Posts by Ivan Swart
Northlink College Annual Golf Day 2018 – Taking student funding to another level
Northlink College Annual Golf Day was held at the Parow Golf Club in early November 2018. This day saw 31 four-balls taking to the field to not only to win prizes but support the Northlink College student bursary fund which will assist students who could not receive bursaries from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme…
Read MoreNorthlink College hosts first Business, General Studies and Engineering Studies Colloquium for academic staff
“The aim of this Colloquium is to help and equip you, our academic staff, with new information on what is happening in the education sector and to share with you best practice from your peers to help improve your delivery of information in class and ultimately, the throughput rate of the College,” said Leon Beech,…
Read MoreNorthlink College collaborates with top Bank to equip students to be “ready-to-work”
ABSA Bank has a longstanding Work Integrated Learning (WIL) relationship with the TVET Sector, since 2012, particularly Northlink TVET College. Recently, ABSA Bank opened their placement doors, much wider to the TVET Sector, not just to host the College’s National Certificate Vocational (NCV): Level 4 students for job shadowing for period of 5 – 10 days, but also…
Read MoreNorthlink impacts the communities that it serves
During this time of Mandela Centenary celebrations, Northlink College thought it well to “up their own game” and try to do more than ever before for Mandela Day.
Read MoreNorthlink builds partnership for bursary opportunities
At the Hosken Consolidated Investment (HCI) Foundation Bursary Office Institution workshop in July at Encore, Leon Beech, Northlink TVET College Principal, delivered an inspirational address to the 22 students who have been selected to receive bursaries for their studies at the Northlink College Tygerberg, Bellville, Goodwood, Belhar and Wingfield Campus.
Read MoreNorthlink and WCED trains facilitators to build the future of our country
Western Cape Education Department contracted Northlink TVET College to train qualified Early Childhood Practitioners and educators in the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for children from birth to four years of age. Several Early Childhood Development (ECD) sites in the Northern Suburbs were invited to attend the training which was presented during July at the…
Read MoreNorthlink College Semester 2 Applications are open
Applications for Semester 2 at Northlink College are open. You can apply now for any of the following programmes: Marketing Management Human Resource Management Business Management Public Management Financial Management Management Assistant Tourism Management Hospitality and Catering Educare We also have introduced some new Introduction Courses for new applications: Introduction to Hospitality and Catering…
Read MoreNorthlink Principal and his daughter – Influencing the minds of young lives for a better tomorrow
For more than 15 years Northlink TVET College has been shaping student’s minds and preparing them for employability through education and training. This however could only have been done with the help and guidance the staff at Northlink TVET College with its strong and innovative leader, Leon Beech, the Principal and Chief Executive Officer of…
Read MoreCentre of Specialisation at Northlink College – Encouraging industry and TVET Colleges to work together
Northlink College, hosted its Centre of Specialisation Roadshow at its Wingfield Campus on 7 March 2018. It was the initiative of the Department of Higher Education and Training to pilot a project (2019-2021) in which they aim to develop and implement a new curriculum for 13 identified trades. The Wingfield Campus of Northlink College has…
Read MoreNorthlink College elects SRC Executive for 2018
Northlink College Student Representative Councils from the 7 Campuses of the College went on their annual team building and planning camp at the beautiful Waterval in Tulbagh. At the camp, the SRC Members selected the 4 Executive Members that included the positions of Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President and President. The following students were selected for…
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