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NMMU STUDY George Campus growing tomorrow Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is a university for tomorrow - we nurture innovation, foster creativity, embrace technology and develop people to meet the challenges of tomorrow. George Campus, one of NMMU’s six campuses, focuses specifically on the environment, business, education and management - key issues in sustainable development. NMMU’s dynamic, yet relatively small George Campus ensures individual attention to student needs in a safe learning environment. It is a firm favourite as it is wellknown for its close collaboration with the various industries, entrepreneurial training as well as its pristine natural setting. The campus is considered “a natural laboratory” and an example of a sustainable community, where we wish to show that the environment can be protected by living peacefully alongside wildlife, using solar power, making compost, recycling waste, catching rain water and saving water and electricity where possible. Excellent facilities and a variety of studentdriven initiatives and societies, such as the Green Campus Forum, NMMU George Choir, Forestry and Agriculture Associations, the Path-finders Business Society, Poetry Society and more, ensure a vibrant and fulfilling student life. The programmes offered at George Campus prepare students for a variety of career options, such as Chartered Accountant; Teacher; General Manager; Marketer; Tour Operator; Public Relations Practitioner; Business Owner; Entrepreneur; Hotel Manager; Agri Business Manager; Game Ranch Manager; Agricultural, Game Ranch or Environmental Consultant; Agri-tourism practitioner; Farm Manager; Researcher, Nursery or Golf Course Manager; Sawmill Manager; Wood Technologist ... and many more. Visit us at Saasveld or call us on 044 801 5111 or e-mail george-info@nmmu.ac.za for more information. Students relaxing outside on the wooden deck at the modern Recreation Centre at NMMU’s George Campus. The campus is situated in a pristine natural setting, one of the most beautiful campuses in South Africa. Students comparing notes between lectures at the modern Recreation Centre at NMMU’s George Campus. FRANÇOIS FERREIRA ACADEMY For all your QUALITY culinary & Hospitality training requirements GO100880_CL www.francoisferreira.com CONTACT US ON: 044 884 0765 2013 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN georgecampus.nmmu.ac.za VAKANSIEGIDS Donderdag 13 Desember, 2012 45 GO097226_CL
SOUTH CAPE COLLEGE SET TO PROSPER IN NEW BUILDING Since 2 May 2012, 125 Mitchell Street simply cannot be missed. The clean lines, architectural focus points and extensive branding make this building one of the best college headquarters in the country. At night the exquisitely placed lighting highlights the branded fins to the side facing Courtenay Street. South Cape FET College put itself squarely on the map with this two - storey building housing its Central Office. The keys to the building had been officially handed over on Wednesday, 2 May, with a special golden ceremonial key handed to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of South Cape FET College. The CEO of the college, Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga, immediately capitalised on the situation and proudly hosted a Leadership Training Imbizo and Extended Broad Management Meeting, stretching over two days last week. The broad management members of the college, travelling from all six campuses, attended a welcoming dinner on the first floor of the building with Councillors from the South Cape FET College Council too. The new building lends itself to a wide variety of activities, including having an Executive Boardroom, seating 40, 4 additional committee rooms, and strategically grouped clusters for operating departments, secure parking and a braai area. “This building signifies a new era for South Cape FET College. Our staff corps is motivated to provide a sterling service to our campuses and external clients from this professional operating centre. The nerve centre of South Cape FET College will undoubtedly become a landmark, not only in George, but the whole of the Southern Cape”, said Ngubelanga. Councillors Reginald Smit and Piet van der Hoven also expressed their gratitude towards the college management in bringing the project to fruition. Special thanks went to Mr Alisile Dyabaza, Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Corporate Services, who acted as project leader. SOUTH CAPE COLLEGE STRENGTHENED ICT Career Expo 2011 PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE Two senior management team members of South Cape FET College, Dr Rajesh Maharaj and Mr Alisile Dyabaza, visited the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) in New Zealand. Maharaj and Dyabaza strove to build on the initiation process for a partnership and to identify areas of common interest for growth and development. The visit was planned to allow sufficient time to cover most of the aspects that could spark possible collaboration between these two educational institutions. Maharaj is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Innovation and Development, and Dyabaza heads the Corporate Services branch of the college. Malaysia part of visit Dr Jan Roodt from Wintec, who visited South Cape FET College last year, accompanied the two visitors to Malaysia. The purpose of this leg of the journey was to introduce South Cape FET College to the Malaysian partners of Wintec. Both visits will not be limited to only educational partnering, but will also include liaison opportunities with business and government in New Zealand and Malaysia. DCEO_Corporate Services Mr Alisile Dyabaza The ICT Career Expo is hosted by the Department of Communication (DoC), the eSkills Institute and Telkom. The background on this expo can be investigated back towards a report provided by the Department of Labour (DoL) in 2008, which concluded that South Africa has a skills shortage of 37 565 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workers in areas as diverse as sales, human resources and technical workers. This number increased to 70 000 to date. A study furthermore revealed that no clear collaboration between training institutions and the Information/Communication industry, pertaining to ICT skills in South Africa, existed. One of the aims of the expo is thus to bridge this gap. 46 Roodt was previously attached to the old University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) and was born in Mossel Bay. He intends to build a close relationship with educational institutions in the Southern Cape region and promised to investigate, together with Maharaj and Dyabaza, opportunities to benefit both students and staff of the respective institutions. DCEO_Innovation and Development Dr Rajesh Maharaj Partnership between South Cape College and the Department of Correctional Services yielded an outstanding 100% pass rate. South Cape College’s commitment in facilitating quality and relevant teaching and learning in a supportive environment has yielded amazing results. Last year the college’s George Campus included inmates at George Correctional Services as part of their student community for the academic year. George Campus registered 25 inmates in the National Certificate Vocational Programme for Tourism. These inmates were being lectured in the programme whilst still being safeguarded and in the convenience of the Correctional Services facilities. The examinations were facilitated at the George Campus. During the first part of February this year, the unique benchmark partnership between South Cape FET College and Correctional Services resulted in the Correctional Services hosting a function in honour and recognition of these inmates’ outstanding academic achievements. The awarding of certificates to the inmates was attended by several Department of Correctional Services dignitaries. South Cape FET College was also represented at this prestigious event by top brass, in addition to lecturers involved in the teaching of the inmates. It was a joyous moment for both parties when a 100% pass rate for the inmates was reported. An outstanding 85% A aggregate was furthermore achieved, with some students getting distinctions in all 7 subjects. The evening was even more special to the inmates, as the applause included that of loved ones that attended the prize giving ceremony. By: Monica Tshangana The challenge thus continues this year as this trend must be matched or improved. Group photo: TG Fredricks (Student), PR Joon (student), lecturer Sindiswa Goliath, AC Ngalo (student) and lecturer Johan Venter. Young people must get insight into the ICT sector and the expo was established to cater for this need and to provide necessary information on careers in this sector. Because industry and training institutions are aware of the high failure and drop-out rates, students are invited to participate in a competition linked to the expo. Prizes include internship programmes, bursaries and learnerships for participating ICT companies. The 2011 expo was well-attended and according to Ms Carina Vorster, students from South Cape FET College were focused on the goals of the expo, even against the background of challenges such as delayed transport. The programme included, inter alia, a FET ICT Skills Workshop discussing “How to manage your Cisco networking Academy” and the multimedia curriculum offered at FET Colleges. Students attended industry tours and officials kept busy with discussing lecturer competence and capacity development. South Cape FET College wins silver Vorster says that one highlight of this expo was the ICT Innovation Competition and the Shenold Saaiman at the 2011 Expo. Gala Evening/Awards Ceremony. Shenold Saaiman, a student from South Cape FET College, was a shortlisted finalist in the competition. Saaiman finished in second place and won an internship at Telkom. “It is a real honour to receive such an opportunity and I must now focus on passing with good marks” said Saaiman. The expo was concluded with a display by Innovation Hub, showing realtime simulations and control. A simulation on the driver’s license test was performed. Vorster claimed that the event was very successful and that, although not all students received internships, the experience and knowledge gained by them was deemed great beneficial. BCX offered 150 internships, for which South Cape FET College students applied. A AGGREGATE CELEBRATIONS A whopping total of 46 students obtained an A Aggregate Southern Cape and Karoo regions. during the 2011 end of year examinations at South Cape FET (Further Education and Training) College. These students attended a specially arranged awards event at the Wilderness Beach Hotel in March. The CEO of South Cape FET College, Mr Luvuyo Ngubelanga, confirmed his pride in being associated with this positive side of an often challenging environment. “Our focus, apart from academic excellence, is also to build relationships with industry and local government, specifically for the purposes of job placement”, said Ngubelanga. He further emphasized the fact the 46 students not only represent South Cape College, but also the whole of the Southern Cape and Karoo. The reasoning is that the college’s six campuses (in George, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Riversdale and Beaufort West) cover a vast geographical area, representative of the Growth and gifts The number of A aggregates has grown from 26 in 2010 to the total of 46 celebrated at this event. Students received the very welcome news that all 46 of these candidates are guaranteed the approval of their full bursaries. The college also awarded a trophy to each student and a shopping voucher to the value of R500.00. According to Mr Reginald Smit, one of the Councillors of South Cape FET College, the total of the expenditure from the college’s side to cover the bursaries and gifts, is R460 000.00. He sincerely thanked these hardworking students for putting a feather in the cap of the college and promoting the image of this academic institution. George Mayor represented The Office of the Executive Mayor of George, Alderman Charles Standers, was represented by Mr S Marillac, Manager in the Office of the Executive Mayor. Marillac was accompanied by the newly appointed Manager: Media Liaison of the George Municipality, Ms Ilse Schoonraad. Marillac specifically referred, in his speech on behalf of the Alderman Standers, that the college and the municipality are under constant pressure to perform and uplift the community; thus partnerships are a necessity. It forces both the local government and the college to stay abreast of trends and to become trendsetters. Live broadcast The event was broadcast live by Eden FM, to both celebrate the successes of the students and to inform the community about the great work being performed at South Cape FET College. Amongst the top achievers were some of the George Correctional Services students who received classes whilst being incarcerated. HOLIDAY GUIDE Thursday 13 December, 2012
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