We are pleased and proud to announce that JET has been awarded Silver accreditation status in our recent IiP assessment
You are invited to sign up for and join the following workshops.
We have great pleasure in welcoming Antony Hlungwane, founder of Futurecentric Group and currently Chairperson of Future Ingenium and CEO of The Unplugg Group, to the JET Board of directors.
JET, the Bertha Centre and Tutuwa Foundation invite you to join us for the launch hosted by the Bertha Centre on Thursday 15 October, 4-5.30 pm.
Mobile Learning Week #W2020 on the theme of Beyond Disruption: Technology Enabled Learning Futures will take place from 12 to 14 October
Publication Update
In partnership with the Jakes Gerwel Fellowship, seven South African schools have been handpicked to present at the inaugural World Education Week, one of the world’s biggest education gatherings.
JET and the merSETA invite well experienced independent service providers to submit proposals to conduct a formative evaluation of the PSET CLOUD project that focuses on real-time feedback.
A report from the Broadband Commission's Working Group on School Connectivity, a working group co-chaired by the ITU, UNESCO and UNICEF that "aims to help governments, their partners and interested stakeholders to develop more holistic school connectivity plans" has just been launched.
Publication Update
JET and the merSETA invite well-experienced independent service providers to submit proposals in line with the Terms of Reference below.
Technology and Measurement Around the Globe (TMAG) virtual symposium aims to bring together cutting-edge research from various fields to explore regional differences and similarities in the application of technology (e.g., machine learning, AI) to educational and psychological measurement.
Covid 19 and Education: Challenges and solutions for remote teaching, learning and data collection: Date: 18 September. Time: 10 am - 12 pm. Guests: Linford Molaodi, Mokgadi Morifi, Desi Magwiro
The"Teacher Choices in Action" module and materials have been made accessible through an on-line distance learning platform hosted by JET. The system was tested by an initial cohort of 2 300 pre-service teachers from Wits. An additional 6 000 students from seven other universities joined in, and plans are in place for another 24 000 to join in the coming weeks.
We are pleased to share the MasterCard Foundation's live stream launch of the report: Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work. As a participant in the project JET produced a series of background reports under Theme 2: Ensuring Relevant Knowledge and Skills: What changes are needed in teaching and curricula to help transform learning and skills development in Africa? The JET research looked specifically at Secondary Level Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, Teacher Preparation and Support.
Published in a special issue of The South African Review of Education.
So says JET's Nick Taylor in his ope-ed in the Daily Maverick.
JET research published by the International Labour Organization
Publication Update
After 27 years of successful growth and evolution, JET Education Services (JET), an independent non-profit organisation that has been revolutionising the education sector since 1992, is launching a new look.
Researchers Bootcamp Theme 9 report: Education, inequality and innovation in the time of COVID-19 is now available!
Researchers Bootcamp Theme 4 report: COVID-19 lockdowns: can they help to govern the pandemic in Africa? is now available!
Join the webinar on COVID-19 and education: sharing the South African experience with the Caribbean, on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, at 7–9 pm SAST, hosted by The Commonwealth, The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and JET Education Services.
Vacant office space available at The Education Hub, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa
The Researchers Bootcamp Theme 4 releases their final research outputs: Looking for ways to effectively govern the pandemic: How governments are positioning and activating public institutions such as school systems in multi pronged efforts to contain COVID-19
JET Education Services annually facilitates an internship programme with the University of Pennsylvania, USA. This year, our internship programme will be held remotely due to COVID-19.
JET achieves Silver accreditation from Investors in People
Unlocking the power of data
JET welcomes Antony Hlungwane to our Board of Directors
Webinar launch of the report: “New funding flows: Innovative finance for education during and after COVID-19”
Artificial Intelligence and Inclusion: Compendium of Promising Initiatives - prepared for UNESCO's Mobile Learning Week by JET
An important new publication on the digital transformation of education and school connectivity
Request for proposals to develop a brand and corporate identity as well as an advocacy and communication strategy for the establishment of the PSET CLOUD
Teacher Choices in Action - live!
Secondary Education in Africa Virtual Summit!
New publication: Skills recognition and labour mobility in seven IGAD countries
JET Education Services refreshes its brand identity
The Education Hub Rental Office Space
Meet our international intern: Leah Shapiro
Applications open for Commonwealth young researcher challenge
