JET CEO, James Keevy was a part of the Investec Leadership Conference, unpacking public education and why it is one of South Africa’s most pressing issues
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National Youth Month (1-30 June 2023) is celebrated under the theme: “Accelerating youth economic emancipation for a sustainable future”. JET Education Services shares 10 youth-focused JET initiatives and publications to celebrate Youth Month
World Refugee Day is commemorated annually on the 20th of June. JET Education Services reflects on some of our work.
World Cafe sessions are being conducted. The research is expected to inform advocacy for enhancing the breadth of skills in the South African education system. A key lever for enhancing the breadth of skills in the South African education system is teacher development.
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Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), an international comparative study directed by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. PIRLS assesses and compares the reading performance of pupils in their fourth year of formal schooling across participating countries.
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JET Education Services has partnered with Peace Corps South Africa. Peace Corps Response sends experienced professionals to undertake short-term, high-impact service assignments in communities around the world. Mark Forsberg joined JET as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in January 2023.
JET is working with Funda Wande to validate the Marko-D Sepedi tests and hybrid EGMA for use in South Africa.
Learning and play are the two wings of a butterfly...
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Our very own JETsetter, Kelly Shiohira co-authored a publication with Wayne Holmes, they stress that "AI is ultimately a tool, but not a perfect one. AI is not machines that think independently. AI is merely a set of human-created algorithms that aim to mimic some human thought processes, such as decision making."
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Vision, visual perception and auditory perception form the foundation on which reading and other academic skills are built. Thus it is important for Grade R practitioners to have an understanding of how children develop these capacities.
K-12 AI curricula: a mapping of government-endorsed AI curricula has been published
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JET Education Services (JET) and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) have initiated the Post School Education and Training Collaboration and Learning Opportunities and Utilisation of Data (PSET CLOUD) programme that seeks to develop an integrated national digital ecosystem which is interoperable, can be used for effective skills planning and provisioning, and puts information in the hands of citizens and other stakeholders so they can make informed decisions about education, training and career opportunities.
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JET Education Services (JET) and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) have initiated the Post School Education and Training Collaboration and Learning Opportunities and Utilisation of Data (PSET CLOUD) programme that seeks to develop an integrated national digital ecosystem which is interoperable, can be used for effective skills planning and provisioning, and puts information in the hands of citizens and other stakeholders so they can make informed decisions about education, training and career opportunities.
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As learners move from one social media platform to the next, they are flooded with online information every day. Do you have the skills to help them distinguish between what is true and what is not?
As learners move from one social media platform to the next, they are flooded with online information every day. Do you have the skills to help them distinguish between what is true and what is not?
As learners move from one social media platform to the next, they are flooded with online information every day. Do you have the skills to help them distinguish between what is true and what is not?
Presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Washington on February 21, 2023.
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JET Education Services extends its profound condolences Free State Education Member of the Executive Council (MEC) Tate Makgoe
Appointment of executive manager, JET Congratulates Craig Gibbs
What is the real value of SSI in Learning and Employment for Africa and how do these standards move Africa forward? A recording of the 'Who owns your learning data' webinar. James Keevy, CEO at JET joins the panel discussion.
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UNICEF Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa and Regional Office for East and South Africa, together with UNICEF HQ Education colleagues are hosting a two-day event on life skills in Amman through the PROSPECTS partnership
Read about the CoS mid-term evaluation undertaken by JET and partners in the latest DHET Research Bulletin on Post-School Education and Training
International Day of Education is an annual international observance day held on January 24 and is dedicated to education.
JET Education Services wishes to congratulate the matriculants of 2022
Call for proposals for developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of our interactive platform, which will serve as a central point of contact between learners, job seekers, citizens, employers, education and training entities, and other stakeholders in the value chain.
Understanding the state of South African policy and practices surrounding the implementation of skills for a changing world
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Micro-credentials. The lure of micro credentials: implications for the African Continental Qualifications Framework by James Keevy
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JET Education Services is pleased to announce the appointment of its newest board member, Prof Chika Sehoole