Home >> News Events >> Events >> News & Events

News & Events

Registration open for our annual open public training course in Johannesburg and Cape Town. All are welcome to attend. The training courses are SACE accredited.

'When it comes to education, rural kids suffer enormous deficits with under-qualified teachers, inadequate classrooms and irrelevant curricula.'
Test of Basic Concepts Knowledge in the Namaqualand

A majority (69%) of learners who participated in the BCP in 2011 in Grade R were found to be prepared for learning in Grade 1 in 2012 - See image below.
Dr Benjamin Receives Vocational Service Award
Lessons from the Kamiesberg Education Project

Teachers' compliance with this project was extraordinary (95%), and the quality and dedication of the educators was most impressive.
14 July 2014 to 16 July 2014
Registration open for annual open public training in Johannesburg. All are welcome to attend. The training is accredited by UCT.
01 July 2014 to 03 July 2014
Registration open for annual open public training in Cape Town. All are welcome to attend. The training is accredited by UCT.
24 June 2013 to 26 June 2013
Registration open for annual open public training in Cape Town. All are welcome to attend. The training is accredited by UCT.
24 January 2013 to 31 January 2013
Grade R and Grade 1 teachers will be trained as mediators of the BCP at the start of the new year.
23 February 2013 to 02 March 2013
Latest training for Foundation Phase teachers in BCP Metro Central will be offered early in 2013.

Pages

This workshop is one of the most beneficial workshops I have attended. The trainer’s presentation style was warm, easy to follow and understand. I like that he included practical activities, examples and demonstrations.

Metro Central: Training, October 2014

Thank you for introducing me to this "life skill". It is wonderful that there is also an online, interactive, support system with resources available. 

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)

Basic concept is about improving teaching methods, language and the learning processes of our learners.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2

It helps learners to think and forms (the) foundation for reading, writing and mathematics.

Metro South Education District: Training (January, 2013)

Very informative, well presented, engaging, coherent and thought provoking.

Metro South Training, Western Cape Education Department, 2015

What stood out for me - was not teaching the content, but how to teach the concept and so much vocabulary is elicited …

Thinking Stars: Teacher Feedback From Training, August 2014