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WCED awards top students at the FET Awards.
Speech by Minister Donald Grant - Western Cape Education Minister
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The top FET college students in the Western Cape for 2012 received awards at a gala function at Northlink College on Monday night, 18 February 2013. |
Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille
Head of the WCED Penny Vinjevold
Chief Directors and officials of the WCED
CEOs and Deputy CEOs
Award winners and parents
I am so proud and honoured to be here this evening to acknowledge the outstanding success of individual students in the 2012 NC(V) and NATED examinations.
This is the second time we have hosted such an awards event for our students at FET colleges and I am delighted to be part of it again this evening.
The WCED goes out of its way to honour and acknowledge the individual achievements of our students and learners in as many education institutions and at as many levels as possible.
Within a week, I am attending not one, but three award ceremonies -The FET awards tonight, the Literacy and Numeracy awards tomorrow and then finally our Adult Basic Education awards early next week.
In the Western Cape, lifelong learning is a reality and as a province we want to celebrate our people's success.
Just recently we held the National Senior Certificate awards. These FET College Awards complement these awards presented at the start of the year.
They provide an occasion to celebrate success and to highlight the contribution that FET colleges are making to education and skills development.
In the Western Cape, we have a mixed economy, where our economy focuses on areas such as agriculture, tourism, construction and light industry. However, there are other areas which we are beginning to prioritise and strengthen such as ICT, engineering and business studies. These are key skills needed in the Western Cape and require an articulated system to meet these needs.
In the Western Cape this sector consists of 40 campuses within six colleges, a state budget of approximately R584 million and a staff complement of over 2 700 office based staff and lecturers.
This sector is by no means small in the Western Cape.
I am particularly excited about the number of work placement schemes our colleges offer. Our FET colleges have various mechanisms available to place learners in a working environment while studying. For example, there are over 11 000 learnership students currently in workshops for experiential training.
Tonight, however, is about your achievements. I would like to congratulate each of our individual winners on their achievements in these fields.
Thank you for the hard work you have put into your FET studies. It has now paid off. I sincerely hope that you realise just how proud this government, this department and the people of the Western Cape Province are of your achievements.
To all students here today, we know how competitive the job market is in the Western Cape. It is to be hoped that your success will be translated to constructive employment opportunities so that our economy benefits from what you have achieved.
My sincere appreciation goes to all the lecturers and tutors who have successfully prepared the candidates for the 2012 examinations and whose dedication and hard work do not go unnoticed.
I was particularly delighted to have learnt that we have surpassed all of the Department of Higher Education's targets for 2012, with the most notable achievement in NC(V) 2. Here, we achieved over 61% compared to the national target of 44%.
Overall, we are pleased with all of your achievements while aware that even more can be done to improve the quality of education in our FET Colleges of the Western Cape even further.
We look forward to even greater improvements in 2013.
Thank you.
Western Cape Education Department
FET College Achiever Awards
18 February 2013
2012 NC(V) and NATED examinations awards to individual candidates.
Programme Awards
| Programme |
Name of award winner |
FET College |
Results |
Comment from the college |
N6 Services and Design Studies
- Art and Design
- Clothing Productions
- Educare
- Hospitality and Catering
- Tourism
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Ms Nicole Vervaet |
Boland College |
Tourism
- Hotel Reception: 85 %
- Tourist Destinations: 82 %
- Travel Office Procedures: 92 %
- Travel Services: 96 %
Aggregate = 88.75%
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Nicole achieved excellent marks throughout her studies. She is a hardworking committed student - dedicated to her field of study. She is currently working as a Travel agent in Stellenbosch. |
N6 Engineering Studies
- Automotive
- Civil
- Electrical
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Mr Louis Fourie |
College of Cape Town |
Electrical Engineering
- Electronics: 69%
- Industrial Electronics: 81 %
- Digital Electronics: 85 %
- Mathematics: 85 %
Aggregate = 80%
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Mr. Fourie has from the outset proven himself as a dedicated and diligent student. He consistently performed well. In 2011 he was involved in the CyberJunkYard project, where he represented the College of Cape Town. He has been the top student at each level of his educational career and received the Top FET student award for the Western Cape in 2012. Mr. Fourie is currently working for ESKOM. |
N6 Business Studies
- Public Relations
- Farming Management
- Financial Management
- HR Management
- Management Assistant
- Marketing Management
- Public Management
- Business Management
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Ms Stephanie Jane Boonzaaier |
Northlink College |
Legal Secretary
- Computer Practice: 91%
- Office Practice: 84%
- Information Processing N6: 90%
- Legal Practice N6: 92%
Aggregate = 89.25%
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Stephanie Jane showed great initiative in everything that she took on during her years of study. She always did her best and set high standards for herself. She attended all her classes and always acted with the necessary responsibility and loyalty towards peers and colleagues. Northlink College will gladly recommend her for any position she is qualified for. |
NC(V) Level 4 Engineering Studies
- Civil and Building Construction
- Electrical Infrastructure Construction
- Engineering and Related Design
- Mechatronics
Students had to obtain aggregate of 75% and above
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Mr Levahn Claase |
College of Cape Town |
Civil Engineering & Building Construction
- Construction Material: 81%
- Construction Planning: 79%
- Construction Supervision: 78%
- Masonry: 84%
- Life Orientation: 95%
- English FAL: 85%
- Mathematics: 72%
Aggregate = 82%
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Levahn is a diligent and very hard working student. He registered for Engineering Science & Mathematics N2 and N3 whilst busy with his NCV L4 and successfully completed these subjects. He also achieved another accolade by sharing the Best NCV student award at the College internal Exit Level awards function during 2012. He is currently registered for the Building Construction N4 qualification. |
| NC(V) Level 4 Information Technology and Computers
Students had to obtain aggregate of 75% and above |
Mr Cornelius Tawireyi |
False Bay College |
Information Technology and Computers
- Computer Programming: 81%
- Data Communication & Networking: 87%
- System Analysis & Design: 84%
- Office Data Processing: 89%
- Life Orientation: 92% English FAL: 77%
- Mathematical Literacy: 89%
Aggregate = 85.57%
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Cornelius has good leadership qualities and has served as class representative since level 2. In 2012 he was elected to the SRC and represented the college with pride. He is a hard worker and has achieved top academic results. In level 2 he was the 3rd top achiever and in level 3 he was the 2nd top achiever. Cornelious also takes part in various social responsibility programmes. He has assisted the Desmond Tutu Foundation where he assisted learners with ICT skills. He also was a volunteer at the Cape Mental Health Annual Kite Festival. |
NC(V) Level 4 Business Studies
- Marketing
- Generic Management
- Finance, Economics and Accounting
- Office Administration
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Ms Anoeshka van Rhyn |
Boland College |
Office Administration
- Business Practice: 81 %
- Office Practice: 88 %
- Personal Assistant: 89 %
- Office Data Practice: 98%
- English FAL: 80%
- Life Orientation: 97%
- Mathematical Literacy: 85 %
Aggregate = 88.29%
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Anoeshke Van Rhyn is a gifted student who achieves excellent academic results. She is hardworking, punctual, dedicated and a motivated student with excellent class attendance, resulting in her being a top achiever from L2 to L4. Anoeshka will be an asset to any work environment. |
NC(V) Level 4 Services Studies
- Hospitality
- Tourism
- Safety in Society
- Education and Development
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Ms Ntombi Mdingana |
South Cape College |
Tourism
- Client Services & Human Relations: 89%
- Science of Tourism: 83%
- Tourism Operations: 83%
- Sustainable Tourism in SA & International Travel: 89 %
- English FAL: 83%
- Life Orientation: 94 %
- Mathematical Literacy: 68 %
Aggregate = 84.14%
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Ntombi is friendly and enthusiastic. She is very hard working and always willing to assist fellow students. Ntombi is deserving of this Achiever Award since she has really excelled under very tough circumstances. She is well equipped to make a success of any tourism career. |
Subject awards
| Subject |
Name of award winner |
FET College |
Subject result |
| Mathematics NC(V) Level 4 |
Mr Xolani Diba
Mr Levahn Claase
Mr Siyabulela |
False Bay College
College of Cape Town
College of Cape Town |
72% |
| Mathematics N6 |
Mr Mbuyi Kazadi |
College of Cape Town |
85% |
| Mathematics N3 |
Mr Tambwe Nongolola |
College of Cape Town |
93% |
Special Awards for Financial Management
| Subject |
Name of award winner |
FET College |
Results |
| NC(V) Level 4 Finance, Economics and Accounting |
Mr Clayton Adams
Ms Kayla Ellis |
College of Cape Town
False Bay College |
77.4%
78.98% |
| N6 Financial Management |
Ms Lauren Davids |
False Bay College |
71.25% |
The contact details of each award winner - for media purposes - can be obtained from the Colleges. The colleges were responsible for inviting each award winner.
- College of Cape Town (Metro Central Education District)
021 462-2053
- False Bay College (Metro South Education District)
021 701 1340
- Northlink College (Metro North Education District)
Tel: 021 970 9000
- West Coast College (West Coast Education District)
022 713-3167
- Boland College (Cape Winelands Education District)
022 713-3167
- South Cape College (Eden & Central Karoo Education District)
044 884-0359
For enquiries, contact Bronagh Casey: 072 724 1422 or bronagh.casey@westerncape.gov.za.
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