Posts Tagged ‘Western Cape’
WCED’s bold initiative to fast-track learners not progressing in the schooling system onto a career path.
One of the biggest challenges we face in education across the country, and also in the Western Cape, is the number of youth dropping out of school before completing matric. The reasons are varied, but we usually see this happening in Grade 9, or when a learner reaches the age of 15, whereby they are…
Read MoreNorthlink Open Day iPad Mini Winner
On 19 and 20 April 2013 Northlink College held its annual Open Day, which is an important event on the College calendar. All seven Campuses were accessible to prospective students interested to study at the college. Florida Secondary School, in Ravensmead was invited by Northlink College to attend the Open Day and one lucky learner…
Read MoreNorthlink College student receives coveted Premier’s Award
Northlink College played host to the second annual Further Education and Training (FET) College Achiever Awards on Monday, 18 February 2013. This event is held annually to celebrate the achievements of the students from the six Western Cape FET Colleges and include: Northlink College, College of Cape Town, Boland College, False Bay College, West Coast…
Read MoreMEC Visits Northlink College
In late 2012 Northlink College received a visit from MEC Dan Plato and Gideon Morris (Chief Director: Secretariat for Safety and Security) to discuss a partnership which has been piloted a few months ago with the Department of Community Safety and Security in the Western Cape. Minister Dan Plato took the initiative of addressing unemployed…
Read MoreNorthlink College and DEDAT developing artisans in Western Cape
The Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) with the assistance of Northlink College, is funding 500 students and will be giving them the opportunity to gain on-the- job experience that will help them to attempt a trade test.
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