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
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 [3]
Meetings for Committees Committee Day Feb Day May Day Aug Students Affairs, Disciplinary & Tue 21 Feb Tue 09 May Tue 22 Aug Engagement Committee (SADEC) Technical Advisory Wed 22 Feb Wed 10 May Wed 23 Aug Committee (TAC) Corporate Training & Events Management Mon 27 Feb Mon 15 May Mon 28 Aug Committee Management Consultants Committee Tue 28 Feb Tue 16 May Tue 29 Sep 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) Staff Performance Reviews Committee (SPRC) 17 (Fri) 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) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tu Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri Fri 31 03 03 07 05 02 07 04 01 06 03 01 [4]
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 Technical Teaching & Learning Reviews and 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 Technical Teaching & Learning Reviews and Progress Technical Teaching & Learning Reviews and Progress Technical Teaching & Learning Reviews and Progress Compliance & Quality Evaluation Committee (IQEC) February May August November 22 (Wednesday) (17 Wednesday) (16 Wednesday) (15 Wednesday) [5]
CAL SEM DAY DATE JANUARY 2017 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 [6]
FEBRUARY 2017 CAL SEM 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 [7]
CAL MARCH 2017 DAY DATE ACTIVITY SEM 9 5 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Executive Management Committee Meeting 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 Sat 11 Institutional (Students & Staff) Sports Day 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 Fri 17 Distance Classes Weekend Starts Sat 18 Institutional Sports Day Sun 19 Distance Classes Weekend Ends 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 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews 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 [8]
CAL SEM DAY DATE APRIL 2017 [9] 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 Executive Management Committee Meeting Thu 6 Meeting with Lecturers Fri 7 Assessment & Test Two (2) Week Ends Fri 7 SRC Meeting Fri 7 Lectures End Fri 7 Executive Management Committee Meeting Sat 8 Institutional (Students & Staff) Sports Day 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 Executive Management Committee Meeting Thu 20 Meeting: Institutional Timetabling Committee Fri 21 Distance Classes Weekend Starts Sat 22 Sun 23 Distance Classes Weekend Ends 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 CBA/CBE Sessions Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30
CAL SEM MAY 2017 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 Fri 5 Executive Management Committee Meeting Sat 6 Sun 7 19 15 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Executive Management Committee Meeting Fri 12 Fri 12 Distance Classes Weekend Starts Sat 13 Sun 14 Distance Classes Weekend Ends 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 Sat 20 Institutional (Students & Staff) Sports Day 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 CBA/CBE Sessions Fri 26 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews 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 [10]
JUNE 2017 CAL SEM DAY DATE ACTIVITY 22 Thu 1 Fri 2 SRC Meeting Fri 2 Executive Management Committee Meeting Sat 3 Institutional (Students & Staff) Sports Day 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 Thu 22 Executive Management Committee Meeting Fri 23 Sat 24 Distance Classes Weekend Sat 24 Board of Directors Meeting Sun 25 26 Mon 26 Lectures Begin: Second Semester-All courses Tue 27 Wed 28 Students Events Wed 28 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews Thu 29 Fri 30 Students Counselling Fri 30 Centre/Dept. s Quarterly Self Evaluation Report [11]
CAL SEM JULY 2017 DAY DATE ACTIVITY Sat 1 Sun 2 27 Mon 3 Registration for 2 nd Semester begins Tue 4 Student Orientation Wed 5 Students Events Fri 7 Fri 7 Executive Management Committee Meeting Fri 7 Sat 8 Distance Classes Weekend 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 Wed 12 Students Events Thu 13 Thu 13 End of Test One (1) for Internal Final Assessments-All courses Fri 14 Sat 15 Distance Classes Weekend 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 Wed 19 Students Events Thu 20 Executive Management Committee Meeting Fri 21 EMC: Last Day for Submission of 2018 Budget Estimates and Motivations to Finance Sat 22 Institutional (Students & Staff) Sports Day Sun 23 30 3 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Students Events Wed 26 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews 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 2 nd Semester End [12]
AUGUST 2017 CAL SEM 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 Fri 25 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews Sat 26 Public Holiday - Heroes Day 35 8 Sun 28 Mon 28 Lectures Begin for all programs Wed 30 Students Events Thu 31 [13]
SEPTEMBER 2017 CAL SEM DAY DATE ACTIVITY 35 8 Fri 1 Students Work Readiness Training Programme Fri 1 Executive Management Committee Meeting Sat 2 Board of Directors Meeting 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 Wed 6 Students Events Thu 7 Fri 8 Vocational & Professional Education Awareness Campaign Day Fri 8 Sat 9 Distance Classes Weekend Sun 10 37 10 Mon 11 2017 Internal (Mock) Examinations Begin Tue 12 Wed 13 Students Events Thu 14 Executive Management Committee Meeting Fri 15 STALC: Awards for Best Students in Entrepreneurship (Innovation, Critical, Creativity & Work Ethics) Competition Fri 15 2017 Internal (Mock) Examinations End Sat 16 Distance Classes Weekend Sun 17 38 11 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed 20 Students Events 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 Thu 28 Executive Management Committee Meeting Fri 29 SECTIWE: Students Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Technical & Innovative Work Ethics Project Competition Award Fri 29 Centre/Dept. s Quarterly Self Evaluation Report Sat 30 [14]
CAL SEM OCTOBER 2017 DAY DATE ACTIVITY Sun 1 40 13 Mon 2 Submission of Semester Marks to QA Depart, HO Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Students Events Thu 5 Fri 6 Executive Management Committee Meeting 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 Wed 11 Students Events Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Distance Classes Weekend Sun 15 42 15 Mon 16 Last Day for Submission of Prescribe Textbook Lists (for 1 st Semester 2018) to the Library and the Official Bookseller Tue 17 Wed 18 Students Events 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 Tue 24 Students Events Wed 25 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews Thu 26 Executive Management Committee Meeting 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 [15]
NOVEMBER 2017 CAL SEM DAY DATE ACTIVITY 44 Wed 1 Meeting: Institutional Faculty Evaluation Committee Thu 2 Fri 3 Executive Management Committee Meeting Sat 4 Sun 5 45 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Students Events Thu 9 Executive Management Committee Meeting Fri 10 End of All Teaching & Learning Activities Sat 11 Board of Directors Meeting Sun 12 46 Mon 13 Selection of New Students for 2018 Start Tue 14 Students Events 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 Wed 22 Students Events Thu 23 Executive Management Committee Meeting Fri 24 BOS: Oct 2017 Mock Examination Results (am) Release of Results (pm) Fri 24 SPRC: Monthly Staff Performance Reviews Sat 25 Sun 26 48 Mon 27 Last Day for Internal Purchases from Stores Tue 28 Students Events 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 [16]
CAL SEM DECEMBER 2017 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 Wed 13 Institution Closed Thu 14 Institution Closed Fri 15 Institution Closed Sat 16 Sun 17 51 Mon 18 Institution Closed Tue 19 Institution Closed Wed 20 Institution Closed Thu 21 Institution Closed Fri 22 Institution Closed Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Tue 26 Family Day (Public Holiday) 52 Wed 27 Institution Closed Thu 28 Institution Closed Fri 29 Institution Closed Sat 30 Sun 31 [17]
JANUARY 2018 CAL SEM DAY DATE ACTIVITY 1 Mon 1 Public Holiday New Year s Day Tue 2 Institution Closed Wed 3 Institution Closed Thu 4 Institution Closed Fri 5 Institution Closed 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 Sat 13 Sun 14 3 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 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 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 [18]
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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
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