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UN chief urges young people to use the Internet for positive social change

3 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged students to use information technology and the Internet creatively to chart a better future for humanity, saying that the web is a powerful resource and a tool for development. “The web is integral to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Online classrooms and e-learning are creating new opportunities for education,” the Secretary-General said in a message to the 35th UN International School-UN Conference, whose theme this year is “The Web: Wiring the World.”

New Capacity building programme

Pretoria, 8 February 2011- A new capacity building programme, to be offered at Wits University will go a long way in addressing the country's skills shortage.

Unveiled by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), the programme, which will be offered in honours, masters and certificate levels, builds on the department's commitment to building capacity in the area of industrial Policy, and will span over a period of four years, starting this year.

Nzimande wants college enrolments to double in next 5 years

January 13, 2010

Pretoria.- Universities were not the only post-school education option available to the South African youth, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said on Wednesday, noting that further education and training (FET) colleges could play a critical role in preparing young people for economic participation.

UN chief urges young people to use the Internet for positive social change

New Capacity building programme

Nzimande wants college enrolments to double in next 5 years

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