TorMental said:. The only thing that can stop you from progressing from Year 11 to Year 12 in a subject is if you get an N Award. Bloodstriker Member. You just have to 'seriously attempt' all assessment tasks and you can go straight into Yr You have to be doing incredibly bad to get N awards trust me. Drongoski Well-Known Member.
Missing one assessment task is NOT a criterion for an N award - you would get a warning and a chance to catch it up. Aerath Retired. Last edited: Sep 15, MrBrightside Brightest Member. You move on to year The world of work has changed irrevocably over the past year and a half, and so have the skills employers are now looking for when scouring the CVs of prospective candidates. It is therefore crucial for those looking to land their first job post-graduation, people who are looking to re-enter the job market, and those wanting to move on to a new challenge, to update their CVs to reflect how they are able to bring newly desirable skills to a position.
Of course, and it has to be stated unambiguously, everyone went through tremendous upheaval, personally, professionally, or both.
And some more so than others. However if you dig deep, you will find instances where you rose to the challenge, and perhaps moved beyond what you thought you were capable of. In addition to job-relevant technical qualifications from a respected institution, you can really set yourself apart in the job market now by highlighting those skills which will provide a measure of confidence in the hiring manager, that you will be able to keep going even while challenging external circumstances remain or re-appear down the line.
Additionally, they can reflect on work done under these challenging circumstances, and especially if they are able to demonstrate success achieved in work-integrated learning assignments. For people already working who want to make a change or apply for a promotion, they can try find concrete examples from how they managed during lockdowns.
That means you have to demonstrate that you are able to not only use the tools of your trade, but that you can apply them strategically, by using complementary skills. Your strength as a candidate no longer comes just from your main field of focus, but from the unique combination of skills you bring to the table.
You have to keep doing everything you can to build on your self-confidence, skills and personal empowerment. By tweaking your approach to your job search, and adjusting your personal branding to suit our new environment, you can continue working towards your goals and aspirations, one step at a time.
However the Department of Basic Education has announced that the Matric mid-year exams will once again fall away this year as a result of the impact of Covid, lockdowns and other mitigation measures, to allow for additional teaching time so that Matrics can complete the whole curriculum. An education expert says while it is unfortunate that Matrics will once again lose the opportunity to write an official mid-year exam as a result of our current circumstances, Matrics can, with the right approach, turn this negative into a positive and use the extra time to their advantage.
Additionally, they also had to sacrifice holiday time to make up for lost teaching days. However there are ways in which they can mitigate the impact of their circumstances, and ensure they make as much as possible with what they do have available before sitting for their final exams later this year, she says. The events of the past year have left their mark on the psyches of all, and Matrics should understand that it is okay to not be okay given the circumstances.
Try to look after your physical wellbeing as much as possible, by getting enough sleep, fresh air, and exercise if you are up to it. When things get too much, take a timeout, practise deep breathing, and return to the task at hand when you are feeling better.
Sit down with your clock and all the supplies necessary, and pretend you are in fact writing an exam within the allotted time. After completing the paper, you and your study partners can go over the questions together, which is an additional learning opportunity.
Additionally, the public broadcaster regularly schedules lectures which can be viewed for free. In coming weeks, several higher education institutions will again start hosting on-site Open Days following the virtual events held last year during the height of the Covid pandemic. But although these events will once more be held in-person, prospective students are urged to register as soon as possible, given that numbers will be limited due to Covid safety regulations. Prospective students attending Open Days should specifically ask the question about how the learning experience was maintained during the lockdowns, says Kriel, given that it is not out of the question that there may be disruptions to in-person teaching again in future.
He says the first step prospective students need to take, is to find the websites of respected private or public universities and higher education institutions, and then find details of upcoming Open Days. Then they need to register to attend at a number of institutions, so that they can compare their experiences of the campuses and their various offerings before making a decision.
While much of the investigations into further studies can be done online, attending Open Days give young people the opportunity to speak to Student Advisors face-to-face, to view and experience campus facilities, to get a taste of campus life, and to speak to current students.
Usually, Open Days include career and qualification guidance, campus tours, overviews of sport and social activities, and residence options. Kriel says those who are still uncertain about what path they want to pursue, can gain some clarity by speaking to Student Advisors. It is easy for middle- and upper-class South Africans with access to schools that can accommodate social distancing and Covid protocols to begin to believe that, on the whole, except for the inconveniences of screening, masks and sanitation, education is returning to normal.
However nothing could be further from the truth, an education expert says. Dr Coughlan says that while schools and educators are doing the best they can, often with limited resources, too many children, including those in reasonable well-resourced public schools, are still attending school on a rotation basis instead of full-time, because of space constraints and the inability to ensure social distancing. The learning conditions all children face are not optimal for the confidence and calm needed to learn best.
Some of the challenges we face are less obvious than others. On the matter of masks, for instance, science is very clear that they are a major weapon in the fight against infection, but this is not coming without cost. Smiling and seeing the smiles of others physically protects us against stress and its effects. It is a cumulative process and missing a step has long term consequences.
If you are only at school three days out of five or every second week, there is no consistency in the learning process. Schools are being innovative and restructuring so much of what they do to cope with this, and they need to be commended for it, but each solution we put in place in these times has a cost and consequence.
Others are making their teachers available for hours each day to respond on WhatsApp to children — depriving exhausted teachers of recuperation time. If there is a conflict between an exam listed on the university scheduled and an exam not on the schedule, the exam on the schedule shall have priority. The course not on the schedule must provide an alternate time to take the exam for those students faced with the conflict.
If a student has conflicting examination schedules, both of which have been centrally scheduled, the instructors of the courses involved must consult and agree on how to resolve the conflict.
Both instructors must approach this resolution process with a willingness to provide an alternative assessment or examination time. The university has examined this question closely and concluded that online proctoring is generally not a viable or desirable strategy.
Among other issues, faculty and students expressed concern over the intrusive nature of online proctoring. For in-person courses, exams will be administered much as they have been in the past. For online courses, we encourage instructors to consider alternatives to the high-stakes exam whenever possible. CTI provides guidance and resources about these alternative assessment strategies. However, acknowledging that there may be some departments or instructors interested in pursuing online proctoring, Cornell does have a contract in place with Examity, a proctoring service.
It offers human, online proctoring for individual courses. They have worked with Cornell, and are ready to assist instructors in setting up proctoring.
The service is expensive, and departments therefore will need to pay for their own use. In addition, if there is sufficient demand, Examity will also be able to provide automated proctoring, which is less expensive.
For more information, please email CTI directly at cornellcti cornell. Gradescope represents another academic integrity tool.
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