Draft Programme
Conference Theme
“Is there Quality Education and Training for All?”
focusing on
"Post-school Opportunities in the World of Work "
Note: the organisers reserve the right to alter the programme at short notice
- DAY ONE: THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER 2010
- DAY TWO: FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER 2010
| 08h00 to 09h45 | Registration and Tea |
| Plenary sessions | Chair: Faruk Hoosain |
| 09h45 to 10h00 | Welcome - Chris Brink, Conference Convenor, Vice President : International Association of Colleges (IAC) |
| 10h00 to 10h45 | OFFICIAL OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Hon Dr Blade Nzimande , Minister of Higher Education and Training, South Africa |
| 10h45 to 11h15 | Morning Tea and refreshments |
| 11h15 to 12h00 | Livelihood programmes for long-term development for a post-school education and training Chris Murry, CEO Creative Transformations |
| 12h00 to 12h45 | Development of an effective and vibrant post-school education and training system Pro Merlyn Mehl, Executive Chairperson Triple L Academy |
| 12h45 to 14h00 | Networking Lunch |
| 14h00 to 14h45 | Post-school opportunities in the artisan world of work Dr Florus Prinsloo, Chief Operating Officer Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) |
| 14h45 to 15h15 | E- learning support for post-school for national vocational programmes Val Cater, CEO Tri-Cad Technologies |
| 15h15 to 15h45 | Afternoon Tea and refreshments |
| 15h45 to 16h30 | Skills development in a new era for a new era: The role of SETAs and FET Colleges interrogated Pro Salim Akoojee, Research & Development Manager , merSETA |
| 16h30 to 17h15 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Mr Marius Fransman, Chair of Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training |
| 17h30 to 19:30 | Networking cocktail party |
| 08h00 to 09h45 | Registration and Tea |
| Plenary sessions | Chair: Faruk Hoosain |
| 09h45 to 10h00 | Welcome to Day 2 – Chris Brink, Conference Convenor, Vice President : International Association of Colleges (IAC) |
| 10h00 to 10h45 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Role of ECSA in developing engineering skills at post-school institutions Dr Oswald Franks CEO, Engineering Council of South Africa |
| 10h45 to 11h15 | Morning Tea and refreshments |
| 11h15 to 12h00 | Improvement of the quality of post-school education Dr Ronel Blom, Senior Manager: Evaluation and Accreditation -Umalusi - Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training |
| 12h00 to 12h45 | Post-school access opportunities in higher education and training Professor Hoosen Rasool, Managing Director MANCOSA |
| 12h45 to 14h00 | Networking Lunch |
| 14h00 to 14h30 | QCTO - the gateway in ensuring workplace learning for post-school learning system TBA - Quality Council for Trades and Occupations |
| 14h30 to 15h00 | Post-school support to quality learning materials and textbooks Ute Spath, Publishing Director for FET Colleges - Pearson Education / Heinemann Publishers |
| 15h00 to 15h30 | Future Leaders in South Africa FETC: a profile and needs assessment Dr Liesel Frick, Project Coordinator: University of Stellenbosch |
| 15h30 to 16h00 | Afternoon Tea and refreshments |
| 16h00 to 16h45 | CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr Raymond Patel ,CEO merSETA |
| 16h45 to 17h00 | Vote of thanks |
