The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) entered into an agreement with JET to fund a project called Post-School Education and Training Collaboration and Learning Opportunities and Utilisation of Data (PSET CLOUD). The current PSET system is characterised by fragmentation of data, duplication of resources and a lack of coherence of information leading to an ineffective system for planning and decision making with regard to future needs in skills development.
The AASA Education Programme, an initiative of the Anglo American Sustainability Strategy, was launched in 2018. The programme focuses on early childhood learning and a whole school development (WSD) approach to facilitate a significant positive impact on the educational outcomes of children in at least 100 ECD sites, 70 primary schools and 30 secondary schools local to the Anglo American operations in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the Northern Cape.
The MRP Foundation Education Programme has been implemented since 2019 in 98 primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape, Gauteng and the Free State. The programme assists and supports the schools to improve their learner performance through a ‘holistic approach’ focusing on: School leadership and management improvement; Teacher knowledge and capacity development; Increased parent involvement; and Learner performance. The four components being implemented by JET are: Planning and Organisation; School Management; Teacher Development; and Parental Involvement.
Skills and qualifications of the people in Africa are at the heart of African renaissance. Therefore, the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) is a vital policy of the African Union. Development of the ACQF is underway (2019-2022). The African Union Commission (AUC) is partnering with the European Union (EU), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the European Training Foundation (ETF), in developing the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF), a key output of the “Skills for Youth Employability Project” (SYEP). JET Education Services (JET), was appointed to undertake the first part of the AQCF development process, namely the mapping study of qualifications frameworks in Africa aligned to the African Union’s (AU) Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want.
In an effort to address the poor outcomes of basic education in South Africa, the government has prioritised early childhood development (ECD) and education in the Foundation Phase, covering the age group 0 to 9 years. The focus of this project is Grade R, which, in line with government policy was introduced into Gauteng public ordinary schools and some community organisations that offer ECD.
The Jala Peo ("Plant the Seed" in Sepedi) School Food and Nutrition Garden (SFNG) Initiative is a Department of Basic Education (DBE) project. The seeding is funded by WesBank Fund, managed by Tshikululu Social Investments & the implementation of the project is managed by JET Education Services. The vision of the “Jala Peo Initiative” is framed within the context of the National Develoment Plan (NDP) and the DBE’s Action Plan to 2019: Towards the realisation of schooling 2030
The Jobs Fund has appointed JET Education Services to undertake a three-year longitudinal tracer study of beneficiaries of 10 projects funded under the Enterprise Development (ED) and Support for Work Seekers (SFW) Funding Windows.
JET was contracted by GIZ to develop a knowledge management strategy and implementation guideline for the two ATVET projects. The work also entailed the design and production of knowledge products and capacitating and mentoring GIZ-CAADP ATVET, ATVET4W and AUDA-NEPAD staff.
JET was contracted to undertake an evaluation of the programme, beginning with a retrospective evaluation to establish a baseline. PfP was able to secure sustainability funding based on the results of the retrospective evaluation.
Future Nation Schools (FNS) aim to spearhead the African education revolution by providing an educational model that is relevant, futuristic, and technology enabled; that epitomises excellence; and that is capable of producing future African leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators who are passionate, confident in themselves, excel at what they do, and are ready for the 21st century. FNS intend to achieve this by building a network of high quality and affordable independent schools across South Africa.
The FPI provides training in LtP, learning materials and manipulatives, and aims to integrate play into the Foundation Phase (i.e. Grade R to Grade 3) curriculum.
JET Education Services has a vacancy for an Intern (ECD-Early Childhood Development) in its Education, Management and Implementation division.
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