive to avail myself for events of this nature. It’s important to give back and make time
Chef of the internationally known and award-winning restaurant Five Flies, Ms for the upcoming students.’
Illanique van Aswegen, chef and freelance food stylist from Taste and Food and Home
magazines, and Ms Zola Nene, the highly acclaimed chef and food stylist from the The second day of the competition also boasted an impressive panel of industry
Expresso show on SABCTV. When asked about her thoughts of the competition, Ms leaders. The Beauty and Haircare competition was judged by Frank Fouwden,
Nene responded, ‘My impression was that it was really great. All of the competitors Salon Owner and Hair Stylist of the Year in 2014, Elma Titus, external assessor
did an amazing job! They all cook with such confidence, which is such a great trait and trichologist, Pamela Lamprecht, salon owner, external assessor and trade test
to have. When you are confident in the kitchen, it means that you are doing what you moderator, Mark Slater, competition judge and lecturer at Northlink College, and
are passionate about. The food was presented beautifully, cooked beautifully and Hugo Minnie, an ex-student, annual competition winner and national competition
seasoned beautifully. It is a great testament judge for Salon Owner. The judges of the
to the quality of people that are coming up in hairdressing competition found this too to
the industry.’ Ms van Aswegen and Mr Jacobs
agreed with Ms Nene’s positive remarks. ‘I
The attendance of such be of a high standard. ‘I think the standard
of work is good and it shows imagination,’
was very impressed with the skills of the
students,’ said Ms van Aswegen. ‘Both teams
prestigious judges at this said Frank Fouwden. ‘This type of
competition is really quite stimulating. It
were neck-and-neck. They all did a great job
in a very stressful situation. They were all
competition provides proof of the pushes the students and takes them out of
their comfort zone.’
very professional.’
college’s immense dedication to The two competitions were followed in
Mr Louis Van Niekerk, Principal and CEO
of the College of Cape Town, expressed his quality partnerships. the afternoon with a prize-giving lunch for
parents, guests, sponsors and industry
enthusiasm at witnessing the opportunities partners. Deputy Minister of Higher
that this competition holds for the students: Education and Training, Mr Mduduzi Manana, was the guest of honour and shook
‘Our academic and support staff go to tremendous lengths to secure linkages the hands of the winners.
and partnerships with important role-players in commerce and industry and with
the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs). The attendance of such For the Hairdressing competition, in the category of Wedding Artistry, Phylicia Cloete
prestigious judges at this competition provides proof of the college’s immense from the College of Cape Town took first place, Chelsea William-Webb from the
dedication to quality partnerships. The College of Cape Town is devoted to being College of Cape Town came second, and Megan Kayser, also from the College of
an institution of excellence that develops the potential of clients through quality Cape Town, was third. In the category of Colour, Cut and Style, Lauren Gelderbloem
education and training in response to the skills development requirements of the of College of Cape Town was first, followed by Emma Witney and Sophie Knowles of
country.’ Kendal College. In the category of Freedom of Expression, Lauren Gelderbloem of
College of Cape Town was again in first place, Sophie Knowles, Kendal College came
Chef Jacobs is just one of the industry leaders who will be working closely with second and Aimee Wilson, Kendal College was third. Taking the highest accumulative
students from the College of Cape Town in the future. scores into account for overall winner, Kendal College emerged as the winning team.
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In the Hospitality competition, the prize for the Best Performing Chef, which includes to compete globally and this encourages exactly that! Well done!’ Ms Tilly Reddy,
kitchen management and plating performance, was awarded to Zack Sharp from Academic Manager of Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing, Hospitality, Travel & Tourism at
Kendal College. In addition, the prize for Front of House, which includes food and the College of Cape Town and one of the event’s primary organisers, stated that the
beverage service and table décor, was awarded to Bryn Stacey from Kendal College. College of Cape Town’s ultimate goal in hosting this competition was to have staff
And finally, the overall winner for best cooking performance, kitchen management and students from the college, and from public TVET colleges in general, represent
and food and beverage service, table décor, cooking and plating, was also awarded South Africa at future WorldSkills events:
to Kendal College. Deputy Minister Manana commended every competitor on their
efforts: ‘You are all winners in this competition as the skills you have learnt will never ‘The College of Cape Town is constantly striving to provide high quality education and
be lost and will set you apart from others in your life going forward. Keep up the training to help graduates equip themselves with skills and competencies needed
hard work.’ to gain and retain employment. The college
wants to gain exposure and experience in
The competition will be reciprocated when
a College of Cape Town delegation visits
“You are all winners in this this arena.
Kendal College from 22 to 29 March. The
Deputy Minister wished them well for their competition as the skills you have This and other skills competition projects will
be used as trajectories to help the college’s
travels: ‘To the South African learners
traveling to the United Kingdom later this learnt will never be lost and will students and staff improve their standard of
performance so that it meets the standards
month, enjoy every minute of it, and open as set by WorldSkills. Essentially, we hope to
your eyes and mind to the world around set you apart from others in your be the pioneers and trendsetters within the
you. They say that travel broadens the mind. public TVET space. It is the college’s vision
This is true, so make the most of your time
abroad.
life going forward.” to prepare our students for the challenges of
WorldSkills in 2015.’
We are all aware of the difficulties our country is facing around youth unemployment, In closing, Deputy Minister Manana commended Ms Reddy and the College of Cape
and the critical role our colleges can and must play to develop skills for employment. Town for setting the benchmark for other competitions of this nature: ‘The College
Our initiative to develop artisans and to promote artisanship is aimed at addressing of Cape Town is one of our progressive colleges and has understood the need to
these challenges. Today’s function supports artisans such as hairdressers and benchmark the skills we are teaching against international best practice.
chefs. These are recognised trades in South Africa and I would like to think of you,
the participants here today, as ambassadors for the “Decade of the Artisan.”’ This is exactly what we need if we are to develop this country into a true global
competitor. From their participation they have not only brought back ideas, but they
Local chef and TV personality Sibahle ‘Siba’ Mtongana, host of the TV series ‘Siba’s have implemented concrete actions towards systemic improvements in our country.’
Table’, was also a guest of honour at the prize-giving lunch, and he agreed with The Deputy Minister concluded that ‘it is only through initiatives such as these that
the Deputy Minister on this point: ‘I commend the College of Cape Town for this we will be able to give effect to the call by Minister of Higher Education and Training,
skills development initiative. There aren’t nearly enough South African chefs, so the honourable Dr Blade Nzimande, to make our Technical Vocational Education and
skills development is very important. The world has gone smaller and we need Training Colleges institutions of choice.’
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
From local to celebrity chef
LLOYED PAKADE up a position as Chef. Her inspiration to
AND HEINRICH ROBERTSON become a lecturer came when Boland
College placed some of their students
K okedoor, now in its second season,
is a brand-new thirteen-episode
television show on KykNet DSTV where
at Noop Restaurant in Paarl as part
of their Workplace Based Experience
programme.
chefs with different backgrounds,
cooking experience and talents, are ‘I then realised that I had a passion for
showcased in order to single out teaching students the finer points within
the country’s best chefs in action. the hospitality industry and I decided to
Whether it is desserts, baking cakes complete my Postgraduate Certificate
or homemade biltong, these chefs are in Education,’ explains Cindy.
taking food to a whole new delectable
level of cooking. In 2011 Cindy’s dream of tutoring and
mentoring future chefs and cooks came
In season 2, are two of Northlink true when she successfully applied for
College’s former students, Cindy a lecturing position at the West Coast
Cindy’s dream of tutoring future
chefs and cooks came true when she
successfully applied for a lecturing
position at the West Coast College’s
Malmesbury campus Cindy Menigo and Marius Uys (photographed above), both former Northlink
College students, currently feature on a popular television programme
‘Kokkedoor’, in which they compete for the chance to host their own culinary
Menigo and Marius Uys who followed College’s Malmesbury campus. She Celebrity television show
a Hospitality course at the Tygerberg soon became one of the most popular
Campus in 2003. lecturers at the campus and her hands- home town. ‘I no longer live there for in itself,’ she said, justifiably satisfied.
on approach found favour with the over ten years now but my bloodline is After numerous auditions and sleepless
Cindy Menigo who resides in hospitality students. still from the Karoo,’ says Cindy. nights she finally made it to the top
Malmesbury but who is originally from thirty and is currently competing for the
the charming town of Prince Albert in Cindy explains that when she saw the She adds, ‘After matriculating, I went prestigious Kokkedoor 2014 crown.
the Karoo, graduated in Hospitality show for the first time, it immediately against my father’s wishes by coming
studies, Culinary Arts, at Northlink appealed to her seeing that the show to the “wild” big city of Cape Town Marius Uys, who is originally from
College in 2006 and subsequently took was being hosted in Prince Albert, her to pursue my dream of studying to the resort town of Gordon’s Bay on
become a Chef. I started to learn more the False Bay coastline in the Cape
and more about the wonders of food Peninsula, studied Hotel Management
during my student years following the at Northlink’s Tygerberg Campus.
City and Guilds Culinary Arts course at
Northlink College.’ Cindy mentions that ‘There is nothing better than to see
four years ago at the age of 25, she was people enjoying great food and knowing
diagnosed with breast cancer. that they enjoyed it without them having
to say a word,’ Marius explains. ‘Over
‘However, I used cooking as a therapy the years I’ve gained a lot of experience.
to keep strong and am proud to say I want to teach people how to cook
that I am a breast cancer survivor wisely, what food to buy and how to
and have been “clean” since 2010.’ make a great meal out of what you
Cindy possesses an immense amount have in your kitchen. It must be like
of passion for educating the less a story book because that’s how I get
privileged youth on how exciting food my inspiration- from recipe books,’ he
and service can be. How fun it is to get adds.
paid for punching bread dough instead
of punching people and ending up in Kokedoor has given some of the finest
prison! Cindy specialises in pastry and talent in the country the opportunity to
baking and considers her chocolate showcase what they have in store for
cake as one of the best in the business. the viewers. At the end of the series
the winner will have the opportunity
‘This show has changed my life in so to launch his or her own cooking
many ways. I can now present my show. With Northlink College having
food with confidence and open myself two former students on the show, the
for criticism and suggestions. Just the chances of a former Northlink student
mere fact that I was chosen as one of winning are so much better. We extend
Cindy Menigo, Senior Hospitality lecturer at West Coast College the participants of the show is a victory our best wishes to the competitors.
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CAMPUS MATTERS
Work-Integrated Learning: Where there’s a
WIL(L), there’s a way
Editor’s Note: Riaan Hoffman is the Senior Clerk in the Work-
Integrated Learning Department at Boland College.
RIAAN HOFFMAN to source key partnerships that are
relevant to the Boland College mix of
T he Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
Department of Boland College was
established in March 2012. At the
programmes and qualifications.
‘Work-Integrated Learning can only be
time, only two staff members were successful if the entire institution works
appointed. The good results produced together. Our WIL colleagues are the
by these two employees, along with the connectors but our true custodians are
increasing strategic value of a properly our lecturing staff. Their commitment
resourced WIL department, soon to providing quality training enables The WIL-ling team are, from left to right, Ishmael Davids who is one of the
necessitated growth. Management the WIL team to sell a quality product, SAGDA interns, Bonisile Kondile of the WIL Department, Boland College, SAGDA
displayed commitment to the cause and as it were,’ said Wendy Adams, Vice project manager Thandwa Mashinini, Lizeka Kosani of the WIL Department,
appointed six additional staff members Principal, Innovation and Development Boland College, Wandile Mdakane (another SAGDA intern) and Riaan Hoffman
on contract thanks to an investment at Boland College. Since 2012, of the WIL Department, Boland College
from the National Skills Fund. progress has also been made with
the implementation of the Cooperative to their respective courses of study. can add enrichment programmes to
Continuous and concerted endeavours Education Management Information Jandré Bakker, Manager for Marketing supplement the mandatory curricula.
were made towards the establishment System (commonly known as ‘ITS’), and Corporate Communication, stated Another success story concerns the
of the department. Primarily the whereby all student placements are that while the aim of the institution is placements that are supported by the
work entailed the finalising of the managed. to train for employment, the role of the National Skills Fund (NSF). That project
institutional framework (policies and institution as an employer itself should commenced in July 2013 and continues
procedures) for the WIL Department. Among our success stories are the not be undervalued. for a period of 18 months. The
In spite of numerous internal and placements supported by the South project offers stipendiary assistance
external challenges, our objectives African Graduates Development The college has responded by putting to a maximum of 389 students
were maintained and achieved with Association (SAGDA), in collaboration trust in our ‘product’ and employing who are placed with key placement
the successful placement of Boland with the Transport Education and interns in various departments. We partnerships.
College students. The department has Training Authority (TETA). trust that this initiative will be sustained
displayed excellent commitment in in future. It benefits the productivity of The WIL Department is committed
meeting the placement targets for the This project commenced in November the institution, and it also provides the to the cause of the placement of
period 1 January to 31 March 2014, and 2013 and runs until November 2014. opportunity internally to identify any students. The unit is continuously
we have accepted the challenge to meet Fifteen students were placed within possible gaps in the curriculum. Such investigating innovative ways to improve
and exceed future targets. Supportive Boland College in order to gain identified gaps can then be directly its professional service to students and
strategies are being formulated in order appropriate working experience relevant communicated to educator staff who industry.
Minister Nzimande addresses Umgungundlovu students
LEHLOHONOLO MPHUTHI contribute the necessary resources for having an on-going in-house training
student work placement stipends. commitment is absolutely essential
T he Minister of Higher Education
and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande,
says that partnerships with the private
The Minister emphasised that the
colleges and the universities of
for their own long-term success in
order to provide a capable workforce
down the line. It cannot be exclusively
sector are of paramount importance in technology should work together in about the ‘bottom-line’ profit margin.
order to wipe out the high rate of youth terms of curricula articulation. When a No industrial sector in international
unemployment. student from any college has achieved best practice would adopt and be
an N6 qualification and wants to further comfortable with such short-term
Addressing thousands of students their studies, that student should not views of their industry. ‘Work integrated
at Umgungundlovu FET College in have to start that course at the very learning is not a one way street in which
Pietermaritzburg, he said this could beginning if credits are due. This should only the students benefit,’ asserted the
be achieved if all social partners on be the case if proper articulation of Minister. ‘It contributes to the vigour
higher education come on board. curricula has been achieved. and profitability of industry, exposing
He announced that more than the employer to the quality of students
2 600 students from nine colleges Concerning employers, Dr Nzimande from colleges and the curriculum they
will be placed at various government requested commerce and industry to have been studying.’
departments, in the private sector and prioritise new graduates as ‘potential’
municipalities for workplace experience workers rather than expect to be This graduate placement launch was
The Minister addresses students in KwaZulu-Natal. The Sector Education provided with ‘ready-made’ workers organised by the Local Government
at Umgungundlovu FET College in and Training Authorities (SETAs) and that are already fully qualified and SETA, and attended by among others
Pietermaritzburg the private sector are set to facilitate the experienced. He added that apart from SASSETA, WRSETA, Services SETA,
placement of these graduates, as they considerations of social responsibility, HWSETA and the KZN Premier`s office.
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ARTISAN FOCUS
Training a new generation of artisans is how
colleges can help develop SA’s economy
COLLEEN BRENNON The vision for the new site, still in its
planning phase, is therefore to have
S peaking at a breakfast hosted by
False Bay College, Principal Cassie
Kruger revealed that a portion of the
a major construction facility to train
carpenters, plumbers and electricians
and a sophisticated automotive
Denel/Swartklip site (a 491 hectare workshop for students looking to work
parcel of land between Mitchell’s Plain in the automotive retail or component
and Khayelitsha) has been earmarked manufacturing sectors. A renewable
to develop an integrated campus energy facility will support future
focused on technical and vocational demand for component parts that
training located within historically will aid the development of the Green
marginalised areas. This campus will Economy.’
accommodate 3 000 students annually.
According to Mr Kruger, the colleges
This timely intervention is aligned to the will operate in collaboration with the Mr Cassie Kruger, False Bay College Principal, speaks at the college’s strategic
breakfast session
recently tabled Department of Higher input of the SETAs. Industry too will
Education and Training’s (DHET) White be called on to play a greater role in to expose young people in the schools central agency for post-school education
Paper for Post-School Education and bridging the skills gap and shaping and communities to all the opportunities in order to promote transformation
Training which identifies the college the orientation of workplace training that are open to them. Schools look at within the post-school sector and to
sector as central to the provision of and experience. The SETAs and DHET matric results as the final outcome, redress the disparities that currently
post-school education and training. have given special focus to the training where good matric results are seen as exists,’ said Mr Kruger.
Currently colleges still enrol fewer of artisans, declaring this to be the the ultimate objective. But that is not
students than universities, not an decade of the artisan. The vision is the end of the road for the learner. After A clear policy framework to guide the
optimal reality in a country hampered to dispel traditional views of the role completing matric they could be sitting improvement of access to education
by a shortfall in mid-level skills required and scope of technicians and artisans on the pavement and unemployed. The for people with disabilities has also
for economic development and growth. and to offer insight into the complex root cause of most of our problems been outlined. ‘I am very proud of
environments wherein these scarce in the country can be traced back to False Bay College. False Bay College
Mr Kruger explained that there are skills can be deployed. ‘The White unemployment. Whilst many schools do is a leading college in South Africa with
approximately 650 000 students Paper is very clear that we need to re- speak to pupils about career choices, it regard to giving access to students with
enrolled in colleges: ‘The intention, disabilities. The number of invitations we
as set out by the White Paper, is get to address this focus is indicative of
that by 2015 there should be one “The intention, as set out by the White this.’ Modes of delivery have also been
million students enrolled in colleges highlighted with interventions sought
countrywide. This is challenging
colleges with a rapid growth phase that
Paper, is that by 2015 there should by the DHET to seriously investigate
the possibility of providing distance
further envisages two and a half million
students by 2030. The university sector be one million students enrolled in education programmes at TVET and
community college level, including
by comparison has around 937 000 dedicated staff and equipment.
students, with forecasts for 2030 set colleges countrywide.”
to reach 1.6 million students. By that The theoretical component of
point the college sector will be nearly establish a good artisan training system seems that artisanship is not a career apprenticeships might also be offered
twice the size of the university sector. as we have a lack of artisans in our avenue many people consider, and through distance education, especially
This will begin to rectify the ‘inverted country and we are beginning to face I think it is because people do not for those students who live or work far
triangle’ whereby we have more the consequences. If you want a job, know what the work involves, what the from an appropriate college or who
professional engineers in the country become an artisan. It is as simple as potential of these careers is, and the prefer this model. The challenge of
than technicians and artisans. that. The targets set out in the White complex environment in which they delivery today stems from the history
Paper are that we as a country should operate.’ of these institutions. ‘The FET college
‘Attention will be focused on be able to produce 30 000 artisans per infrastructure was inherited from old
strengthening working relationships year by 2030.’ The White Paper also addresses the technical colleges. If you look at 2002
with employers over and above their large proportion of youth and adults when the FET colleges were formed,
integration and articulation with the Mr Kruger explains that the emphasis of who have not completed their schooling, there were 150 technical colleges of
rest of the post-school system. This these colleges is to move to a system of or have never attended school. Part of which 111 were established for the
will be bolstered by additional college work-integrated learning where teaching the mandate of post-school education white population, with the consequent
campuses, the first twelve of which in the colleges will no longer be divorced will be to set up Community Colleges lack of infrastructure in marginalised
are at various stages of development. from the experience in the workplace. for this purpose with the aim of offering communities.
The entire post-school system must The programmes delivered in the a General Education and Training
be expanded to target the more than colleges will be linked to time spent in Certificate and a Senior Certificate for ‘As from July 2014, the college will be
three million young people who are the industry. This link to industry will Adults (NASCA) to afford one million in a position to offer the N1, N2, N3
not in employment, education, or be absolutely crucial. Furthermore, students enrolment opportunities in as well as the N4/N6 programmes
training. This is where colleges rooted the strategy for attracting students to these institutions by 2030. on a blended e-learning platform.
in communities, such as those of TVET programmes will be aimed at And we are still focusing on the people
Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain, will consultation with schools: ‘The plan is ‘The White Paper also talks about a in our immediate environment because
assist in developing skills for local to bring our schools closer to colleges new central application service for the we do not want to believe at this stage
industry, government and commerce, and colleges closer to schools. This is placements of students across the that pure distance learning will produce
while offering a route out of poverty. very important for us because we need system. The White Paper envisages a the results.’
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‘Take what life gives you and don’t give A new group will be starting their
Editor’s note: Soitec is an international industrial company founded in up!’ said Dion Miller, Northlink College block studies in June and Northlink
France in 1992. The company specialises in generating and manufacturing high Engineering Studies Projects Manager College looks forward to having another
performance materials for electronics, solar energy and lighting. The company during his motivational speech at the successful group of students from the
has production units in France and the USA and has a presence in Germany, ceremony. Touws River community.
Italy, Asia and South Africa. In South Africa it is in the process of establishing
a R1 billion solar and wind energy plant in Touws River in the Karoo. It is
envisaged that the Touws River plant will be the largest in the Western world
when completed in June. College partners with the Coega
IVAN SWART at the solar power plant project that Development Corporation
Soitec is currently busy completing
F ifteen Members of the Touws River in the Karoo. This solar power plant BUHLE ZWANE at the Mpumalanga campus. The
community enrolled as students was commissioned by the National first phase is simulator-based driver
for the Northlink College/Soitec skills
training course that was launched in
Government.
I n April, eLangeni FET College
launched a partnership with COEGA
Development Corporation for the
training which affords first-time drivers
the opportunity to learn in a safe
environment before venturing out onto
2013. The specific solar powered panels that
are a feature of the plant have been implementation of a driver training the road. The second phase is on-road
These students received their designed to follow the sun during the programme for students. training with a driving instructor.
certificates during a graduation at the day to help find the most effective and
Loganda Karoo Lodge in April. Their efficient amount of sunlight which is The programme is targeted at students, The benefits of the programme include
training will allow them to work on the then transformed into electrical energy. unemployed graduates, and youth significant cost savings, improved
Soitec site or in the electrical industry. from the Mpumalanga/Hammarsdale safety, more effective use of controls,
The students, after completion of their community. Once successfully and a much wider range of exposure to
For the past two years, Northlink training and the completion of their completed, the students will have hazardous driving conditions, and all of
College has been the training provider contracts at the Soitec plant, will be the opportunity to improve their this from the safety of a simulator!
for French international solar energy able to work in electrical sales divisions employability prospects by obtaining
company Soitec, and has overseen of electrical supply stores as well as learner’s and driver’s licences. Acting Principal Mary Peters applauded
students and members of the Touws market various electrical supplies if the initiative as a necessity to assist
River community being trained to work they choose. The programme will first be piloted students to become more employable.
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