Ehlanzeni College takes hands with international partner
The students from both universities will share best practices in different disciplines of engineering and business studies.
MBOMBELA – Ehlanzeni TVET College has partnered with Hertford Regional College from England in skills partnerships.
The two recently concluded the collaboration. It was part of the college’s continuous engagements to map out the way to build academic partnerships.
According to Ehlanzeni spokesman, Mr Mxolisis Nzimande, during the engagements they identified areas or objectives that need their attention.
“We will look at a development and launch of an online learning platform and development of staff through cross-exchange of skills, knowledge and expertise,” he said.
Nzimande added that developing sound student affairs and project-management skills would pave a way to the formalisation of skills training between the two partners.
“The partnership is regarded as a gateway to the international stage in terms of skills training. The graduates will be able to attract opportunities in the job market.”
The spokesman said the expansion of student support and opportunity through strengthened student-council activities’ objectives were also regarded as the themes that responded to specific opportunities for both institutions.
“That will also help the Ehlanzeni TVET College students share good practices with the UK students in different disciplines of engineering and business studies.”
Nzimande added that the emphasis of the partnership was on promoting the use of technology in facilitating education and training, whereby a large number of educators will be trained in the use of online educational programme including the Google Teacher Development Programme.
“Teaching staff will have the benefit of expanded career development through the opportunity to assess the use and impact of blended and e-learning resources internationally,” he concluded.
