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The Centre for Training and Projects Development (Pty) Ltd (CTPD)

LOCATIONS OF OUR CENTRES

Namibia: Windhoek; Swakopmund & Oshakati Zambia: Lusaka, Kitwe & Livingstone

Institutional Calendar CTPD Namibia

VISION To be a preferred Vocational and Professional Educational Institution developing Technicians and Professionals for the Industry and Economic Developments.

MISSION To be an industry responsive Institution that

creatively meets the demanding needs of the

industry, economy, society and students

through a wide range of Vocational and

Professional Educational Programs.

VALUES Professionalism Excellency Creativity & Innovation Accountability Collaboration & Partnership

[3]

2017 Public Holidays

Date Month Day Holiday

01 January Sunday New Year’s Day

02 January Monday Public Holiday

21 March Tuesday Independence Day

02 April Sunday Clock change/Daylight Saving Time

14 April Friday Good Friday

17 April Monday Easter Monday

01 May Monday Workers’ Day

04 May Thursday Cassinga Day

25 May Thursday Ascension Day

25 May Thursday Africa Day

26 August Saturday Heroes’ Day

03 September Sunday Clock change/Daylight Saving Time

22 September Friday Institutional Holiday

10 December Sunday International Human Rights Day

11 December Monday Public Holiday

25 December Monday Christmas Day

26 December Tuesday Family Day

[4]

Meetings for Committees

Board of Directors (BoD)

March June September November

25 (Saturday) 24 (Saturday) 02 (Saturday) 11 (Saturday)

Staff Recruitment and Affairs Committee (SRAC)

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

24 (Fri)

21 (Fri)

19 (Fri)

23 (Fri)

21 (Fri)

25 (Fri)

22 (Fri)

20 (Fri)

17 (Fri)

Staff Performance Reviews Committee (SPRC)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

N/A Fri Fri We Fri We We Fri We We Fri Fri

N/A 24 24 26 26 28 26 25 27 25 24 N/A

Board of Studies (BoS)


TU N/A Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri

31 N/A 03 07 05 02 07 04 01 06 03 01

Executive Management Committee (EMC) Meetings


Tu Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri

31 03 03 07 05 02 07 04 01 06 03 01

Committee Day Feb Day May Day Aug Students Affairs, Disciplinary & Engagement Committee (SADEC)

Tue

21 Feb

Tue

09 May

Tue

22 Aug

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Wed 22 Feb Wed 10 May Wed 23 Aug

Corporate Training & Events Management Committee

Mon

27 Feb

Mon

15 May

Mon

28 Aug

Management Consultants Committee

Tue 28 Feb Tue 16 May Tue 29 Sep

[5]

Students Assessments & Graduation Committee (SAGC)

24 Feb. 2017 30 June 2017 14 July 2017 10 Nov. 2017 June 2017

Assessments Standards & Procedures

Review June 2017 Assessments against

set Standards & Procedures

October 2017 Assessments Standards & Procedures

Review Oct 2017 Assessments against

set Standards & Procedures

Students Assessments & Graduation Committee (SAGC)

March 2017 April 2017 June 2017

03 (Friday) 07 (Friday) 02 (Friday)

Students’ Technical & Applied Learning Committee (STALC)

23 Feb. 2017 29 June 2017 13 July 2017 09 Nov. 2017 Technical Facilities

standards and partnerships for

teaching and learning

Technical Teaching & Learning Reviews and

Progress


Progress

Technical Teaching & Learning Reviews

and Progress

Curriculum Review & Articulation Committee (CRAC)

17 Feb. 2017 22 June 2017 21 July 2017 03 Nov. 2017 Technical Facilities

standards and partnerships for

teaching and learning


Progress


Progress

Technical Teaching & Learning Reviews

and Progress

Compliance & Quality Evaluation Committee (IQEC)

February May August November

22 (Wednesday) (17 Wednesday) (16 Wednesday) (15 Wednesday)

[6]

JANUARY 2017 CAL WEEK

SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

Sun 1 Public Holiday – New Year’s Day

1 Mon 2 Public Holiday

Tue 3 Library Opens (NUST) for all including CTPD students: Library hours 08:00-17:00

Wed 4

Thu 5

Fri 6

Sat 7

Sun 8

2 Mon 9 The Centre re-opens for Administration purposes

Annual Staff Orientation starts

Tue 10 Finalizations of Operations plans

Wed 11 First School Day for All Namibian Government Schools-First Term

Thu 12

Fri 13 Grade 12 Results released by the Min of Edu

Fri 13 Annual Staff Orientation ends

Sat 14

Sun 15

3 Mon 16 NSFAF Funding Online applications submissions for students on Mature & Grade 12 with 25 points Entry start

Students Registration and Admission Continues

Tue 17

Wed 18

Thu 19 Registration Continues

Fri 20

Sat 21

Sun 22

4 Mon 23

Tue 24

Wed 25

Thu 26 STALC: Submission of draft Semester Course Breakdown, Timetable, Course Materials to EMC for approval

Fri 27 Monthly Staff Performance Reviews

Sat 28

Sun 29

5 1 Mon 30

Tue 31

[7]

FEBRUARY 2017 CAL WEEK

SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

5 1 Wed 1 Library Hours Change (08:00-22:00)

1

Thu 2 Executive Management Committee Meeting

Fri 3 Pearson-LCCI March 2017 Exams Entry Deadline

Fri 3 STALC: Teaching Staff Orientation

Fri 3 Executive Management Committee Meeting

Sat 4 Institutional (Students & Staff) Sports Day

Sun 5

6 2 Mon 6

Tue 7 Last Day for Courses/Programme Amendments/Cancellation with Credit/Refund as per Withdraw Policy

Wed 8 STALC: Submission of final Semester Course Breakdown, Timetable, Course Materials

Wed 8 ACCA Examination Entry Deadline

Thu 9

Fri 10 CIMA CBA Feb Exam Starts

Fri 10 Student Orientation/Induction – All Programs

Sat 11

Sun 12

7 3 Mon 13 Teaching & Learning Welcome

Official Opening of Teaching & Learning Year

Tue 14 PT/FT Lectures/Classes Start for all programs

Wed 15

Thu 16

Fri 17 Distance Classes Weekend Starts

Sat 18

Sun 19 Distance Classes Weekend Ends

8 4 Mon 20 CIM Exam Booking Ends

Tue 21 CTPD SRC Elections at all Centres

Wed 22 Lecturers’ Evaluations at all Centres

Wed 22 CQEC Meeting

Thu 23 CBA/CBE February 2017 Session

Fri 24 Student Library Registration Starts

Fri 24 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews

Fri 24 STALC: Formation of Students’ Technical Skills Groups: Creativity, Innovation, Critical Minds, Debates, Ethics

Sat 25

Sun 26

9 5 Mon 27

Mon 27 STALC: Students’ Work Readiness Training Programme

13 9 Tue 28 Deadline for CIMA May Registration

Tue 28 Students’ Membership Registration with Professional

Bodies Starts

[8]

MARCH 2017 CAL WEEK

SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

9 5 Wed 1

Thu 2


Fri 3 SRC Meeting

Sat 4

Sun 5

10 6 Mon 6 ACCA Standard Examination Starts

Mon 6 Assessment & Test (3) Week Starts

Tue 7 CIM June Exam Booking Ends

Wed 8 ACCA Standard Examination Ends

Thu 9

Fri 10

Fri 10 STALC: Formation of Students Entrepreneurship, Creative

Thinking, Innovation & Work Ethics (SECTIWE) Groups


Sun 12

11 7 Mon 13 CIPS March Exams Starts

Tue 14 Assessment & Test One (1) Week Starts

Wed 15 CIPS March Exams Ends

Thu 16 Lecturers’ Evaluations

Fri 17

Fri 17 Assessment & Test One (1) Week Ends


Sat 18 Institutional Sports Day


12 8 Mon 20 Student Library Registration Ends

Tue 21 Public Holiday – Independence Day

Wed 22 STALC: Students’ Work Readiness Training Programme

Thu 23

Fri 24 Midterm Break Ends for All Namibian Government Schools


Fri 24 End of Late Registration

Sat 25 Board of Directors Meeting

Sun 26

Mon 27

Tue 28

Wed 29

Thu 30 Centre/Dept.’s Quarterly Self Evaluation Report

Fri 31 CBA/CBE Sessions

[9]

APRIL 2017 CAL WEEK

SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

Sat 1

Sun 2

14 10 Mon 3 SAGC: Submission of June 2017 Draft Mock Question Papers and Memoranda to QA Dept., HO

Mon 3 Assessment & Test Two (2) Week Starts

Tue 4

Wed 5


Thu 6 Meeting with Lecturers

Fri 7 Assessment & Test Two (2) Week Ends

Fri 7 SRC Meeting

Fri 7 Lectures End



Sun 9

15 11 Mon 10 Mid-Semester Break begins Tue 11 Last Day for Submission of Names for Inclusion in the

Graduation Booklet: May 2017 Ceremony

Wed 12

Thu 13 Mid-Semester Break Ends Fri 14 Public Holiday – Good Friday

Sat 15

Sun 16

16 12 Mon 17 Public Holiday – Easter Monday

Tue 18 Lectures Begin

Tue 18 STALC: Students’ Technical Skills Groups: Creativity, Innovation, Critical Minds, Debates, Ethics

Wed 19 Last Day for Centres to Comment on Draft Curriculum


Thu 20 Meeting: Institutional Timetabling Committee


Sat 22


17 13 Mon 24

Tue 25 Submission of Final June Moderated Mock Question Papers

Wed 26 Last Day of all Namibian Government Schools-First Term

Wed 26 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews

Thu 27 STALC: Awards for Best Students in Students’ Technical Skills

Groups: Creativity, Innovation, Critical Minds, Debates, Ethics

Fri 28 CQEC: Last Day for Submission of NQF 2-6 Curriculum for

NQA Accreditation to CQEC.


Fri 28

Sat 29

Sun 30

[10]

MAY 2017 CAL WEEK

SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

18 14 Mon 1 Public Holiday – Workers Day

Tue 2

Wed 3

Thu 4 Public Holiday – Cassinga Day

Fri 5 STALC: Students’ Work Readiness Training Programme

Fri 5 SRC Meeting


Sat 6

Sun 7

19 15 Mon 8

Tue 9

Wed 10


Fri 12


Sat 13


20 16 Mon 15

Tue 16

Wed 17 CQEC Meeting

Thu 18

Fri 19

Fri 19 Submission of Accreditation Expansion Application with Curriculums to NQA


Sun 21

21 Mon 22 Closure date for receiving CIPS Exams Entries for July 2017 Exams

Tue 23

Wed 24

Thu 25 Public Holiday-Ascension Day/African Day



Fri 26 STALC: Students’ Work Readiness Training Programme

Fri 26

Sat 27

Sun 28

22 Mon 29 STALC: Formation of Students’ Technical Skills Groups:

Creativity, Innovation, Critical Minds, Debates, Ethics

Tue 30 Second Term: First School Day for All Namibian

Government Schools

Wed 31 Last Day for Submission of Draft Semester Marks

[11]

JUNE 2017 CAL

WEEK SEM

WEEK DAY DATE ACTIVITY

22 Thu 1

Fri 2 SRC Meeting



Sun 4

23 Mon 5

Tue 6

Wed 7 Students’ Events

Thu 8 Last Day for issuing Main Assignment to Students

(for final internal assessments)

Thu 8 SECTIWE: Students’ Entrepreneurship, Creativity,

Technical & Innovative Work Ethics Project

Fri 9 Lectures End: First Semester: All Faculties (Exam Based Programme)

Sat 10

Sun 11

24 Mon 12

Tue 13

Wed 14

Thu 15

Fri 16

Sat 17 Distance Classes Weekend

Sun 18

25 Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21


Fri 23



Sun 25

26 Mon 26 Lectures Begin: Second Semester-All courses

Tue 27



Thu 29

Fri 30 Students Counselling

Fri 30 Centre/Dept.’s Quarterly Self Evaluation Report

[12]

JULY 2017 CAL

WEEK SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

Sat 1

Sun 2

27 Mon 3 Registration for 2nd Semester begins

Tue 4 Student Orientation


Fri 7


Fri 7


Sun 9

28 1 Mon 10 Test One (1) for Internal Final Assessments Start -All courses

Tue 11 Submission of Action Plans for 2018 Teaching & Learning Year


Thu 13

Thu 13 End of Test One (1) for Internal Final Assessments-All courses

Fri 14


Sun 16

29 2 Mon 17 CIPS Exams Start

Tue 18 STALC: Student Work Readiness Training Programme

Wed 19 Teaching and Learning Needs’ Assessment Survey Starts



Fri 21 EMC: Last Day for Submission of 2018 Budget Estimates and Motivations to Finance


Sun 23

30 3 Mon 24

Tue 25



Thu 27 Last Class Day for All 6 months programs which started in February 2017

Thu 27 Last Day for students to submit Main Assignments to Lecturers/Faculty Staff (for final internal assessments)

Fri 28 Submission of Sept 2017 Mock Exams Draft Question Papers and Memoranda to the Quality Assurance Dept., HO

Sat 29

Sun 30

31 4 Mon 31 Registration for 2nd Semester End

[13]

AUGUST 2017 CAL

WEEK SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

31 4 Tue 1 Students’ Work Readiness Training Programme

Wed 2 Students’ Events Fri 4 Cultural Festival Begins

Fri 4 Executive Management Committee Meeting Sat 5 Cultural Festival Ends

Sun 6 32 5 Mon 7

Tue 8

Wed 9 Students’ Events Thu 10

Fri 11 Approval of Centre Action Plan for 2018 Year Fri 11 Industry Breakfast (In a designated region TBA)

Fri 11 Sat 12 Distance Classes Weekend

Sun 13 33 6 Mon 14 Test Two (2) for Internal Final Assessments Start -All

courses Tue 15 Students’ Events

Wed 16 CQEC Meeting Thu 17 Executive Management Committee Meeting

Mature Age Entry Testing Begins

Fri 18 End of Test Two (2) for Internal Final Assessments-All courses

Fri 18 PT/FT Lectures/Classes End for all programs Sat 19 Institutional (Students & Staff) Sports Day

Sun 20 34 7 Mon 21 Mid-Semester Break Begins

Last day for Submission of NQF Applications for all New/Revised Qualifications Approved by EMC in August for submission to NQA

Tue 22 Students’ Events

Wed 23 Students’ Work Readiness Training Programme Last Day of School for All Namibian Government

Schools-Second Term

Thu 24 Road Show Ends (5 Major towns approved by EMC) Fri 25 Submission to COLL of final drafts for New/Revised

study Guides for 2018: 1st Semester Courses

Fri 25 Mid-Semester Break Ends

Fri 25


Sat 26 Public Holiday - Heroes’ Day

35 8 Sun 28

Mon 28 Lectures Begin for all programs Wed 30 Students’ Events

Thu 31

[14]

SEPTEMBER 2017 CAL WEEK

SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

35 8 Fri 1 Students’ Work Readiness Training Programme



Sun 3

36 9 Mon 4 Library’s Donate a Book Month Starts

Tue 5

Tue 5 Third Term: First Day of School for All Namibian Government Schools


Thu 7

Fri 8 Vocational & Professional Education Awareness Campaign Day

Fri 8


Sun 10

37 10 Mon 11 2017 Internal (Mock) Examinations Begin

Tue 12



Fri 15 STALC: Awards for Best Students in Entrepreneurship (Innovation, Critical, Creativity & Work Ethics) Competition

Fri 15 2017 Internal (Mock) Examinations End


Sun 17

38 11 Mon 18

Tue 19


Thu 21

Fri 22 Institutional Holiday

Sat 23

Sun 24

39 12 Mon 25 Students’ Events

Tue 26 Students’ Work Readiness Training Programme

Wed 27 Meeting: Institutional Timetabling Committee

SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews


Fri 29 SECTIWE: Students’ Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Technical & Innovative Work Ethics Project Competition Award

Fri 29 Centre/Dept.’s Quarterly Self Evaluation Report

Sat 30

[15]

OCTOBER 2017 CAL

WEEK SEM

WEEK DAY DATE ACTIVITY

Sun 1

40 13 Mon 2 Submission of Semester Marks to QA Depart, HO

Mon 2

Tue 3


Thu 5


Fri 6

Sat 7

Sun 8

41 14 Mon 9 Selection of New Students for 2018 Begins

Mon 9 Closure date for receiving CIPS Exams Entries for November 2017 Exams

Tue 10


Thu 12

Fri 13


Sun 15

42 15 Mon 16 Last Day for Submission of Prescribe Textbook Lists (for 1st Semester 2018) to the Library and the Official Bookseller

Tue 17


Thu 19 Deadline for Submission of Notice of Expectation to Graduate May 2018 Ceremony

Fri 20

Sat 21

Sun 22

43 15 ½ Mon 23




Fri 27 Last Day for Submission of Final Oct 2017 Mock Marks and Result by all Centres for all courses

Sat 28

Sun 29

44 Mon 30

Tue 31 Dispatch of Letters of Admission/ Rejection

Tue 31 All Lectures/Classes End for all programs

[16]

NOVEMBER 2017 CAL

WEEK SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

44 Wed 1 Meeting: Institutional Faculty Evaluation Committee

Thu 2


Sat 4

Sun 5

45 Mon 6

Tue 7



Fri 10 End of All Teaching & Learning Activities


Sun 12

46 Mon 13 Selection of New Students for 2018 Start


Wed 15 CQEC Meeting

Thu 16

Fri 17

Sat 18

Sun 19

47 Mon 20 All Library Items Returned for Stocktaking

Tue 21 Submission of Contributions for Annual Report



Fri 24 BOS: Oct 2017 Mock Examination Results (am) Release of Results (pm)


Sat 25

Sun 26

48 Mon 27 Last Day for Internal Purchases from Stores


Tue 28 Centre/Dept.’s Quarterly Self Evaluation Report

Wed 29 Awards for Best Complying Staff and Centre/Dept.

Wed 29 Awards for Best Performing Employee and Centre or Department of the year.

Wed 29 CTPD Year-End Function

Wed 29

Thu 30 Institution Closes: 17:00

[17]

DECEMBER 2017 CAL WEEK

SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

48 Fri 1 Institution Closed

Sat 2

Sun 3

49 Mon 4 Institution Closed

Tue 5 Third Term: Last Day of School for All Namibian Government Schools

Wed 6 Institution Closed

Thu 7 Institution Closed

Fri 8 Institution Closed

Sat 9

Sun 10 Public Holiday – International Human Rights Day

50 Mon 11 Public Holiday

Tue 12 Institution Closed




Sat 16

Sun 17

51 Mon 18 Institution Closed





Sat 23

Sun 24

Mon 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)

Tue 26 Family Day (Public Holiday)

52 Wed 27 Institution Closed



Sat 30

Sun 31

[18]

JANUARY 2018 CAL WEEK

SEM WEEK

DAY DATE ACTIVITY

1 Mon 1 Public Holiday – New Year’s Day





Sat 6

Sun 7

2 Mon 8 Administrative Staff Resume Office Duties Library Opens (08:00-17:00)

Mon 8 Annual Staff Induction Program Starts

Tue 9 Online Registration Begins – Off Campus

Tue 9 Presentations of Centres’ Annual Plans for comments

Wed 10

Thu 11

Fri 12 Annual Staff Induction Program Ends

Sat 13

Sun 14

3 Mon 15

Tue 16

Wed 17 Teaching & Learning Welcome Teaching & Learning Staff Resume Office Duties Registration Ends: Senior Students

Thu 18 Executive Management Committee Meeting Registration Begins: First Year Students

Fri 19

Sat 20

Sun 21

4 Mon 22

Tue 23

Wed 24

Thu 25

Fri 26

Sat 27

Sun 28 5 Mon 29

Tue 30

Wed 31

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NOTES

[20]

NOTES

2018 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Date Month Day Holiday 01 January Monday New Year’s Day

21 March Wednesday Independence Day

30 March Friday Good Friday

02 April Monday Easter Monday

01 May Tuesday Workers’ Day

04 May Friday Cassinga Day

25 May Friday Ascension Day

25 May Friday African Day

26 August Sunday Heroes’ Day

27 August Monday Public Holiday

10 December Monday International Human Rights Day

25 December Tuesday Christmas Day

26 December Wednesday Family Day

Institutional Calendar 2017 The Centre for Training and Projects Development (Pty) Ltd

P.O. Box 2812 Windhoek

Phone +264 (61) 235170/2/3 Direct Phone +264 (61) 306504

Mobile +264 (81) 1282180 Fax +264 0886559294

[email protected] www.ctpd-namibia.com

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.ctpd-namibia.com/

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