As we approach the second quarter of 2008, the expectations and determination that are symbolised by the centenary flame that will burn at the University of Pretoria's main entrance throughout this centenary year are still strong and warm. In his centenary message, Prof Calie Pistorius, Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, stated that: “During the centenary year, the University will make a special effort to build relations with its alumni.” In support of celebrating a century in the service of knowledge, Continuing Education at University of Pretoria Trust (CE at UP) optimised this opportunity to employ six recently graduated alumni from UP as trainee coordinators in an effort to give them real life work experience and in-service training.

This position offers tremendous growth opportunities for the trainees.  Deon Herbst, CEO of CE at UP says that people energy management with more emphasis on the development of positive and motivated staff in a healthy environment, generates human energy with the outcomes - precision business and customer service excellence. “By stimulating human energy, organisational energy will develop and grow towards complimenting and optimising the organisational outputs”, he states with emphasising the importance of personnel support and opportunities for personal development of new employees.

Since the inception of CE at UP in 2000, it has developed from seven staff members to 81 full-time employees. The seven initial staff members are still in the service of the campus entity.

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Delegates from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) were recently awarded for their successful completion of the challenging Executive Leadership Management Development Programme (ELMDP). This year-long programme was presented by the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) of the University of Pretoria in collaboration with Continuing Education at University of Pretoria Trust (CE at UP).

The certificate ceremony – hosted at the Musaion on the Hatfield Campus – was held on 14 March 2008.
Prof Jerry O Kuye, Director of the SMPA, stated in his closure that the ELMDP was designed to address the democratic requirements of the South African state, which form the basis of every policy, administrative structure and management practice. “Particular attention has been paid in the course content to obtain cooperation amongst politicians and officials in their deliberations, decisions and actions to promote good governance”, he said. Prof Kuye concluded by emphasising that the joint commitment of the University of Pretoria, the SMPA, CE at UP and the participants are prerequisites for effective training and learning. He encouraged the delegates to make use of this opportunity and to contribute to good governance.

Delegates of SALGA attending the Certificate Ceremony.

Prof Kuye handing over a certificate to a successful delegate.

Author and translator, Prof Henning Pieterse (photo), has recently been honoured for his outstanding translation work. Pieterse, from the University of Pretoria’s Unit for Creative Writing, received the Nedbank-Academic Prize for Translated Work from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and Arts). The prize was awarded for translation into Afrikaans of literary work from any other language. Criteria for the awarded prize included the respect owned by the translated work in its own literature environment and the accuracy and general success of the translation. This prize was awarded for the translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino-Elegieë. CE at UP would like to congratulate Prof Pieterse on this achievement and to acknowledge his exceptional contribution to the field of literature.

Click here for more details on the upcoming Course in Creative Writing, 23-27 June 2008.

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The first Corporate Social Investment (CSI) project of CE at UP for 2008 has been finalised and handed over to the People Upliftment Programme (POPUP). Donations from CE at UP staff members, including stationery and kitchen appliances, were delivered to POPUP on 29 February 2008. POPUP received these items with great gratitude and appreciation, which emphasised once again the need for community development and contributions. CE at UP is looking forward to the second and third project in its CSI programme for 2008, which will be finalised by the end of May. See more details in the E-News of May/June.

Marlene Freislich (left), CEO of POPUP and Estelle Viviers, Marketing and Business Development Manager of CE at UP.

Management and students of POPUP receiving the donations from CE at UP.

Visit http://www.doxadeo.co.za/SMUs/POPUP/index.html for more information about POPUP.
 
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South Africa ’s economic growth rate is experiencing its longest upswing in the country’s history, with the economy notching up its thirty-third quarter of uninterrupted growth since 1998. Real annual gross domestic product increased by 5% in 2006.

The government is in process of fine-tuning the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (Asgi-SA), to accelerate the country’s growth rate and to ensure that the growth is accompanied by job creation.

A draft charter on statistics for the African continent, The African Statistics Charter, has been developed. The charter has been designed to establish an African economic community, with access to regular and reliable statistical data.

The charter aims to:

• Serve as an advocacy tool for the development of statistics in Africa
• Ensure quality statistics that are comparable across countries and regions
• Promote professionalism and the fundamental principles of official statistics
• Strengthen the institutional and infrastructural capacity of statistical authorities
• Ensure their autonomy and independence from political interference in their operations
• Serve as a professional code of ethics and good practices for statisticians
• Promote a culture of evidence-based decision making, policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation and
• Contribute to the strengthening and effective functioning of an African statistical system

Click here to view details on all courses offered on the Economics, Finance, Accounting and Statistics  portfolio. For additional information,  contact CE at UP's Customer Service Centre on +27 (0) 12 420 5015 or visit the Courses section of our website.

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