Education institutions

Action is required

Dr_Felicity_Coughlan__opt2.0Why do doors to higher education often become revolving doors?

It is necessary to think and act differently to achieve better retention and success at tertiary institutions. As the number of students at risk of abandoning their studies continues to grow, urgent interventions must be made to stop the decline, a recent study shows.

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A lifeline

buoyVector_optReducing university dropout rates

The JB Marks Educational Trust Fund has won wide-ranging support from corporate donors for its groundbreaking awards programme to foster a learning culture among students from disadvantaged communities and to combat high university dropout rates.

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Mediators get new lease

graduation_1813_opt2.0Dispute resolution is fast becoming a global trend

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes have fast been gaining prominence around the world, yet in South Africa it is seldom used outside of employment and family law. However, with some of the country’s biggest trading partners – including Southeast Asia and Europe – increasingly using ADR to resolve civil, commercial and trade disputes, South Africa faces the danger of being left behind if it does not start to follow the
same path.

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Teaching takes courage

teaching_optMOT Courage2B Conference

On 2 December 2010, MOT South Africa hosted the first MOT International Conference at Spier Wine Estate in the Western Cape. This conference brought together experts in the field of education, human development and behaviour and leaders personifying courage. The main purpose of the MOT Courage2B conference was to acknowledge, motivate and strengthen the educators for the critical role they play in the holistic development of students in the further education and training (FET) colleges.

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