The National Education Collaboration Trust’s March dialogue provoked intense debate about the most productive interventions to transform education
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The Education DialogueSA of 2014 came up with several concrete proposals to upgrade basic education – and they are seeking ministerial and cabinet approval
The announcement of Sizwe Nxasana’s retirement from the CEO position of First Rand bodes well for the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) of which he is chairman.
Education stakeholders to discuss innovative proposals for education reform.
There is light at the end of the education tunnel, if what the NECT has achieved since its inception in November 2013 is anything to go by, says Godwin Khosa, CEO
The sad passing of Thembisile Nwendamutswu, Limpopo MEC of Education, is not only a great loss for her family, friends and colleagues, but also for the learners in Limpopo, who benefited from her dedication and commitment to improving education in the province.
As South Africa celebrated World Teachers’ Day on 5 October, both President Zuma and Deputy President Ramaphosa expressed their unqualified support for the profession. This time round there are some encouraging signs that we will make some real progress.
For the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) to succeed in assisting the Department of Education to overhaul education, it is going to have to ensure that its primary stakeholders find common ground and a climate of growing trust between themselves. Business, Government and the Unions are not historically endowed with trust for one another.
What’s been dubbed ‘SA’s educational Codesa’ involves all stakeholders, each with their own particular contribution to offer in creating quality education for all – big business will be a major beneficiary. Government is matching private sector donations rand for rand, and contributions have tax and BBBEE advantages. There is a compelling argument for engagement.
Government, business, teacher unions and NGOs collaborate to create an educational Codessa
Polokwane (1 April 2014) – Learners, teachers and education officials in the Vhembe and Waterberg district will soon begin to feel the benefits of the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) which was launched in July 2013 to speed-up the pace of change in education.
Centurion, 19 March 2014 – Yesterday, the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) and the education sector trade unions, held a prolific joint meeting to clarify the roles of each in securing the key success conditions for the Education Collaboration Framework (ECF).
The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) would like to congratulate the Minister of Basic Education, her provincial counterparts and the Department as a whole for the consistent increase in the senior certificate pass rate and the 4.3 percentage points increase achieved last year.
The recently established National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), a civil society-government partnership dedicated to intensifying reform and boosting performance in basic education, has appointed seasoned education strategist Godwin Khosa as its first chief executive officer.
The recently established National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) kicked-off its programme of dialogue for change in basic education in Pretoria today (Friday 15 Nov) with a meeting of some 50 leaders in the field.
Intensive and sustained intervention is necessary to improve the quality of education in the Bojanala district, in which Rustenburg is situated.
The most powerful role players in the field of basic education – including government, trade unions, business and non-governmental organisations – came together at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria this morning (16 July) to launch a clear plan for joint action to improve education.