One often hears of organisations that enrols employees on foundational training by means of computer-based learning. We argue that staff who needs to learn the basics of English and Maths can only do so efficiently when they have face-to-face interaction with co-learners and facilitators. We do not oppose the fact that computer-based learning can be…
Arguably the biggest pain point in post-democracy South Africa has been the economic empowerment of the marginalised majority of the country. There are basically two types of economic inequalities: wealth inequality and income inequality. Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment has been an inadequate legislative response to wealth and income inequality because it places an unhealthy focus…
Nothing says success like a training programme that has just celebrated its 10th anniversary. The Denron / Komatsu Training Centre at the Derbyshire’s Diepriver Farm in Plettenberg Bay has helped about 1000 unemployed people in the Eastern Cape learn to read and write English, do maths, and how to use a computer over the past…
a Prize giving took place on 5 November 2013 in Plettenberg Bay. This is a community project running since 2007, Komatsu focusing on the upliftment and development of the community including semi literate, illiterate, adult unemployed, members of the community. This is a joined force between Komatsu S.A, DenRon and Triple e Training. All three…
Everywhere you look there are materials and messages to assist people in understanding and aiding in halting the spread of HIV/AIDS. The problem is that there are still misconceptions about the disease that result in it spreading faster as well as causing harm in other ways. Just a couple of months ago another baby was…
The idea that reading, writing and arithmetic are the foundations of any educational system have been around for centuries. Without these foundations further education is impossible. In fact a lack of these skills will prevent the individual from reaching their true potential. If a country is largely illiterate it will be stuck in the third…