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Making short films is a powerful way to learn job skills: 5 ways it prepares students for work

Education

Making short films is a powerful way to learn job skills: 5 ways it prepares students for work

Wendy Smit, Zayd Waghid 3 Jul 2024

Emerging Marketing Talent Contest - Call for participation. Apply now!

Marketing & Media

Emerging Marketing Talent Contest - Call for participation. Apply now!

Issued by Credipple 24 Jun 2024

HR & Management

5 tips to creating a successful internship programme

24 Jun 2024

Over 3350 learners to attend the Saica Fasset development camps this Youth month

Finance

Over 3350 learners to attend the Saica Fasset development camps this Youth month

Issued by SAICA 21 Jun 2024

Revolutionising skills: The future of vocational training in South Africa

Education

Revolutionising skills: The future of vocational training in South Africa

Roland Innes, Leigh-Ann Revill 20 Jun 2024

Call for applications: Metropolitan youth agri-entrepreneur initiative

Entrepreneurship

Call for applications: Metropolitan youth agri-entrepreneur initiative

10 Jun 2024

Satsa initiative to bridge digital divide and tackle unemployment in tourism

Tourism & Travel

Satsa initiative to bridge digital divide and tackle unemployment in tourism

28 May 2024

WeThinkCode_ academy seeks young and talented software developers

Education

WeThinkCode_ academy seeks young and talented software developers

20 May 2024

7 ways you can help grow your side hustle for success

Entrepreneurship

7 ways you can help grow your side hustle for success

2 May 2024

Industry leaders, innovators to congregate at Machine Tools Africa

Retail

Industry leaders, innovators to congregate at Machine Tools Africa

Issued by Machine Tools Africa 2024 29 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf As marketing agencies continue to seek ways to deliver the goods, we are seeing ‘old agency’ bumping up against ‘slick martech’, writes Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner

Marketing & Media

Creating a “magic middle”, not a “them and us” of brand vs performance

Johanna McDowell 29 Apr 2024

Boost your sales force with e-learning

Retail

Boost your sales force with e-learning

18 Apr 2024

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Entrepreneurship

Unveiling ALX Ventures: The catalyst for a 21st century African entrepreneurship revolution!

12 Apr 2024

Advice from the top for Africa’s future female leaders

Marketing & Media

Advice from the top for Africa’s future female leaders

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 8 Mar 2024

Sapics conference to fuel interest in supply chain field among youth

Logistics & Transport

Sapics conference to fuel interest in supply chain field among youth

1 Feb 2024

Education and employment, it starts with a story

Education

Education and employment, it starts with a story

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 30 Jan 2024

Image supplied. Carla Enslin, academic head of the IIE Vega School examines how being true to your ‘throughline’ will align you with being authentic in 2024

Marketing & Media

#BizTrends2024: Carla Enslin - Authenticity: How throughlines can guide creatives

Dr Carla Enslin 30 Jan 2024

Lyndy van den Barselaar, managing director at ManpowerGroup South Africa

HR & Management

#BizTrends2024: Trends impacting the ‘world of work’ in 2024

Lyndy van den Barselaar 8 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: 6 trends that will shape SA education in 2024

Education

#BizTrends2024: 6 trends that will shape SA education in 2024

Mark Anderson 8 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Mariette Frazer, a lecturer in retail marketing in the Department of Marketing, says the retail sector finds itself on the brink of another transformative phase

Retail

Retail 2024: Technology driving change, but leadership is the navigator

Mariette Frazer 5 Jan 2024

Top 3 workplace trends for 2024

Marketing & Media

Top 3 workplace trends for 2024

Wayne Bischoff, Issued by Mediamark 14 Dec 2023

Eduvos at Africa Games Week – Empowering education through esports and casual gaming

Education

Eduvos at Africa Games Week – Empowering education through esports and casual gaming

Issued by Eduvos 8 Dec 2023

4 small SA businesses win in inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund

Entrepreneurship

4 small SA businesses win in inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund

20 Nov 2023

Embracing core competencies over soft skills: Key foundations for future entrepreneurial triumph

Entrepreneurship

Embracing core competencies over soft skills: Key foundations for future entrepreneurial triumph

Alan Shannon 10 Nov 2023

Skills development in mining - a solution to a changing industry

Energy & Mining

Skills development in mining - a solution to a changing industry

Bheki Masuku, Issued by Optimi Workplace 31 Oct 2023

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

Energy & Mining

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

26 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf Norah Sehunoe, executive head, Human Resource at Santam looks at the key skills leaders and managers need in the new 'world of work

HR & Management

New world of work calls for leaders to have soft skills and bounce-ability

Norah Sehunoe 27 Oct 2023

Healthcare

The productivity vs employee well-being conundrum

Norah Sehunoe 26 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf the 5th Industrial Revolution is predicted to centre on the harmonisation between humanity and technology,” says Dr Linda Meyer, MD of The Independent Institute of Education’s Rosebank College

HR & Management

5 steps to remain resilient in your career

26 Oct 2023

Tackling SA's youth unemployment crisis through bold education initiatives

Education

Tackling SA's youth unemployment crisis through bold education initiatives

Kelly Joshua 12 Oct 2023

Empowering tomorrow's workforce: Thriving in the talent battleground

HR & Management

Empowering tomorrow's workforce: Thriving in the talent battleground

Vikesh Rampadarath, Issued by Regent Business School 10 Oct 2023

Design thinking as a superpower: Meet Calvin Mayanta

Education

Design thinking as a superpower: Meet Calvin Mayanta

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 20 Sep 2023

Providing pathways out of poverty

ESG & Sustainability

Providing pathways out of poverty

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 11 Sep 2023

Providing children with creative education (Gauteng)

ESG & Sustainability

Providing children with creative education (Gauteng)

Ben Rycroft, Issued by The Social Employment Fund 6 Sep 2023

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Marketing & Media

TBWA\SA opens up internship applications

4 Sep 2023

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HR & Management

How can we transform informally acquired skills into formal qualifications?

Nana Afua Kumiwaa Asante 30 Aug 2023

Industry-academia collaboration empowers next-gen GIS professionals

ICT

Industry-academia collaboration empowers next-gen GIS professionals

Issued by AfriGIS 16 Aug 2023

3 steps for effective account leadership

Marketing & Media

3 steps for effective account leadership

Gillian Rightford, Issued by Red & Yellow 10 Aug 2023

Skills-based learning in private higher ed: The key to empowering South Africa's workforce

Education

Skills-based learning in private higher ed: The key to empowering South Africa's workforce

Jenah McKenzie, Issued by EDGE Education 8 Aug 2023

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HR & Management

Exploring Africa's thriving workforce trends

Pabi Mogosetsi 1 Aug 2023

Here's how we can get SA's youth in jobs

Education

Here's how we can get SA's youth in jobs

Larisha Naidoo & Zaheera Soomar 17 Jul 2023

Upskilling youth with practical skills is essential to fighting unemployment

Education

Upskilling youth with practical skills is essential to fighting unemployment

Melanie Riches 17 Jul 2023

Epson introduces graduate programme to boost STEM skills in SA

Education

Epson introduces graduate programme to boost STEM skills in SA

13 Jul 2023

Trends in the business world which are affecting recruitment and hiring

HR & Management

Trends in the business world which are affecting recruitment and hiring

Issued by Pnet 4 Jul 2023

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Retail

8 tips for successful retail training

Michael Hanly 26 Jun 2023

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Retail

Trends in retail training and how this impacts talent retention

Michael Hanly 20 Jun 2023