Civil society bodies, education groups and runners have banded together to raise funds for schools in embattled Vuwani in Limpopo province.
686 KBNECT ihlangene nezinye izinhlaka ezahlukene, izolo bacele usizo ukuze kulungiswe kabusha izikole ezicekelwe phansi ngomlilo kwadaleka umonakala ngesikhathi kunemibhikisho yomphakathi eVuwani, eLimpopo muva nje.
997 KBThe historic event, held on 11 March, was a national Education NGO Leadership Summit for NGOs convened by the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT); the delegates took stock of their roles in implementing the National Development Plan (NDP), as well as their operational circumstances and sustainability.
1 MBThe National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) is supporting the Department of Basic Education and Department of Health in conducting health screening in schools.
694 KBDeputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr Mduduzi Manana, presents progress on the implementation of Education Collaboration Framework, which highlighted work being done by the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT).
2 MB"The most crucial focus of educational reform has been aptly outlined by the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT): improve resourcing, focus on learner welfare, call for courage in leadership, drum up citizen participation in education, and professionalise teaching"
3 MBIn an attempt to improve language teaching in schools, the NECT and Jika Imfundo are conducting language workshops in uThungulu district schools to empower teachers.
573 KB"We have established some tough goals - we want to support government to reduce the number of poorly performing schools from 37% to less than 10%, and to increase the percentage of medium-performing schools from 43% to 60% within 10 years..."
651 KBIn a bid to improve matric results in the Libode district in the Eastern Cape, the NECT English first additional language specialist visited the grade 12 class of Mabalengwe Senior Secondary School to sharpen their language skills.
629 KB"The National Education Collaboration Trust is a typical example of an outcome which is focused on basic education delivering outcomes at line function level" - Nolitha Fakude, Executive Director of Sasol Limited.
1 MBThe National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) seeks to appoint an appropriate service provider to conduct an output to purpose review of its strategic direction and programmatic activities since its inception.
339 KBThe South African Institute of Chartered Accountants in partnership with the National Education Collaboration Trust distributed Grade 9 LO books to support teaching and learning in schools.
1 MBA physically disabled student living in poverty proves that anything is possible through hard work and the right form of support.
430 KBThe National Education Collaboration Trust hosted the first of four centralized training workshops for curriculum coaches and specialists, to improve curriculum coverage and learning outcomes in schools.
830 KBThe National Education Collaboration Trust partnered with South Africa's largest iron ore mining company, Sishen Iron Ore to improve the performance of schools in the Thabazimbi Area.
677 KBSubject advisors from the Department of Education (DBE) and subject specialists and change agents from the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) are working together to ensure the curriculum is completely covered by teachers in the Mount Frere district.
674 KBThe National Education Collaboration Trust secures various warehouse facilities in the uThungulu District to efficiently distribute materials to schools before opening day.
320 KBThe matric pass rate will continue to fall in the next few years - because a policy of raising marks for pupils who do not speak English or Afrikaans as their first languages is being completely phased out.
1 MBAbe National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) bebambisene ne Programme to Improve Learning Outcomes (PILO) kanye noMnyango wezeMfundo eKZN (DoE) bethule uhlelo lwe Mobile Relationship Tool (MRT) ezikoleni zesifunda sase Pinetown.
1 MBThe NECT launches a District Intervention Programme in the Waterberg District of Limpopo province at the Mokopane Education Multipurpose Centre with CEO Godwin Khosa, Limpopo MEC for Education Maaria Ishmael Kgetjepe and Representatives from the Mokopane Mayoral Office.
2 MBThe NEW AGE covers the implementation of psychosocial support programme by the NECT in partnership with the Department of Basic Education, for the pupils of the Mount Frere District in the Eastern Cape Province.
370 KBThe National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) hosts teacher professionalisation workshops in the Bojanala district for the Foundation Phase Setswana Home Language teachers. The workshop forms part of the NECT's Learning Programme which aims to address the broader objective of professionalising teaching.
259 KBDrum Magazine talks to Chairman of the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), Sizwe Nxasana, following his recent appointment as new Non-Executive Chairman of the Nations Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) by Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande.
2 MBNational Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) is successfully leading progress towards realisation of the education goals of the National Development Plan.
777 KBGodwin Khosa, CEO of the NECT talks about courageous leadership in the education sector. He gives an interesting view of how to live by its principles and how to promote it in our daily efforts to improve education in the country.
682 KBThe NECT hosted a reading session with learners on Mandela Day in Mookgopong, Limpopo, in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education and the Mookgopong Local Municipality.
684 KBChairman of the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), Sizwe Nxasana, and Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga tackle issues of primary school learners’ reading and writing readiness at the OR Tambo Debates on implementing the National Development Plan (NDP).
620 KBA number of leading international businesses join prominent South Africans such as Mr Sizwe Nxasana (Chairperson of NECT) and Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in believing that the best years are still to come for South Africa.
2 MBChairman of the NECT Sizwe Nxasana makes part of the list of people in McKinsey and Company’s list of prominent South Africans who still see a brighter future for the country, and working towards this future.
959 KBLeadership looks at the role of Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) in ensuring teacher welfare and stability, and how its partnership with Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC) and the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) will enhance delivery of quality education in public schools.
878 KBGovernment publication Vuk’uzenzele talks to Minister Angie Motshekga and her deputy, Enver Surty about the work being done by the DBE and the role of the NECT, to improve the quality of education across South Africa, particularly in Maths, Science and Technology.
2 MBChairperson of the NECT Sizwe Nxasana talks about what inspired the formation of the Trust and the challenges facing the South African education sector and the Department of Basic Education in relation to delivery of quality education and adequate schools infrastructure.
3 MBThe need for collaboration between all stakeholders and the effective use of all the available data were themes that ran throughout the ‘Improving Maths Performance Debate’ held in Sandton, in March 2015.
1 MB“South Africa will be in ‘big trouble’ if it cannot fix the quality and efficiency of its education systems”, says outgoing FirstRand Chief Executive, Sizwe Nxasana, who aims to focus more of his energies on the newly formed National Education Collaboration Trust – which he chairs – purposefully established to strengthen partnerships between business, civil society, government and labour to support the education goals of the National Development Plans.
714 KBPerformance at district levels came into sharp focus after the release of 2014 matric results when Basic Minister Angie Motshekga and her deputy, Mohamed Enver Surty, outlined the interventions made to improve learning and teaching.
2 MBQuestion and Answer session at the TNA Business Briefing with the Minister of Basic Education and her Deputy.
2 MBThe Leadership Platform podcast on Cliff Central with Adriaan Groenewalt, and Chief Editor of City Press Newspaper, Ferial Haffajee, discusses leadership in South Africa (SA). Ferial Haffajee mentions Sizwe Nxasana, Chairman of the NECT, as one of the people that should lead SA for his leadership that’s beyond self-interest, and has public interest at the centre of his being.
8 MBMinister Motshekga visited Mt Frere on 11 February to assess progress in the district concerning education since the minister’s last visit in 2012.
533 KBDespite KZN coming eighth out of nine provinces in the 2014 matric exams, Mary Metcalfe believes our teachers can turn things around this year
2 MBThe National Education Collaboration Trust was the best decision ever taken by both the private sector and government, playing a role in galvanising the government, labour, business and civil society, directing their energies and resources towards realising the goals of the NDP 2019.
2 MBSizwe Nxasana, Chairman of the National Education Collaboration Trust, CEO of FirstRand and a board member of Business Leadership South Africa sits down with the Business day to discuss the role of business in the NDP.
4 MBThis outcome (better education and skills) faces significant challenges. The dropout rate in formal education is very high; only half of the learners who start school will pass matric, and many matriculants do not have the skills to enroll in or succeed at a university degree.
1 MBAt the last G20 summit, the focus was on how member countries can implement additional measures to raise global economic growth by 2% over the next five years. The G20 member countries agreed to take concrete actions to see this collective ambition through. These actions include measures on investment, competition, trade and employment. And Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene adds that one of the goals are to scale up and support the National Education Collaboration Trust and others improving the quality of education.
3 MBTeachers were embroiled in the liberation struggle.
1 MBActive promotion, reflection on our past and collaboration are the keys to addressing the negative view of teachers and teaching around the country.
1 MBThe National Education Collaboration Trust is upbeat about taking education to the next level to fulfil the objectives of the National Development Plan Efforts to turn around the South African education system in line with the aims of the NDP are steadily gaining pace. This was the bold assurance given by the NECT CEO, Godwin Khosa.
1 MBSouth African teachers joined thousands of educators in a global campaign for equal and quality public education on 20 September 2014. Godwin Khosa, CEO of the National Education Collaboration Trust attended the event and addressed the audience.
2 MBJoseph Raulinga, High Court Judge and Chairperson of the District Steering Committee of the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) for the Vhembe district sees the provision of quality education to every child as the most important factor in eradicating poverty in the rural areas of South Africa.
150 KBThe first Education DialogueSA outside Gauteng was held in Limpopo on Monday, 25th August 2014, when Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Enver Surty facilitated the event hosted by the Limpopo Department of Education (LDE).
155 KBStruggling schools across South Africa will benefit from the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) initiative, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Friday.
28 KBThe South African business sector has shown an increasing interest in supporting an integrated education intervention that comprises a cost effective and sustainable model for school improvements.
168 KBThe Leadership Platform podcast on Cliff Central with Adriaan Groenewalt, and Chief Editor of City Press Newspaper, Ferial Haffajee, discusses leadership in South Africa (SA). Ferial Haffajee mentions Sizwe Nxasana, Chairman of the NECT, as one of the people that should lead SA for his leadership that’s beyond self-interest, and has public interest at the centre of his being.
8 MBPerformance at district levels came into sharp focus after the release of 2014 matric results when Basic Minister Angie Motshekga and her deputy, Mohamed Enver Surty, outlined the interventions made to improve learning and teaching
2 MBPresident Zuma plans to set up a fund to support the informal business sector in order to address skewed spatial development.
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