PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

 

Christopher G Brink

 Chris is the IAC’s Vice President for Africa, and Chair of the South Africa chapter.  He is also a qualified Red Seal artisan in the trade of fitting and turning.  He holds various other diplomas in engineering and his experience includes more than 20 years in the FET college sector, after which he worked in skills development.

In 2007, he established Christopher Brink and Associates which offers a range of services related to skills development.

 

Faruk Hoosain

Faruk Hoosain has an M.A. in curriculum development from UKZN and has been involved in education from 1977. His teaching experience ranges from teaching Grade R to Grade 12 including FET college and lecturing to university undergraduates and post graduates. He was involved in teacher training in KZN. Faruk was a curriculum development officer and also an education planner in KZN before his promotion as a Deputy Director Curriculum at the National Department of Education under Minister Bengu. He was on the task team to re-design the curriculum and has been involved in every phase of its development and refinement till present.
He has published 5 texts on Arts and Culture and wrote and directed 5 plays to critical acclaim. Since 1998 he joined C.L.A.S.S. Consulting as its curriculum director and master trainer. In this capacity Faruk has trained both nationally and internationally. C.L.A.S.S. Consulting’s services under Faruk’s stewardship is respected by the National and Provincial Departments of Education for creative classroom learning methods, assessment, management skills, research on underperforming schools and teacher