Author: Team Career Planet

Enter the Winetech and SA Innovation Summit competition. Your winning ideas could receive exposure to investment opportunities and channels to market, putting your products in front of 650 SA wine producers. The winner will also be provided with incubation and acceleration to fast-track their company.  Wine industry body, Winetech and Africa’s biggest start-up event, the SA Innovation Summit, have launched a competition for agri-tech start-ups that are developing innovative solutions addressing key issues confronting wine producers. The finalists of the competition will go through to the Winetech Pitching Den where they will pitch their start-ups to a panel of judges at the annual…

Come and learn more about an exciting career in Psychology, Counselling, Human Resources and Coaching. Enjoy a tour of our outstanding campus and meet our experienced admissions team. Our Heads of Programmes and educators will also be available to offer advice on all of our qualifications and help you find the most suitable study pathway. Some of our students are also keen to chat to you about their experiences at SACAP. Date: 11th May 2019 2019 Time: 10am – 1pm Place: SACAP Cape Town Campus. The 1st Floor, Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont. Hosted by The South African College of…

Tara Hall and Rizqah Hassiem, both from Reddam House in Durbanville, were ranked Top in the World for Mathematics and for Language and Literature in English. This is the second consecutive year that Reddam House Durbanville students have placed Top in the World for Mathematics at AS Level. Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards are a group of awards issued by Cambridge Assessment International Education. They recognise exceptional learner achievement in Cambridge examinations around the world. With more than 10,000 schools from 160 countries part of the Cambridge learning community, it’s an incredible achievement for Cape Town, and for South Africa, for two…

When we consider the kind of job we wish to have, we usually focus on important aspects such as using our training and skills, the expected remuneration, possible perks, future ambitions, promotion possibilities and location. Furthermore, it is important that we are able to express and experience our personal values through our work. But there is more. If you look to the origin of the word VOCATION,  you’ll see it is derived from the Latin ‘Vocatus’, meaning ‘to call’ or ‘being called’. A mere job would keep you busy and surviving; and yes, we all need to tick those boxes.…

Great changes are happening everyday in the exciting fields of engineering. New technologies are emerging which require deeper knowledge and harder, cutting edge skills. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is bringing change at a speed, scale and force unlike anything we have seen before. All these changes are going to affect every industry – and engineering is no exception. Old business models are going to become obsolete. Businesses resisting change will cease to exist. New business models in each and every industry are going to be transformed as part of the whole digital transformation. And it’s changes like these that will see…

Most adults don’t get a healthy amount of sleep. In fact, less than a third of South Africans get a full eight hours. While the lingering feeling of exhaustion can be personally frustrating, the effect it can have on the economy can be even more significant. Sleep deprivation negatively impacts worker health and productivity and has ended up costing the South African economy billions. Employees who don’t get enough sleep typically have trouble focusing on their work due to mental exhaustion. A tired mind has slower processing speeds, lowered multitasking ability, shorter memory, and decreased ability to collaborate with teammates.…

                       Action Aid (AA) is a global movement of people working together to further human rights for all and end poverty. ActionAid South Africa (AASA) is a country programme of Actionaid International, a federation of 47 country programmes around the world working to end global poverty and inequality. AASA has a vibrant and rapidly expanding programmes team. AASA is looking to recruit Child Sponsorship Officer to join in the Child Sponsorship Unit to support the team in delivering its range of child sponsorship work in designated Local Rights Programmes  (LRPs)…

Q: What qualification can I get with Mathematical Literacy? A: Here are 200 Qualifications which include either: No Maths Literacy needed (Entry – Grade 9) or Maths Literacy from 30% to 80%, (+ Entry Grades 11 to 12) required for Certificates, Diplomas and NSC for Degrees. NOTE: These qualifications require other subjects and marks for entry. This list was created using 2019 information but educational institutions can change their Entry Requirements from year to year, so check 2020 prospectuses / student guides before applying. Grade 9 (with or without MATHS LITERACY)  NATIONAL CERTIFICATE – VOCATIONAL (NCV) (N2 – N4) (TVET…

The subjects you choose in grade 9 can have a big impact on your future training and career prospects. It’s important to choose subjects that will allow you as much flexibility as possible. It’s a good idea to think about your interests, skills, and the kind of careers that interest to you before making your choices. Below are the subjects that you will be able to choose from. If you already have an idea of where, and what, you want to study, now is the time to get a prospectus from the institution. It will tell you which subjects (and…

Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga has announced that her department is developing a coding and robotics curricula to be included from grades R-9. This will provide learners with the skills and compentencies to prepare them for the fourth Industrial Revolution and the fast-cdhanging world of work. Coding Coding is due to be piloted from 2020 in 1,000 schools across five provinces. The coding curriculum will help to develop problem solving, critical thinking, creativity and teamwork. Motshekga has revealed that the University of South Africa (UNISA) has partnered with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) by making available their 24 ICT…