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Post Graduate Webinar Series
Series 3: 7 November 2024, 16:00-17:00
Series 2: 26 September 2024, 16:00-17:00
Series 1: 28 August 2024, 16:00-17:00
Please watch the following YouTube video regarding:
Bridging theory-practice divide:
A conversation about the book ‘Innovative curriculum design’
Archive Webinars
Webinar – 14 September 2023
Webinar – 28 February 2023
Herewith the presentations of the day
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For more information, or if you want to collaborate with these projects, please see the e-mail addresses in the presentations.
Additionally, see the following two videos: https://youtu.be/CYoELz5mKlA and https://youtu.be/Ih9G6eGZkOQ
About Clothes To Good
Last year Clothes To Good (CTG) was awarded the audience prize at the Tommy Hilfiger (TH) World Frontier Fashion challenge, with positive votes from 83 countries. CTG was blessed to be shortlisted last year as one of the top 6 programmes from 430 applications from around the world. We completed a four day design sprint with the TH team and developed a range of weighted products for people with various challenges, including Autism, ADHD and anxiety. This was a leap forward in our dream to produce products for people with disabilities, that are affordable and created largely from up-cycled textile waste. Many people in our third world economies are excluded from access to these disability specific products, and CTG OnRoute is on a mission to change this. Because there is an abundance of waste in the world, and a scarcity of resources to support Early Childhood Development (ECD) and people with disabilities, the CTG OnRoute team is focusing some of its energies on making a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable children and their families by providing access to affordable products, caring for the planet while empowering as many people as possible on the journey.
Please review this 8 minute presentation Clothes to Good – enabling denim project 2022 as it gives an overview of our current operation and where we are focusing our energies.
Webinar – 12 October 2022
Webinar – 14 September 2022
Studying Consumer Science or a related field
North West University
Bachelor of Consumer Studies
Please visit the website for more information:
https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/consumer-sciences/b-consumer-sciences
North West University
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
Please visit the website for more information:
https://education.nwu.ac.za/education/postgraduate-certificate-education
University of South Africa, UNISA
In conjunction with offering several Bachelor of Consumer Science Degrees, have you considered to do continue your studies to a post-graduate qualification?
Visit the website for the various undergraduate qualifications, as well as the post-graduate options: https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Apply-for-admission/Undergraduate-qualifications/Qualifications/All-qualifications?cw_college=AGRICULTURE%20AND%20ENVIRONMENTAL%20SCIENCES
University of South Africa, UNISA
In addition to offering a consumer science qualification specialising in various fields, Unisa also has a PGCE in Consumer Studies and other related studies (for example, PGCE: Hospitality studies).
Visit the website for more information:https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Register-to-study-through-Unisa/Undergraduate-&-honours-qualifications/Find-your-qualification-&-choose-your-modules/All-qualifications/Postgraduate-Certificate-in-Education-in-Senior-Phase-and-Further-Education-and-Training-Teaching-Consumer-Studies-(90148-%E2%80%93-CON)
University of the Western Cape
Bachelor of Community Development
Please visit the website for more information: https://www.uwc.ac.za/study/all-areas-of-study/departments/department-of-social-work/undergraduate
There are other institutions where you can also study tudying Consumer Science or a related field, please have a look at the websites of these institutions, to see what suits your needs best:
Cape Peninsula University of Technology , CPUT
Diploma in various fields such as:
- Hospitality and Hotel Management
- Hospitality and Food and Beverage Management
- Hospitality and Professional Cookery
Advanced Diplomas’ in
- Hospitality and Hotel Management
- Hospitality and Food and Beverage Management
- Hospitality and Professional Cookery
Please visit their website at: https://www.cput.ac.za/academic/faculties/business/departments/cths
Durban University of Technology, DUT
For a Diploma in Food and Nutrition, as well as furthering your studies by doing a Masters’ degree, please visit the website at: https://www.dut.ac.za/faculty/applied_sciences/food_and_nutrition_consumer_sciences/
Nelson Mandela University, NMU
To study Human Nutrition and Dietetics, please visit NMU’s webpage at: https://dietetics.mandela.ac.za/
University of Pretoria, UP
In order to study anything related to Consumer and Food Science, from undergrad level, to honours and post-graduate level, in various streams, please visit the UP’s Consumer and Food Science’ divisions’ website: https://www.up.ac.za/department-of-consumer-and-food-sciences
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WIL Indaba: University of Zululand: 18 - 20 September 2024
We are pleased to invite you to the inaugural WIL Indaba, hosted by the University of Zululand's Departments of Recreation and Tourism, alongside the Department of Consumer Science. This significant event will take place from September 18th to 20th, 2024, and will bring together academics, industry leaders, government representatives, civil society, and students to explore the intricacies of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) and to develop a cohesive WIL framework.
The WIL Indaba addresses the ongoing misalignment between academia and industry. This essential dialogue aims to align industry expectations with academic instruction and ensure that funding for WIL initiatives is utilized effectively and diligently.
Virtual attendance option Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99790399812
Agenda Overview:
- Day 1: Focus on Curriculum – Africanization, Artificial Intelligence (AI), University-Industry Collaborative Engagements
- Day 2: Focus on WIL Guidelines and Practice Framework
- Day 3: Student Indaba, Focus on the Student Voice
We look forward to your participation and the opportunity to engage with you directly. Please feel free to contact Ms Anele Sibisi at: sibisia@unizulu.ac.za
22nd ARAHE Biennial International Congress
The 22nd ARAHE Biennial International Congress will be held on 7-10 August 2025 * Manila, Philippines
For more information, please visit the website: https://www.pathescu.org/
2024 Nutrition congress
Please see the Save the Date attached for the 2024 Nutrition Congress.
The congress will be held 2-4 October 2024 at the Elangeni Hotel, Durban.
The call for abstracts is open until 18 March 2024 on the congress website www.nutritioncongress.co.za
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