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In
this edition we hope to inspire you to challenge how young
women in schools are being de-motivated to follow a career
in IT. At the same time, we trust you will challenge yourself
to overcome any obstacles you might face as a woman in
the ICT industry.
Additional training could be the way to go – and
we can help you with this too. In this edition we share
the ISETT SETA Career Guide for 2010, which is filled
with facts on scarce skills and opportunities for developing
them.
We hope that with our support you will be motivated to
find your niche within this very demanding and rapidly
changing industry. |
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IT’S
UP TO US: Teachers have the opportunity
and responsibility to nurture the growing minds
in their care – especially when it comes to
encouraging young women to take up studies in science
and technology. So says Angela Serwaa Boateng, Ghanaian
teacher and President of the Tamale based Female
ICT Teachers Association (FICTTA). Hear what she
thinks government, education authorities, and fellow
teachers should be doing to boost the number of
women pursuing careers in IT.
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– THE BIGGER PICTURE: Location, education
and gender are just some of the reasons why the
diffusion of ICTs is so uneven throughout Africa.
Understand why, and how this impacts the products
or services your company provides, by reading
this summary or the
full PDF of a recent research report on “The
Gender Assessment of ICT Access and Usage in Africa”. |
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WOMEN IN SA: Local research has identified
a number of perceived barriers to women taking up
senior leadership roles in ICT. Read this summary
of those barriers, or view the full
paper on “Women in the Information and
Communication Technology Sector in South Africa”.
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HAPPY: Do you value your
employees for who they are and
not just what they do? This is
one of the essentials when it
comes to securing support and
loyalty from your staff, writes
Andrea Vavruch.
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ARE YOU A MANAGER? You
could be, without even knowing
it. Kirsten Whitfield offers insight
on identifying your managerial
responsibilities, and tips for
negotiating the perils of the
position.
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WHY
MENTOR? “Mentoring is about
caring – caring enough to commit just
one hour a week to advise and help guide a
vulnerable young person. None of the forces
claiming our children’s lives are more
powerful than our commitment and love. We
are the solution.” –
Susan L Taylor, National CARES Mentoring
Movement
Become
a WIIT mentor or mentee today. Please
email Celeste
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BUILDING YOUR CAREER: It seems that
access to mentoring programs is not as widespread
as is often thought – and yet it is
a valuable way for women to build their careers.
Penny Abbott of Clutterbuck Associates, explains.
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applications for 2012 can be submitted from
1 October 2011. Anyone who wants
to apply should email the following documents
to rocaline@fizzmarketing.co.za: |
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Applicant’s name,
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Details of where the applicant
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Details of where and what the applicant
is currently studying. |
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A motivation as to why
the applicant should receive the bursary,
with as much personal background information
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LEADING WOMEN IN IT
This month we speak to Meryl Malcomess,
Marketing Director at SYSPRO, a leading
privately owned enterprise resource planning software
company that has been helping organisations to get
more done with fewer resources for the past 33 years.
Meryl is a typical “multiplier leader”
who believes that business is all about people.
Click
here to read her story of how she has become
a leading woman in IT. |
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ISETT SETA CAREER
GUIDE: Want to know which skills are the
scarcest or most in demand? Or which occupations
require the development of critical skills? For
this, plus a wealth of information on learnerships,
internships and skills programmes for both employer
and employee, download
the ISETT SETA Career Guide 2010.
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ISETT SETA SECTOR
SKILLS PLAN: Over the past few years there
has been a slow but steady decline in the percentage
of learners passing matric. On the upside, however,
a growing proportion of successful matriculants
are qualifying for technical studies at tertiary
institutions. In fact, between 2006 and 2013, the
number of learners writing matric is expected to
increase by about 30%, while the number of learners
opting to follow a career in ICT will increase by
about 35%. These are just some of the trends highlighted
in the Isett Seta Sector Skills Plan 2011-2016.
Download
the full document here.
How to contact the ISETT SETA
Head office: 011 207 2600
Gauteng: 011 207 2602
Cape Town: 021 797 3532
KwaZulu Natal: 031 307 7248
East London: 043 726 0763
www.isett.org.za
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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
AFRICA SUMMIT: Women in IT
is proud to be a partner in the upcoming
2nd Annual ICT Women Empowerment Africa
Summit, 28 to 30 September, Gallagher
Convention Centre. The event will
explore initiatives that using ICTs
to empower Women in Africa, including
case studies from South Africa, Uganda,
Kenya and Ghana.
Click
here for information |
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NEW WEBSITE:
It’s getting better all the
time! Pay a quick visit to the new-look
WIIT website, which now boasts a fresh
new look and feel, and has content
specifically aimed not only at women
working in IT, but also young women
who are studying and girl learners.
Like it?
Tell us what you think! |
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“If
you look at what you have in life, you’ll always
have more. If you look at what you don’t have in
life, you’ll never have enough.”
– Oprah Winfrey |
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