Alan Hammond


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Alan HammondAlan Hammond is the CEO of Portal Publishing. Alan co-founded Portal Publishing with his mother Sylvia Hammond in 2003, with the launch of the Skills Portal website.  Before that Alan was an independent HR and skills development consultant.  Alan learned about online publishing while working for the iafrica.com online publishing company from 1996 to 2002.  He started as an entertainment industry writer and rose to the rank of Managing Editor.

Alan studied at the University of Cape Town and holds an Honours Degree in Workplace Change & Labour Law from the Humanities Faculty, as well as the Associate in Management Certificate from the Graduate School of Business

Alan is the former Chair of the Publisher's Council of South Africa's association for online publishing, the IAB SA.

In his spare time Alan is a mountain biking enthusiast and a regular participant in his local parkrun.

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The innovative software training initiative WeThinkCode_ has received a grant of R35 million to train 12,000 young people in South Africa and Kenya in AI skills.


The high cost of data is one less thing that Stadio students will have to contend with as the education group launches their own virtual mobile network to assist their staff and students with some of the lowest data rates available. 


The last fake news story going around is that the school calendar for this year has been changed.  Before you change your plans make sure you get the correct information.


Protests over delayed NSFAS allowance payments turned to violence in Kimberley as students set fire to the College's admin block. Student claimed that had been waiting for four months for their allowance payments. 


Students from the Walter Sisulu University have protested on campus, and blocked the N2 with burning tyres, after the suspect in a fatal shooting last month was released from police custody.  


NSFAS has promised a range of big payments for student allowances, tuition fees and accommodation costs.  Some students who have been waiting since 2024 will be very relieved to finally receive their allowances. 


Choosing a career is a balance between finding something you are interested in, and matching it with good career opportunities.  We've researched the top 50 career options that are good choices for South Africans. 


There are hundreds of different options to choose from when it comes to colleges. There are TVET Colleges which are government owned and all accredited to offer courses and qualifications.

There are also about 300 private colleges that are registered and accredited with the government. As long as a private college is accredited and registered, there is no reason why you shouldn't study there if they offer a course that you are interested in.


There has been a big growth in private colleges in South Africa in recent years and they have increased the options available for young people when they are choosing where to study after school. Now as well as general courses there are also colleges that allow you to specialise in one industry from the start.


Edge Training offer a range of fully accredited Learnerships across 10 different categories. If you are interested in starting a Learnership then Edge Training are a great option.






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