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Kenako Establishes a Technical Unit.

Technical maintenance and support is a major challenge for many schools with ICT. Although government is trying its best, it does not always have the capacity to service schools timeously when they report technical problems. It happens many times that a school where we work experience technical problems. If the problem is not swiftly attended to, it impacts negatively on our productivity. For this reason we have decided to establish a technical unit. It will not only stand us in good stead, but also make a valuable contribution to sustainability in schools.

It is with great pride that we announce that Domingo van der Heyde will be heading our technical unit. He has many years of experience working in the technical division of the Centre for e-Innovation (CeI)(Metropole North). Domingo’s IT knowledge, expertise and experience of working in schools will contribute significantly to achieving the company’s goals and objectives.

We are launching our technical unit with a competition where a school can win a SLA (Service Level Agreement) worth R24 000. Clich here for more details.






Deidre Fortuin se ervaring tydens haar opleidings sessie in Pretoria 07/07/10

Opleiding: Reading Rocket - 'n Stimulus Maksima! Produk
Geskryf deur Deidre Fortuin

Vertrek op Dinsdag, 08 Junie 2010. Die opleiding geskied by Castle Getaway, 30 km, buite Pretoria. Met my aankoms op die lughawe, was ek ingewag deur 'n shuttle-service, wat my tot by die Stimulus Maksima! - kantoor geneem het. Daarvandaan het een van die vennote, nl. Hennie, my na Castle Getaway geneem. Dit was 'n lang rit, en het gevoel asof ons nooit die bestemming gaan bereik nie.

Met ons aankoms by Castle Getaway, was ek hartelik begroet deur Lotta de Beer, die brein agter Stimulus Maksima! , asook nog 7 ander dames wat die opleiding met my gaan meemaak. Na 'n lieflike aandete, het ons 'n orientasie-sessie gehad, waar die program vir die opleiding aan ons meegedeel was. Lotta het alles moontlik gedoen om my verblyf daar so gemaklik as moontlik te maak, aangesien ek die enigste een was wat vanaf Wes-Kaap was, en nie naweke kon huistoe gaan soos die res van die groep nie. Sy het selfs haar elektriese kombers aan my geleen, aangesien dit so koud daar was.

Elke dag was begin met oggendseen en 'n motiveringsessie. Die motiveringsessies was sowaar inspirerend, en daar het ek besef dat ek my doelwit kan bereik, solank ek net positief en gefokus bly. Dit is ook belangrik dat ek 'n skriftelike plan moet opstel wat my sal help om my doel te bereik. Vanaf die Donderdag, 10 Junie, tot en met Dinsdag, 22 Junie , het ons 'n toets geskryf oor die vorige dag se werk. Ons moes ten minste 80% in elke toets behaal om dit te slaag. Indien jy dit nie geslaag het nie, moes jy daardie betrokke toets, plus die nuwe toets die volgende dag oorskryf.

Aspekte wat behandel was, is:
Produkbestuur
Visie en Missie van Stimulus Maksima!
Verskillende produkte van SM!
¢ Steady Start
¢ Beginner's Booster
¢ ready to read
¢ Reading Rocket
¢ Maths Muncher
¢ Business Builder
¢ Entreperneurs' Elegance
¢ International Computer Driving License Bemarking

Reading Rocket (RR) was in diepte behandel. Alle oorsake en gevolge van swak lees, die fasette van lees, verskillende soorte leesprobleme, en nog vele meer was met ons behandel. Vir elke probleem wat lees en begrip, selfs oogspan-probleme, kan met die RR aangespreek word. Ons het ook 'n praktiese toets afgelê, waar ons met leerders op die RR - program moes werk. Die laaste 2 dae van die opleiding, het ons die bemarking van die produk gedoen. Op die laaste dag, moes ons 'n voorlegging doen oor hoe ons die produk sal bekendstel en bemark. Dit was ook ons laaste praktiese toets. Dit klink na baie, en moeilike werk, maar omdat dit so 'n interressante produk is, besef jy nie regtig hoeveel werk jy het om te studeer nie. Dit is so aangrypend, en die aanbieding van Lotta was so goed gedoen, jy kon nie wag om te sien of te hoor wat volgende is nie! Dit was so waar in intense, maar interressante opleiding!








New Educational Software Facilitator Appointed 18/06/10

We are privileged to announce the addition of a new member to the Kenako team. Deidre Fortuin was appointed as Educational Software Facilitator effective from 1 June 2010. She will mainly be responsible to train and support primary school educators with the application of educational software in the classrooms. Deidre is well qualified for the position that she was appointed in. She was a primary school educator for 18 years. She has experience of teaching across all three primary phases – Foundation, Intermediate and Senior Phases. Deidre also posses excellent computer skills and has vast experience of training basic computer skills to adults. The fact that she is a product of the Khanya facilitation program was a determining factor in her appointment. She is well acquainted in a number of educational software packages and had great success with its integration into the curriculum. We want to welcome Deidre and wish that she will have a happy and fulfilling professional experience with us.








New Appointment Len Le Grange has been appointed as Kenako 's Training Coordinator. Len has 32 years experience of teaching business related subjects at Bellville South Senior Secondary School. When Bellville South became part of the Khanya Project in 2001, Len was given the responsibility of being the Project Champion at his school. The IT related courses he has done previously, equipped him well for this task. Under his guidance the Khanya Computer lab was well maintained and optimally used for teaching. This eventually paved the way for him to be seconded to the Khanya Project as a facilitator in 2007. While he was at Khanya, Len did sterling work in especially the high schools to equip teachers with the necessary skills to use ICT for teaching. Kenako is privilege to have a person of Len's caliber on board.

Kenako awards 50 school fees bursaries Kenako Education Solutions has awarded 50 school fees bursaries to learners at 15 Western Cape schools to help cover school fees for 2009. Kenako provides schools with training and support to help them make the most of their investment in information and communication technology.

“ We help schools to optimise their computer rooms and related technology. However, at Kenako we do realise there is more to education then just computer technology. We are pretty aware of the struggle many parents have to undergo give their children a decent education. We have decided to make a contribution to this course in the way of 50 bursaries to pay for children’s school fees. This contribution might be small, but hopefully significant enough to contribute towards the upliftment of education in the Western Cape,” said Christo Davids, head of Kenako Education Solutions.

“We have contacted various schools and asked them to identify children that deserve support based on their academic potential and financial circumstances. We believe that the learners who have been nominated are worthy recipients of the Kenako Bursary Awards. We want learners to benefit directly from the training we provide to their teachers.”

Kenako provides computer literacy training for teachers and administrative staff. “We also help schools to implement ICT skills in the class room, and to ensure that their investment in ICT delivers the expected returns in terms of curriculum delivery and streamlined management.”The learners that received bursaries come from the following schools: Atlantis School of Skills, Bishop Lavis High School, Delft Primary School, Filia, Marian RC High, Nerina Primary School, Peak View Secondary, Range Secondary Riebeeck Street Primary, Robinvale High, Rosendaal Secondary, St Andrews Secondary School, Saxonsea Primary School, Symphony Secondary School and Winsley Primary.