Dare 2 Dream ICT Centre for 3-16 Year Olds

JET is using the Global Giving platform to raise funds for building an ICT Centre in a farmhouse for people in the isolated rural community of Geluksburg in KwaZulu-Natal in support of the Dare to Dream (D2D) Programme, an integrated childhood to young adulthood educational programme.

DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS FOR YOUTH IN SOUTH AFRICA: A new global initiative

An important initiative aimed at addressing and understanding the state of youth unemployment in South Africa was recently launched at Don Bosco Educational Centre in Ennerdale, Johannesburg.

Implementation Evaluation of the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme

JET's report on the Implementation Evaluation of the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme has been accepted by Cabinet.

"Meaningful and Effective Mathematics Teaching and Learning: In Search of the ‘South African Pedagogical Identity". Led by the Ministry of Basic Education, nearly 100 maths educators from the Department of Basic Education, Provincial Education Departments, universities, NGOs and publishers gathered at Sol Plaatjie House for three days to discuss solutions to the problem of poor performance in mathematics in the school system. The Minister and Deputy Minister both attended throughout.

Implementation Evaluation of the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme (FLBP)

The FLBP was established in 2007 with the goal of attracting greater numbers of students into initial teacher education (ITE) programmes in South African universities. High-achieving students are given generous full-cost bursaries to undertake ITE programmes in priority education phases and subject areas to address both supply and quality issues in the education system. In return, recipients of the bursary are expected to teach in public schools for a period equal to the number of years they have received funding.

The JET offices will be closed from 22 December 2016 until 3 January 2017. We look forward to working with you in 2017 as we build on 25 years of “transformation through knowledge”.

Call for nominations for NGOs Steering Committee

An NGO steering committee is to be set up following recommendations from the NGO Leadership Summit. Dr James Keevy, CEO of JET is to lead the process.

Dr Whitty Green, Chief Director, Teaching and Learning Development, Department of Higher Education and Training, announces the appointment of JET as management body of a new multiyear DHET initiative to improve primary teacher education.