[ubuntu-za] [Education] Month of Education status

[Hilton Theunissen]

from a cat/it mailing list:

" Colleagues

I wish to add two points into the mix!

1.  As from Dec 2008 there will be a single examination paper for CAT 
and IT across the country (with possibly 2 exceptions, viz. the IEB and 
the BCVO).  The national papers will have to comply with both the NCS 
and SAG for the two subjects.  The NCS for both subjects is very clear 
in that provision needs to be made for both a proprietary and an 
open-source environment.  This means that candidates cannot be placed at 
a disadvantage by being taught either Office 97, Office XP, Office 2003, 
Office 2007, OpenOffice, StarOffice, etc.  The questions of necessity 
will need to focus on the concepts and not, as DavidR has suggested, the 
interface.  The UMALUSI External Moderators will have to look at this 
very carefully so as to ensure no bias, etc.

2.  The current MS Schools Agreement expired on 30 June 2007.  A new 
agreement has still not been accepted or signed.  MS have indicated, in 
no uncertain terms, that any future agreement will not be extended 
beyond 2010 and that provision will need to be made to move to the 
academic pricing model.  If this is in fact true it has significant 
implications for all schools, more especially for those offering CAT 
and/or IT."

Kind regards.

Hilton Theunissen
Inkululeko Technologies
Tel: +27 11 462 9124
Fax-to-mail: 0865033491
Mobile: +27 72 900800 1
E-mail: hilton at inkululeko.co.za
http://www.tuxlab.org.za


Vijay Makanjee wrote:
> I am sure that there are skills - accredited - amongst the linux and or 
> ubuntu community for examiners. Need to do some digging. Need also to 
> set what is terms unit standards for training etc.
> 
> 
> Vijay Makanjee
> Ergo Planning | P O Box 19801 | Tecoma 5214 | South Africa
> Ph: +27 82 6014353 Fax: +27 43 7271137
> email: vijay at ergo dot co dot za
> 
> 
> 
> Morgan Collett wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 7:11 AM, Hilton Theunissen
>> <hilton at inkululeko.co.za> wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>>  Sadly OSS will be included in the 2009 exams. Several of our partner
>>>  schools either have to emulate or forfeit the points.
>>>     
>>
>> will not, I presume...
>>
>>   
>>>  We have been lobbying since 2006. The examiners is the problem, not the
>>>  learners or educators.
>>>     
>>
>>