Papers and presentations listed in the same order as on the conference programme

Day 1: Wednesday 20 August 2008

Crossing the Boundaries: The complex relationship between Higher Education and TVET/FET in South Africa
Prof Volker Wedekind; Deputy Dean, Faculty of Education, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
also available on DVD

Lessons for partnership between colleges, industry and government from a Swiss-South African initiative
Ken Duncan, Swiss-South African Co-operation Initiative (SSACI) South Africa
also available on DVD

FET Provision: A Case of Contextualizing the power of Partnerships
Dr T. Shezi, Ekurhuleni West College: Academic Affairs Manager, South Africa
also available on DVD

merSETA and the skills development challenge: Engaging the tiger and learning from practice
Derrick Peo, Linda Nxumalo, Helen Brown, Salim Akoojee, merSETA, South Africa

TVET Teacher Education: The Policy and Curriculum development: The challenges of flexible delivery and technology
Lydia Basupang, Lecturer, Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education, Botswana
also available on DVD

Empowering and qualifying the marginalised – Appropriate training for FET college lecturers
Andre van der Bijl, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

A Revolution in Trade Training: Transforming Trade Training
Wayne Collyer, Swan TAFE, Western Australia

A comparison between the development of vocational education in three countries: Implications for future training and development
Michael McCullough, University of Texas, USA, and Liezel Frick, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
also available on DVD

The value of work in social change and education – lessons learned
Cyprian Tsiame, Lesotho College of Education, Lesotho

Address by the Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor MP, at the Pan African TVET and FET conference, BMW Pavilion, Cape Town, 20 August 2008

Day 2: Thursday 21 August 2008

Address by Mr Percy Stanley, Head of AusAid in Africa, Australian High Commission

International organisations and local partnerships: supporting sustainable vocational training programmes together
Kathleen Collett, City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development, United Kingdom
also available on DVD

Locating professional qualifications in vocational FET Colleges - A Case Study of FET-HE articulation
Seamus Needham, Further Education and Training Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
also available on DVD

Critical issues for practitioners in Assessment and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in the changing context of TVET
John Arthur, The University of Newcastle, Australia

Making connections: helping young people to gain access to specialist writing
Mitch O’Toole, University of Newcastle, Australia
also available on DVD

Ensuring effective delivery of content to FET Learners
Sujata Pillay, Manager, Language of Learning and Teaching, Pearson Education Achievement Solutions, South Africa
also available on DVD

Lessons Learnt and Best Practices from project partnerships with FET Colleges
Chris Murray, Creative Transformations

FET pyramid or space shuttle?
Elsie Potgieter, College of Cape Town for Further Education and Training, South Africa
also available on DVD

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) providers: An enabling environment for education for Sustainable Development
Mr Thae B Makhele, Lesotho College of Education, Lesotho

On the brink of inevitable and perhaps irreversible disaster: Intellectualising skills subservience and a re-colonised economy
Dr Ruben Richards, Businessman and Entrepreneur, Cape Town, South Africa
also available on DVD

Day 3: Friday 22 August 2008

Co-Sector Accelerated Artisan Development
Dr Florus Prinsloo, Mining Qualifications Authority, South Africa
also available on DVD

The Power of Partnership for Systemic Change
Ntsiki Gumbe, South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), Barbara Dale-Jones, eDegree
also available on DVD

Investing in Training Together
Norbert Ruepert, ROC Midden Nederland, Netherlands

Presenting a basket of choices to learners: The power of partnerships in providing Technical and Vocation Education and Training
Dr Eliab Simpungwe, Programme Coordinator or Mr Masaka Mabilo, Programme Manager Limpopo Agribusiness Development Academy (LADA) South Africa
also available on DVD

The value of the context of work in teaching vocational and FET programmes
Anton Barnett-Harris, Edexcel, South Africa
also available on DVD

A Simulated Business Methodology for Social Change and Partnerships
Fred Tromp & Ester Germond, False Bay College, South Africa

Getting Training Right beyond 2010
Raymond Patel, CEO merSETA