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Launch by the Minister of Basic Education, the Hon. Angie Motshekga, of JET's book "Systemic School Improvement Interventions in South Africa: Some Practical Lessons from Development Practitioners".

The book was edited by Godwin Khosa with contributions from JET staff. The launch will take place on Monday, 14th April 2014.

JET bids farewell to Godwin Khosa and appoints new COO and Executive Manager.

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world".

This book is the culmination of six years of work on the National School Effectiveness Study, a longitudinal research project that collected and analysed relevant school and home background data from 300 primary schools selected from all provinces except Gauteng.

The National Education Collaboration Trust, a business /civil society initiative supported by the Department of Basic Education, was launched on 16 July 2013 at the Presidential Guesthouse, Pretoria.

Godwin Khosa has been appointed by the Minister of Basic Education to serve on the Ministerial Committee to investigate the current promotion requirements and other related matters that impact the standard of the National Senior Certificate.

The Minister of Basic Education commits to the Education Collaboration Framework, a partnership initiative of the National Education Leadership Dialogue.

Improving the standard of education through incentivising teachers

The Zenex Foundation and JET Education Services (JET) congratulate the 2012 Grade 12 class and the Department of Basic Education on achieving the highest Senior Certificate pass rate since 1994.

In comparison to the provincial pass rate of 62%, this achievement has ensured that yet again, Cofimvaba has secured the top position out of the twenty three Districts of the Eastern Cape – no mean feat.

GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO DISCUSS WORKING TOGETHER TO BOOST EDUCATION INITIATIVES

Anthony Gewer, Executive manager of JET's Youth and Community Development Division, believes that turning our colleges around “is going to take time, you can’t underestimate the complexity of that process . . . but in the meantime you’ve got to keep the system going”.

JET's significant role in the development of programme evaluation in South Africa is explored in this dissertation by Charline Mouton.

Appointment of JET CEO Godwin Khosa to the Council of the University of Johannesburg

JET has pleasure in announcing that Godwin Khosa has been appointed by the Minister of Higher Education and Training to the Council of the University of Johannesburg.

JET's Annual Report 2011 was launched at the AGM on the 7th June 2012

Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande's Budget Vote speech in Parliament, Cape Town

Basic Education Conference: Opening the Doors to Quality Education for All

SA Basic Education Conference, 2 - 4 April 2012, ICC, DURBAN

JET Education Services and EduSource Trust have joined forces to revive EduSource Data News, a newsletter previously distributed by The Education Foundation Trust.

The Business Day Dialogues is a series of debates among a panel of invited experts on important issues affecting South Africa. They are held with the intention of influencing policy as well as public opinion.

"Plan to fix schools is lacking in some essential details". Business day, 21 November 2011.

The NSES study was part the five-year 3Rs project started in 2006 and funded by the Royal Netherlands Government (RNE) to conduct research which would contribute to the Department of Education's efforts to improve the quality of education in South Africa.

JET Education Services has been contracted by SADTU to provide technical and project management services to the SADTU Curtis Nkondo Professional Development Institute (SCNPDI)

CEO's PRESENTATION AT JET's 2011 AGM

Annual report launch speech by Godwin Khosa, CEO of JET Education Services 30 June 2011

Address by the Minister of Basic Education at JET's AGM

JET's 2010 Annual Report was released at the AGM held on the 30th June 2011. The keynote address on the topic of the "Role of NGOs in Education Improvement" was delivered by Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education

JET's 2010 Annual Report was released at the AGM held on the 30 June 2011.

JET appoints a new chairman and two new Board members

A partnership between the state, the private sector and civil society

The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) commissioned JET Education Services to study some of the private sector initiatives aimed at assisting capable learners from disadvantaged backgrounds obtain university entrance passes in mathematics.