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BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 7.5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 7.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 7.5pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 7.5pt" vAlign=top> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #82796a; FONT-SIZE: 15pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Newsletter: Sensazione </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #82796a; FONT-SIZE: 15pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif">Autumn 2010</SPAN></B></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Dear </SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><o:p>The Institute is pleased to announce the launch of a new and refined Da Vinci newsletter. Open and transparent communication is a key driver within our company and we are always looking for ways to open up channels to engage our clients  including both students and sponsors. The newsletter intends to bring you up to date information on developments within The Institute, and to serve as a portal by means of which people will be able to link with similar minded people. Discussions will revolve primarily around the Management of Technology, Innovation, People and Systems and how these aspects may inform management development and organisational performance challenges facing the country, and the continent at large. </o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Sensazione is The Da Vinci Institute's newsletter--the name comes from one of the 7 Da Vincian principles as described Gelb's book: "How to think like Da Vinci" in and means "to sharpen one's awareness"</SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Prof Ben Andersen (CEO The Da Vinci Institute)</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; BACKGROUND: #9899ab; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: .7pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;Contents<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p>In this issue</o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><A href="#Autumn_Graduation_2010">Events: Graduation April 2010</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="#Awards">Award</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="#Da_Vinci_Research_Projects">Current Research Projects </A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><A href="#New Short Courses">New Short Courses</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><A href="#From_the_Registrar">From the Registrar</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><A href="#Student_Research_Office">Student Research Office</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #336633; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><A href="#Curiosita_Speakers_and_Topics">Curiosita 2010</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #336633; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="#Article">Article: An interview with Ivor Blumenthal : CEO of the Services SETA</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #336633; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><A href="#Management_Today:_TIPS_April_Edition">Management Today: TIPS April Articles</A></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #336633"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif"><A name=Autumn_Graduation_2010>Autumn Graduation 2010</A></SPAN></B></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">14 April</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2010 | Johannesburg<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">On the 14 of April, at the Bytes Conference Centre Midrand, The Da Vinci Institute had its largest graduation ceremony yet, with over 150 students covering Phd, Msc, Diploma and short course candidates.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">1. <B>Message to the Graduates - Prof Roy Marcus:</B>&nbsp; "The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management welcomes you as one of our esteemed graduates. A hallmark of all our graduates is that they are recognised for their ability to manage complexity..." <BR>2. <B>Guest Speaker - Dr Ivan May</B><BR>3.&nbsp;<B>Awarding of Certificates and Conferment of Degrees</B><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Short Programmes<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Diplomas<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Masters of Science<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Doctor of Philosophy<BR>4. <B>The Da Vinci Council Awards</B></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/april-2010">more info...</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=Awards:_Corporate_eCommunications_Awards><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #336633; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><A name=Awards>Awards: DA Vinci Institute Wins Services Seta Award</A></SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p>Institute recognised </o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">At the 10th Annual Services Seta Conference, The Da Vinci Institute was pleased to receive an award from the Services Seta for "The highest level of contribution to the Services Sector in creating a University of work in collaboration with the Private sector. </SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><A name=Da_Vinci_Research_Projects><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #336633; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><A name=Da_Vinci_Research_Projects>Current Research Projects</A></SPAN></B></A><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top colSpan=2 noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><B>Careers24 Salary Survey 2009</B><BR>In January 2010 the results were released of the 2nd Annual piece of research of&nbsp; the study - conducted between 5 October 2009 and 5 November 2009 and based on responses from 13 583 online South Africans. It explored remuneration trends and employee perceptions towards organisational corporate climate and its influence on retention, performance and engagement. <A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/articles/137-impact-of-gender-racial-equality-programmes-is-limited-reveals-careers24-survey">more...</A> <B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></B></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><B>ITWEB Business Intelligence Survey</B><BR>&nbsp;A BI survey was done in association with ITWeb, the technology media company, and its annual <A href="http://ww2.itweb.co.za/events/bi2010/">BI Summit </A>(23-25 February), a premier event for SA BI professionals and decision makers. The survey was intended to determine the level of maturity of BI practice amongst delegates. A full report on the findings is being prepared by Da Vinci Research and BI experts. <A href="http://ww2.itweb.co.za/events/bi2010/">more.. </A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></B></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><B>Marketing Awards</B><BR>The Services Seta together with Kirkpatrick &amp; Associates and Da Vinci Research are launching a SME Marketing Excellence Award to be given at the September Conference, The SME Partners in Excellence initiative was designed specifically to link together THE SME PREMIER MARKETING AWARDS  for recognition and reward  and the SME PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE  to advance knowledge and foster business development through research, education and strategy planning. <A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/articles/138-sme-partners-in-excellence-initiative">more..</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/da-vinci-research">more info...</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #336633"><A name="New Short Courses"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif">New Short Courses</SPAN></B></A></SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif"><SPAN style="COLOR: #336633"> 2010</SPAN></A></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Da Vinci Centre for Integrated Learning</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.</SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Da Vinci Centre for Integrated Learning, which forms part of The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management, focuses on integrated learning through short learning programmes. By taking the reality of technology, innovation, people and systems as our starting points, we customise our learning programmes to be company, job and/or, person-specific in order to bridge gaps between formal and informal education, and between individuals and the business sector. </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">To that end we offer complete needs assessments which include: </SPAN></P> <UL> <LI> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Unique management development programmes </SPAN></P> <LI> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Over twenty stand-alone learning programmes</SPAN></P></LI></UL><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/articles/136-the-da-vinci-centre-for-integrated-learning">more info...</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #336633"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif"><A name=From_the_Registrar>From the Registrar</A></SPAN></B></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Registrar would like to make students aware of new policy documents which are now available:</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">1. Assessment Process <A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/policies/140-assessment-process">more...</A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">2. Appeals Policy and Procedure: A student may request an appeal against the result achieved of a learning assignment. <A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/policies/139-appeals-policy-and-procedure">more...</A></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/events">more info...</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #336633"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif"><A name=Student_Research_Office>Student Research Office</A></SPAN></B></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Univers Condensed',sans-serif"><FONT size=2>The Student Research Office embarked on a journey of enrichment and changes with 2010 The emphasis of the development is to promote and enhance the communication between the candidate and The Institute. </FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Univers Condensed',sans-serif"><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> <P></SPAN><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Univers Condensed',sans-serif">1. The Student Research Office developed and successfully implemented the following</SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>2. The Office has upgraded its module evaluation process and integrated it into the PMAs</FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/events">more info...</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #336633"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif"><A name=Curiosita_Speakers_and_Topics>Curiosita 2010</A></SPAN></B></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><I>The Da Vincian principle of Curiosita refers to an insatiably curious approach to life and an unrelenting quest for continuous learning.</I></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Curiosita is a monthly forum for contemporary thinking on the Management of Technology, Innovation, People and Systems, hosted by The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management. It is a community of enquirers including PhD students, faculty and any other interested individuals who assemble to present and discuss their work, and to provide mutual support in the quest for continuous learning.<BR>Our existing CURIOSITA format has been running for four years, and has seen increasing participation and debate. BUT, as is our missive, "we cannot tread water" and decided that 2010 should introduce a new approach with enhanced participation for greater experiential learning rather than just "death by powerpoint" - to capture Aristotle's notion of Dialectic rather than that of Rhetoric. Curiosita will take the format of a workshop in which students will raise about five issues in relation to their PhD. <B>The dates for Curiosita 2010 are 29 June; 27 July; 31 August; 28 September; 26 October; 30 November (TBC).</B> Da Vinci House 6 Antwerp Rd Moderfontein Johannesburg<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">If you would like to join us for one or more of these events make sure you are on our notifications list: <A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/the-da-vinci-institute-newsletter"><STRONG>click here to sign up</STRONG></A></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://holdings.davinci.ac.za/events/index.php">more info...</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #336633"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif"><A name=Article>Article: An interview with Ivor Blumenthal : CEO of the Services SETA</A></SPAN></B></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><I>A Case for Recognition of Prior Learning in South Africa</I></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"You were previously CEO of an Industry Training Board for five years, and then went on to run the Association of Personnel Service Organisations (APSO) and for the last decade have been CEO of the Services SETA. Why in this period of time have you not obtained a Doctorate like some of your counterparts in Government?...&nbsp;"</P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/articles/135-an-interview-with-ivor-blumenthal--ceo-of-the-services-seta">more info...</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <HR align=center SIZE=0 width="100%"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 90%; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #336633"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif"><A name=Management_Today:_TIPS_April_Edition>Management Today: TIPS April Edition</A></SPAN></B></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt; mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="80%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top noWrap> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width="100%"> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The Institute has an ongoing relationship with <A href="http://www.management-today.co.za">Management Today </A>where every month we have a slot for 4 or 5 articles that form part of The Da Vinci Institute insert TIPS. The purpose of the insert is to show case what we are doing at The Da Vinci Institute and should cover: Student work, Lecturer thought leadership, Associate courses and thought leadership. If you would like to see your work in print please go to the <A href="http://research.davinci.ac.za/articles/article_submissions.htm">online submissions page</A><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">.</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Hardcopies are available at&nbsp; Da Vinci. Please make sure that you pick up a copy, the April edition is available online<A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/tips"> <STRONG>here</STRONG></A><BR>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><A href="http://institute.davinci.ac.za/index.php/tips">more info...</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV><!--end of newletter contents section---></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #333333 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #333333 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: #cccccc; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: #333333 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #333333 .75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #333333 .75pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #333333 .75pt"> <P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The Da Vinci Institute</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> - </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Da Vinci House 16 Antwerp Rd Moderfontein Johannesburg<o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> - 011&nbsp;608-1331 - </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">info@davinci.ac.za</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>